On behalf of Ryan Reardon and his family

Dear Friends-

As you may have heard, after nearly 5 years of fighting this disease, Ryan is once again faced with a relapse of Neuroblastoma. This time he has several spots disbursed throughout his body and his bone marrow has tested positive. The team of doctors at Sloan-Kettering have a plan to treat this relapse which involves a cocktail of very high dose chemo. We are all positive and hopeful that this course of treatment will once again put Ryan into remission, however, Paul and Norma are researching alternative treatment protocols that are actively taking place throughout the country. (For more information, visit Ryan’s website www.for-ryan.org.)

Suffice to say, it has been 5 grueling years full of fear, hope, hospital stays, trips to NYC, stolen childhoods (both Ryan & Matthew’s), unbearable heartache and financial strain. It is from this last point that our appeal stems. Ryan’s family is faced with unknown and possibly insurmountable out-of-pocket medical expenses, travel costs to visit far-away hospitals to seek alternate treatments and the need to take unpaid leave from work.

To help raise money to ease their financial burden, we are raffling off “chances” to win several fabulous items. The raffle program works as follows:

1. $25 buys one chance to win tickets to your choice of 1 event below

2. $40 buys two chances to win tickets to your choice of 2 events below (mix & match or bet both chances on the same event to increase your odds)

3. $50 buys chances to win tickets to three events, however you chose to mix your chances

4. For non-sports, non-ballet fans, we also gratefully accept any donation you are comfortable making

5. We would be most appreciative if you would also send this plea to your contacts who might be willing to take a chance on winning tickets to an event of their choice in support of this good cause

On the attached raffle ticket stub, write your name, phone number and email address, select your raffle options, and enclose a check made payable to John Reardon and mail it to John Reardon, 38 Claudette Circle, Framingham, MA 01701. To participate in the drawing, please respond no later than November 22nd. The drawing will be held on Thanksgiving.

Raffle Options:

2 Celtics tickets: Sunday, February 1st at noon against Minnesota. Sec 9, Row 6 (six rows from the floor)

2 Bruins tickets: Thursday, January 29th, Sec. 6, Row 5, Seats 10 & 11

2 Boston Ballet tickets: Sleeping Beauty, Saturday, May 2 @ 2pm, center orchestra, 11th row

One week at timeshare condo, Intervale Crossing, North Conway, NH Jan. 17-24

We thank you from the bottom of our hearts,

The Reardon and Bourgeois families

Ryan Reardon’s Medical Expense Fundraiser

 

1.        $25 buys one chance to win tickets to your choice of 1 event below

2.        $40 buys two chances to win tickets to your choice of 2 events below (mix & match or bet both chances on the same event to increase your odds)

3.        $50 buys chances to win tickets to three events, you chose how you’d like to mix your chances

4.       For non-sports, non-ballet fans, we also gratefully accept any donation you are comfortable making

5.        Lottery deadline date:  November 22, 2008.  The drawing will be held on Thanksgiving.

6.       Please enclose a check made payable to John Reardon and mail it to John Reardon, 38 Claudette Circle, Framingham, MA 01701.  


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Name:

 

Phone:

 

eMail:

 

Donation $

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Please circle the number of chances for each sporting event

1         2           3

2 Celtics tickets:  Sunday, February 1st at noon against Minnesota.  Sec 9, Row 6 (six rows from the floor)

1         2           3

2 Bruins tickets:  Thursday, January 29th, Sec. 6, Row 5, Seats 10 & 11

1         2           3

2 Boston Ballet tickets:  Sleeping Beauty, May 2 @ 2pm Center orchestra, 11th row

1         2           3

One week at timeshare condo, Intervale Crossing, North Conway, NH  Jan. 17-24

 

 

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