Once in a while we all have the opportunity to do some good for the heart and not all of us take advantage of this opportunity and when that time passes we look back on that time and regret not taking full advantage of the situation to better ourselves or to help provide something better to those that we are surrounded by daily. I was approached by Katie Wright over at Drama Queen Weddings to see if I was interested in donating something to an event that she is organizing. This event is something that she putting together out of the greatness of her heart and is something that she truly believes in. This is the type of thing that we can all take pride in and in our own small way try to do something that hopefully has a big impact on the lives of others.
The event she is organizing is an ALS fundraiser at Belgo Brasserie in Calgary on Saturday February 7, 2009. Tickets for the “Benefit for Hope” are $40 each and the proceeds of this event go directly to the ALS Society of Alberta. Tickets include appetizers and a beverage.
ALS is a rapidly degenerative, always fatal neuromuscular disease. It attacks the nerves that the body would normally use to send messages from the brain to the muscle, resulting in weakness and wasting. Eventually, the individual with ALS is left completely immobilized, with loss of speech and eventually an inability to swallow and breath.
Tickets are available directly from Katie by email (info@dramaqueenweddings.com) or phone (403.803.2026) or by contacting Belgo directly at 403.616.2910 –ask for Marcie Turpin.
I encourage you all to come down and donate generously to this worthy cause. Although we’re all feeling the pinch of the economic slide – this is only temporary. There are those whose concerns extend well beyond the financial and to what matters most. Life. Money can be made, saved, spent and lost, but the love of a family member who is inflicted with ALS is much harder to overcome. You cannot simply find a job and replenish that memory like you would with your bank account.
t law photography has donated a 2 hour portrait session – worth $250 – to the cause and we encourage you make a bid on our item. We promise you a great time and the full benefits and creativity of the portrait session that we give all of our clients. If for some crazy reason a portrait session with me does not interest you there will be a brazillion other auction items available for you to bid on. So go nuts! Don’t get outbid and while you’re at it, feel great about the cause your contributing to! It’s a win-win situation!
