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TEAM BLUE - 2006 Baltimore Half-Marathon
Page Creator: Samuel Dearth
Event: Baltimore Marathon
Event Starts: Oct 14th 2006
Training buddies: Gilman, Petro, Yeager, Scheyer
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Marvin Hudson at Cincinnati Children's
About our nonprofit:
BLUE For Kids
Founded by Major League Baseball umpires in 2006, BLUE for Kids enriches the lives of at-risk youth and children coping with serious illness by providing memorable sports experiences, supporting pediatric...
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Fundraising target: $3,000
So far we have raised: $4,096.00
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Welcome to TEAM BLUE's Fundraising Page for the Baltimore Marathon and Half-Marathon.  We are raising money to purchase Build-A-Bear Workshop® stuffed animals.  Major League Baseball (MLB) umpires will distribute the stuffed animals to children in hospitals who are coping with injury or illness.

Meet the Team: 
Pippin Gilman, John Petro, Jeff Scheyer, Mike Yeager and Samuel Dearth.

On-line Donations: Donating online through this site is simple, fast and secure. After making your online donation, your name will appear in our list of contributors.

Off-line Donations: Donations by personal check are welcome.  Simply download our event contribution form (PDF) for complete details.  Current off-line donations received from:

* USi Charitable Foundation via John Petro ($250)
* Joe and Jenny Cillis ($250)
* Grandma Petro ($10)
* Donna Courtney ($35)
* Thomas Jeram ($100)
* Anonymous ($100)
* Mike Yeager Fundraising Event ($350)
* Steven P Wong ($100)
* Lisa Wunder ($20)
* Dr. Valencia Cobb ($35)
* Joe and Sharon Cillis ($100)
* Micheal and Marie Rossi ($35)
* Anonymous ($10)

Thank You Gifts: Donate $100 and receive an Official Major League Baseball.  Donate $500 and receive a pro-style Rawlings Baseball Bat.  Both items are personalized and signed by a BLUE for Kids professional baseball umpire. Patients and parents will receive a letter with your name as the donor of their stuffed animal.

Children's Hospital of Tampa: MLB Umpires Mark Wegner, Marvin Hudson, and Bob Davidson visited Children's Hospital of Tampa on August 17th. Your stuffed animal donation will be used for the next children's hospital visit.  Check out the photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueforkids/sets/72157594241916002/

BLUE for Kids website: www.BLUEforKids.com 

Online Sponsors to date:
Display Name Date Amount  Comment
the Pasquali family 10/26/2006 $25.00 friends of the Cillis family! 
The Williams Family 10/20/2006 $50.00 Did you run or Patrice 
matthew_dirr 10/14/2006 $25.00 Let me know how it goes, Jeff. 
The Scheyers 10/13/2006 $150.00 Looking oh so forward to the race..... 
Barbara Dirr 10/12/2006 $50.00 for Jeff 
susan prekel 10/12/2006 $50.00  
tcrews 10/12/2006 $50.00 John - make sure u eat your goo 
Anonymous 10/12/2006 $50.00  
Jim & Carol Cillis 10/11/2006 $118.00 Great cause - Remember Samuel, can't use the subway 
Julie Hanssen 10/11/2006 $25.00 Looks like a great cause- GOOD LUCK!!! 
Matt and Liz Cillis 10/11/2006 $50.00 Good Luck Samuel!! 
anonymous 10/10/2006 $15.00  
Phil 10/10/2006 $25.00  
Bill Keech 10/10/2006 $50.00 Best of Luck!! 
Mary Dirr 10/10/2006 $13.00 for Jeff Scheyer 
Adam, Jennifer, Hannah & Abigail 10/8/2006 $130.00 Go get 'em Jeff. Love and Regards from London 
Cynthia & Karl 10/8/2006 $50.00 Good luck Jeff 
Katie Gervasio 10/8/2006 $25.00 Good luck! 
Stan scheyer 10/7/2006 $100.00  
Robin Brody 10/7/2006 $100.00 Run Samuel Run!!!  
Mark 10/5/2006 $25.00  
Ken 10/5/2006 $100.00  
Mr. Mrs. John T. Petro 10/3/2006 $50.00 John, don't worry about the time, just make the distance!! 
DonaldA Newcombe 9/19/2006 $100.00 Go for it! 
Carmen Lynch 9/5/2006 $25.00  
Donna 9/4/2006 $100.00 They will be Red Sox bears - right! 
Von 8/27/2006 $25.00  
Gigi Gilman 8/25/2006 $50.00 Keep up the good work, Pip. Maybe your efforts will bring the good karma back to the Red Sox!!! 
Dr Chris Lillis 8/24/2006 $25.00 Great work Samuel! 
Ken Arimitsu 8/23/2006 $500.00 It goes up $100 for every minute faster than your target time. Run Forest Run! 
Chuck Sanetra 8/16/2006 $50.00  
Samuel Dearth 8/14/2006 $500.00 In dedication to the man who passed along a love of baseball to me - you'll be missed pop!  
* Total raised online: $2,701.00
Amount raised offline: $1,395.00
Grand Total: $4,096.00
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