Well, it's that time of year again folks. It's the 5th Annual 12 Days of Christmas event. Can you believe we've been doing this for five years? Unbelievable. I'd like to thank everyone in the community that has helped make this event possible year after year. I am sincerely moved by your generosity.
As some of you know, I have recently stated in various threads that I may
cancel this years event for reasons that I won't get into here. So unfortunately, there won't be twelve days of gifting items from the pro shop this year, as has happened in past years. But I did come up with an alternative idea.
As many of you know we lost our dear friend and fellow community member Andyson, who sadly passed away back on July 4th of this year. Andy, in my book, was the leader of the pack in the forums. He set the bar for wit and humor. Come on, how many of us couldn't wait for his next issue of the National Enquirer to come out? Also, Andy designed the artwork that I use every year for this event, so he'll always have a special place in my heart.
So, I'd like to dedicate this years "12 Days of Christmas" event to our dear friend Andyson and here's my idea...
This is Andy's obituary. In it, it clearly states "In lieu of flowers, please contribute to springerrescue.org." So, why don't you join me in honoring Andy's, or his family's, final request and whatever money you had set aside to participate in this years "12 Days of Christmas" event... why don't you donate it to his chosen charity in his honor.
Here is the link- springerrescue.org, look over on the left side of the home page under "Ways to Help", then "Donate to ESRA". There is a spot on the donation page where you can say who the the donation is in memory of, please put Dennis "Andyson" Anderson. (Full disclosure- I am not affiliated with this organization, nor do I know anyone that works there.)
For those of you that live outside the US, my good friend Alanti, who lives in Australia, was kind enough to make a dry run and has assured me that players living outside the US can access the site and donate with no problem.
If you want to honor Andy in some other way, go out and pay it forward. Go buy some scratch off lottery tickets and hand them out to random people walking down the street, when you're at the drive thru getting your morning coffee on your way to work...pay for the guy behind you, go help serve meals to the homeless, go to a department store and buy some gift cards and pass them out to random customers....do something.
I know a lot of you won't agree with the direction I've taken this event this year, but I can live with that and if this is the last year this event is run...I can live with that too. I just wanted to honor my friend Andyson.
In closing I'd like to thank Alanti for his help. I'd also like to thank Paulton and Twominusone for graciously helping to update Andyson's original artwork to reflect this years 5th annual event. Thanks guys!
Join me, don't join me...it's entirely up to you.
Happy Holidays all.
MC
In lieu of flowers, please contribute to springerrescue.org. - See
more at:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?pid=180617186#sthash.elix3BJ8.dpuf
In lieu of flowers, please contribute to springerrescue.org. - See
more at:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?pid=180617186#sthash.elix3BJ8.dpuf
In lieu of flowers, please contribute to springerrescue.org. - See
more at:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?pid=180617186#sthash.elix3BJ8.dpuf
In lieu of flowers, please contribute to springerrescue.org. - See
more at:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?pid=180617186#sthash.elix3BJ8.dpuf