Lone Oak Campsites Pancake Breakfast and Virtual 5K
Lone Oak Campsites Pancake Breakfast and Virtual 5K will be held starting Saturday, August 28th and running through October 2nd, 2021.
The event is sponsored by Lone Oak Campsites in East Canaan, CT.
The month-long event kicks off with a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, Aug 28th to raise money for the Jane Lloyd Fund. From Aug. 28th to October 2nd, participants can run a 5K wherever and whenever they choose to also raise money for the Jane Lloyd Fund.
The event culminates on Oct. 2nd with the announcement of total funds raised.
On Saturday, August 28th, from 7:30 am-11 am, during the Tag Sale located at the Lone Oak Softball Field, we will be having a Pancake Breakfast to support the Jane Lloyd Fund. An adult meal is $8 and includes 3 pancakes and 2 sausage links. A child’s meal is $5 and includes 2 pancakes and 2 sausage links. Orange Juice, coffee, and tea will be available. You can sign up online here or print out this form and bring it to the Office.
5K EVENT – AUGUST 28 UNTIL OCTOBER 2
We will be hosting a virtual 5K event to support The Jane Lloyd Fund on October 2, 2021. You can participate by:
- Registration is $30 per person. Bring payment to the office
- Registration fee includes a commemorative T-shirt and swag bag
- Register by August 2 to pick up your T-shirt and swag bag at the pancake breakfast on August 28
- Starting August 28 until October 2, you can participate in the 5K on your own time either in the campground or on your own
- As long as you sign up, you have participated! No need to submit times to us.
- October 2 at 4 PM we will announce the total raised for The Jane Lloyd Fund
- Download a suggested 5K route map or pick one up at the office
To register go to: https://www.loneoakcampsites.com/5k-fundraiser/#5k-sign-up
The Jane Lloyd Fund provides living expenses to local people with cancer.
To learn more about the Jane Lloyd Fund visit thejanelloydfund.org.
Hotchkiss School Splash
The Hotchkiss School Splash (my name, not theirs) will be held Sunday, April 11, 2021 on the Hotchkiss School campus in Lakeville, CT.
The event hours: 3:00 – 4:30 pm.pm.
This is a closed event for the Hotchkiss community which is in a bubble due to the pandemic and is a fundraiser for the Jane Lloyd Fund (JLF) which is canceled again this year.
Last year, when the JLF was canceled, the Hotchkiss students raised $1,000 through a virtual splash. This year, they hope to raise even more.
The Jane Lloyd Fund provides living expenses to area residents who are dealing with a cancer diagnosis. For more information visit thejanelloydfund.org.
Jane Lloyd Fund Clambake 2020 Canceled, but maybe something later…
The Jane Lloyd Fund Clambake has been canceled for 2020. Organizers hope to hold some kind of event later in the year, but plans are incomplete. SportingAcause.com will provide updates when available.
The Jane Lloyd Fund provides living expenses for cancer sufferers in Connecticut’s Region 1 school district and beyond.
For more information visit https://www.thejanelloydfund.org/.
The Murphy Open Cancelled, but Virtual
The Murphy Open, which was scheduled for June 8th, has been canceled this year. There were high expectations for the 25th Anniversary edition- lots of new and exciting features to go along with the Tournament’s new location at The Links at Union Vale in LaGrange, NY.
But organizers offer a way for golfers to still get together, a sort of virtual event, and most importantly, raise some much-needed funds for a very worthy cause- the Jane Lloyd Fund.
Here is the plan from Tournament Chairman Jean Saliter on behalf of the Tri-State Chamber of Commerce.
“Play A Round For Murph!”
“We ask that your foursome take the originally slated tournament time, on either Monday June 8 or Tuesday June 9 (or between now and then) to “Play A Round For Murph!”
Please pull together your FEARLESS foursome at any golf course, play 9 or 18 in Murph’s honor, and send a few pics our way! We will be playing and ‘cheersing’ and photographing and posting from all over the Tri-State Region, SHARE WITH US!
https://www.facebook.com/TriStateChamberOfCommerce/
When your round is done, please pass the hat for the Jane Lloyd Fund.
Together we will make a difference helping JLF “Helping Cancer Patients Day to Day”.
For the foursome donating the MOST, four swag bags from LAST year: woohoo! DIG DEEP!
Let us know where you are, and we can collect – OR – send donation checks via mail to
| The Jane Lloyd Fund 800 N Main St Sheffield, MA 01257 To make an online donation, please do so here: https://www.thejanelloydfund.org/jane-lloyd-fund |
Thank you all for your time, your effort and your love. “The 25th Annual Murphy Open – Take Two” in 2021 will be GREAT! Promise!
Feel free to email back with suggestions, we look forward to hearing from you!
If you wish to play the Links at Unionvale, here is the number to call 845.223.1002
See you all out and about…FORE!!!”
Jean
Jean A. Saliter
Design, Photo/Video, Social Media and Web
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860.248.5585
Tri-State Chamber of Commerce
16th Annual Spring Splash Cancelled
The 16th Annual Spring Splash, will be held Sunday, April 26, 2020 at the Town Grove, Ethan Allen Street, Lakeville, CT 06039.
The event is open to everyone, but youngsters 10-18 years old must be accompanied by an adult and have a waiver signed by a parent or guardian. Everyone is required to raise $25 or more in pledges to participate.
Visit thejanelloydfund.org to find pledge and waiver forms.
Please bring all forms and pledge money to the event.
Costumes are encouraged but not required.
T-shirts given to all qualified entrants.
The event day schedule is as follows:
12:00 Noon Registration
1:00 pm Opening remarks and Splash begins
Refreshments after the Splash.
For more information call (860) 435-9866.
Proceeds from the splash will benefit both the Jane Lloyd Fund and the Housatonic FFA Alumni John Rice Scholarship Fund.
Organizers for the Spring Splash would like to thank Deano’s Pizza, Harney & Sons Tea and Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Service, for their ongoing support.
To learn more about the Jane Lloyd Fund visit thejanelloydfund.org.
To learn more about the Housatonic FFA Alumni John Rice Scholarship Fund email jr4evyng@gmail.com.
Ideas for Another Kind of Gift
Tis the giving season, is it not? If you’ve already completed your shopping list for the usual suspects and have a few bucks left over to spread additional cheer, here are some gift ideas of the non- profit kind.
Love animals? The Little Guild in West Cornwall, CT https://www.littleguild.org/ rescues homeless dogs and cats and finds loving homes for them. A donation of $25 will buy a one-day supply of food for all of their animals; $50 vaccinates one animal for a year or helps pay the cost to spay a cat ($150) or neuter a dog ($300). Or maybe adopt a pet…
Who isn’t moved by the notion of a child at risk? Berkshire County Kids Place https://www.kidsplaceonline.org/ in Pittsfield, MA picks up the pieces of children damaged by sexual and domestic violence and makes them whole. When a child comes in for a therapy session they get a snack first. $10 buys all of the kids snacks for a week. $50 covers most of a private therapy session for a child. Usually it takes 12 – 24 sessions per child.
Continuing the focus on children, Brooker Memorial https://www.brookermemorial.org/ in Torrington, CT provides early learning, child care, pediatric dental care and child therapy for youngsters in need. $25 will buy a week’s supply of healthy snacks for 10 kids or dental screening for one child. $50 will provide one month of art supplies for two classrooms or a dental cleaning for one child.
Adopt-a-Family in Millerton, NY cares about the young ones too. Headquartered at Moore & More Printing ( 518 789-4508), Stacey Moore and her large band of helpers provide clothing and toys (non-electronic) to some 300 kids up to age 13. Each child gets a winter coat, boots and three toys. A $50 or $100 donation will put a big dent in that per child cost.
Hunger may be our greatest scourge. Gratefully, there are many non- profits dedicated to feeding our residents-in-need. One of them is the Sunday In The Country Food Drive http://sundayinthecountryfooddrive.com/. They are based in Millerton, NY, but they serve 18 towns throughout the Tri-State area. They provide Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners to over 300 families. A $25 gift will provide a family of six with a complete holiday dinner including a 14-16 pound turkey.
Special Olympics is one of the most beloved of international charities. It allows children and adults with intellectual challenges to participate in and succeed in 26 different sports throughout the year. And the “United Sports” program partners challenged athletes with non-challenged high schoolers to compete together. Everyone wins. a $30 donation buys a basketball. If you care to give on the installment plan, $15 a month funds year round sports activities for three athletes. Each state manages its own programs. Connecticut https://www.soct.org/; Massachusetts https://www.specialolympicsma.org/ and New York https://www.specialolympics-ny.org/ . A $65 donation will earn you a Special Olympics tree ornament.
Robin Hood Radio’s http://www.robinhoodradio.com/ home is in Sharon, CT, and it serves the Tri-State region. It is an NPR station providing local and national news and entertainment as well as providing public service announcements about non-profit activities throughout the year. Robin Hood Radio is a non-profit that needs our support. A $25 or $50 donation would help pay for stringers who report local news or help support an emergency fund take care of equipment failures, among many other expenses.
The Jane Lloyd Fund https://www.thejanelloydfund.org/ provides financial help for cancer patients in the Northwest Corner by paying their living expenses while they concentrate on healing. A $50 donation could cover a tank of gas to drive to treatments, or pay for part of an electric bill or a piece of a mortgage payment. No donation is too small.
Housatonic Youth Service Bureau (HYSB) https://hysb.org/ . Counselors at HYSB offer free counseling to youngsters in Region 1 in Connecticut addressing a broad array of emotional needs from depression and anxiety to avoiding school, and support children and families coping with personal or economic crises, emotional or physical neglect, trauma, substance abuse and more. A $50 donation to HYSB will pay for one counseling session.
The Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) http://www.jumpfest.org/ in Salisbury Connecticut has been teaching youngsters to ski – cross country, downhill and jumping for 94 years. They provide skiing scholarships for four area grade school downhill programs and maintain 20, 30 and 70 meter jumps at their Satre Hill facilities as well as host the annual Eastern Ski Jumping Championships. A $50 donation to SWSA will fund two hours of landing hill snow grooming or travel expenses for a SWSA jumper to compete at other eastern hills.
These are just 10 of the 300 or so charities found on the pages of sportingAcause.com, all of which are doing heroic work to improve lives in our part of the world. Please remember them when gift-giving this holiday season.
Freezin for a Reason
The Spring Splash this Sunday at the Grove at Lakeville Lake marks the final “cold water” fundraiser of the season on the sportingAcause calendar.
Zany folks jump into frigid waters all over the world for many reasons- rites of passage, ushering in spring, health benefits, celebrations and more. But it is a peculiarly American notion to discomfort oneself for charity.
And two very worthy ones will benefit from the Spring Splash. The popular Jane Lloyd Fund, which provides living expenses to cancer-stricken folks living in CT’s Region One, will split the proceeds with the lesser-known HVRHS FFA Alumni John Rice Scholarship Fund. Both do great work in the Northwest Corner.
A sidebar story to the Spring Splash is the number of young people who participate. Buses from Berkshire, Salisbury and Hotchkiss Schools arrive to join ranks with HVRHS students as well as grade-schoolers. Of the 150 people who typically take part in the Splash, half are high school age.
They have learned the value of giving back to their communities, and their enthusiasm and energy as they take the plunge is a joy to watch.
By the way, you don’t have to get wet to support the causes. Although the cost to Splash is $25, you can just show up and watch and make a donation of any size. The entertainment will be worth it!
Til next time
Willie
“Freezin for a Reason” Season
It’s “Freezin for a Reason” Season.
As the days begin to lengthen, the cold begins to strengthen, so goes the old timers’ adage. We know that winter has a ways to go- it is still skiing, skating, basketball and now…cold water diving season.
Crazy folks throughout the world jump into frigid waters for all sorts of reasons- traditions, celebrations, rites of passage, supposed health benefits, but it is a particularly American trait to endure this kind of discomfort for charity.
But be careful what you call it. Both “Polar Plunge” and Polar Bear Plunge” have been trademarked by Special Olympics.
Three such events are coming up soon to a body of water near you in the sportingAcause Tri-state area.
The format is pretty much the same for all of them- entrants fundraise in the days and weeks before the event and bring a certain minimum amount to the event to qualify to plunge. Both teams and individuals are encouraged to participate.
On March 2nd, the Winsted Penguin Plunge, billed as the largest grass roots fundraiser for Special Olympics Connecticut, will be held at the Highland Lake Boat Launch in Winsted.
Then on March 30th and 31st, the Pittsfield 2019 Super Plunge and Polar Plunge will be held on Onota Lake at Burbank Park in Pittsfield. Now this event takes winter discomfort to a whole new level. In addition to the conventional plunge on March 31st, especially masochistic enthusiasts, who have raised a minimum of $1,000, have earned the right to plunge once an hour starting on March 30th for 24 consecutive hours. Their 24th and final plunge coincides with the one-timers. Now that’s dedication! This event supports Special Olympics Massachusetts.
On April 7th, the Spring Splash will be held at The Grove on Lakeville Lake in Lakeville, CT. This event supports two popular local causes- the Jane Lloyd Fund and the John Rice Scholarship Fund. I must note that 50% of the entrants for Spring Splash are high school students from area public and private schools. Way to go Kids!
By the way, you don’t have to submerge yourself in frigid waters to participate- go to one or more of these events and watch the fun from high ground. Donations are always appreciated.
By the time the Spring Splash wraps up, who knows, maybe we’ll be golfin!
Til next time.
Willie
