Make A Difference

2ND Annual Game Night held in Memory of Normand Provencal

Family Members host their 2ND Game Night in Memory of their father, Normand Provencal who lost his battle with ARDS. This year raising $1615.00 for ARDS.

ARDS Foundation and Marshall Fields/Macy's "Shop-for-a-Cause!"

Shop Til You Drop – For A Good Cause!

Here's how it works:

Keep your pass until September 16th – that’s when you benefit! Just take your Shop-for-a-Cause Shopping Pass to any Marshall Fields/Macy’s on September 16th, and you will receive an extra 10-20% discount on your purchases that day.

Remember that you can use these Shop-for-a-Cause Shopping Passes at any Macy's stores around the country!  Support ARDS Foundation while you shop 'til you drop!! 

Student-Falculty Basketball Game Fundraiser

Katelyn Nerbonne is a Senior at Bow High School, and as part of her senior project, held a student-falculty basketball game, to raise funds for the ARDS Foundation. Katelyn lost her grandmother to ARDS in 2004 after an 8 month battle. The event brought in over $500! What a great way to not only honor her grandmother, but also make a difference!

Fundraiser in memory of Normand Provencal

Normand Provencal, who lost his battle with ARDS on September 1, 2005, Family Members raise $1385.00 for ARDS Foundation.  Normand was a great husband, father, and friend and he is dearly missed by many. 

Suzanne Provencal wanted to make a difference this lenten season, she gave up her morning coffee at a local resturant and sent the money she would have spent on it to the ARDS Foundation. Suzanne lost her father Normand to ARDS in September, 2005 and wanted to do something in his memory. What a great way to make a difference!

Help us raise money!

On the evening of Sunday, November 13th, 2005 The ARDS Foundation is part of The Westfield Works Wonders event to be held at the Westfield/Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, IL. This is an exclusive evening of early holiday shopping. The event is designed to raise money for charitable organization, while at the same time to create an enjoyable shopping event for customers prior to the busy holiday season!

How does it work? Buy a ticket to the event for $10 and shop! It is that easy. 70% of the $10 cost goes to the ARDS Foundation! That night there will be special discounts at the stores, Free Gift Boxes, Grand Prizes, Entertainment, Refreshments and More!

If anyone lives in the area and would like to help sell tickets, please let me know.  We will have a booth that night to also sell tickets, so if you are in the area stop by!

What a great way to "Make a Difference" and get your holiday shopping done!

Thanks!

Nicola Farnon Jazz Quintet to hold a concert in Sheffield, England to benefit the ARDS Foundation

Nicola Farnon Jazz Quintet a well known Sheffield Jazz Band who plays lively varied modern jazz classics is holding a benefit at (St John's Church in, Ranmoor, Sheffield on Saturday 15th October 05 at 7.30pm.

The church holds 650 people and the organizers were hoping for a sell out since all proceeds will benefit the ARDS Foundation. Tickets are priced at £8 and student tickets £3. They could be bought as a present for people with family in the North/East/South/West Yorkshire area or a student ticket of £3 could be purchased as a way of making a donation.

Benefit concert in the San Francisco Bay Area on June 14th, 2005

South Florida ARDS Fundraiser!

Karapaloza, which was held on Saturday, May 14th at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, Florida, was a great success.

The benefit was in memory of Thomas's daughter, Kristen, who recently lost her battle against ARDS at the too young age of nineteen.

The proceeds of the benefit, $812.00, have been donated in Kristen's memory to the ARDS Foundation to make a difference.

At any age, you can make a difference! 

Lily, age 8, is helping to make a difference by soliciting donations for candy, cookies, and gum.  Her efforts will will benefit medical research of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. 

Dana and Shannon help Lily with her sale of treats! At any age, you can make a difference!