Thank you to all who came to the TEAM Charlotte Fundraiser Benefit. What a complete success, and a huge THANK YOU must go out to Lois and Rick Melito. You are truely two of the most wonderful people in the entire world, and we love you both very much.
The fundraiser started at about 1pm, with Melvin the Magnificent taking the stage at 1:30pm. His show was great, and both kids and adults had much fun.
Next up was the ice cream social, where there was loads of ice cream, and loads of social mixing. What fun…
After the ice cream, we could bowl. This also was much fun, and folks had a really good time.
During the whole event we also had a bake sale, and a raffle. There was about 20 items available in the raffle, with a number of items being hotly contested for.
Thank you to all those that donated items for the raffle, including:
- "happy camper" gifts from One On 1 Design
- Hello Kitty gift basket from The Reardon Group
- Cardmaker’s gift basket from Lisa Frinton
- Kids Spring basket from Lois Melito
Lia Sophia Jewelry from Ashlee Olivas- Craft items from Sharon Scranton
- Hand Sewn Quilt from Julie Cook
- Overstuffed! Kids basket from Kathy Cummins
- Pampered Chef gifts from Julie Gardner
- Magic Kit from Melvin the Magnificent
- Overnight Stay from Saratoga Comfort Inn
- Gift Card from Spare Time Bowling
- Gift Certificate from Golden Corral
- Entertainment Book from Tammy deLancey
- Genie Lamp from Hamada’s Egyptian Bazaar
Wine Basket from Amy & Steve Keator- Circus Tickets from First Niagara Bank
- Gift Card from Pizza Hut
- River Rats "Rowdy" t-shirt (signed by the Ice Mice) from Toby Dawes
- Mary Kay gift basket from Judy Heffern
TEAM Charlotte supporters that get a special mention:
- Meryl & Noel Dawes (Granny & Poppa)
- Darlene & Ron Mann (Gramma & Grampa)
Lois & Rick Melito- Carol & Joe Melito
- Tammy & David deLancey
- Audrey & John Elliot
- Melanie Mann
- Judy DeRoche
- Sarah Greener & Charles Dawes and Cousin Evelyn
- Evie Cornell
- Toni Collura
- and many others from Mannix Marketing, Travelers, Corinth Wesleyan Church, Gateway Church, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, and more…
Well, here we are… Sitting in a private room in D7North Ward of the Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center. This all started about 20-hours ago, about midnight on Thursday night. Charlotte woke up in a sweat, had a fever (101.9 F) and wouldn’t go back to sleep. In the morning JoAnn called the Oncology Clinic and they said for us to come in immediately. We had a scheduled appointment for Friday afternoon, for blood work, but they wanted us down here right away.
Granny came over with their car, and we drove down, arriving at about 9:45am. They drew some blood, and at that time Char’s temp was about 101 still. When the blood work came back the results where that both white cells and red cells were down. The white is concerning as this does not allow her to fight of infections, and because of this she is listed as "Neutrapaenic" and is required to have a individual room. If she goes outside the room, she must wear a mask. The red count is low also, and because of this it is possible that she will need a transfusion. This is not 100% certain at this point, but this is a possible treatment for tomorrow, once Dr. Pearce has seen her again.
Anyway, she is now fast asleep. We think that her fever may have broken (this is yet to be determined), but for now she is at least resting comfortably. This is better than any time in th last 24-hrs…
All of this sadly means that she and JoAnn will have to miss the benefit fundraiser that is taking place tomorrow. This is sad, but Charlotte’s health is obviously our number one concern and priority. Toby will still attend as the family representative. Since so many folks are going to be coming out, it is only right for one of us to be there.
Char has to stay for at least 48-hrs without signs of a fever, so the earliest we will leave will be Sunday afternoon. It is possible that we will be here until Monday.
Announced today are the pricing for the Team Charlotte Fundraiser, that will be held at Spare Time Bowling Alley, 166 Saratoga Ave (US Route 9), South Glens Falls, NY on Saturday, March 21, 2009 (1:00pm – 4:00pm).
Admission Price:
$20.00 includes Magic, Ice Cream & Bowling (two games) or $5.00 for Magic & Ice Cream only
See the Official Fundraiser Poster.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
If you would like to volunteer time to work, bake items or donate raffle items – please contact Lois Melito (Charlotte’s Fundraiser Extraordinaire) ASAP – especially the workers. We must have a cut off date for donated items by March 17th so things can get prepared. Also baked good items need to be at the bowling alley by 12:00pm on March 21st, but you need to let Lois know ahead of time what they are making we can have tags ready for pricing.
CONTACT LOIS MELITO WITH ANY QUESTIONS!
The fundraiser event to show support for Charlotte and her family has been announced.
SAVE THE DATE: March 21, 2009
Come join the fun and show your support for Charlotte and her family. Receive 2 games of bowling, see Melvin the Magnificent performing the "Magic Show" with special appearance by Hocus Pocus the magic bunny, and enjoy an ice cream social (directly following the magic show).
There will also be a raffle, 50/50, bake sale, TEAM Charlotte Support Gear (hats & t-shirts).
MORE DETAILS COMING SOON!
See more information here…