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As most of you know (I hope) I am organizing and running a Lyme retreat in Massachusetts in November, right before Thanksgiving. This retreat will be an opportunity for Lyme disease patients and their families (if they choose to come) to meet each other, rest, get and give support, and have some fun. The weekend has been made affordable by searching around for an inexpensive place to hold the retreat. However, I have just been made aware of the added expense of needing liability insurance for the weekend which will cost somewhere around $350.
Instead of raising the cost for each participant (many of whom are, like most Lyme patients, already struggling to pay medical expenses) I am asking for donations from people who will not be able to attend.
So, here's the deal. If you can make a donation of any amount - $5, $10, $25, $50, whatever you can afford - it would help to make this weekend more affordable for the participatns and also help to ensure that more of these retreats will happen in the future.
For your donation, whatever amount you choose to donate, you will receive a handmade lyme green bracelet as a thank you.
If you would like to make a donation, please e-mail me at [email protected] to get the address that the donations should be sent to (I prefer not to post it on here).
Thank you for your generosity to make this weekend a healing and restful opportunity for Lyme disease patients from across the country.
Peace and healing,
Annie
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``The best way out is always through.'' -Robert Frost
Click here to see my Lyme journal.
[This message has been edited by arg82 (edited 27 September 2004).]
--Annie
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``The best way out is always through.'' -Robert Frost
Click here to see my Lyme journal.
Turns out that the liability insurance might not cost as much as I thought it would, but I still am not to the goal yet.
Anyone else wanna help out with this retreat weekend? Hopefully it will lead to more in various areas of the country so your donation could help make a retreat in your area. 
--Annie
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``The best way out is always through.'' -Robert Frost
Click here to see my Lyme journal.
Thank you!
I just sent you an email...
I have now set up a PayPal account so if you'd like to donate through that instead of a check in the mail, you can click on the "donate" button below.
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``The best way out is always through.'' -Robert Frost
Click here to see my Lyme journal.
Ms. Stone Age here.. just call me Wilma Flintstone... will do it the old fashioned way...
Checks in the mail!
So everyone knows, my goal for this to cover as many costs as possible is to raise approximately $400. This will cover the cost of the liability insurance as well as some other costs like arts and crafts supplies for everyone.
I'll be keeping you all updated on how much has been raised. Here's what's been raised so far:
Thanks! Please don't feel obligated to donate a lot. If you can manage to donate $5 or $10, please don't feel that it wouldn't be enough to be worth it. Every penny counts!
Thanks so much.
Peace and healing,
Annie
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``The best way out is always through.'' -Robert Frost
Click here to see my Lyme journal.
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``The best way out is always through.'' -Robert Frost
Click here to see my Lyme journal.
Lyme Out Retreat Information Webpage
Getting there but still a long way to go!
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``The best way out is always through.'' -Robert Frost
Click here to see my Lyme journal.
Lyme Out Retreat Information Webpage
[This message has been edited by nakaa (edited 07 October 2004).]
Keep those donations coming. I'll be sending out the thank you bracelets within the next few weeks.
Peace and healing,
Annie
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``The best way out is always through.'' -Robert Frost
Click here to see my Lyme journal.
Lyme Out Retreat Information Webpage
As of today, here's how the donations are:
Just over a quarter of the way there! I can't get to the goal without more contributions. And thanks so so much for those of you who have already donated so generously to help make this weekend the best it can be!
Peace and healing,
Annie
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``The best way out is always through.'' -Robert Frost
Click here to see my Lyme journal.
Lyme Out Retreat Information Webpage