Lauren Gerro Fundraiser

(above) Scott Bradley

(above) Ray Harris

It was an amazing day of community spirit and caring at the Elmdale Tavern last Saturday! The Lauren Gerro fundraiser was a great success, with over $4000 raised. Lauren Gerro is a 26 year old employee of Global Pet Foods, who had both of her legs broken by a falling tree during that awful windstorm in mid-April. Global Pet Foods' Karla Briones worked with Elmdale Tavern owners Nat and Bruce Myles to put together a benefit concert! Several bands played, the beer flowed, raffle tickets were bought and people bid on auction items. Together with the $7000 Karla already raised through her efforts, Lauren would receive $11,000 to help her through the months ahead! Lauren's parents, Douglas and Debbie were on hand, as well as Lauren's fiancee Matthew. Get well soon Lauren!



(above) Steve Donnelly

(above) Greg Harris

(above) Amanda Rheaume

(above) Rob Bennett and Gilles Mantha

(above) RW Haller

(above) Greg Kelly

Pugstock!

There were pugs everywhere at 'Pugstock' last weekend! Tan pugs, black pugs, pug puppies, and pugs mixed up with other breeds, like a shi-pug-poo. I think that's what it was called. Anyway, it was a successful turn-out and a lot of fun, with all proceeds to www.undermywingpugrescue.com

All Ages Concert Fundraiser for Lauren Gerro

(pictured above: the classic Elmdale Tavern)

On thursday April 28th, due to the high winds, a tree fell on the corner of Wellington and Hamilton and struck Lauren Gerro, a 26 year-old staff member of Global Pet Foods. She has both legs broken in pieces below the knees and has undergone extensive surgery to both legs.

Lauren is like many part-timers. Young and works really, really hard to pay her bills. I am honoured to be the emcee of a fundraiser at The Elmdale on Saturday May 14th from 2 to 6pm. Come out and enjoy some amazing local musicians! Karla Briones from Global Pet Foods and Nat Myles from the Elmdale are gathering up as many prizes as possible, so if you can donate, please contact them!

100% of moneys raised will help Lauren through her rehab.
There will be music from 2pm to 6pm and all kinds of prizes drawn from donations from local businesses.

Musicians: Scott Bradley, RW Haller, Amanda Rheaume, Rob Bennett, Lefty MCrighty, Ray Harris and Steve Donnelly

And this is an all ages event, so bring the kids too! For more information, contact
Nat, 613-728-2848, or email elmdaletavern@me.com

Pugstock!

Tyler Huneault, Rock Star!!

(this is an audio recording from Tyler's visit to BOB last spring!)


Our good friend, 12 year old Tyler Huneault is back in the BOB FM studio tomorrow morning, to chat about his garage sale on Saturday!


WHAT: GARAGE SALE FOR TYLER HUNEAULT and “SIALIDOSIS Research” at McMaster University
WHEN: Saturday, May 7, 2011 (* rain or shine)
TIME: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
WHERE: 1407 McMahon Ave (*corner of Albion Road )

Tyler is a 12-year old boy. As a baby, he was diagnosed with an extremely rare genetic disorder called SIALIDOSIS. In fact, he is the only known child living with this disorder in North America . The simple explanation of it is that Tyler 's body does not produce a certain enzyme, which breaks down and disposes of waste nutrients. While it is fortunate that SIALIDOSIS is so incredibly rare, this also means extremely limited funding for any research, and very little focus on the disorder. With that being said, enzyme replacement research for SIALIDOSIS is being conducted at McMaster University. For this reason, we strive to raise funds to assist with this research in SIALIDOSIS at McMaster University through our Annual Garage Sale.
WAYS THAT HELP:

Donate items to sell. Items in good clean condition may be dropped off at our home. If you have an item that is of high value that you would like to sell, but don’t want to donate all of the proceeds, a partial donation would also be greatly appreciated. If it doesn’t sell, it will be returned to you. Heavy items can also be sold, however we are unable to pick up or deliver them for you. We would be happy to display them on a photo table with the price and contact information. Baby safety items like cribs and car seats cannot be resold because of by-laws for safety regulation. Also we have come to realize over the years we cannot sell old electronics of any sort. So please do not donate old tv’s, computer monitors, cordless telephones unless they are younger than 3 years old.

Make a financial donation. Cheques should be addressed to McMaster University, and indicate “Sialidosis Research Fund “ in the memo line of the cheque. Income tax receipts will be issued by McMaster University.

Volunteer to help at the Garage Sale. Even a couple of hours would be greatly appreciated!

Hold a garage sale, then donate some of your proceeds to McMaster University.

*** If you can help, please contact Giovanni at 613 - 4065555 , or email giovannipublicist@yahoo.ca !

Thank you for your generosity! Ida, Perry, and Tyler