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[Zoomer]

Since this is a long event and people can attend anytime from 11a - 7p (so it does not conflict with the club meeting)..

MINI COOPERS WANTED at a charitable event!!
ST BALDRICK'S EVENT: FIGHT AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER

Let's get as many MINIs as we possibly can get to come!! This is the chance to bring the MINI to an event and be a part of a wonderful event towards the Fight against Childhood Cancer!

This will be a meet, you can get your head shaved, and there will be many sponsors as well as 95.9 the FOX (WFOX) local radio station will be there!!

When: 8 March 2009
Where: Bear & Grill, 2000 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield CT 06825
Time: 11:00a - 7:00p
Hosted by TeamBrent: http://www.teambrent.com
Facebook Event Page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=22005434188

More on the event:

This year, we are hoping to ease the crowds with even more space, extended hours, and the return of the incredible team of Total Look Salons stylists! Let's raise awareness and money and have some fun.

*Childrens Entertainment provided by The Little Gym of Fairfield & United Indoor Soccer
*Live remote from 95.9 the Fox radio 12-2
*Dancing to the band Vertigo (www.VertigoZone.com) 5-7pm
*Speeches throughout the day (pediatric oncologists Dr. Joe McNamara, Dr. MaryJane Hogan and more!)

2008 photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/benzamg...7604031547989/

2005-2008 photos can be found on the "TeamBrent" Facebook group.

sign up to shave or volunteer:
http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/ev...=participants#

Thank yous go to The Bear & Grill, The Total Look Salons and Curran VW. We also thank the owners of The Little Gym of Fairfield, RiotComputerTechnologies.com and Keough's Hardware who are each shaving their own heads for the cause - along with the members of the Fairfield Fire Dept 1426, the Sacred Heart & Quineppiac Hockey teams, and the Sound Tigers. Thanks to you, TeamBrent has raised over $1.4 million for St Baldrick's. Together we can make a difference.

We all rest in the shade of trees we did not plant.
http://www.TeamBrent.com

[Zoomer]

UPDATE

Over 500 individuals have enlisted, and, from the St. Baldrick's event website (since this is a nationwide charity) the one here in Fairfield CT / www.teambrent.com / has raised almost $60,000 and we're not even the week of the event! 

Come one MINI, Chevy Vega, Pontiac Aztek, Edsel, Ford Pinto, Mini Marcos, or any other car; come all!

It's going to be a lot of fun.  We have several sponsors, we have the radio station covering the event, and we (RIOT Computer Technology) are also sponsoring the event.

Hope to see you there!

[pedrocooper]

Jonathan-I believe there are St. Baldricks events being held nationwide on 8 March. There's one being held in Babylon Village:



Childhood Cancer Fundraiser - Be a HERO to kids with cancer

St. Baldrick's Foundation Shaving the way to Conquer Kids' Cancer

On Sunday March 8, 2009 12:30pm hosted by Lily Flannigans Pub of Babylon along with the Babylon Fire Department, we will be hosting a fundraiser for childrens cancer research. the Event is based on the largely popoular St. Baldricks Foundation in which participants shave thier heads with the support of sponsors to raise money for this cause.

WITHOUT shaving your heads, you can support the cause by comming out and rooting on those who will shave thier heads. Also, there will be many Drink and Buffet Specials for all those attending. RAFFLES, RAFFLES and MORE RAFFLES willbe available to help the fundraising.

Info at www.stbaldricks.org Look forward to seeing you there.

[Zoomer]

That's correct Pete... I was just trying to get a group of MINIs together, that's all.  St. Baldrick's is a national organization, and teambrent.com is in the top of the category for the amount of money raised. 

Two reasons why I thought it would be a good time in Fairfield;

1 - Was trying to make it a MINI event where we would have a lot of MINIs there
2 - TeamBrent (www.teambrent.com) has raised almost $60,000 - one of the highest amounts in the country   - Pete are you going to shave your head? ...I actually was thinking about it.  Oh, and you might not get a chance to see the Sound Tigers and last year the NY Islanders showed up!

Anyone can go anywhere he/she would like for this cause since the funds are appropriated for the same charity; I just know many of the people in Fairfield, but that's fine, if you want to go to the one in Babylon it all goes to the same worthy cause!

It might have been nice to see some of you as well, not to mention that it could turn out to be a 2nd year Pepe's Pizza Run... which is right down the street practically

Jonathan-I believe there are St. Baldricks events being held nationwide on 8 March. There's one being held in Babylon Village:



Childhood Cancer Fundraiser - Be a HERO to kids with cancer

St. Baldrick's Foundation Shaving the way to Conquer Kids' Cancer

On Sunday March 8, 2009 12:30pm hosted by Lily Flannigans Pub of Babylon along with the Babylon Fire Department, we will be hosting a fundraiser for childrens cancer research. the Event is based on the largely popoular St. Baldricks Foundation in which participants shave thier heads with the support of sponsors to raise money for this cause.

WITHOUT shaving your heads, you can support the cause by comming out and rooting on those who will shave thier heads. Also, there will be many Drink and Buffet Specials for all those attending. RAFFLES, RAFFLES and MORE RAFFLES willbe available to help the fundraising.

Info at www.stbaldricks.org Look forward to seeing you there.

[pedrocooper]

OK-not to hijack Zoomer's thread-after the meeting on Sunday, March 8 all are invited to come down to Lily Flannigan's on Deer Park Avenue in Babylon.  I will have my head shaved for the cause.  My Buddy Ben is stepping up to the bat up in Connecticut.  Any other takers down here?

[BZZZZ]

OK-not to hijack Zoomer's thread-after the meeting on Sunday, March 8 all are invited to come down to Lily Flannigan's on Deer Park Avenue in Babylon.  I will have my head shaved for the cause.  My Buddy Ben is stepping up to the bat up in Connecticut.  Any other takers down here?

if I shave my head I would lose my mind! The hair is the only think keeping it in But I will try to make it there...

Hairs down to you Peter!

[erickvonzipper]

OK-not to hijack Zoomer's thread-after the meeting on Sunday, March 8 all are invited to come down to Lily Flannigan's on Deer Park Avenue in Babylon.  I will have my head shaved for the cause.  My Buddy Ben is stepping up to the bat up in Connecticut.  Any other takers down here?

I'll do it.  But does it count, given the 'hairstyle' I currently sport?

[Zoomer]

It is gonna be a great time and I am surprised that we didn't get
even one response.. That in itself is a concern

[pedrocooper]

LOL Scott. It'll count!  Maybe I'll do a pint or two beforehand to get the courage to do this.

[blueheat]

Meeting discussion idea - as we keep talking about the various charities we would like to support let's add this to the list and maybe next year we raise donations (a little earlier than this year) for those who are willing to shave.

To zoomer's idea, with some more advanced planning we can get the larger MINI community to attend one event CT, NJ, or LI.

[Zoomer]

As per Dana McCreesh at the Connecticut event with the local radio station, many MINIs (supposedly) lots of kids and fun, it's never too late to raise some fundage.  Go to the original post in this thread and you can donate from the page (if you are able to afford it due to the hard times everyone understands).  Even services for the event means that one sponsors the event (as we are sponsoring the photography portion of it - just look at benzamg's photo stream on flicr - or his group on Facebook, LOL

Thanks Adam, though.

Meeting discussion idea - as we keep talking about the various charities we would like to support let's add this to the list and maybe next year we raise donations (a little earlier than this year) for those who are willing to shave.

To zoomer's idea, with some more advanced planning we can get the larger MINI community to attend one event CT, NJ, or LI.

[Zoomer]

UPDATE from Dana McCreesh, coordinator of the Fairfield event http://wwwteambrent.com


Dana McCreesh is excited to learn that Tim Kenny, St Baldrick's founder & board chair is coming on 3/8

[pedrocooper]

OK-for the Babylon event-head shaving commences at 1PM, free buffet 4-6PM...

http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/event_info.php?EventKey=2009-1790#

There's no better way to getting ones St. Patrick's going early...also contributing to a great event.

[pedrocooper]

Anyone else down for a "haircut" on Sunday?  This event covers all bases: --it's close (Deer Park Ave., Babylon)
          --great cause
          --event location has free food/drink specials

I plan on heading over after Sunday's meeting...
       

[BZZZZ]

I'm with you Peter, hope we can get more people at the meeting to go also!