Charity Event for a villager in need
 

The Village of Duval (and our TOTV friend, ejp52) is holding a charity benefit for one of his neighbors. Lou Anne Rest, who is suffering from Cardiomyopathy, which causes thickening of the heart muscle which reduces the ability to pump blood.

. . . a non-profit foundation that has been established by Duval residents to obtain the funds for an expensive medical treatment which is not covered by insurance. This group will be holding 2 events to help raise funds for this procedure.

The first is a Casino Night on May 29 at the Truman Rec Center, 6pm to 9pm and the tickets are $10 each. If you would like to participate in this event and help to give this lovely lady some relief, we would appreciate your contacting either myself or Eddie (ejp52) via PM and we will be happy to give you more information.

I will also post more information about this procedure and the other event taking place in June, but I wanted to get this posted asap in order to get tickets to those wanting to participate in time.

Please, help this group and show the support as we TOTV'ers always do. Thanks so much. Eddie and Kathie

Wish I could be there to Help Kath because it is such a good cause. I know Eddie has worked very hard on this.

Count me in
 

We'll be there.

Thank you guys
 

We will be a little late...
 

We won't be in TV until June 5th or so....we will be watching for any June events...Thank you...see ya soon

The Campbell Soups

BUMP:pepper2:

There are only 120 tickets available total for the Casino night.

The 120 Casino tickets have been sold,there won't be any available at the door. :pepper2::beer3:

Count me in!

You did good!

Fantastic!!!
 

Hats off to you Kathie and Eddie for your compassion and dedication to help out when a neighbor is in need. How nice everyone joined together and all tickets are sold!! :eclipsee_gold_cup:

Thanks to TOTV folks who supported us.
 

The Fast Cure Foundation has meet its goal through its fund raising,and Lou Ann is scheduled to receive the stem cell treatment on September 30th.
Thanks to all who supported Fast Cure's fund raising,through ticket sales for the various events we sponsored and also to TOTV management for allowing us to post about our events and allowed us to reach such a large group of people.:eclipsee_gold_cup:

I'll update this post after the treatment takes place.
Thanks again.
Eddie

Eddie:

Three cheers for you and the others who made this a reality.

Nice article in the Sun concerning your efforts in getting this gracious act of kindness fulfilled for your neighbor. All involved are to be commended for your efforts.

What a wonderful mission to have accomplished.

There truly must be angels in the Villages!

Congrats on your great success.
:thumbup:

Great job Eddie and all of you who worked so hard to aid a friend and neighbor. This shows how wonderful the people in TV are.

Update!
 

I'm taking Lou Ann to Orlando airport Tuesday morning at 5:30 for her trip to the Dominican Republic for her stem cell procedure. The procedure will take place Weds. afternoon,the 30th,and she'll stay overnight in hospital and return to the Villages late Friday evening.
I'll update this thread for those that are following this thread.
Thanks again to all who helped with our Fast Cure Foundation fund raising events. :eclipsee_gold_cup: :beer3:

As a show of spiritual support, a short nondenominational prayer service will be held on Wednesday, September 30th, at 5PM at the Truman picnic pavilion. Won't you please join us? Please call you friends and neighbors to spread the word.

Thank You Eddie for the update. I am so happy she is getting this second chance and all because of you and the special people in The Villages. I will be watching for the next update.

Update
 

The procedure went well last night around 8pm.
She is resting at the hospital, and should be back in The Villages,late Friday evening. :pepper2: :beer3:

I've been following this story, and I'm so happy to hear that she had her procedure and is resting well. Wish I was there to welcome her back home to TV! It is very heartwarming to read about how her fellow Villager's stepped up to the plate to help this happen.

Well the mission is complete,LouAnn is back in the Villages,and resting.
She now needs to rest and let the stem cells build new heart muscle.
Thanks again to everyone for your interest and support of Fast Cure Foundation's fund raising events. :highfive:

That is great Eddie and I am saying extra prayers that those stem cells are working as fast as they can for a speedy recovery. You and your friends are another example of how everyone helps out in TV. Looking forward to our day when we can become a part of TV.

Eddie, we are so glad to hear that she is resting back in TV. May all go well for her in the future. Your group did wonderful thing for her. God bless.