Stories of Hope

I hope all of you are enjoying a safe and wonderful Memorial Day weekend. I want to give my respect and my deepest heartfelt thanks to all the brave men and women in our armed forces that have paid the ultimate price for keeping us safe and free.    I will start by telling everyone…

It all started when I received a phone call last week from Julie at the Make-A-Wish organization. She told me she was going to have an event on Monday and wanted to know if I was available to drive the limousine. I told her I would be happy to, and I would gladly donate my…

   We are getting closer to the second annual Crusade Against Cancer event. It will held be at Snake River Landing on June 8. I’m excited for this event, and hope to have an even bigger turnout this year.    The first step to making this a successful event is getting sponsors. Now, I must…

   This week’s story is about an event that happened three weeks ago. Now I try to keep the topic of my stories on current events, but I needed to write about Easter and of course you needed to read about the knowledge and wisdom from a distinguished, well-traveled , experienced elderly gentleman. That’s the…

Tuesday was my 63rd birthday and I would like to thank everyone for all the wonderful birthday wishes. I am truly blessed to have so many good friends. I’m also happy/confused to get so many birthday wishes from the guys I have fouled at basketball.    I know what you are all wondering. How does…

Heaven received another very special Angel this week. My good friend and work colleague Keith Barzee passed away last Sunday from cancer. Keith was a great co-worker, friend, brother, husband, father and grandfather. He will be missed greatly.    I have known Keith for many years. I first met him when he would come in…

Okay all my faithful readers, as promised this is the press release that finally went out on Thursday. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FWEDA ANNOUNCES EDUCATION-FOCUSED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TRAINING A.S.P.E.C.T. Focus on customer relationship-building training programs to enhance dealer profitability I want to give you a little background into the journey I have taken on the…

As promised last week, the title of this week’s story is Press Release. So, we will continue with the release. PRESS RELEASE:    The story that was originally going to be about the press release detailing the partnership of FWEDA and THE TRAINING A.S.P.E.C.T. has been changed. Instead, it will be about a milestone birthday…

   Okay, who remembers the story (New Volunteer Opportunity) I posted three weeks ago? Who can tell me what TCI stands for? Anyone? Anyone? Great job class! It stands for Teton Cancer Institute. Since the majority of the class responded with the correct answer, there’s a good chance we might break for recess a little…

   Last year’s Crusade Against Cancer fundraiser was a lot of fun. I first want to thank everyone who volunteered and made it such a great event. It was my first experience setting up this type of event. I reached out to some businesses that have done a lot of these, and they told me…