FundRaising? - I am DONE!!!!!!!!!

No Stats,

Thanks to a large number of donors (all of whom I will immortalize on this site when I get a few spare minutes) I have met my fundraising goal of $5,500.

I kicked in about 1/2 of this amount (but then again - it was my choice to do this).

Holy Cow; fundraising IS hard. You have to go to your friends, family , colleagues, acquaintances and ask for support. Now, I never did some of the things that the other Joints in Motion folks did, like: Bake Sales, Garage Sales, Dances, Standing in Front of Liquor/ Beers Stores, 50/50 Draws and so on. But I did go Door to Door on my street, sent out e-mails, set up a web site and reminded everyone I knew that I was raising money for the Arthritis Society.

People have been so generous, I cannot believe it. My friends, my family, my families friends, my IHRIM buddies, my Ernst & Young colleagues, Folks from Maximus, my old High School buddies, colleagues from Bell ExpressVu in all - lots of people.


THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

OK now, keep paying attention, I am going to keep blogging. I will do it right up until I have completed the Greek Marathon. Then we will make a decision and see what is next.

If you would still like to donate, consider donating to my younger, less mature (and not as good looking) Race Partner Dan Good at www.arthritis.ca/joints/ontario/dangood

and , of course, you can still donate to me if you would like! I am sure the Arthritis Society would not want to restrict me from raising more funds than needed. It all goes to a good cause!

JJ