Spina Bifida Calenders

"Thank Goodness It's Friday" Lottery Calendar

 Now available!

SB&H has created another fabulous lottery calendar! What makes our calendar so special is its focus on spina bifida and hydrocephalus combined with the opportunity to win $15,000 in cash prizes from $100 to $1,000.
The 2012 calendar features the amazing work of artist Lorna Wreford, 73, living with spina bifida. Her unique style of fine-line drawings tinted with water colours reflects the beauty of the Canadian countryside and images of fancy. We are confident that you will love this one-of-a-kind 9” x 12” wall calendar!

Buy one for yourself or give them to mark special occasions. The calendar is a unique gift for everyone on your holiday list from family members to colleagues and is a fantastic way to promote awareness of spina bifida and hydrocephalus in your community.

Become a calendar seller and help make the 18th year of this fundraising and awareness initiative a success! If you have thought about volunteering for SB&H but don’t know where to begin, think no more. Join our 100+ sellers by taking 10 or 20 calendars. Your efforts will help us meet our goal of selling 3,000 calendars!
Each year, calendars are sold province-wide to friends, family, neighbours, co-workers or business associates. Please join our team of dedicated individuals. You can make a difference!

Calendars are $20. Proceeds help support vital SB&H programs and services.
  

SUPPORT A WORTHY CAUSE AND GIVE A GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR!  

To purchase your calendars you can  purchase them directly from Me  or for other ways to purchase or for information about selling your own copies contact the SB&H

Great Reasons to Buy a TGIF Lottery Calendar

• Proceeds will assist children, youth and adults living with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus across Ontario.
• This important annual fundraiser provides stable funds for SB&H programs and services.
• The calendar is an excellent way to inform friends, co-workers and the community about spina bifida, hydrocephalus and the Association.
• This is an attractive, functional 9” x 12” wall calendar featuring the beautifully detailed paintings of artist Lorna Wreford, 73, living with spina bifida.
• The TGIF calendar is a unique gift idea for the holiday season or just to show you’re thinking of someone.
• Buyers have a chance to win cash! In fact, they can win more than once since winning tickets are returned for the next draw.
• Win once and the calendar pays for itself!
   

Draw details

• Weekly cash prizes throughout the year worth a total of $15,000!
• A win guarantees a minimum cash prize of $100!
• Thank Goodness Its Friday means that you can win cash every Friday throughout the year.

47 prizes of $100	Thank Goodness It’s Friday (Fridays January to May & July to December)
5 prizes of $200	Thank Goodness It’s Friday June Special (Fridays in June marking Awareness Month)
12 prizes of $100	First of the Month Bonus (First day of each month)
12 prizes of $250	Mid-Month Madness (15th of every month)
12 prizes of $100	Payday Advance (27th of every month)

...PLUS 11 fabulous bonus draws
$200 Valentine’s Day
$200 Family Day
$200 St. Patrick’s Day
$200 Victoria Day
$200 Canada Day
$1,000 SB&H Anniversary
$200 Labour Day
$250 Thanksgiving
$200 Remembrance Day
$500 Holiday Giveaway
$750 Year End Special

Spirit Wheel Walk Run for Spina Bifda - 2011

That's right kids, it's that time of year again -- the "charity whore" is back.  Here are some of the facts and things we need for the 2011 Event.  All money raised goes towards research and support for those living with the challenges of Spina Bifida

If you are interested in learning more here is my post from last years Spirit Wheel Walk Run

The Event

Date: May 29, 2011
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 (aprox)
Location: Caledon Trailway (Part of the Trans Canada Trail)
Distance: Up to 10KM - You can walk, run, bike or just come on out and cheer us on
Info on Spirit Wheel Walk Run from  the Spina Bifida Association of Ontario 

If you want a t-shirt, please give me a shout - They are $8

Anyone is welcome to join us -- and really hope you will.  Let's make Spina Bifida a household name

We are currently looking for a food & beverage company to sponsor us with things like Pizza, snack bars and Water -- If you are interested or know someone that is -- please have them contact me at email listed below

Raffle

The raffles I had last year were a HUGE success, so I thought I would try it again -- but even BIGGER!

If anyone is interested in donating prizes for a raffle, please contact me at jrayment AT rogers DOT com. I will post details in a later post.  I have already had a couple of authors agree to send me signed copies of their books which is very cool

Thanks in advance for your support and I will TRY not to bug you all too much this year

Spirit Wheel Walk Run for Spina Bifida - 2010

Well another year is done.  No more charity whoring for me until at least January 2011.  We raised over $1400 for the Spina Bifida Association of Ontario thanks to the generous support of my friends, family, bloggers and a bunch of fantastic donations from my favorite authors.  Most importantly we got out the word about what spina bifida is and brought attention to the challenges faced by those living with spina bifida and hydrocephalus

Thank you all for your generous support and for putting up with all my posts, conversations, emails, newsletters and phone calls -- you can once again take comfort that I won't be hitting you up for anything  -- well until I start again in 2011.  I want to do something different next year to raise money so I would love to hear some ideas and suggestions. Also would love a heads up on authors you would like me to contact next year.

As for all you authors who donated your books, I just want you to know how impressed and touched I am by your generosity.  You are not only talented individuals you are truly decent people to do so much for someone you don't even know.  I love you all and will now spend the rest of the year promoting your work so that I can selfishly keep you writing for my amusement and entertainment -- ok and for others to find out about your talents -- but really it is all for me ; )

Here are some pictures from this years event. We had to cut the walk short due to the crappy weather -- but hopefully we still brought some attention to the cause

For winners of the raffle please see here

No more charity crap ok Mom!











No more crying Jesse!












My sister Tracy











Natasha A.












Melanie and Natasha w/ their prizes












All the signed books & none for me ; (











Other prize table












The stragglers - the hot guy in yellow is my hubby!












yearly backside pic












Crazy Carianne!











My sister, brother in law and Jesse












Hiding from the rain before we left - waiting for last minute walkers











The End - another year done (I'm the soaked one in green & Jake is beside me looking sooo unimpressed)

Spirit Wheel Walk Run - 2010 Jakes Journey

Hi Guys

Yup its that time of year again -- Jen becomes a charity whore for the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Ontario.

Today's post will be brief as I am just in the beginning stages of organizing the event.  So far I have the date June 26th, 2010 and a great idea.

The raffles I had last year were a HUGE success, so I thought I would try it again -- but even BIGGER!

If anyone is interested in donating prizes for a raffle, please contact me at jrayment AT rogers DOT com. I will post details in a later post.  I have already had a couple of authors agree to send me signed copies of their books which is very cool

Thanks in advance for your support and I will TRY not to bug you all too much this year

Spirt Wheel Walk Run 2009

This is a blog I am creating to promote my work for the SB&H in preparing for their annual charity event. It will also be used to advertise my experience in the walk and how much I raise for this exceptional organization. I will also tell you all about why I came to support this charity and the experiences of being a mom of a child with Spina Bifida