Monday, November 26, 2007
Corky Miller Aspiring Athlete Fund
So pretty much everyone knows that we are raising money to send Jillian to Israel right? Well Deanna and I were talking one day about getting money for Jillian together and I thought: hey why not have a constant fund for athletes in need to draw from? So after some brain storming for the perfect name the "Corky Miller Aspiring Athlete Fund" was born. I thought what better person to name the fund after then Corky, he has given so much to the store and he will personally match all money raised and give it to the fund! So what is the purpose you ask? The idea is athletes that are in need can apply for money from our Corky fund through an application process. Then money is given to athletes with the amount depending on their need. As of right now we are limiting it to cyclists, runners, swimmers, and triathletes. I am going to put together a brochure so that everyone can be well informed on all the details. Okay so here is where you guys come in. This February we are going to be putting together the first annual trivia night with all proceeds to go directly to the Corky fund. I need every ones help. I am going to ask club members to think about getting groups of eight together to play trivia, and if you don't want to play that night then you are more then welcome to volunteer, every little bit helps and we appreciate anything you want to or are willing to do. Also I wanted to ask club members to put together baskets for our silent auction. The baskets can have anything in them, be creative and have fun with it! I haven't picked a specific date as of yet but plan on mid to late February, on a Saturday night right here at the store. So please let me know your input and post comments, questions, and ideas. After all many brains work better then just one. I think that this is a good opportunity for our store and our club to give to the community that supports us.