Totals are IN!!!

Thank you for your help to raise money for little Joel and his family.

Jammin' for Joel brought in $13,587.34!!! That only includes dance ticket sales, 50/50, raffle and auction items.

Gordon N Gordon and Thrifty Foods have helped out beyond the dance which is fantastic! As well, there have been many cash donations to the "in trust" account. Crystal View and Sooke Elementary have both done fundraising too!


If you would still like to help - please GIVE BLOOD!!!


Thanks again for everything!

Hugs
Jennifer

FYI

There will not be a Jammin' for Joel II planned at this point. thank you for your interest.

Jammin' for Joel II

It has been mentioned to me that some people would LOVE to attend this event again. I've had a few replies for people interested in doing this again and would love to hear if you'd be interested as well. I was thinking next February.


BUT, I have been approached to do this again in August with the same band!!!


Are you out of town Aug 15 or will you have more people around to join in the fun? I'm toying with the idea of a family event during the afternoon on Aug 17.

Thoughts?????

I am sorry!!

I forgot to thank Ryan and his mother-in-law, whose name I wasn't told, for all your help with set up. Thank you SOOOOO much. Thank you again to Liz for your help with the set up and the execution of the auction.


just waiting on the final total but it's coming.

Get off my back

Certain people have been after me to update the blog again so here it is.

I need to thank Jenn and Tamara (otherwise known as "the twins" on Friday night) and their drunken stupor for selling a ton of raffle tickets!!

I am so sorry we forgot to thank Adrian Lise Drywall for providing the bottles for the raffle. thank you Adrian!!! We raised over $300 thanks to you.

Thank you to Bob for being the auctioneer!!!

Thanks to Sue Strugnell - PartyLite, Peden RV, Shoppers Drug Mark - Sooke, the unknown place that donated the big ass bag of birdseed, and Don Adams from Merritfest for the last minute donations!!

Thank you to Ken McCoy and Don Adams for the special guest Amber Nicholson. She was a real treat!! Thank you Amber for the signed photo for Joel's scrapbook. I just wish I got a signed CD for me.

Thanks again to Karelia and Liz for all the work on the auction. If only we knew how successful the night would be.

Thanks again to Karelia for selling over $600 in 50/50 tickets and thank you to Ken for donating his $308 winnings back to the family!!!


Thank you to Larry Travers, Angela Jay, Pam Bell, Jennifer Piotrofski, Terry Egginton and Kathie Dorval for collecting and delivering auction items.

A big thank you to Colin Graham for putting together the wonderful picnic table!!!

THANK YOU to all of you who bought dance tickets, made a donation, bid on auction items, bought 50/50 and raffle tickets, donated goods and services and generally supported the Dorvals.

Thank you for attending the Jammin' for Joel dance and making my first attempt at Event Coordinator a successful one!! I came up with the idea the day after I found out about little Joel. I had to do something to help and the dance it what came from that. Once my hubby confirmed it was a good idea, it blossomed from there. Thank you again for making it such a success!! On Friday Feb 22 alone, we pulled in over $10,000!!!!!

Thank you for all the kind words sent and spoken to me about what I did for little Joel and his family. I hadn't thought much about it until I heard your words and saw how much we raised.


Thank you to Terry & Bob and Kathie & Bob for the BEAUTIFUL arrangement and sweet card. You brought tears to my eyes.



Even though Jammin' for Joel is over, keep up the positive thoughts for little Joel. He is a very sick little boy who needs all our love and support for the next three years!!! This is very hard on Joel and Michelle so please think of them at this tough time too.

I hope I thanked everybody who helped make this such a success. THANK YOU!!!!

HUGS
Jennifer






this was for you, Joel and Michelle, and now that you've got me in tears I'm outta here.

Thank you for a great night!

We had a great night at the dance!! Thank you to all of you who showed up, auctioned or donated. Amazing support shown to little Joel and his family.

a BIG thank you to Karelia and Liz for manning the bigger than expected auction and to Burke and Stu for looking after the door. I couldn't have done it without you. Ken and the band were amazing as always!!

Just one more day!!!

Where did the time go? When I first came up with the idea for this dance I remember thinking how far away Feb 22 seemed. Now it's here!!

I am still in awe of the support shown to little Joel and his family. We've got close to $10,000 in donated goods and services!!! Crazy, isn't it?

Thank you to the Days Inn, Adrian Lise Drywall and John at Hind Sight Fishing Charter. WOW, that is going to be one good auction. John has so kindly donated 2 full days of fishing as well as accomodation for 4 for two nights!!!!

We'll have a 50/50 draw as a well as a couple bottles to raffle off.

Thank you again to Karelia and Liz for all your help this past week.

I'm ready, bring it on!!!


((hugs)) again for Joel as it's been a rough few days. Still thinking about you guys!!

hi Joel

I'll have an update tomorrow but for now I just wanted to say HELLO to Joel and Joel over in Vancouver this week. Feel better soon little Joel and ((HUGS)) to you both. We're thinking of you.



Ticket sales have been nuts the past 5 days - 70 tickets out the door. Keep it up!!!

Getting CLOSE!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you to Ragnac C Eeg for this beautiful framed photograph.

Thank you also to Hindsight Charters!! The details are still to be sorted out but this is going to be a great item for the live auction.

Thank you to Thrifty #2 and Karelia's batting of the eyelashes.

Here is the GREAT romance basket from Dawn at naughty nights and Jenn's daycare parents.

Thank you for the great support!!

Going LIVE

We will be doing a few LIVE auctions as well as the silent auction.

We're up to close to $7000 in donated goods and there is something for everyone. I can't believe the selection of stuff that has come in. Lots of great door prizes too.

We will now be able to take Visa/MC/AmEx on bids totaling over $200 as well as cash and cheques. Thanks again Liz!!

Thank you to Salt Spring Cottage Resort for the wonderful getaway for one lucky winner and to WestShore Insurance! Thank you to Penzoil EZLube on Jacklin for putting the event on the sign!


Thank you to Kathie for your help with up island donations!! Thank you to Vern, Terry, Jenn, Tamara, Michelle and Pam for your help with ticket sales. Thank you Karelia and Stu for looking after the door and 50/50! Thanks again to Liz for the auction help, I will definately take you up on your offer to help! Thanks to Bob for doing the live auction and thanks again to Mike for doing the photography.

This is going to be a GREAT night!!!

It just keeps getting better!

Thanks again to Larry for another donation and for recuiting Slegg Lumber in Sidney.

Thank you also to Amo & Amo Gifts & Such for the wonderful items!!

Thanks to Liz with Mary Kay for the fantastic goodies and for all your help and advise.

Thanks also go out to Thrifty Foods #3!!

drinking game

Here is a cute tic tac toe drinking game too.

Photos

I've had a request for some more pictures!! More specifically, the Mustang Hoodie!! Here it is as well as some other great stuff.

I need to send out big thank you to Larry Travers for taking this to heart and running with it!!!
Thank you to the Sidney Waterfront Inn and Buckerfields.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

It just never ends!!!!

Thank you to Toni's Beauty, Frito Lay, GlenOak Ford, Suburban Motors, Poletrix and Green Mountain Aviation.

Special thank you to Keith at Peden RV for your unexpected yet much appreciated help!


Thank you also to Thrifty's #2 for the Tieless Tuesday and Thrifty #17 for Jeans Day to raise money for the Dorvals.

stuff

This is getting so exciting!! the stuff that is still arriving is incredible!

Thank you to Sooke Coastal Explorations and Slegg Lumber for your generous donations! I got the stuff from Nickelback today and it ROCKS!!! Autograhped cd/dvd, autographed poker set, autographed drum skins and autographed canvas-like posters!!!!

Still waiting for a few more items and then we're ready to go. Let's make this a great night and a successful one for the Dorvals.


The dinner out in Sooke last weekend was a great success!! thanks to all those in attendance and to the orgainzers.

time for a photo

I thought it was time for a photo of one of the auction items so here is the great giraffe donated by Jenn V. thanks again Jenn.

Two weeks away!!!

The dance is coming up quickly!!! Get your ticket in advance for $20 or pay $25 at the door. Email Jammin_for_Joel@shaw.ca for details.


Lots of thank you's for today. Thanks to EZ Lube, I.T. Groove, Wax Musuem, Eric @ Esquimalt Massage Therapy Clinic and Nickelback.

I've got almost $5000 worth of auction items to help this great family!!! thank you for all your support

We Can Beat It!!!

Thank you to Christine B and the Organized Khaos percussion ensemble for Joel's new hat. He looks great it in and he will beat it.

You can check out the group here: http://wecanbeatit.ca/

Busy busy

I've been busy with auction item and dance tickets the past few days! I've still got people coming to me offering up items!

Thank you to Spa A'lita, Fairway Markets WestShore, Mike Wilson @ Monk Office Supply and Harbour City Kitchens.

thanks again

Wow, BIG thanks to Jenn V with PartyLite for a very successful show and a generous cash donation!

Thanks also to VIP Studios, Romeo's, Kim from Salt Spring Island and Jenn's daycare group.

Surprised!!

My husband came from work last night with a framed painting for the auction. I know he hadn't been out collecting stuff so I was a tad surprised. It turns out that one of the guys he works with was telling one of the customers about Jammin' for Joel and this guy donated a painting.

Thank you to James Sweet for the gorgeous watercolor and to the salesman who got the painting for us!!

ski bunny

Thank you Mt. Washington!!!! 4 midweek lift tickets up for grabs!!

Stay Tuned

Christine and I are working out a Jammin' for Joel with Arbonne International Fundraising event. I will post when we have the details sorted out.

I need to thank Christine from Arbonne International for a great auction item and for her continued support.

A link was shared with me and this article is worth sharing here too. Thank you to the Ruttkiewicz family!!!

Family of the Year: Soke family honoured with significant tribute
By Jim Sinclair - Sooke News Mirror - December 05, 2007

The Ruttkiewicz family didn’t see it coming, and when they heard they’d been selected as the British Columbia and Yukon Community Newspapers Association “Family of the Year,” mom Michelle says she thought it was a gag.

Local resident Grania Bridal, someone not especially wellknown to the family of four, is the one who had nominated the family for the award.

Required in the nomination process was a 500-word essay about how the family made their own or someone else’s wishes come true. “They’re an inspirational family,” declared Bridal on her decision to nominate the Ruttkiewicz’. Happily, the Sooke News Mirror had a role to play in the process, as Bridal explained. “A few weeks ago they were SEAPARC Stars of the Week,” she said. “I saw the write-up on them and two pages later the ad for the Family of the Year nominations, and thought, ‘Duh?’ I’d known of them also because I’m a member of the Sooke Arts Council and they offer up wall space for our annual art show so I knew they were patrons of the arts already, and that’s wonderful.”

The Ruttkiewicz’s prize package included a trip to Vancouver for a Disney on Ice presentation. For elder son Marlon the high-speed elevator to the family’s 30th floor hotel room was one of the highlights of the trip. A $500 donation is also to be made to the charity of the family’s
choice. “We were just blown away,” said father Andreas of the distinction.

Andreas and Michelle own and operate the Little Vienna Bakery and Restaurant in Sooke. Andreas described some of what they’re involved in that may have led to the nomination. “We provide all of our leftover goods to Vital Vittles and the women’s shelter,” he said. “We have two kids with special needs so we’re involved heavily with CASA (Sooke Cooperative Association of Service Agencies) and our school (Poirier elementary)... and just in general with the community.”

The boys, 10-year-old Marlon and seven-year-old Quinn, are happy and active, and both enjoyed their Vancouver experience. As well as being a big sports fan Marlon loves to play the drums. Quinn likes doing pretty much whatever his older brother is doing.

“There must be a million-and-a-half families who deserve it as much as we do,” said Andreas of the award. “It’s a total honour,” said Michelle. “We’ve both been on cloud-nine about it in the last week. It’s a good reminder when we’re having hard days that we must be doing something right.”

While very happy with the recognition, Michelle shares the credit with her friends and neighbours. “We decided to move to Sooke six years ago,” she recalled. “We wanted to be in a
small community because our children have the challenges they have. We were just so well-received and embraced by the community. I really feel it’s only because of the support from the people of Sooke that we were able to open this kind of business.”

As the BCYCNA Family of the Year, the Ruttkiewicz’s were presented with a plaque, honouring their achievement by Sooke News Mirror’s publisher, Rod Sluggett (see photo), as well as a VIP Family package for Disney on Ice presents Princess Wishes on November 24 at the Pacific Coliseum. The prize included rink-side premium seating, special gifts, all travel expenses and accomodation, and a $500 donation made in their name to the charity of the family’s choice.

The Ruttkiewicz’s chose to donate the $500 to Joel & Michelle Dorval of Sooke, whose six-year-old son Joel is undergoing chemotheraphy at the BC Children’s Hospital for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The BCYCNA aims to continue the Family of the Year program in 2008, and we hope that another deserving family will be recognized for their acts of kindness.

Congratulations to the Ruttkiewicz’s!

Massage anyone?

I could go for a 60 minute massage!! Today thanks go out to Inner Health Massage and Western Foods - Sooke.

I would like to mention that individuals are also helping out. People are spreading the word, giving me items for door prizes, picking up tickets and donating cash for the family. Not to mention all the kind words and positive thoughts heading our way.

THANK YOU

Ken McCoy

http://www.mccoycountry.com/

Ken and the boys will be playing at this dance. Check them out!

Just keeps getting better!

Ticket sales are starting to pick up and the word is getting out there!! Keep it up.

Thank you goes out to Smoken Bones Cookshack, Shoppers Drug Mart - west shore, and Rogers Chocolate.

WOW!!!

Totals are in and we had sales of $1123.80. That translates to $430.95 in product to auction off and $100 cash!!! Jenn and I are thrilled with how successful this show was.

I was just notified of a Benefit Dinner in Sooke for the Dorvals. check it out here: http://tiptoes.ca/joel.pdf


Thank you for your continued support.

over $1000 in sales!!!

The partylite show is still waiting on a few possible orders but we have hit our goal. We get $100 in cash and over $400 in products to auction off as well as some door prizes. Thank you for your support from BC to Ontario!!



Here are a couple of the auction items that came from this show.



I love that elephant and he has a zebra and a giraffe buddy!! The other item is a single piece with many possibilities that I couldn't resist for the auction.

thank you!!

We had a wonderful Partylite show and we will have some great stuff to auction thanks to those who made a purchase. Final funds raised will be calculated this weekend. Special thanks to Jenn for coming up with the great idea and for making it a big success!!!

I'd like to thank Mike Cranmer Photography for coming to the dance to capture it for the Dorval family.

More thanks to Butchart Gardens, Minature World, Kris & Amanda - you know what you've done for me, Lordon's Horse Stuff, Greenhawk, Integrity Sales and Marks Work Warehouse.

Ticket sales are picking up now that the holidays are behind us! Keep it up!

I spoke with Ken McCoy last night and this dance is going to be a big success and a wonderful evening. thanks for everything Ken and the boys!

Jammin' for Joel with PartyLite

You are invited to Jammin’ for Joel with PartyLite on Sunday Jan. 13, 2008 @ 3:30 pm at 271 Atkins Ave.

We are going to be browsing the NEW catalogue, taking orders, and having munchies all while gathering much needed funds for Joel and his family.


Here is how it works…

Jennifer is hosting this show and is donating all of her FREE product to the silent auction at the Jammin’ for Joel dance on Feb, 22, 2008.

The PartyLite consultant is also donating 10% of the total show sales in cash for Joel and his family.


Where do you come in?

Purchase your favorite PartyLite product for yourself or to donate to the silent auction, order gift certificates either to donate to the silent auction or door prizes for Jammin’ for Joel, or just to use later!

We will also be accepting cash donations and selling tickets to the Jammin’ for Joel dance on Feb. 22, 2008.


Can’t make the date?

That’s o.k. you can still be a part of this great cause! Simply call 478-0845 or email Jennifer at Jammin_for_Joel@shaw.ca with your order and we will have it delivered right to you! Also if you are out of town – no problem, we can have your order sent anywhere in Canada for NO EXTRA CHARGE. Simply view the catalog online at www.partylite.com.


You are not going to be disappointed as there are so many new great products and scents from PartyLite. And don’t forget – Valentines Day is right around the corner, what is better for romancing than candles?

Thank you in advance for your support and we hope to see you on Jan. 13, 2008!!

Happy Mail!

thanks go out today to Caprice Showcase Theatre!!

Phone calls

I had two today regarding the Jammin' for Joel dance. The first one was to tell me they were not able to donate. I hope the lady realized how much I appreciate being told so I know not to wait around hoping to hear something. I have sent out over 160 donation request letters and it is great to hear back whether it's good or not. Thank you to those who contact me!

The second call was much better! DFH Real Estate is sending me a cheque to cover door prizes!! thank you

So, let me know what you'd love to see for a door prize! Also let me know what you'd hate to take home. I'll keep it all in mind when I go shopping.

Something else for you to think about and please let me know how you feel. Many places donate gift cards and I would rather purchase an item to auction off rather than auction the gift card. What would you like to bid on - product or gift card?

I'm looking forward to reading your responses. If you would rather email than post here send it to Jammin_for_Joel@shaw.ca


Happy New Year!!