Thursday, November 03, 2005

Neighbors and Community Members -- we need your help

Title of Event:
1st Annual Norton Turkey Trot

Purpose of Event:
Fundraising event to benefit the D’Ercole Family Fund, established to help fund the treatment of Stephen D’Ercole, a 3 year old friend of many in Norton, recently diagnosed with leukemia. He is currently undergoing treatment at Children’s Hospital in Boston.


VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to:
Post Web address/pass along
(no need to sign up, just go for it!)
All event and sponsorship information can be found at: http://nortoncharityturkeytrot.blogspot.com/

Create Flyer contact rsshoemaker@hotmail.com for a PDF if you'd like to email to friends
Created flyer with tear off: karen_kuzmich@baxter.com

Distribute flyer
- All neighborhood mailboxes
Volunteer 1: KAREN KUZMICH; karen_kuzmich@baxter.com
Volunteer 2: sARAH SHOEMAKER ; rsshoemaker@hotmail.com

- other neighborhoods:
Volunteer 1: K's neighborhood: KATHY PORTER; Gapkap1234@wmconnect.com

- Schools
LG Nourse (K-3)
JC Solmonese (K-3)
HA Yelle (4-5)
Norton MIddle School (6-8) Volunteer: BILLY KUZMICH; karen_kuzmich@baxter.com
Norton HIgh School (9-12)
Bishop Feehan SPENCER
- Stephen’s pre-school SARAH SHOEMAKER, rsshoemaker@hotmail.com, 285-8000
- Gyms (Gold’s, Holiday Inn, Play Place, churches)
Dana Barrows Volunteer:KAREN KUZMICH; karen_kuzmich@baxter.com
Foxboro World Gym by GAIL OLEARY gail.oleary@ips.invensys.com
- Local running clubs: Volunteer:
- Local churches: Volunteer:
- Cool running dot com; Active dot com ; Volunteer: SARAH SHOEMAKER, rsshoemaker@hotmail.com
Local real estate companies to request donations: KATHY PORTER; Gapkap1234@wmconnect.com

Make & post pre-event Signs
donated by: Maribeth Moriarty/New England Sign,NewEnglandSign@aol.com

Kids in Neighborhood to Create Signs and parents to stake into ground where relevant
- numerous funny signs (ex. Move that gobbler girlfriend; How many more miles to the end, etc) to go in anyone;s yard and up and down entrance to neighborhood (Fordham)
- Start (chalk and/or sign) at Eileen
Volunteer: NICOLE GIDDINGS & ALISSON CAPPRINI
- Finish (chalk and/or sign) at Eileen
Volunteer: NICOLE GIDDINGS & ALISSON CAPPRINI
- .5 mile & 2.0 mile on reverse side (chalk and/or sign) at corner of Margaret and Danielle
with .5 mile on way out and 2.5 mile on reverse on way back
Volunteer: NICOLE DION
- 1.0 mile & 1.5 mile on reverse side (chalk and/or sign) at end of Margaret at Fordham
with 1.0 mile on way out and 1.5 mile on reverse on way back
Volunteer: SPENCER DRISCOLL arrow to turn around at end of street Spencerutti2001@aol.com

Kids to cut out 100s of construction paper feathers (for all to put on a turkey card for stephen)
Volunteer: RYAN and TAYLOR KUZMICH; karen_kuzmich@baxter.com
Volunteer: Ryan and Kyle Leitch ;RICHLEITCH@aol.com
Volunteer: TERRY RUTA FAMILY; truta@wheatoncollege.edu
Volunteer: ALISON RICO
Volunteer:
Kids to create huge turkey card for all to adhere feathers and sign for Stephen
Organizers: Mary Capprini; marycapp@comcast.net;
Volunteer: Betty Saccocia, betty@powerofpositiveinking.com
Volunteer: Diane D'Ercole - friend to create card/graphic design
Volunteer:

Secure sponsorship and raffle/silent auction donations
please list below, as you secure so we have a running list: Please bring items to Sarah Shoemaker, or to event morning of
The First Years = 3 gift tubs for raffle (done/Sarah Shoemaker)
Hasbro = toys for raffle (done/Randy Shoemaker)
Tupperware; multiple sets = from Mary Capprini
T-shirts = design and much funding by Ted at ChillyBearT-shirts; Ted@chillybears.com
Blue View Nurseries Gift certificate (done/Sue Bruno)
Pies = Flik/Boston Globe (Diane D'Ercole )
Roche Bros Gift certificates = Diane D'Ercole DDercole@tribune.com
Dancing Deer Cookies = Diane D'Ercole
Papa Gino's Gift Cert = Diane D'Ercole
Mobil gift cards = Diane D'Ercole
Mary Kay Cosmetics =Melendy.Karen@hal.sysco.com
iPod from Invensys by GAIL OLEARY gail.oleary@ips.invensys.com
Life is Good sweatshirt set (one men's; one woman's) = Diane DErcole/WB56
Sisterhood of Traveling Pants tanktops and book= Diane DErcole/WB56
Tool bags: Aaron Smith
Dot.its (5) Bob Hindle bobree83@comcast.net
NuImage Manicure; Maribeth Moriarty
BV Private Reserve Wine; Gary Keimach
Private Dog Training; Julie Raymond508-285-5445
Karen Pires mgr.(card for Stephen)
Legal Seafoods; Maribeth Moriarty
Toys... Etc. in Needham; Diane D'Ercole
Bacchiochi Mobil; Diane D'Ercole
Dunkin Donuts Dorchester – 2 lbs coffee, travel mugs & gift certs; Diane D'Ercole

silent auction item:
two (2) luxury suite tix to the Bruins on Thursday, 12/22 (7pm) vs. Toronto. Includes food and drink in the suite; donated by John McLaughlin family (thank you Mary Capprini for passing info along to this friend of the D'Ercole family)

two (2) tickets to the Boston Bruins for Thanksgiving weekend fun; Friday, Nov. 25 at noon vs Philadelphia; sec 22, row 3, seat 3 & 4; (donated by Massachusetts Fraternal Order of Police, thank you Det. Sgt. Brian Clark)

two (2) tickets in the Globe's luxury box for the Boston Celtics Dec. 19th vs. Golden State; (donated by Boston Globe, thank you Diane D'Ercole)!)

two (2) tickets for a weekend Boston Red Sox game for the upcoming 2006 season. They are located in section 19, generalgrandstand, row 7, seats 3 & 4; weekend game with date TBD (donated byPhil Sharkey/The Hire Authority, Inc.)

SPRING SALT WATER FISHING TRIP for (4) four off of the famous fishing waters of New Bedford, MA; Date to be determined with winner as spring approaches (donated by Dan Callahan)

GUIDED FISHING TRIP for up to three people (donated day of by ???checking with Capprini's)

Day of Event
Need:
Donation of Water, gatorade bottles and granola bars/other for post-race
ROche Bros donation of Gatorade; thank you Mgr Tom Farrell, and Linda Giddings for contacting; (508) 285-9226;Linda_Giddings@putnam.com
Norton Subway, water bottles; SCOTT LEAFER nortsubway@comcast.net
Sysco donation of water bottless, granola bars and plastic bags Melendy.Karen@hal.sysco.com
Anne Weiner - hot cocoa
Need 8 - 10 tables at start/finish line (registration, card making, raffle items, post event water bottles,etc)
2 banquet tables offered by Maribeth Moriarty,NewEnglandSign@aol.com
1 banquet tables offered by KAREN KUZMICH, karen_kuzmich@baxter.com
2 banquet tables offered by Mary Capprini, marycapp@comcast.net;
2 banquet tables offered by ALISON RICCO; s.ricco@comcast.net
1 banques and 1 coffee table offered by DIANE
1 banquet table offered by GAIL OLEARY gail.oleary@ips.invensys.com
2 boxes coffee from Dunkin Donuts wendyvgm@juno.com
homemade muffins wendyvgm@juno.com
Kids or adults handing out water at tables
Volunteer: KATHY PORTER; Gapkap1234@wmconnect.com
Volunteer:

PA system or microphone
Volunteer: Diane D'Ercole

Someone to act as master of ceremonies (start races, make announcements, draw raffle winners, organize all for photo for Stephen, Make people laugh, keep things on time, etc)
Volunteer: Mark Capprini
4-6 Registration personnel to handle moneys and giving of numbers of pre-registrants and day of registrants
1. Linda Giddings; (508) 285-9226;Linda_Giddings@putnam.com
2. KAREN KUZMICH, karen_kuzmich@baxter.com
3. MICHELLE FLYNN, michelleflynn@comcast.net
4. MAUREEN JARBEAU

Volunteer to man the t-shirt table
Volunteer: Alan ROndina ; alanr396@aol.com

Organizer and 2 personnel to man the Stephen card table, organize feathers kids cut, bring tape and supplies
1. Organizer: Mary Capprini; marycapp@comcast.net;
Karen Pires -- friend of Diane D'Ercole made card
2.Betty Saccocia, betty@powerofpositiveinking.com
3. ALISON RICCO; s.ricco@comcast.net

People to direct traffic/parking if #s of out of neighborhood pre-registrants are high