reevesr1 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Hello Everyone, I just wanted to post on the main board to let everyone know I'll be running an MS auction series again this year. I plan to start around May 1. So far, I have the following items: 1. A Red Deer River float trip with Sanky 2. A Bow River float trip with troutlover 3. A guided bow river float trip with Trevor Hanson from Hansons Outfitters 4. A Fly Fishing Boot Camp, complete with fly rod and reel, also from Hanson's. 5. A trip into the BC backcountry with yours truly in mid August 6. Beef Jerky from Sage If anyone else has anything to contribute, please let me know. If you'd like to make a donation directly to me, have at it! Through the help of this board, I've raised well upwards of 10K for various charity rides I've done. MS is a personal one for me as my sister has it (and has been fighting it for about 10 years now). Also, Alberta has the highest incidence of MS in the world! 1/2 of the money raised stays to help local people cope with MS, the other 1/2 goes to research. And since Calgary has a large MS research program, much of that money will stay local also. Here is my donation site: http://mssoc.convio.net/site/TR/BikeTour/AlbertaandNorthwestTerritoriesDivision?px=1292843&pg=personal&fr_id=3921&s_locale=en_CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ÜberFly Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Rick, Text coming through! Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sage Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hi Rick - sent you a PM on the Oberto Beef and Pork Jerky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Thanks Guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 First round of auctions have started! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteZahut Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Rick, would you consider moving your trip to September or is August a set time for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 I think it's August for me this year, though October is a maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 Current status of auctions: Beef Jerky waiting on a bid (seriously? It's the food of the Gods! Or at least the food of back country fishermen) Troutlovers Bow River Jet boat float $150 Sanky's Red Deer River float $160 Fly Fishing Bootcamp complete with rod and reel $100 These close Saturday, I'll start the next round likely Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 How do we bid, Rick? I went to the link, but didn't see anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinglibin Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Bid on the other MS Auction post, and FYI Rick posting error $15. sb $160. re RD float. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 Sorry Conner, go to the Authorized Fundaisers page, the auction is the top post. To bid, just reply to that post. And I updated my signature line, but that goes straight to my MS donation page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Good luck everyone on the auctions! I am going to be out of cell range (thankfully) for much of the weekend so night not be able to reply to any questions. I hope i get some rod bending on k lakes. Oh,and if you know anyone wanting to learn fly fishing,the boot camp at $100 is a total steal. The gear alone is worth more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 2nd round of auctions started. Thanks to everyone for the support so far. If anyone has anything they'd like to donate, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 The 2nd round of auctions close today at 9 PM. 3 really nice trips still up for grabs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Thanks to everyone who donated, bid, or won prizes. And a special thanks to those who own and run this board. It's cliche I know, but it is humbling to receive the support. Thanks again, and we will do it again this time next year! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 I wanted to give an update on my fundraising efforts. I'm up to around $5400, getting close to the top 10 in fundraising out of 600 riders. The support from this board is a huge part of that total. I'm really hoping to hit $6000 this year in support of this withy cause. My sister as well as several friends have MS. It is a truly debilitating disease. The funds we raise go towards quality of life initiatives and towards research to reduced the effects of MS and hopefully one day find a cure. So I'm making one final appeal to raise funds. If you bid on any item and did not win, or enjoyed watching the auctions, or just want to help, just click on the link on my signature below. No donation is too small (or too big)! Thanks again to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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