Thank You from the Wheelin' Jazz!!

Greetings from the Wheelin' Jazz and Jr Wheelin' Jazz.

We wrapped up our Halloween Ugly Mug Contest and had a successful run. With your generous help, we were able to raise $900 for the Wheelin' Jazz and nearly $1,600 for the Juniors. All money collected goes directly to the teams.

The winners in the Juniors contest were Aimee Vargas who tallied $375 donated in her name while Eliza McIntosh received over 15,000 hits on her profile. Aimee wins a $100gift certificate and Eliza wins $50.

On the Wheelin' Jazz, Bret Remington garnered the most hits while Layne Mangum had $485 donated in his name. Bret wins the $50 gift certificate and the $100 for Layne will be donated back to the team.

This is very helpful to our programs. With your help, our teams can pay for training facilities, equipment, and travel expenses. Every dollar helps. When you consider that a sports wheelchair costs between $2,000 to $4,500, you can begin to understand that for our teams to take the floor, the costs can be prohibitive. Now also consider that some of our players drive over 1 hour each way to come to practice.

This doesn't even begin to place a value on the therapeutic aspect for the players. Having a sporting activity to participate in builds self esteem, confidence, and a way to compete and stay in shape. You can't put a price tag on that.

Now that you have donated, I ask you to take the next step in your support of the teams and/or your player. If you are on Facebook, go to http://www.facebook.com/wheelinjazz, click "Invite Friends" and share the story of the Wheelin' Jazz with your friend list. If you're not on Facebook, send an email to your friends and ask them to visit www.wheelinjazz.com and follow us there.

I ask you to continue following the Wheelin' Jazz as we will have some fun contests and give-a-ways that you can benefit from. We also have a book and DVD by Wheelin' Jazz founder and teammate, Mike Schlappi, for sale on the webpage. Half your purchase price is donated to the team in your name. These are highly motivational and inspiring. You can't go wrong having them in your house.

Again, thank you for supporting the Wheelin' Jazz and Jr. Wheelin' Jazz.