HELLO everyone. This will be hopefully be the final update for the fundraiser for its this evening and I have so much to do still. We have now right at 140 items donated, Plus the Titans cheerleaders are going to be stopping by to see Brandon. The owners of the bowling center would like since we are going to be very busy , that everyone that walks in the door please make at least a $10.00 donation if your not going to be bowling. We will be selling tickets at the front door tonight plus all the items for the auction will be set up in the meeting room down at lane #1. Also if you get a chance to meet Brandon be VERY CARE FULL so you don't trip over his tubes. Channel 4 will be there as well taking pictures so we need everyone to bring signs saying we love you Brandon.
I want to thank Yvonne Moon, Kathy Tyson, Roy B., Sue B., Mrs Leal., everyone at the bowling center, Smyrna Printing, Channel 4, DNJ.COM, My family, and anyone else I have forgotten for helping and putting up with me during this event. his cause has meant so much to me and I still get tears in my eyes when I talk about Brandon. This young man has really touched me in ways I will never forget. God bless Brandon and his family for all the strength they have shown.
hERE IS TODAY'S ARTICLE IN THE d.n.j.com!!!
Friday, September 28, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Titan Cheerleaders are coming...
Well folks the night has finally come and we are really excited that our fundraiser is going to happen. I am really glad that we have 2 TITAN CHEERLEADERS going to show up at the bowling center Sept 28th right before midnight to Give Brandon Brewer a sign poster of the cheerleaders. This teen as you know is very sick and I want the house full with everyone showing support. The owners have asked since this is going to be a very busy night that everyone that doesnt bowl donate at least $10.00 to the fund to help Brandond with all his doctor bills. Alos Channel 4 news and the Daily News Journal will be here to do stories about the fundraiser. Make those signs showing support for Brandon. The silent auction is going on now and will close the bids around 5am. We have right around 140 items donated so get in here and get those bids going to raise money.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Thank you Smyrna A.M.
I want to say a special thank you to Gunner Miller with the Smyrna A.M. for he did a column today about this weeks coming up fundraiser. You are wonderful dog and Thank you again for your help and we will see you Friday night, bring you camera so you can take pictures.
Starting Friday (Saturday really) at midnight and lasting until 6 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Smyrna Bowling Center will be the focus of a fundraiser for a local kid in need. His name is Brandon Brewer and things have been rough for him since birth. He suffers from what is called Hirschprung's Disease. His body cannot absorb the nutrients that sustain life.Go read more About Brandon Brewer here!!!
His body has rejected his first transplant and he is on the top of the list for the next one. His family has plans on moving to Pittsburgh to be closer to the hospital where his next major operation will take place.
This is where some local people have decided to help them out. Together this group has organized one heck of a fundraiser that I will be attending.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
our press release....
Bowling for Brandon Fundraiser / Silent Auction
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 --Southern Rocker Charlie Daniels Donates to Silent Auction/Fundraiser to help raise medical funds for a LaVergne Teen Awaiting Transplant --- Bowling Fundraiser and Silent Auction Planned for This Weekend in Smyrna!
Southern Rocker Charlie Daniels today donated autographed memorabilia for a local fundraiser and silent auction to be this weekend in Smyrna. The entire collection will be offered up for bidding at the silent auction for the Bowling for Brandon fundraiser. The valuable collection is up for grabs to the highest bidder. Charlie Daniels fans, here's your chance!
Event Name: Bowling For Brandon Fundraiser (for LaVergne Teen awaiting small bowel transplant)
Venue: Smyrna Bowling Center, 95 Weakley Lane, Smyrna, TN 37167
Phone 615-355-0501
Precise time and Date: Friday night 9/28 going into Saturday a.m. 9/29
Bowling starts at midnight (early morning hours of Saturday, ends at 6 a.m. Saturday morning) Silent Auction Bidding ends at 5 a.m. 9/29/07.
Admission Fee: $20 for six hours of unlimited bowling or just stop by to donate!
Brief description of event: Bowling Fundraiser / Silent Auction to raise funds to help pay medical expenses for Brandon Brewer, 16 year old teen of LaVergne, TN --- awaiting second transplant of small bowel. First organ transplant received in 1996, organ recently rejected and had to be removed --- Brandon currently at the top of National Transplant Waiting List. You can also read more about Brandon at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/brandonbrewer
Publishable contact: Yvonne Moon 615-890-9671, Mark Gunn at 615-995-2636 (Volunteer coordinators of the Bowling for Brandon event.) Contact Yvonne at smoon9671@aol.com for a complete list/photos of Silent Auction Items.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 --Southern Rocker Charlie Daniels Donates to Silent Auction/Fundraiser to help raise medical funds for a LaVergne Teen Awaiting Transplant --- Bowling Fundraiser and Silent Auction Planned for This Weekend in Smyrna!
Southern Rocker Charlie Daniels today donated autographed memorabilia for a local fundraiser and silent auction to be this weekend in Smyrna. The entire collection will be offered up for bidding at the silent auction for the Bowling for Brandon fundraiser. The valuable collection is up for grabs to the highest bidder. Charlie Daniels fans, here's your chance!
Event Name: Bowling For Brandon Fundraiser (for LaVergne Teen awaiting small bowel transplant)
Venue: Smyrna Bowling Center, 95 Weakley Lane, Smyrna, TN 37167
Phone 615-355-0501
Precise time and Date: Friday night 9/28 going into Saturday a.m. 9/29
Bowling starts at midnight (early morning hours of Saturday, ends at 6 a.m. Saturday morning) Silent Auction Bidding ends at 5 a.m. 9/29/07.
Admission Fee: $20 for six hours of unlimited bowling or just stop by to donate!
Brief description of event: Bowling Fundraiser / Silent Auction to raise funds to help pay medical expenses for Brandon Brewer, 16 year old teen of LaVergne, TN --- awaiting second transplant of small bowel. First organ transplant received in 1996, organ recently rejected and had to be removed --- Brandon currently at the top of National Transplant Waiting List. You can also read more about Brandon at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/brandonbrewer
Publishable contact: Yvonne Moon 615-890-9671, Mark Gunn at 615-995-2636 (Volunteer coordinators of the Bowling for Brandon event.) Contact Yvonne at smoon9671@aol.com for a complete list/photos of Silent Auction Items.
We want to welcome WSMV Channel 4
I want to welcome WSMV Channel 4 News to our center on Friday Sept 28th at midnight. I just got the word that they will be coming to do a story on the fundraiser for Brandon Brewer. This is wonderful that we have at least one news station coming to show support for this young sick teen. I want everyone to come out and help us raise alot of money for Brandon so we can get his transplant when he is called! The silent auction items have grown now to over 100 and more slowly coming in. check out thisissmyrna.com for more details.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
A Special Email from the Brewers
I got home this morning and found this email waiting for me. Brandon has a cold but he is still thinking about the fundraiser next week. We as adults really need to take the time and give this family our prayers. I want everyone to really do their best and try to come out next Friday night to show Brandon how much he is loved. This young man is not only a brave young man but a young man that easily gets embarrassed when he is talking about what is wrong with him. When he came to the bowling center the other day and I showed him the special wall of things about him his eyes opened wide and his jaw dropped. I know he was in shock with all the support that has already poured in for him. Come on Smyrna, La Vergne, Murfreesboro, and Nashville, Lets do our best to help this young man. When times are at their lowest friends and family seem to be their to help raise bad times up!!! Here is the email.......
Good Morning !
Brandon has managed to catch somewhat of a cold and for the last two days his pain has increased but nothing and no one will stop him from attending the fund-raiser! Brandon has been begging me not to hook him up to his iv's that night but it is DEFIANTLY Not in his best interest but I got him to agree on SPECIAL tubing SOOO ~ I do need to let you know so that you can pass the word around that Brandon will be hooked up to his i.v. nutrition the night of the fund-raiser (over 12 hours) but I will have his machines and i.v. in a backpack which of course holds them. I will use vygon i.v. extension tubing which is a spiral tubing that weighs next to nothing . I plan adding two or three vygon's so that he can go about 3-4 feet without having to tote his heavy back pack around and so that he can bowl as well . The problem~O > every one and I mean every one that is near him needs to be extremely careful as thi s tubing is very FRAGILE! It is also Hard to SEE even if you are an adult unless you are looking for it. If a child/adult walks fast / runs between Brandon and his backpack the likely hood of something bad happening to Brandon 99.9 % such as the cath being pulled out of his chest which is connected to his heart.. I don't want you to be nervous and I will of course be there to try and make sure an accident of this nature does not happen but you can't prevent everything. We need to make sure every one walks slowly around him at all times and to also try and view his tubing so that they won't trip over it which is another thing that can likely happen. As long as everyone knows what Not to do I think it should go smoothly!! I'm not worried and he is so EXCITED!! He talks about the fund-raiser everyday and I get so much joy out of hearing him say " I'm staying the whole 6 hours, ma!!! " The smiles you ALL have put on my sons face, I will always treasure.
There have been times when I have almost lost Brandon and he proved all the doctors wrong but I always knew he had unfinished plans & people to meet. Brandon has got a lot of people to become organ donors over the last 12 years and I think we should set up a table with organ donor cards and information if we can as I think that is important to educate people. I can get free pencils pens and organ donor balloons , shirts (I think) just let me know if I can do this!!!
Thank you for caring & loving our Brandon the way we do. We appreciate you very much more than you will ever know!
I am truly blessed to be Brandon's mother...
GOD SPEED!
Love,
Brande
Good Morning !
Brandon has managed to catch somewhat of a cold and for the last two days his pain has increased but nothing and no one will stop him from attending the fund-raiser! Brandon has been begging me not to hook him up to his iv's that night but it is DEFIANTLY Not in his best interest but I got him to agree on SPECIAL tubing SOOO ~ I do need to let you know so that you can pass the word around that Brandon will be hooked up to his i.v. nutrition the night of the fund-raiser (over 12 hours) but I will have his machines and i.v. in a backpack which of course holds them. I will use vygon i.v. extension tubing which is a spiral tubing that weighs next to nothing . I plan adding two or three vygon's so that he can go about 3-4 feet without having to tote his heavy back pack around and so that he can bowl as well . The problem~O > every one and I mean every one that is near him needs to be extremely careful as thi s tubing is very FRAGILE! It is also Hard to SEE even if you are an adult unless you are looking for it. If a child/adult walks fast / runs between Brandon and his backpack the likely hood of something bad happening to Brandon 99.9 % such as the cath being pulled out of his chest which is connected to his heart.. I don't want you to be nervous and I will of course be there to try and make sure an accident of this nature does not happen but you can't prevent everything. We need to make sure every one walks slowly around him at all times and to also try and view his tubing so that they won't trip over it which is another thing that can likely happen. As long as everyone knows what Not to do I think it should go smoothly!! I'm not worried and he is so EXCITED!! He talks about the fund-raiser everyday and I get so much joy out of hearing him say " I'm staying the whole 6 hours, ma!!! " The smiles you ALL have put on my sons face, I will always treasure.
There have been times when I have almost lost Brandon and he proved all the doctors wrong but I always knew he had unfinished plans & people to meet. Brandon has got a lot of people to become organ donors over the last 12 years and I think we should set up a table with organ donor cards and information if we can as I think that is important to educate people. I can get free pencils pens and organ donor balloons , shirts (I think) just let me know if I can do this!!!
Thank you for caring & loving our Brandon the way we do. We appreciate you very much more than you will ever know!
I am truly blessed to be Brandon's mother...
GOD SPEED!
Love,
Brande
Friday, September 21, 2007
A Weekend Update On the silent auction
Here is our list items that are posted at the Smyrna bowling center for our silent auction for Brandon brewer fundraiser....please stop by and place a bid or join us on Sept 28Th at midnight for all the fun.. Brandon will be there for the whole night plus some special guest will be stopping by to say hi.
1. One tube of Wild Yam Cream $25.00
2. Stork Delivery Transport Bag Set $20.00
3. Hand Drawn Animal Print $40.00
4. Kroger gift card Memorial Blvd $10.00
5. One free Lunch Cozumel Murfreesboro Church St.
6. 2 large one topping Pizza's Pap Johns
7. 3 Large Pepperoni Pizza's Little Ceasar's Murfreesboro $30.00
8. 5 free Movie Rentals From Blockbuster On Church St. $20.00
9. Assorted Picture frames collection
10. Movie Bag with Popcorn and movie rental Blockbuster $10.00
11. Candles
12. Cuisinart Little Pro Food Processor $80.00
13.. Brandon Brewer's 1st bowling ball
14.. A nice piece of art work by his grandmother (retail $300.00)
15 Gold trimmed stemware ($50.00)
16 Logan's gift cert. (one entree and drink)
17. Hickory Falls gift cert. ($20.00)
18 O'Charleys gift card ($25.00)
19 Quiznos gift card ($10.00)
20 2 gift cert for rocking chair cafe ($5.00 each)
21. 2 gift cert from Toot's ($10.00 each)
22. 2 cert for pizza or calzones from Cedars Italian & Greek Restaurant ($6.99 each)
23. Time Share for one week in June to Pigeon Forge Tn.
24. Tokyo Japanese Steak House- lunch for 2 or dinner for 1. ($15.00)
25 Sonic gift card from Sonic on ind blvd. ($25.00)
26. Domino's pizza Lavergne 2 coupons for 2 large 1 topping pizza's
15. One month free Membership to Curve's (2 of these)
27. A C.D. By Lance Allen
17.A Kroger's gift card ($10.00)
28. 2 Gift bags from Hot Spot tanning.1=$100.50 2=$81.33
19. Gift Cert from the Poshtachio Patch - a children's store
29. A bowling party for 6 2 hours of bowling pizza and soda
30. One Free Adult Haircut (1 of 2) great clips
31. Walgreens – Smyrna (Enon Springs Location) Requested donation letter – promised $20 gift card upon receipt
32 Autograped Music CD – I Hear Angels Calling (Christmas Songs) (1 of 3)
33. System Buster Paperback Book by Philip Beyer (1/6)
34. Autographed Paperback Book Above “Reality” (1/8)
35. Private Spa Bath Collection Gift Basket
36. 5 Loaded Boxes of Books from Ingram – probably 150 titles to be sorted and made into blocks more later on this.
37. Golden Wok Restaurant
38. Rossi’s Italian Restaurant,
39. Hair Cut and Finish (1 of 2) Kim Tompkins Hair & Color Salon
40 One Free Year with Metabolism Retrainer Gift Certificate Thin & Healthy Total Solution Weight Loss * Movement* Motivation
41. Queen Size Mattress Cover
42. Five Free Movie Rentals (excluding Tuesday) Smyrna Video
43. FUJI Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi
44. 3 Domino’s Large One Topping Pizzas 235 MTCS Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
45. 3 Little Caesar’s Large Hot-n-Ready Pizzas (Cheese or Pepperoni) 1811 Memorial Blvd., Murfreesboro
46. Swafford Sporting Goods
Owners Wayne & Regina, Kelci & Crawford Swafford
116 Front Street
Smyrna, TN 37167615-459-9272Total Value – Approximately $150 (items will be separated into lots)
2 Stewarts Creek Ball Caps $10.99 each
1 LaVergne Ball Cap $10.99
1 Smyrna Ball Cap $10.99
1 LaVergne T-shirt – Youth Medium $9.99
1 LaVergne T-shirt – Adult Small $10.99
1 Smyrna Bulldogs T-shirt – Small $10.99
1 X-Large Titans Jersey (Haynesworth) $55
2 LaVergne Totebags/Backpacks $9.99 each
47. Brunswick Orange County bowling ball and roller bag $184.95 Bowlers advantage pro shops
48. Columbia Big Shot Bowling Ball sizes 13, 14, 15, and 16 pounds $209.95 Bowlers advantage pro shops
49. 14 lb Clear Cranium Bowling Ball $169.95 Bowlers advantage pro shops
50. 14 lb Titans Viz A Ball with Titans single ball bag $184.95 Bowlers advantage pro shops
We have some more items being donated so I will list them soon as I get them!! Once again thanls everyone for donating and I hope to see you all there next week!!
1. One tube of Wild Yam Cream $25.00
2. Stork Delivery Transport Bag Set $20.00
3. Hand Drawn Animal Print $40.00
4. Kroger gift card Memorial Blvd $10.00
5. One free Lunch Cozumel Murfreesboro Church St.
6. 2 large one topping Pizza's Pap Johns
7. 3 Large Pepperoni Pizza's Little Ceasar's Murfreesboro $30.00
8. 5 free Movie Rentals From Blockbuster On Church St. $20.00
9. Assorted Picture frames collection
10. Movie Bag with Popcorn and movie rental Blockbuster $10.00
11. Candles
12. Cuisinart Little Pro Food Processor $80.00
13.. Brandon Brewer's 1st bowling ball
14.. A nice piece of art work by his grandmother (retail $300.00)
15 Gold trimmed stemware ($50.00)
16 Logan's gift cert. (one entree and drink)
17. Hickory Falls gift cert. ($20.00)
18 O'Charleys gift card ($25.00)
19 Quiznos gift card ($10.00)
20 2 gift cert for rocking chair cafe ($5.00 each)
21. 2 gift cert from Toot's ($10.00 each)
22. 2 cert for pizza or calzones from Cedars Italian & Greek Restaurant ($6.99 each)
23. Time Share for one week in June to Pigeon Forge Tn.
24. Tokyo Japanese Steak House- lunch for 2 or dinner for 1. ($15.00)
25 Sonic gift card from Sonic on ind blvd. ($25.00)
26. Domino's pizza Lavergne 2 coupons for 2 large 1 topping pizza's
15. One month free Membership to Curve's (2 of these)
27. A C.D. By Lance Allen
17.A Kroger's gift card ($10.00)
28. 2 Gift bags from Hot Spot tanning.1=$100.50 2=$81.33
19. Gift Cert from the Poshtachio Patch - a children's store
29. A bowling party for 6 2 hours of bowling pizza and soda
30. One Free Adult Haircut (1 of 2) great clips
31. Walgreens – Smyrna (Enon Springs Location) Requested donation letter – promised $20 gift card upon receipt
32 Autograped Music CD – I Hear Angels Calling (Christmas Songs) (1 of 3)
33. System Buster Paperback Book by Philip Beyer (1/6)
34. Autographed Paperback Book Above “Reality” (1/8)
35. Private Spa Bath Collection Gift Basket
36. 5 Loaded Boxes of Books from Ingram – probably 150 titles to be sorted and made into blocks more later on this.
37. Golden Wok Restaurant
38. Rossi’s Italian Restaurant,
39. Hair Cut and Finish (1 of 2) Kim Tompkins Hair & Color Salon
40 One Free Year with Metabolism Retrainer Gift Certificate Thin & Healthy Total Solution Weight Loss * Movement* Motivation
41. Queen Size Mattress Cover
42. Five Free Movie Rentals (excluding Tuesday) Smyrna Video
43. FUJI Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi
44. 3 Domino’s Large One Topping Pizzas 235 MTCS Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
45. 3 Little Caesar’s Large Hot-n-Ready Pizzas (Cheese or Pepperoni) 1811 Memorial Blvd., Murfreesboro
46. Swafford Sporting Goods
Owners Wayne & Regina, Kelci & Crawford Swafford
116 Front Street
Smyrna, TN 37167615-459-9272Total Value – Approximately $150 (items will be separated into lots)
2 Stewarts Creek Ball Caps $10.99 each
1 LaVergne Ball Cap $10.99
1 Smyrna Ball Cap $10.99
1 LaVergne T-shirt – Youth Medium $9.99
1 LaVergne T-shirt – Adult Small $10.99
1 Smyrna Bulldogs T-shirt – Small $10.99
1 X-Large Titans Jersey (Haynesworth) $55
2 LaVergne Totebags/Backpacks $9.99 each
47. Brunswick Orange County bowling ball and roller bag $184.95 Bowlers advantage pro shops
48. Columbia Big Shot Bowling Ball sizes 13, 14, 15, and 16 pounds $209.95 Bowlers advantage pro shops
49. 14 lb Clear Cranium Bowling Ball $169.95 Bowlers advantage pro shops
50. 14 lb Titans Viz A Ball with Titans single ball bag $184.95 Bowlers advantage pro shops
We have some more items being donated so I will list them soon as I get them!! Once again thanls everyone for donating and I hope to see you all there next week!!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
update on Brabdon Brewer fundraiser
Just wanted to let everyone know how the fundraiser is going. We have over 50 items donated now to the silent auction and more are added daily. I am looking at about 100 items by the night of sept 28th.
For those of you that are looking for info about this here it is. On Sept 28th from midnight to 6am you can bowl for the whole 6 hours for $20.00 and Brandon will be getting most of each ticket puchased. we are also having a silent auction with many many things donated by the area businesses. There will be donation buckets set up to also raise money. Brandon himself is a bowler and has told his mother he is going to be there for the whole 6 hours so I urge everyone to come out to support this young man. I also have a special guest coming that I will announce next week. If you need any more info please call my cell at 995-2636 and ask for mark. go to this is smyrna.com or this is lavergne.com for the list of items donated. see you there and lets pack all 52 lanes for Brandon!!!
For those of you that are looking for info about this here it is. On Sept 28th from midnight to 6am you can bowl for the whole 6 hours for $20.00 and Brandon will be getting most of each ticket puchased. we are also having a silent auction with many many things donated by the area businesses. There will be donation buckets set up to also raise money. Brandon himself is a bowler and has told his mother he is going to be there for the whole 6 hours so I urge everyone to come out to support this young man. I also have a special guest coming that I will announce next week. If you need any more info please call my cell at 995-2636 and ask for mark. go to this is smyrna.com or this is lavergne.com for the list of items donated. see you there and lets pack all 52 lanes for Brandon!!!
Friday, September 14, 2007
Silent Auction forms are now posted
Hey everyone we now have the slinet auction bidding forms for the Bowling for Brandon Brewer posted on the cafe windows for everyone to go and start placing bids. If you have no idea what I am talking about jump over to This Is Smyrna blog and read up on the events for Sept28th here at the bowling center. If you want to donate something for the auction please call me at 995-2636 or come by the center after 11pm and ask for Mark and I will be more than happy to take your donation. Buy tickets at the bowling center as well but hurry they are going fast and we will sell out and wont be allowed to let anyone else in this night!!!
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
To be auctioned off on Sept 28TH...
This bowling ball is Brandon Brewers very first ball he ever bowled with and he gave it to me tonight to be auctioned off. This shows us that this young man really has a heart and he wants to do everything he can to help. He is going to be here the night of this fundraiser and I want everyone to know his spirits are high. He is such a great young man. People please contact me if you have any questions about this fundraiser and join us for 6 hours of bowling.
I also have some items being donated by the Titans cheerleaders that are signed so you now must really show up and try to win these items.
PLEASE READ THE REST OF THE BLOG TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BRANDON BREWER AND THIS FUNDRAISER!!!
I will be posting the silent auction bid sheets this next week in the bowling center so everyone has a chance to put in a bid!!!
Singles bowling coming soon
We are holding a singles bowling event on sept23rd at 5pm and you can come in and bowl 2 games with shoes for $8.00 and if you by chance have children then they can bowl for $1.00 a game and $1.00 shoes. We are holding this event to see if there is any interested in getting a singles league together. Please come and join us for fun and meet other singles from the Nashville area. see ya there!!!
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