Take The Lead: The Very Beginning By Jeffrey Pepper
Bannerdown Farm party a success. Our goal that year was $5000.00 dollars and we got just past that. Each year we raise our goal and each year with the generosity of our friends we have met our goal. Last year we raised almost $30,000.00. Of course we lost Michael suddenly a few years ago. This made us even more determined to make the party bigger and better in his memory. Michael did great work for TTL and it became our mission to make him proud. Even though he is gone we have so many other people that help us each year. Jackie Beaudoin has also been there from the beginning helping every way she can. Tom and Amy Grabe have done the invite for us each year. They top themselves every year and help in so many different ways as well. Greg Brown and Hardrive Productions provide the entertainment and I’m always shocked by the talent on display. Last year there was someone juggling chain saws next
to our pool in a crowd of 200 people. Not something I would ever have expected to see in our back yard! We can always count on Maureen and Caitlyn Jewett to come up with great decorating ideas that never fail to make me say “how did they think of THAT!” And of course also there from the beginning were Jane and Greg Myers. Their group always comes in full costumes and they always leave with empty pockets. Truly great guests! Purina has also stepped forward to contribute as well the last few years. Thank you for all the advertising Dog News has done for us on our event I would like to say a very public and heartfelt thank you to all of you and to all the supporters I haven’t been able to mention. Every one of you is a hero to us. The next party is January 25, 2014. The theme is Prom Night. Please join us for what we hope will be the best night yet. After all you don’t want to miss seeing who gets crowned Prom Queen do you?
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