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Page Creator: Jennifer Gamberdella
Event: Boston Marathon 2006
Event Starts: Apr 17th 2006
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Genaro Thomas Gamberdella
About my nonprofit:
Autism Society of America Santa Barbara
The mission of the Autism Society of America Santa Barbara is to promote lifelong access and opportunity for all individuals within the autism spectrum, and their families, to be fully participating, included...
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Fundraising target: $12,000
So far I have raised: $11,595.00
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My personal message:

Dear Family and Friends,

 

     The time of year is upon us again for the Boston Marathon 2006.  I will once again be participating and raising money in honor of my beautiful nephew, Genaro Thomas Gamberdella.

  

     As a reminder for those of you who don't know, Genaro (7) is my nephew and was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2.  Genaro and his family just recently moved from Santa Barbara (our hometown) to San Mateo, CA , to attend a school more suited for his needs. He is the older brother to his beautiful sisters, Gianna and Lia, and son to wonderful parents, Marc and Liz.  Genaro is thriving at his new school and the whole family is enjoying life in their new home in the Bay Area.  Over the last year I have enjoyed the limited time I got to spend with "G" (his nickname).  And the most amazing part was when he came to Boston last year to cheer me on as I ran the race.  It was truly amazing to see his adorable face when I crossed the finish line and it made all the fundraising efforts and training worthwhile.

 

     Genaro and his family left Santa Barbara , which was incredibly difficult for everyone involved, due to a lack of appropriate resources for children with autism.  With the hope of improving this state of affairs back home, I have decided to give my fundraising dollars this year to the Autism Society of America - Santa Barbara Chapter (more info on left).  ASASB is the leading, if not only non-profit in Santa Barbara County dedicated to helping families living with autism.  ASASB’s cornerstone efforts are to lend support, education, advocacy, and raise public awareness.  I want to help them in this great mission, for the benefit of other children like Genaro in the Santa Barbara community.

 

     Last year with your help, we raised over $6000!!!  It was such an amazing experience and I was so overwhelmed by the generosity of everyone involved.  So this year I will attempt to do the same with your help of course!  Anything you can donate to the cause will be greatly appreciated, no matter how small!  I am asking that you donate no later than the race date which is APRIL 17th, 2006. 

It is a simple process of making the donation online using a credit card or you can always mail me a check payable to: ASASB and send to Jennifer Gamberdella, 91 Prince Street # 9, Boston, MA, 02113.

     Please feel free to forward this link on to ANYONE you feel would be interested in donating.  Last year by your efforts to spread the word we had many additional donors.

     If you have any questions, concerns or comments feel free to email me at jennyg46@hotmail.com or call me on my cell at 617-921-4208.  In advance I would like to thank you for reading this letter and your consideration of donating to the cause.

Regards,

Jenn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online Sponsors to date:
Display Name Date Amount  Comment
melissa frank 4/20/2006 $100.00 Thank you, Jenn! From Genaro's buddy, Jordan and our family. We love & miss all the Gamberdella's! 
terry gaultney 4/16/2006 $50.00  
Cara Gamberdella 4/15/2006 $50.00 Have a great race and enjoy the weekend with G, Gianna and Marc!! 
Nori Eggleston 4/14/2006 $100.00 GO JENN!! Good Luck & Have Fun! 
Daymi 4/14/2006 $50.00 Good luck!! 
Kyle Schneider 4/14/2006 $50.00 Have a Great run, your dedication is beautiful. 
Jami and Sean Casey 4/13/2006 $25.00 Good Luck in the marathon, Jenn! Happy to donate! 
Tricia Focht 4/13/2006 $50.00 GOOO Jenny G and G-Man!!! 
Phil Terzian 4/12/2006 $25.00  
Andy & Dina Sale and family 4/12/2006 $150.00  
Matthew Reish 4/11/2006 $100.00 Thank you for your incredible effort. 
Ben Decker 4/10/2006 $100.00 Go Jenn!!!! It's great what you're doing, G-Mann will be thankful! 
Anthony Ruocco 4/10/2006 $25.00 Sorry it took so long and it's a little lite. I've been losing a hockey parlays. 
Bev Morey 4/10/2006 $25.00 Good Luck on the marathon, all of Santa Barbara is behind you!! 
Craig and Maribeth 4/8/2006 $250.00 We're behind you!!!!!! 
Tony Ambrose 4/8/2006 $25.00 Hey Jenn, this is a great cause. Good luck in the race and give my best to your family! 
Meredith 4/7/2006 $50.00  
Michele Schneider 4/6/2006 $100.00  
Bruce and Kathleen Micheel 4/6/2006 $250.00 Have a great run 
Bob & Jane Huhn 4/2/2006 $100.00 Go G-Man, Thanks Jen 
M. Lannan 4/1/2006 $25.00  
Anonymous 3/31/2006 $250.00 You bring sunshine to everyone's life especially G's 
Lorin Garbarino 3/31/2006 $50.00 Good luck Jenn 
Bryan Corlett 3/31/2006 $25.00 I think it is great what you are doing Jen. Genaro and your family are lucky to have you! 
Annie & Patrick Connolly 3/29/2006 $100.00 Jenn, what a great cause. We'll be cheering you on! 
Erin & Stephen Smith 3/28/2006 $100.00 good luck jenn  
Timothy Hale 3/27/2006 $25.00 Good luck! 
Marc Proto 3/24/2006 $100.00 Good Luck 
Ian Phair 3/22/2006 $107.00 have fun running! 
Patti Gaultney 3/21/2006 $50.00 Who can resist that face? Thank you, Jenn! 
Jennie Walker 3/20/2006 $100.00 Go Jenn! You are awesome! 
Uncle Pete 3/19/2006 $50.00 Jenn: 
Debbie Foley 3/17/2006 $50.00 Thank you for running for all of us! 
Jeff Mamalakis 3/16/2006 $50.00 I'll bring the Coronita's for a post run Celebration!!! 
Thanks Jenn for helping us all get invol 3/14/2006 $200.00 THanks Jenn for helping us all get involved! 
Dave and Jamie Bell 3/14/2006 $100.00 Hope this helps :) 
ITK 3/14/2006 $100.00 I expect top 10 and a beer drank at every mile 
The Forster Family 3/13/2006 $50.00 We're cheering for you, Jenn, and the entire Gamberdella family! 
Francesca & Carla 3/13/2006 $50.00 Go get 'em Jenn! Good luck and best wishes to all of the Gamberdellas!!! 
Tim Taylor 3/10/2006 $50.00 good luck 
Cheryl Hilliard 3/9/2006 $250.00 Run Jenn Run! 
Larry, Katy & Drew Oreskes 3/9/2006 $100.00 great job Jen! 
Stephenie Ho 3/8/2006 $50.00 Much love for G! 
Christopher Lilienthal 3/8/2006 $250.00 Buena suerte! 
Mitchell Vance 3/8/2006 $50.00 A great cause and a great race.... 
mark armstrong 3/7/2006 $25.00 go jenn! 
Alan Griffin & Patricia Griffin 3/7/2006 $500.00  
Jeff Grange 3/7/2006 $50.00 All the best to you and little G! 
Kristina Linker 3/7/2006 $50.00  
Bob & Kellie Sumberac 3/7/2006 $250.00 Good luck in the race & meeting your goal! 
debra galin 3/7/2006 $100.00 good luck 
Rick & Carol Wilson 3/7/2006 $25.00 Great cause for a great kid and family!!! 
Joan and Wayne Kidder 3/7/2006 $100.00 Good luck! We're glad to help. 
Ilene Reveles Hernandez 3/7/2006 $25.00 Genardo is so lucky to have you as an aunt! 
Marci Zajack 3/7/2006 $50.00 Good Luck Jenn! Genaro is so lucky to have such a great Auntie!  
Katie Kraemer 3/7/2006 $25.00 Good Luck!! 
carolyn blackford 3/7/2006 $75.00 your doing wonderful things jenn, you are so amazing! 
The Howell Family 3/7/2006 $100.00 Go get 'em Jennifer/G-Man (and note, a portion of this is from Marc's Rose Bowl bet payoff!!) 
Paul, MarLa, Frank, Ellie and Vince 3/7/2006 $100.00 GO JENN! Hopefully cousin Mike Paulicano will match our funds w/ the funds from the race he quit! 
Barrett & Jill O'Gorman 3/6/2006 $100.00 Best of luck in the race! 
Lainie Nezworski 3/6/2006 $50.00 This one's for you "G" with all my love! 
Andrew Perry 3/6/2006 $100.00 Wow, good luck! 
Mark & Jennifer Talarico 3/6/2006 $100.00 Good Luck! You are doing a great thing. 
Diane Fella 3/6/2006 $50.00 Go, go, go for G 
Matt "Bingo" Hanley 3/6/2006 $50.00 Go get 'em for Little G Man!!! 
Margaret and Chris Barrett 3/6/2006 $50.00 Go for it Jennifer! We are glad to support your efforts!! 
Colin Ness 3/6/2006 $50.00  
Ursula @ Catering Connection 3/6/2006 $50.00 Best of Luck 
Paul, Ginny, Mitchell and Jacob Kuhn 3/6/2006 $100.00 Happy to help for a great cause! 
Brian Halleck 3/6/2006 $100.00 Thanks for running 
michael rattray 3/6/2006 $25.00 Run hard, we will be following you and Genaro's all the way.  
Chris Young 3/6/2006 $100.00  
Shawn and Shannon O'Neill 3/6/2006 $200.00 Glad to be a part of the run! Thanks for your efforts... 
Bob and Lindsie Jones 3/5/2006 $250.00 Glad we could help. Have a great run for G-man! 
Craig Peus 3/5/2006 $100.00 Have a great run, Jenn. The G-Man is in our thoughts. 
Bill Flaherty 3/5/2006 $25.00  
val mollahan 3/5/2006 $50.00 Great job-good luck! 
Michele Lenaburg 3/5/2006 $25.00 For Genaro, we miss him and his whole family here at Goleta Valley Nursery School 
Mike Caponigro 3/4/2006 $50.00 Way to go Jen...can't think of a better cause! G man rocks! 
sharonkwilcox 3/4/2006 $100.00 Genaro, I believe in you! 
Andrew & Shannon Reveles 3/4/2006 $25.00 Best wishes on reaching your goals! 
Keith Knauss 3/4/2006 $250.00 Well done, and good luck. 
Roxanne Nomura 3/4/2006 $25.00 Thank you for running for G! and all the other kids 
Peri Lachman 2/27/2006 $100.00 You are amazing Jen! Thanks for being such a hero to your adorable nephew. 
Megan Ricci 2/24/2006 $50.00 We'll all be running with you! 
Joi Tyler 2/24/2006 $50.00 You're amazing! Good luck! 
Joe and Vivian Paulicano 2/24/2006 $100.00 To my beautiful Irish niece, good luck! We love you and little G-Man! 
Tricia Paulicano 2/24/2006 $100.00 Once again, you are such a great Aunt to do this...good luck with all of your training! 
Scott Cotich 2/23/2006 $50.00 Glad I could help out. 
Joseph Talarico 2/23/2006 $100.00 Much Love for you and the G Man Joe & Donna 
Dan Cerchio 2/23/2006 $100.00 Good luck Jenn & the G-man 
Josh Roberts 2/23/2006 $50.00 Good luck Jenn! 
* Total raised online: $8,207.00
Amount raised offline: $3,388.00
Grand Total: $11,595.00
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