Please join the Davidson and Charlotte communities on Saturday, October 23 for the 2010 Autumn Fest!
It will be an afternoon of fun for kids and adults! Bring a chair or blanket, sit back, listen to great music and enjoy an afternoon outdoors with good friends.
Music will be provided by local favorites Sunday Union and Billy Jones
Kids will have fun throughout the day playing in bouncy houses & slides, face painting, arts & crafts and other games.
Come ready to bid in the Silent Auction! You could win a weekend at a lovely 3 bedroom cabin with hot tub and gas grill near the Virginia creeper trail, fine art (from jewelry to ceramics and more), meals prepared by Betsy Verhy, closet organizing, interior decorating consultation, a week of summer camp at Woodlawn School, sports tickets (Davidson Wildcats and Panthers), plus a "night out" basket with area restaurant gift cards and babysitting coupons. This is a sampling!
Outback Steakhouse is generously providing food for the event.
When: 4:00 - 8:00 p.m., Saturday, October 23, 2010
Where: Westmoreland Farm; 12806 Westmoreland Farm Road, Davidson, NC
Buy Tickets Now!
Family Ticket - $150: Provides admission to the event for your family.
Single Ticket - $50: Provides admission to the event for one person.
Buy online securely or mail your check to A Giving Spirit Foundation (address in footer of web site). If purchasing by mail, please include the following information:
Name
Address
Email Address
# of Tickets Purchasing
# of people attending (if buying a Family Ticket)
**you will not be issued a paper ticket - please check in at the event and your name will be on a list if you purchased online or mailed in a check**
This annual event benefits A Giving Spirit Foundation.
This foundation is guided by the vision of Laura Woodall and her family. Proceeds from the event will go toward awarding financial support to families experiencing adversity in the face of an unforeseen health challenge as well as research organizations working toward a cure for ALS, such as the ALS division of MDA and Project ALS.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
An Open Letter
Dear Friends,
Thank you for your support over the years for Laura’s League and A Giving Spirit Foundation. We thought it important to give you an update as to what we’ve been up to and where we’re going.
Four short years ago, Laura Somerville Woodall was diagnosed with a motor neuron disease which falls under the realm of ALS. Upon hearing this news, most people asked “What’s ALS?” Laura jumped into action with the intent to educate others about Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and raise funds toward a cure. First step? Gather 25 friends and form “Laura’s League” and, in her words, “make some difference in the lives of those living with ALS.”
The League’s first effort raised over $100,000 for the 2007 MDA Stride N Ride. The original goal was just $25,000 but we found out what could happen when the group banded together and reached out to our generous networks of friends and family. This made the Woodalls realize that much more could be done to support the tens of thousands living with ALS and other debilitating diseases.
With that thought in mind, and under the leadership of Jim Strodel and Chris Bryant, A Giving Spirit Foundation (AGSF) was formed in October 2008 to help others experiencing adversity in the face of an unforeseen health challenge. Money raised by AGSF will go toward awarding financial support and assistance to needy and deserving individuals and families suffering from a debilitating disease. We also plan to continue to support research organizations working toward a cure for ALS, such as the ALS division of MDA and Project ALS.
Since formed, AGSF has awarded over $11,000 in grants to individuals and research organizations. Nancy Brown of Davidson, NC received a grant earlier this year to help her family of six in the midst of financial issues brought on by three devastating diagnoses . In 1998 her daughter was born with spinabifida. Her husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2004. Several years later, Nancy was diagnosed with breast cancer.
“We've always managed to keep up with, if not ahead of, our medical issues until this last event,” Nancy explains. “A Giving Spirit Foundation reached out to us at a time that couldn't have been more perfect. We were hard pressed to make the mortgage after a few months and didn't know where to turn for help. That gift relieved the stress we were under and gave us breathing room to figure out the finances, to locate help. It may not have seemed like much, but when your choices are deciding whether to move or how to afford to feed a family of 6 on $100 a month, it was priceless.”
Nancy’s story exemplifies why AGSF works hard to raise funds and provide grants to families in their time of need. If you know of any family experiencing financial difficulties due to a debilitating disease, please contact us and request a grant application.
AGSF has spent much of the last two years organizing and sorting out the
details of starting a non-profit. We’re energized and ready to move forward in our fight against ALS. We’re focused on fulfilling the mission of raising awareness of this disease, helping fund research for a cure and helping others facing long term health adversities by awarding financial support to qualified grant applicants.
All the while, we pledge to never lose sight of the guiding vision of Laura Woodall. She and her family provide daily inspiration to all who witness their courage and hope as they face a life with ALS.
Thank you again for your past support and we hope you will continue to support us in whatever manner you choose.
Sincerely,
The AGSF Board of Trustees
Save the Date:
AGSF’s annual fundraiser
will be held on
Saturday, Oct. 23rd.
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