Cafferky Family Celebration and Fundraiser 3/13/09

Jo Anne Lewis, a wonderful friend and a prayerful sister and neighbor, feels called by the Virgin Mary (Hey - I do NOT make this stuff up) to have a party to raise some money for the renovations needed on our home.  Originally, it was going to be a Great Falls thing, but frankly, while people have been VERY generous and sent checks for the effort (Jo Anne had a goal of $175,000 and we are already at $13,000 which amazes me no matter what), we aren’t getting the party crowd that we really were hoping for. 

This is a pure-play St. Patrick’s Day Party - but on Friday the 13th, which could account for people not wanting to leave their homes.  That said - I am inviting all who read this, that are 21 or over, to our party at the Great Falls Grange on Friday, March 13, 2009.  I’m so sick of begging and living off the generousity of others, so if you can’t donate - just come and party with us.  Now that I’m back at work full time, all we ever do is work and deal with home and try to stay up on the local sports and handle our community obligations.  There is nothing that would make me happier than for some of you who are still interested in our lives to come drink some beer and party with us, in honor of Nick and the sense of community that his tragic situation has brought forth.

So, if you find yourself unafraid to leave your home on Friday the 13th, without a full dance card and just wanting to spend some fun time with us and, dare I say, encourage me to keep one foot in front of the other, please join us on Friday, March 13, 2009, 7:00 - 11:30 at the Great Falls Grange at 9818 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, VA.  Please RSVP to Jo Anne Lewis at 703-444-1634 or lewisjobill@aol.com.  The place can only hold 200 people so Jo Anne was very judicious in the invitations she sent out, but I’ve found that if you invite 200 you might get 50, and I think the more people the better.  I’d at least like to beat the attendance at Nick’s New Year’s Party, which was so much fun.

Again - if you are moved to donate - great.  All the details on how to donate and where it is going (Wayne Foley’s very generous bid to do the adaptations to our house at cost) will be provided at the party, or you can ask Jo Anne to send them to you.  This note is really just to get the word out that this is NOT an exclusive event.  We just want to have some fun.  And if you have followed my silly blog this long, you at least deserve some drinks and snacks and real bagpipes and good tunes just for being present in my life.  And since it’s all on Jo Anne - you can thank her.  I know I can’t thank her and Bill and their wonderful family enough.

Please call Jo Anne at 703-444-1634 or email her at lewisjobill@aol.com so we can know how many are coming.  And don’t forget to wear green - I pinch.

Thanks a lot - I will post more about the status of my new job and our interim caregiving solution and the glacierlike pace of Jude’s work permit and so on, maybe even later tonight.  Meanwhile - try to come party with us on Friday the 13th.

Hoping to see some of you next Friday -

Elisa