BWS Volleyball Tournament, Raffle and Luau

June 19, 2010
2:00 - 6:00pm
At the Tri-County High School Auxiliary Gym

(For directions type in the High School's address,at www.MapQuest.com: 11298 W. 100 S.  Wolcott, In 47995, or email us.)

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Check out our interview on the Danville News!!
http://illinoishomepage.net/fulltext?nxd_id=153565
And WLFI
http://www.wlfi.com/subindex/community/18_interviews

FREE ADMISSION AND PUBLIC WELCOME!!!

GOAL: $3,000.00
RAISED (so far): $975.00

Come on out to the BWS Fundraiser 2010, help raise awareness on this rare disorder, have fun, and help BWS Children all in one day!

This years fundraiser is going to be a blast!!! Tons of Luau decorations, lots and lots of food, great music, a gigantic raffle and a whole lot of fun games and prizes! Monkey Joe will be at the event to interact with the children for a couple hours!!

There will be games for adults and children! Come enter our Hula Hoop, Karaoke, and/or our Limbo Contest. Each winner will take home a prize! Deck yourself out and compete to win the Best Hawaiian Dressed Contest!
If you really want a challenge, enter to play in our Volleyball Tournament! Form a team of 5 and submit your team registration and entry fee, to play in one awesome Volleyball Tournament!

Come Compete against last years Champions:

Dave Leonard
Jason Hawkins
Michael Wescott
Todd McFadden
Shawn Calhoun

See if your team has what it takes to whoop these awesome guys!  

Don't forget to buy lots of tickets because you are not going to want to miss out on this AWESOME Raffle. Check out the Raffle Items tab for a complete list of Raffle Items. (This tab gets updated a lot, especially the closer we get to the event)

Come take a chance at winning the 50/50 Cash Pot and/or vote on a theme for the 2011 Fundraiser.

There will be goody bags for everyone to take home, full of free food certificates, samples, coupons, and lots of promotional items! Not to mention, there will be some pretty cool door prizes, as well!

Or just come and hang out with friends and watch the Volleyball Tournament! (There is no admission fee)

Lots of great music by Jimmy Buffett, Bob Marley, Beach Boys, Peter Frampton, Rolling Stones, Isley Brothers, The Clash, KC & The Sunshine Band, The Patridge Family, The Archies and lots, lots more!!!

So mark your calendars, because you aren't going to want to miss this event! We hope to see you there!


What is Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome?

Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder. It is an overgrowth disorder that affects approximately 1;15,000 children. Most of the time, the disorder happens spontaneously. Characteristics are: Large Birth Weight, Neonatal Hypoglycemia, Enlarged Tongue, Hemihypertrophy, Ear pits and creases, and red "stork bite" birth mark on the forehead. It also causes the baby to be born with his/her intestines outside of the stomach in a membrane covered sac. BWS children go through a lot of different tests and screenings. One of the most common screening is the cancer screening. Children with BWS need to get blood work every 6 weeks and abdominal ultrasounds every 3 months, to check for Wilms Tumors and other Cancers. These screenings are done until the age of 8. For more information on BWS visit: www.beckwith-wiedemannsyndrome.org

 Why do you have BWS Fundraisers and how many have you had?

This is our 4th annual BWS Fundraiser (2010). We hold BWS Fundraisers every year because our son, Andrew, who has BWS is doing wonderful, compared to so many other BWS children! We couldn't ask for a healthier child. There are so many children out there with BWS who are fighting cancer, needing leg braces, or tongue reductions, etc. We feel that God has blessed us with Andrew so we can help raise awareness about this rare genetic disorder and help raise money for the children who aren't as healthy, as Andrew is. It's a gift for them. We are truly blessed....truly blessed and we just want to give back. It's "Andrew's Gift"

 Do you keep any of the money raised?

ABSOLUTELY NOT! We DO NOT hold these fundraisers to benefit us in any way! We love holding these fundraisers and love giving every dime to the Beckwith-Wiedemann Children's Foundation because we know it is doing good, in the world and we are helping out these beautiful children. Kathy Kruger, the President of the foundation, and I stay in contact about the fundraisers, we do. So, she knows everything that goes on, and is there to help us, if we have any issues.  

Natasha was awarded the Katie's Heart Award!

Natasha Volker was awarded the "Katie's Heart" Award, from the Beckwith-Wiedemann Children's Foundation, at the BWS Conference 2009, for going above and beyond her volunteer position to raise awareness and funds for the BWCF.

What is the "Katie's Heart" Award?

Many Organizations have a symbol of recognition given to people who go above and beyond their volunteer position. Katie Ruiter is the first person to receive the award and she is also very special, as she is the namesake for this special award.

Katie's story begins with a lemonade stand. Katie approached her parents and asked to have a lemonade stand. Mom and Dad agreed and told her they would match whatever she brought in. Katie was so excited she told everyone! Someone mentioned the idea of having it at the pool, during a swim meet. The Stand started at 7:30am and by 11:30 am, she was sold out. Selling nearly 5 gallons of lemonade and various baked goods, Katie and her friends had fun. Most of all, Katie was proud of what she was doing for her sister and all the other kids with BWS. Katie raised over $6,000 that day! She has touched many hearts with her kindness and I hope this story touches yours.

(Story taken from the BWS Cookbook)