kevlarian
Junior Member
This will be a long post, but it is worth the read, so PLEASE, PLEASE, Read. It is for a great cause.
Calling on my FZ6-Forum forum friends and family... Help!
As some of you may already know from some of my previous posts, my son (Tyler, 6) has Down Syndrome. He is my best friend and the reason why I work so hard to give my family a great life... (I work my a** off). He still doesn't talk, and we have him in private speech therapy that is costing us about $300/week, not to mention the other therapy and additional items. But... this isn't a pitty party!
HERE IS WHERE I NEED YOUR HELP
I am organizing a benefit concert and ride to raise monies for the Down Syndrome Association of Orange County (DSAOC). I am treating them as two separate events. A free concert, and a Benefit ride to the concert. Both of them are Donations only (no minimum requiremet) but I am working on securing "door prizes" and the more you donate the more raffle tickets you get to go toward the event.
I have the band set: "The Joshua Tree: A U2 Tribute Band" U2 - The Joshua Tree - U2 Tribute Band - Authentic U2 Covers - A Tribute to the Music of U2
They are phenominal! So much like seeing and hearing U2 live in concert it is amazing. They are a great group of guys and are willing to donate their time for this (they charge $4000 for a concert... and are doing this for free). I also have some video I have taken of them live @ the Orange County Fair this year. YouTube - kevlarian's Channel (You can also see a few video's of my son and family).
In addition to the concert, I have secured a location for the concert. I met with the owner of "Rudy's Pub and Grill" Rudy’s Pub and Grill | Southern California. He has agreed to host the event at his Foothill Ranch location (Rudy's Pub and Grill, Foothill Ranch, CA). In addition he has offered to donate a portion of all proceeds from the event (food and drink sold) to DSAOC. What a great offer from him!
Finally, I have contacted the guys at ocmoto.com to manage and coordinate the a ride from Irvine through Santiago Canyon and ultimately to Foothill Ranch for the concert. They do a monthly "Noob" ride for all new members (and everyone else) that follows the same path, and they know the local law enforcement to contact. Dane is the guy who runs the show there, and is looking for MORE trained/skilled individuals to manage the ride (they even have vest to identify leaders/sweepers, etc). If you are interested in not only joining the ride, but assisting with the organization, please contact Dane and tell him I sent you!
The event details are:
Date: Oct, 17th
Time: Noon to 2p
Where: Rudy's Pub and Grill, Foothill Ranch, CA
For: Down Syndrome Association of Orange County (Representatives on site)
So... I need you to spread the word! Get people to show up. They don't have to ride! Just show up for the free concert, and eat/drink. It is all for a great cause, and they get to see, prolly the best U2 tribute band in the world. Anyone you know in the area, or anyone you think could make it... please contact them. Call them, email them, etc.
Of course if you can make it for the Ride/Show, I would LOVE for you to be here! SoCal, NorCal, Nevada, Arizona people that can do the trip... I would love to meet you and we could do a mini-west coast meet the day after and do a ride through Ortega Hwy. It ain't the Dragon, but it is still a killer ride.
Thanks for reading. I really hope to see some of you there.
Calling on my FZ6-Forum forum friends and family... Help!
As some of you may already know from some of my previous posts, my son (Tyler, 6) has Down Syndrome. He is my best friend and the reason why I work so hard to give my family a great life... (I work my a** off). He still doesn't talk, and we have him in private speech therapy that is costing us about $300/week, not to mention the other therapy and additional items. But... this isn't a pitty party!
HERE IS WHERE I NEED YOUR HELP
I am organizing a benefit concert and ride to raise monies for the Down Syndrome Association of Orange County (DSAOC). I am treating them as two separate events. A free concert, and a Benefit ride to the concert. Both of them are Donations only (no minimum requiremet) but I am working on securing "door prizes" and the more you donate the more raffle tickets you get to go toward the event.
I have the band set: "The Joshua Tree: A U2 Tribute Band" U2 - The Joshua Tree - U2 Tribute Band - Authentic U2 Covers - A Tribute to the Music of U2
They are phenominal! So much like seeing and hearing U2 live in concert it is amazing. They are a great group of guys and are willing to donate their time for this (they charge $4000 for a concert... and are doing this for free). I also have some video I have taken of them live @ the Orange County Fair this year. YouTube - kevlarian's Channel (You can also see a few video's of my son and family).
In addition to the concert, I have secured a location for the concert. I met with the owner of "Rudy's Pub and Grill" Rudy’s Pub and Grill | Southern California. He has agreed to host the event at his Foothill Ranch location (Rudy's Pub and Grill, Foothill Ranch, CA). In addition he has offered to donate a portion of all proceeds from the event (food and drink sold) to DSAOC. What a great offer from him!
Finally, I have contacted the guys at ocmoto.com to manage and coordinate the a ride from Irvine through Santiago Canyon and ultimately to Foothill Ranch for the concert. They do a monthly "Noob" ride for all new members (and everyone else) that follows the same path, and they know the local law enforcement to contact. Dane is the guy who runs the show there, and is looking for MORE trained/skilled individuals to manage the ride (they even have vest to identify leaders/sweepers, etc). If you are interested in not only joining the ride, but assisting with the organization, please contact Dane and tell him I sent you!
The event details are:
Date: Oct, 17th
Time: Noon to 2p
Where: Rudy's Pub and Grill, Foothill Ranch, CA
For: Down Syndrome Association of Orange County (Representatives on site)
So... I need you to spread the word! Get people to show up. They don't have to ride! Just show up for the free concert, and eat/drink. It is all for a great cause, and they get to see, prolly the best U2 tribute band in the world. Anyone you know in the area, or anyone you think could make it... please contact them. Call them, email them, etc.
Of course if you can make it for the Ride/Show, I would LOVE for you to be here! SoCal, NorCal, Nevada, Arizona people that can do the trip... I would love to meet you and we could do a mini-west coast meet the day after and do a ride through Ortega Hwy. It ain't the Dragon, but it is still a killer ride.
Thanks for reading. I really hope to see some of you there.