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Goal Amount: $6000
Amount collected: $17,182.95
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In light of the passing of Mattie Stepanek earlier in the year, the
Muscular Dystrophy Association's 2004 Labor Day Telethon was sure to be a
poignant one. The MDA had announced that the telethon would be
dedicated to Mattie, and included many touching segments that showed Mattie's very full life.
Since we were very eager to do Mattie proud and surpass our previous
accomplishments, we looked for ways to ensure that as many folks as
possible participated. There were some very
creative and entertaining challenges made to encourage donations (See
Mike and
Tom's Hairy Adventures in the BillyHeadLines Archives).
Additionally, Billy himself donated some signed 'memorabillya' that we
used to help raise funds.
Finally, we coordinated our efforts and combined our donations with
those of another fan site, BillyGilmanFans.com, to help
extend the participation to more of Billy's online fans. Together, the
members of BillyGilmanFans and the BillyHeads worked hard and donated
generously to help make 2004's fund-raising efforts the most
successful ever.
It worked. The donations of 'cash' totalled up to $11,532.95. That
odd number combined with money donated directly to the MDA and the
'matching gift' funds from some donors' employers brought
the grand total to Fifteen Thousand Dollars!!
Not included in that amazing sum are the funds raised by auctioning
two autographed leather jackets which Billy donated to the cause. The
first sold for $3650 and the second for $2000. The additional
money that Billy's items raised brings the tally for the year's
efforts to $20,650!!!
A total of $17,182.95 was collected directly from fans as part
of our combined effort. The goal of "doing Mattie proud" was
definitely accomplished.
Here is a list of all those who contributed to the fund-raiser:
| Adrien Keiffer |
Edward Veal |
Logan Ott |
| Alex Wang |
Evan Bay |
Maggie Parke |
| Amber Grant |
Fred W. Scott |
Mark Hale |
| Andie McBride |
Gary Haller |
Mark Wayt |
| Andy O'Donnell |
Glenn Zorn |
Marry Finn |
| Andrew Watson |
Greg Phillips |
Maxi-Ann Campbell |
| Anita Dulude |
Hillel Sims |
Michael Reiner |
| Ashleigh Perkins |
James Kulaga |
Mike Hurwitz |
| Bart Wolther |
James Scott |
Miranda Oakley |
| Bill Reyner |
Jamie |
NB Computer Services |
| Brent Barnwell |
Jason Almeter |
Nick Brown |
| Brittany Cook |
Jason Dennis |
Parag Patel |
| Bryce Fortran |
Jay Militscher |
Patrick Foley |
| Carl Klemmer |
Jeff Rogers |
Paula J. Sutherland |
| Chet Stuut |
Jennifer Smith |
Peggy Ford |
| Christina Roberts |
Jeremy Kass |
Peter C. |
| Christina Telesino |
Jeremy Sprague |
Peter Silcox |
| Christopher Dorosan |
Jeron Maynard |
Phillip Dingus |
| Christopher Strader |
Jessica Bullock |
Prasanna Venkatesh |
| Chuck & Melissa Shull |
Jill McCall |
Rob Brady |
| Claire Doughman |
John Bratt |
Robert Durr |
| Cynthia Mills |
John Egler |
Ron Hesse |
| Dan Letki |
John Hennessy |
Sandy Polhemus |
| Dan Weinstein |
Jordyn Barnett |
Sarah Ashworth |
| Darren Starck |
Josh Lehrer |
Scott Lindquist |
| Dave DeFonce |
Joshua Gregg |
Shawn Slattery |
| Demetry Zilberg |
Kaitlyn Moore |
Steve Coons |
| Diane Renaud |
KC Crowley |
Sue Meek |
| Doorman Tobias |
Karen Lachance |
Todd Clingan |
| Dorian V Cochrane |
Keely Christine |
Tom Crowley |
| Douglas Maurer |
Kimberly Dickson |
Trish Clausen |
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