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We're doin' it for the kids...again!
Last month, my wife and I welcomed the arrival our second child, Bennett Kingston. Born a healthy, full term baby on St. Patty's Day, he weighed in at
7.5 lbs, and was 21. That's five times the weight and nearly twice the length of his sister Sadie when she was born three months premature. But by
now, most of you are familiar with her story as an extreme preemie.
I'm writing today to ask for your support of our fundraising efforts on behalf of the March of Dimes. This Sunday, Team Sadie will gather for the
annual six mile WalkAmerica event. The money we raise helps save premature and sick babies. Premature birth is the #1 cause of newborn death and the
biggest threat to babies health today, and through WalkAmerica, the March of Dimes is funding important research to find out why premature birth
happens and what can be done to prevent it.
If you are at all able to help support our walk, please visit our personal page at http://www.walkamerica.org/teamsadie
In 2005, we brought in over $2,500; last year, over $5,000. And both years, Thorp Board members represented with a significant percentage of those contributions. Nothing could have made me more proud. If you can't give,
don't worry about it, but honestly, every little bit helps. Seriously, our contributions ranged from $5 to $500 last year, and I was thankful for
every dollar.
We greatly appreciate all of the support our family and friends have given us over the past few years.
Thank you.
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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defstarsteve
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sent....
the rest of you bums break out your wallets
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Discipline
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I'll make sure to scrape together something for this worthy cause.
‘Do you know what a love letter is? It’s a bullet from a fucking gun. Straight through your heart.’
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tireironsaint
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I've been trying to donate, but their site is acting crazy. I'll get somethin' in there soon.
Veritas odium parit
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RomanticViolence
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Will be done as of tomorrow night when my check clears!... and Duane... not to ignore the new baby (he is adorable) but... Sadie is so beautiful. You
and the misses have done a wonderful job? it brings tears to my eyes.
Have you ever noticed how crayons are a lot like M&M's? All the colors tend to taste the same.
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clevohardcore
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| Quote: | Originally posted by RomanticViolence
Will be done as of tomorrow night when my check clears!... and Duane... not to ignore the new baby (he is adorable) but... Sadie is so beautiful. You
and the misses have done a wonderful job? it brings tears to my eyes. |
^^^^^^^^ Ya you sure have. The kids look wonderful. Sadie is more hardcore than all of us put together.
Each aspect of the soul has it's own part to play, but the ideal is harmonious agreement with reason and control.
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Fo sho bro, you should be one proud poppa! I will fork it over on the first when I gets paid!
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donated
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upyerbum
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Almost halfway there.
Well, its this place where nobody works, and the pigs don\'t give you any shit. Everyone smokes weed and gets drunk all day. Its a place where
cunts like me and you can truly take it easy and relax. Know what I mean?
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BDx13
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we're just back from the walk.
"six miles" never sounds that bad when followed by "walk".
whatever. i'm tired.
we're about 60% of the way to our goal, and should be able to meet it by the end of the week. thorp board members are really bringing it this year,
accounting for 30% of the donations so far. that's fuckin' crazy, i can't begin to tell you how much that means to me.
here's a pic pic of me and kiddo after the walk. ok, time for a nap.
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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tireironsaint
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Awesome picture D. I finally got the donation to go through and I saw you guys are gettin' pretty close to reaching your goal. How much more time do
you have to hit it?
Veritas odium parit
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BDx13
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yeah, i saw that yours and RV's just went through. thank you so much.
right now, the actual donations are at $2,065, but if you count pledges and matching gifts (which don't display in the total until i actually receive
them) we're up to $2,283. i'm confident we'll make it to $2,500, probably within the next week. then our personal commitment is 10% of whatever we
raise.
last year was insane. we brought in $5,500. that made us the second highest family team in the southeastern Pennsylvania district. the biggest
donations basically came from corporations, foundations, then some nine year old ex-preemie go-getter, and then us. looked funny to see "Team Sadie"
up at the top of a list above all these other businesses.
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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tireironsaint
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Fantastic. That's really impressive Big D. I always love it when people from the Punk/HC world show up the normals at anything, especially stuff like
this that they expect us all to have nothing to do with.
Veritas odium parit
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RomanticViolence
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tireironsaint
Fantastic. That's really impressive Big D. I always love it when people from the Punk/HC world show up the normals at anything, especially stuff like
this that they expect us all to have nothing to do with. |
Indeed!
Have you ever noticed how crayons are a lot like M&M's? All the colors tend to taste the same.
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clevohardcore
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Done.
Each aspect of the soul has it's own part to play, but the ideal is harmonious agreement with reason and control.
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Is it too late to donate?????
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BDx13
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not at all!
http://www.walkamerica.org/teamsadie
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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BDx13
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wow, that was fast. thanks!
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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great response you got ....
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