Our 2012 fundraising has begun!

Thank you Heather for kicking off our team fundraising with a Mario Cart tournament on November 26. A small but very enthusiastic crowd enjoyed an evening of racing with Katelyn beating out Matt for the prizes!

$60 was raised plus an extra donation from a no show..and more importantly ...raising public awareness!

Heather and Matt are planning another event in the spring...when Katelyn can defend her title!
 

Also, fundraising is ongoing with bottle returns.Thanks for the idea, Terri..it's amazing how all of that adds up. Every little bit gets us to  top team each year!

It's Official!! We are Top Fredericton team again!

We had a beautiful day for the MS Walk 2011! Thanks to all our hard work we raised $8426, which makes our 6 year total $38,022. We look great in our new  T-shirts, too!!
Now after a rest ( and a wedding..Megan and Chris!) we are getting set to start our 2012 efforts!

Toot! Toot!

Thanks to a flurry of weekend fundraising by Team Crazy Legs , we are now at  

                               $6087.50

I have included in the total any amounts that team members have sent me , so if you haven't updated me, please do so! Our total might be higher than we think!

Team shirts have arrived and are super nice and cheerful! Let's  hope for a sunny day to go along with the yellow shirts!

Go Team Crazy Legs ..let's see what we can do in the last 13 days before  the Walk!!

Kim Rocks her Aberdeen Towers Fundrasing!!

 

 On Saturday May 14 Kim hosted her third annual Dessert/Coffee fundraiser. We made the amazing treats ( nothing low- fat there ) and this year went with the times and used our Keurigs to do the tea and coffee. Worked out very well. Kim had received about $500 in donations before the day arrived so we weren't sure if we would have a good turn-out, but it was amazing! For 2 hours the room was full of chatter and people getting sugar highs! At the end of the event Kim had raised $875  for Team Crazy Legs!! We were a little overcome by the  generous amounts that people gave. It seems everyone knows one or two people with MS, way too common a disease these days.

But even better than the dollar amt ( well, almost) …we had forgotten that the NB Premier David Alward recently moved in to the condo unit. He and his wife came to the event as “regular” people just out on their way to the Market on a Saturday morning. He stayed for about 2 hours chatting to people about anything , and more importantly listened to what we had to say about MS funding etc and the struggle with this disease. A very unexpected opportunity to spread the word about MS. Thank you Kim and all the great folks at Aberdeen Towers!

PS Kim and I did not coordinate our outfits...must be a sister thing...

And the lucky winner of the Jewellery Raffle is...

Marlene Boucher....ticket sold by team member Heather McNally. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets..it enabled us to add $750 to our Team total.There are only 18 days until MS Walk 2011 and we are hard at work raising more money in the final weeks.

Kim's Aberdeen Fundraiser is this Saturday, May 14, and she has already received a few donations from people who are unable to attend. We have lots of treats ( of course my world famous date squares) and coffee to serve to those who drop in for a chat...it's nice to spread the word about life with MS and also have fun and food.

Mike has started another Lotto for May and the pool will be divided between Team Crazy Legs and a lucky winner. These are always popular and someone usually wins a big amount of cash..and so does the team!

Trevor has several more 50/50 draws at work, people seem to love them and keep asking for more, so makes his job a little easier! We have had a lot of miscellaneous  donations trickling in and hope to have more in the next few weeks.

I noticed on the MS Atlantic facebook page that we are # 6 in Atlantic Canada!! 

Check out the page at 

http://www.facebook.com/teammsatlantic  

 Click on "like" button  at the top of the page to be a member and get updates .

Our unofficial total as of today is $4850 !!

We have a new sponsor!!

We are now proudly sponsored by

"Monteith's Underground Services Ltd"

of Fredericton.

They have been kind enough to agree to purchase new T-shirts for us..a great way to start our 6th year of fundraising!

Here is a sneak preview of the colour of  and printing on the shirts! They have gone to production and should be ready in a few weeks.

Thanks to team member Heather Mc for making this happen!

Jewellery Raffle Fundraiser

Team Crazy Legs is once again raising funds for the MS Walk and hoping to remain top Fredericton team for the 5th year in a row! 

Canadians have one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the world and we are working hard to find a cure for this disabling disease.
 
Team members are selling tickets on a stunning pearl necklace and earring set designed by Jewelz by Angie of Fredericton. Angie is the creator of a beautiful line of jewellery and we are very pleased that she is able to support our fight for the cure for MS. Visit her website to see more of her work : www.jewelzbyangie.com
 

Tickets will be on sale until Sunday , May 1 . 
This would be a wonderful gift to give to someone  special for Mother’s Day.. and also support a great cause !
 
Tickets : $2.00 each or 3/ $5.00

"Share the Love"

Team Crazy Legs was chosen as the winner of the "Share the Love" contest in which you could tell about why you love your team /captain! We really do have a great team..and now have Timmy Gift cards coming our way!

Team MS - MS Society, Atlantic Division

We’re pleased to announce the WINNER of our SHARE THE LOVE contest is:

“TEAM CRAZY LEGS” from Fredericton, New Brunswick!

All nine registered members of “Team Crazy Legs” have won a $10 Tim Hortons Gift Card for SHARING THE LOVE with us.
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“Team Crazy Legs” is captained by Pam Gonnason and here is a small sample of the wonderful things her team members had to say about her:

“We had no idea how successful we would or could be, as none of us had any experience in fundraising or even knew how to start. Pam guides us and each year she inspires us to better the previous year’s goal and total, often suggesting new ways of fundraising. She is always willing to help us with our ideas whatever they might be. She realizes each of our talents or strengths and encourages us to use them in a supportive way.”

“Team Crazy Legs” had much more LOVE to share. Stay tuned to read all about it in the April edition of the MS Society, Atlantic Division newsletter, MS Atlantic.

Thanks to all of the teams who participated in SHARE THE LOVE and overwhelmed us with laughter, love and memorable stories about their very special team captains.

Together we will end MS!

MarioKart fundraiser..a huge success!!

When the dust had settled after a huge evening of "racing" , Heather, Matt, Chris and Megan had raised $180  for Team Crazy Legs.... but more than that, they had raised awareness , had a lot of fun and inspired people to use this great idea for their own fundraising efforts.
One of the contestants was Ryan Barton who is a DJ on 105.3 FM The Fox. He did a write up of the event and posted it..as well as some great photos..to his blog..you have to check it out!

http://www.foxrocks.ca/crash/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10207531

 

We know that this is the first of many times that they will be using MarioKart to raise money for our team!

A great fundraising idea from Heather, Megan, Chris and Matt!!

Our total as of today is

$1232!!

That includes Mike's last lotto draw and Trevor's last two 50/50 draws at work. I hear whisperings of a jewellery raffle and a Mario Cart competion ....I'll keep you all posted!

Thanks to Mike and John at Wolseley!!

Once again Mike and his co-worker at Wolseley in Moncton have pulled off an excellent lottery fundraiser.The draw date was just before Christmas 2010 and tickets sales were brisk, enabling them to raise $630 for Team Crazy Legs. What a great way to kickstart our 2011 Walk!