173rd, 2-503 Welcome Home Fund Raiser in Madison, WI Update #2
July 26, 2008 · Print This Article
$1,800.00 were raised in Madison. FANTASTIC!
While the Blaskowskis were in Saute Ste Marie, Michigan at a fund rasier we (kev, Uncle Jimbo
and I) had the most wonderful evening in Madison last Saturday night (19 July 2008). We met some fantastic people and raised money for the Welcome Home party for the 2/503. kev won’t tell me yet how much we raised because he is still raffling off items at local bars around town and soliciting donations. What a guy! I love you kev!
The following businesses and individuals in Madison, WI really stepped up to the plate to help out:
Trent and Brittney at Vintage (who hosted the event and helped out tremendously with the preparations)
Wandos
Stadium Bar
Lava Lounge
Blue lotus
Ultimate Arts
Capitol City Tattoo
Bellezza
Cha Cha Salon
General Beverage
Budwieser
Frank Liquor
Tony Schey
City Bar
Wal Mart
Aside from raising a lot of money we had the honor and privilege of meeting and getting to know some VERY SPECIAL families. We met the Gold Star family of SGT Josh Brennan (173rd, 2-503 Battle Co., KIA Korengal Valley 25 October 2007), Blue Star family of SSG Kyle Seitz (173rd, 1/503 B Co) and the Silver Star family of Bob Remmel (173rd, 2-503 Chosen Company, wounded in the Battle at the Ranch House, Kunar Province). What an incredible and amazing group of people. If we hadn’t raised a penny it would have been worth it just to spend time with these great Americans. And they were FUN FUN FUN to party with. But most of all they love their Soldiers and those they served and serve with and are COMMITTED to remembering and honoring the lives of all of the Fallen Sky Soldiers as well as supporting those who return from this horrendous deployment.
UPDATE - We’re still about $30,000 short of our goal for the Welcome Home Celebration for the 2/503. You can make a tax deductible donation via paypal here. Or you can mail a tax deductible donation to:
. Or you can mail a tax deductible donation to:173rd Sky Angels Fund
c/o Cheryl and Terry Blaskowski
P O Box 164
Cheboygan, MI 49721
Here are a few photos from the event:
And…what we did a LOT of aside from raising money - raising toasts to the Sky Soldiers:
[...] Joe wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWhat an incredible and amazing group of people. If we hadn’t raised a penny it would have been worth it just to spend time with these great Americans. And they were FUN FUN FUN to party with. But most of all they love their Soldiers and … [...]
I was a sky soldier in viet nam for 2tours I got to tell my brothers wecome home Am not sure how to get in touch with them, but they need to know that this gives me a lot of closer from nam. You guys make me proud to have served with the herd cob/2/503rd lz uplift. I tried to come back for a 3rd tour but they said I was not needed and that broke my heart. How can you not need a skysoldier that has been in the bush for 2 yrs.. WECOME HOME MY BROTHERSAIRBORNE THE waterbuffalo