Day: January 25, 2015

Louise Sarofeen submits-

RUN FOR RESEARCH MARATHON TEAM FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT THE AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION

JANUARY 31, 2015 FROM 7-11PM

THE GLOUCESTER HOUSE

63 ROGERS ST GLOUCESTER, MA

TICKETS ARE $20

(DJ, LIGHT APPS, CASH BAR, DOOR PRIZES, RAFFLES AND MORE)

What is the American Liver Foundation? The American Liver Foundation® provides research, education, advocacy, and support for 30 million Americans affected by liver disease.

Our mission: to facilitate, advocate and promote education, support and research for the prevention, treatment and cure of liver disease.

We carry out our mission through education to promote liver health and disease prevention. Three national core programs are targeted to reach the public, at-risk groups, and patients with liver disease. We are the leading source of information on liver health and liver disease, through printed materials and www.liverfoundation.org. A toll-free national helpline and 16 offices across the country provide support to newly diagnosed patients, families, and the general public, through phone, email, and community outreach. We fund research that had helped to begin the careers of more than 750 scientists in the field of liver health in hopes of finding treatments and cures that will lead to a world free of liver disease.

Why am I running? A good friend, and fellow runner, of mine works for CVS Caremark and she is responsible for working with doctors to get expensive liver medications covered for their patients. She was introduced to the Run for Research at a conference she attended and is now working towards running her 3^rd Boston Marathon! Her dedication to this cause inspired me to want to join in and this fall I applied and was chosen to run the 2015 Boston Marathon on the Run for Research team! The team requires each runner to raise $5,000 towards this worthwhile cause. The foundation also pairs you with a patient partner to help inspire you through the tough winter training runs. I have been paired with a young girl named Ann Ford. Ann is a one year old baby girl, daughter of Patty and Jay Ford, and baby sister to John. Ann was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia when she was 10 weeks old, and underwent a liver transplant at 4 months old. Patty has told me Ann is thriving and meeting all sorts of milestones!

PLEASE JOIN ME IN RAISING MONEY FOR THIS GREAT CAUSE. ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTABLE! CHECKS CAN BE MADE PAYABLE TO THE AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION

http://go.liverfoundation.org/site/TR/RunforResearch/NewEngland?px=1790458&pg=personal&fr_id=4420
Tickets are $20 and the door prize is a pair of Bruins Tickets.
Raffle items/silent auction are: 
basket of French soaps and lotions from LaProvence in Rockport
large straw handbag from LaProvence
Lone Gull Gift card
Imbeault Photography gift card
1/2 day fishing trip for 3
Girls night in Basket (wine, wine glasses, movies, chocolate, popcorn, candy, slipper socks, nail polish)
EnVogue gift card
handmade glasses made from vodka bottles
herbal tea with mugs basket
accessories from Leavitt & Co
Franklin Cape Ann gift card
2 vouchers for paint night from Wicked Art Bar
Sparkly Soul Head bands
Marshalls Farmstand gift card
Marshalls Landscape supply gift card
Studio G one month credit
6 pool passes to the Cape Ann marina
Accessories and gift card from Magnolia’s Boutique
Sticky Fingers gift card
handmade wine rack with wine
Arbonne “GetFit Kit”
painting from Memory Lane
LoGrasso Auto gift card
handmade soaps from Melissa Cox
gift basket from Annisquam River Pottery
Unwind Hair and Make-up gift card
Framed professional photo of the Annisquam Light House
Celia’s Flower Shop gift card
3 month pass to MAC Fitness in Gloucester
2 whale watch passes from Capt Bills Whale Watch
Luna Day Spa gift card

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On Saturday, February 7, at 10 am the Manchester Historical Museum will be offering a program about old fashioned valentines for children 3 and up. Come see examples of different types of antique valentines and make your own. $5 per child. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please RSVP to info@manchesterhistoricalmusem.org or call 978-526-7230.