CreedFeed Community - Creed Angels Fundraiser-CreedFeed members we would like your help!!

Creed Angels Inc. is proud to announce our second online tricky tray raffle! Proceeds from this raffle will benefit 6-year-old Matthew. Melissa (hockeymom) will be sharing Matthew's story with you shortly). We are asking all angels to particpate by buying and/or selling tickets, 100% of all ticket sales will be donated to Matthew's fund. The more tickets we sell, the more we can donate. The theme for this tricky tray is "Mother's Day". What an easy sell! What could be better than donating to a good cause in exchange for a chance to win a beautiful gift for your Mom? Pictures of the baskets can be found on our "fundraisers" page. We've got lots to choose from so purchase your tickets now, one of these lovely baskets could be yours or your Moms! Don't forgot to ask your friends, family and co-workers if they would like a chance to win also!

Tickets are on sale March 29 - April 23. Tickets are $1 each, 6 for $5 or 15 for $10. Tickets can be purchased by mailing check or money order payable to "Creed Angels, Inc." PO Box 1406, Marion, Ohio 43301-1406 or by sending paypal to [email protected]. To use paypal please visit www.paypal.com. If mailing in your order use the printable tickets on the fundraiser page to print tickets, if using paypal be sure to write which baskets you are purchasing tickets for in the "comments" section. Remember, you can purchase more than 1 ticket for any basket to increase your chances of winning! You can also print the basket page and tickets to sell to friends, family, and co-workers or post links to the pages on any message board you frequent.

All tickets, money and paypal must be received by April 23rd. The drawings will be held April 25th (subject to change) and the winners will be announced on the Creed Angel online message board and baskets will be shipped shortly thereafter, so that the winners will receive them for Mother's Day. Chances of winning depend on number of tickets purchased per basket.

All baskets were donated by friends and members of Creed Angels Inc. and will be shipped by those donors. By entering this raffle, you agree, should you win, to allow Creed Angels to release your address to the donor of the basket for shipping purposes only.

Lastly, we offer our most sincere thanks to the generous souls who donated these awesome baskets. Without you, this fundrasier would not be possible!

Here is the link to the fundraiser site http://www.creedangels.org/fundraisers.htm

Thank you in advance for your help with this fundraiser. I know that Matthew and his family truely appreciate it.

Here is a little information on Matthew and his condition.

Matthew's Journey

Matthew Beyer is a six-year-old-boy who lives in Joliet Illinois with his parents, Pam and Tom Beyer, and his brother Timothy. He is a Tiger Scout and loves Spiderman, riding his bike, fishing with dad, and macaroni and cheese.

Matthew was recently diagnosed with Fanconi Anemia (FA), a severe blood disease that affects a person’s ability to reproduce red blood cells. FA eventually leads to bone marrow failure, and people with FA usually develop leukemia at a very early age. A bone marrow transplant is the most effective form of treatment and is currently the only long – term solution for Matthew. FA patients often experience complications which are not routine for other transplants, such as a marked increased risk in organ toxicity and in graft-versus-host disease and development of glucose intolerance.*

But these risks are nothing compared to the ravages of the disease left unchecked. The bone marrow transplant is Matthew’s only chance at having a normal, healthy childhood and a long and productive adult life. You can only imagine the determination of his parents, sibling, aunts, uncles, and grandparents to do everything possible to give Matthew that chance.

This difficult journey of care for Matthew will involve trips to specialty hospitals in Cincinnati and Minneapolis and special equipment for the isolation procedures related to the marrow transplant. Many of these expenses, while necessary for Matthew’s survival, are not covered by health insurance. The Chicago-area friends and family of Tom, Pam, Tim, and Matthew are determined to help ease their financial and emotional burden and help ensure that Matthew has a full and healthy life.

This goal is bigger than all of us, and so our family is asking you and yours to help Matthew as well. A fund has been established in his name. We would ask you to consider a small gift that will help deliver many times its value, a gift that will generate hope and happiness, healing and health, and the genuine satisfaction that such acts of kindness return to those who open their hearts.

Matthews Current Condition

Results from Matt's blood test on Feb. 23 were VERY GOOD. Matt's
counts leveled out after a big drop from the previous test.

Next, is a trip to Minn. on March 10. I will keep all updated.
Thanks for checking in, keep the good vibes coming, looks like it is
working.

Again my sincere thanks on behalf of The Creed Angels
Melissa.