HUGE Heart!!

[freezinbevr]

Hey all,
I don't post alot on here, but I have been going to the UP for 14 or so years now and have met some really great people!
My longest snowmobile buddy was diagnosed with a rare type of Melanoma cancer while we were just getting our trip started this year! We have been going to the Wildlife Refuge Cabins together for about 7 years and he got "the call" after we had arrived for the trip 15 minutes this Feb. I will always remember that conversation following the call! Myself being a survivor of nearly 20 years, I thought he has this licked! Right? Mike has had nothing but shatty news every appointment since and has just found out his lungs look like a bomb went off in them (non-smoker).
Michael is the best dang guy you'd ever meet period. There is a benefit for he and his family this Saturday 5-19-12 in Robbinsdale, MN. with a silent auction, band, DJ, meal, etc. If you have nothing else going on, I'd love to shake a fellow JD'ers hand! There will be a few of there to support Micahel.

Point of my post is in my emailing with Lori from the cabins, basically our "UP Sister" (too young to be my UP mom ), I had told her in passing about the benefit. In response, she decided to send down a "LORI ORIGINAL" 14 X 18 oil painting as well as a two night stay gift card for the cabins!!! Folks, Lori and Dave are truly AMAZING people who need to be recognized for their generousity and passion for their friends/guests.

THANK YOU LORI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just wanted to give a big thank you to a couple of really amazing people!!

Treat every goodbye as if it were your last, the last goodbye may have already past!!

Thanks Again Lori and Dave! The crew will bidding the heck out of the donations, trust me!!

Give those loved ones a hug tonight!

Brad

Here is the painting The Lori Sleeman has donated.....

 

[loriwlrc]

Thank you Brad for your kind words and continued support by coming to the U.P. We were sooo happy that Mike still managed to have a good time and made the best of his trip, he manned up and ate a Snicker's, good for him, and if I recall no stucks either! I like that, sister,though I am old enough to be some of your guys mom.Wish we could be there this weekend,better yet wish you could have been here for the mud run. Give Mike a hug, and we will see you guys on your regular scheduled trip! ooxx to alland hope you all raise lots of $$$$'s

 

[dickmsp]

Where is the benefit? I'd like to stop in..

 

[Lost Sheep]

Where is the benefit? I'd like to stop in..

x2

 

[pitt]

Brad,
When you were out to my house yesterday to give me a quote, we got to talking about the UP, WLRC, snowmobiling and the fact that we know people that are having benefits. Well as it turns out "the people" are the same guy. My wife works with Mike Laney (not the Mike that has cancer) and we have donated a couple of silent auction items ourselves. Too funny and as it turns out what a small world we live in. We are not sure we are going to make the benefit do to other commitments but this gives us an excuse to make changes to those plans as well. Maybe we will see you there.

Troy

 

[freezinbevr]

Sister Lori you are too funny! Every time someone says Snickers I just laugh at the memory of your Dave immitating Rosanne Barr "now my back hurts"!!

Dickmsp and Lost Sheep,
The benefit is at Sacred Heart School gymnasium listed below. It is actually a double benefit for Mike and a coworker who was also diagnosed just before he was My brothers and I have a heating company and have a garage heater and an Ultra Violet germicidal lite on the auction too. I know there is a ton of stuff as Mike comes from a very large and loved family!

$20 @ door
Sacred Heart
4087 West Broadway
Robbinsdale, MN 55422
facebook.com/batteryboymusic
reverbnation.com/batteryboy
Spaghetti Dinner
Silent Auction
Music (live & DJ)
6;00 pm to midnight
All included with the ticket.

Pitt,
This IS a TINY world we live in! MIKE, Mike L. and I all went to school together from grade school thru high school. I'll be seeing Mike L. tomorrow night setting up for the auction and give him some crap for you!!

Brad

 

[freezinbevr]

All went well at Mikes' Benefit!

Lori, your donations were a hit and you will never guess who will heading to South Range later this Summer...:0 My girls are wondering maybe an art class while we're there???

My bro Rudydoo outbid a few of us on the painting, he is the PROUD owner of a Lori Original.

Pitt, your donation was a hit on the raffle with the grille. It was kind of a neat thing they did last night. Sold raffle tickets for each large item, 4 in all.

Brad

All in all, a great evening. Good food, Great people and an even better cause.

 

[loriwlrc]

GLAD TO HEAR ALL WENT WELL!!!! Hope we can set your reservation up when we are not to busy, maybe hit the trails on a UTV or ATV, and it may be possiable to get a art class in, we'll talk soon. Hugs, pryers and best wishes to Mike and family!

 

[sixball]

Has he been down to the U of M Melanoma cancer Clinic? I am doing time down at U of M and have been impressed with the help I am receiving. I just had more surgery last Thursday and going back down again this Thursday It is the biggest and most advanced
Melanoma clinic in the USA.
My pryers going out to him good luck.

 

[Rudydoo]

Hey Lori,

I love the painting and the wife does too.. Always good to have a little reminder of you, Dave and da UP around the house!! Hope you guys are having a great summer? I am sure we will see you in January and now Bradley will be up this summer!

Thanks for the donation.... Mikes benefit was a real nice turnout for a great guy. Not many like him around... I guess that is why the Good Lord has his eye on him!!

Jeff

 

[loriwlrc]

Glad your going to enjoy it, it's my second favorite season, fall. Then the next season is when I get to see everyone!Hi to all and we'll be seeing Brad soon.