What I failed to understand as I get more exposure to charity events, is the relentless dedication of volunteers. It takes commitment and devotion to pull off a successful fund raising event. My past experiences with fundraisers has been that I pretty much just showed up, ran the race or wrote out a check.
When I [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 10, 2009
The Race For Grace
June 9, 2009
MDA Summer Camp
I was lucky enough to spend an afternoon at the Arizona MDA Summer Camp last week. VMI as a corporation gives all charitable donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association and has been for over 10 years. VMI employees work closely with the local Phoenix MDA office for special events and fund raising activities. When they [...]
June 1, 2009
Anaheim, CA Abilities Expo
I was lucky enough this weekend to attend the Abilities Expo in Anaheim, CA. I’ve written numerous times about these Expos and wanted to share some stories from this past weekend.
First of all, the attendence at the show was great. All day Friday there was a sea of people checking out what the show had [...]