I would like to take a minute to send a huge thank you out to everyone involved in the recent benefit that was held for me to help with all my medical bills from my recent accidents.
It means a lot to me to know so many people care and put so much time and effort into helping me out at a very rough time.
It has been a very hard 18 months for me and it was a great comfort to know so many wonderful people care and pulled together to try to help me out. I appreciate it more than I can even express.
Thank you very much to Barb Green and Jane Tormey for organizing this event and for putting in so much time and effort and to Arthur Kott for offering up the venue.
Thank you to all of you that donated your time and hard work to pull this event off: Leo and Kathy DeVincenzi, Terry Lehnen, Martha Denio, Mike and Kandis Griffin, Doug Green, Katie Keating, Joe Bolton, Matt Martin, Mary Anderson, Barb and Rhonda Gribneau.
Thank You to the grill masters John Keating and Bob Baker, and to the wonderful bakers Winnie McCarley, Bernie Green, Kathy DeVincenzi, Jane Tormey and Becky McGough.
Thank you to Dave Fishman, Kathy and Leo, Terry Lehnen, Barb Gribneau, Walt’s Diner, Matt, Barb and DiOrio’s IGA for the donations of food, drinks, ice and everything we needed for a great picnic.
Thank you to Dave Winslow for the tent and chairs donation, Old Forge Fire Department for the tables and to MAC’s Safe Ride for the raffle tickets.
And thank you to Doug Green and Joe Bolton for the awesome entertainment! You guys ROCK!!!
And of course a HUGE thank you to everyone that donated items for the raffles. Trenton Station Liquors, Van Auken’s Inne, Rena Hudon Hryckewicz, Inlet Golf Club, Tony Harper’s Pizza and Clam Shack, Mountain Greenery, Annette Barry, Mickey Martin, Randy’s Restaurant, John Weedmark, Souvenir Village, Doug Green, Brown’s Factory Outlet Store, Bob Baker, Adirondack Lodge, Sue Stripp, Pampered Chef-Sheila Harris, Dick Meyers, ACE Hardware, Billy’s Restaurant, TOW Bar, Drake’s Inn, Naked Moose, Carolyn McCann Dufft, Pat Williams, Adironjacks, Zone 3, Old Forge Hardware, Hollister’s Trading Post, Cathy Supernat Riggall, Ole Barn, Ozzie’s, Old Forge Liquors, Mary Ellen Denio, Cathy Decker Padgett, Marie Adams, Barb Gribneau, Martha Denio, Strand Theatre, Debbie Denio, Adirondack Accents, Moose River House Bed and Breakfast, and Jane Tormey- Silpada Jewelry.
And of course THANK YOU to everyone that came from far and wide to attend this event. It was very humbling to see people come from out of town to support me and to see many faces I have not seen in years and years.
Thank you very much to each and every one of you. We may not all still live in Old Forge but Old Forge is always our home and family. We have a really great little community and we truly are all one big family! I always knew this but you really can’t fully understand it until the whole family comes together in someone’s toughest time.
Thank you very much to each and every one of you! <3 you all!
Marie Martin
