Receipt from Green Mountain Coffee Donation to Skating for Hope

A couple of years ago, a Hope Lodge guest called up Keurig to see if they would donated one of their brewers to us. Not long after her call, we received a brewer and several single-serve brewing cups to go along with it. It was really great, and made all the guests and staff feel appreciated.

I wasn’t sure if it would be as easy getting an item donated to raffle at Skating for Hope, but still thought it wouldn’t hurt to look into it.

One phone call to Green Mountain and two submitted forms later, I received this receipt. On the way to Hope Lodge is an Elite K-Cup Brewer along with a supply of Fair Trade Vermont Country Blend K-Cups. It made my day!

So, thank you for supporting Hope Lodge, Green Mountain and Keurig! Your donation will make Skating for Hope more of a success, and will help cancer patients – which is a very big deal to me! Also, your donation from two years ago is still used often by everyone at Hope Lodge, and I make sure to tell anyone using it about your kidness.

I hope anyone reading this will keep Green Mountain and Keurig in mind the next time they are buying coffee or a new brewer! And if you want to win this prize at the raffle, come to Skating for Hope!

A.C. Moore Receipt (Shaved Head with Bruins B Painted On It)

One of the most important life lessons my parents handed down to me was that it’s important to keep your word…

On March 26^th, I went to my friend Erin’s wedding down in Orlando, Florida. My girlfriend and I were talking about BC Hockey, the Bruins, and the B’s game we were going to the next week on my birthday (see that blog here to read why it’s ridiculous for Bruins fans to chant USA, USA, USA when we play Canadian teams). She brought up a fan we saw at a previous game who had a shaved head with a big B painted on it, and said I should do it for my birthday game. I told her I would do it if the Bruins made it to the Cup Finals.

Now here we are, over two months later and the Bruins-Canucks Game 1 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals coming up. I went to A.C. Moore today to buy the paint and brushes, thinking how long it was going to seem before 8:00 PM came around. After a close buzz and shave, my head was ready for the painted B. My girlfriend and I planned out the direction, size, and placement of the B and she took care of the rest. She did an awesome job, and was pleased to finally see her 2-month-old suggestion come to life.

I’m not sure if this will help my Beloved Bruins win tonight, but I’m hoping it helps broadcast the positive thoughts I’m sending out to Vancouver. Here we go Bruins, here we go!!!!!