Are you all charitied out yet? I almost am. At the XLF, we've raised money for Riley Hospital for Children (http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?t=53272). You donated money to free the batbike (http://www.xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?t=62364). We donated part of the proceeds from the 2007 XLF calendar (http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?t=34322) to charity. Heck, just searching the forum for charity (http://www.google.com/custom?domains=XLFORUM.NET&q=charity&sa=Google+Search&sitesearch=XLFORUM.NET&client=pub-2703004910810092&forid=1&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&safe=active&cof=GALT%3A%23FF6600%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23FF6600%3B VLC%3A336633%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3A000000%3BLBGC%3 AFF6600%3BALC%3AFF6600%3BLC%3AFF6600%3BT%3AFFFFFF% 3BGFNT%3AFF6633%3BGIMP%3AFF6633%3BLH%3A41%3BLW%3A1 50%3BL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fxlforum.net%2Fvbportal%2Ffor ums%2Fimages%2Fmisc%2Fnavbits_start.gif%3BS%3Ahttp %3A%2F%2F%3BFORID%3A1%3B&hl=en) brings up over 300 results. We're a charitable bunch.

Locally, I've donated to the Relay for Life, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, American Heart Association, Boy Scouts of America and who knows what else. I think charity is important, so I give.

Now, though, I'm in the position of having to ask for donations myself.

My wife has a brain tumor. She had surgery to remove 90% of it in December 2003, and it's under control, non-malignant and not growing any more. The hospital that performed the surgery, CINN (http://www.cinn.org/) (The Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch) is having a charity walk this weekend, June 10th. The walk is called The Stride to Save Lives and is put on by the CINN Foundation (http://www.cinnfoundation.org/). My wife's goal is to raise the most money ever for the CINN Foundation, and I want to help her.

Here's where you come in. Visit my wife's site http://www.ethelsminions.com/. Learn more about her story. If you're inclined, you can make a donation on that site. If you choose to donate, PM me or post here so I can match up the member name with the email address.

Now, for the good part. Anyone who makes a donation will be entered into a drawing to win one of three Fix My Hog DVD Sportster Editions (http://fixmyhog.com/Sportster-Edition-My-Service-Sheet-Kit-p-669.html) including My Service Sheet. The DVDs were donated by Dennis at Fix My Hog, and the My Service Sheet memberships are being donated by my partner and I (the two of us founded ServiceSheet, Inc. which is the company behind My Service Sheet.) (As an aside, if you purchase a DVD bundle with My Service Sheet at Fix My Hog, a dollar goes to charity there too. There's no avoiding charity :))

In addition to the DVD giveaways, I am prepared to give some other stuff away too. I'll be giving away five items (you get to choose which item, if you win) from our cafepress store (http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/servicesheet1/) with our lovely spokesmodel Sammy. (there's also a super-secret topless servicesheet store too, if you are so inclined.)

http://images.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/product/29968849_150x150_Back.jpghttp://images.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/product/29968843v1_150x150_Front.jpghttp://images.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/product/29968844_150x150_Front_Color-BlackWhite.jpghttp://images.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/product/43094575_150x150_Front_Color-BlackWhite.jpghttp://images.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/product/29968847_150x150_Front.jpg
(http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/servicesheet1/)
So, that's eight giveaways in all. Of course, if there are fewer than eight donations, everyone will get something. If there are more than eight donations, I'll pony up some more stuff. I have a Basic Skins HD woman's leather riding jacket here, size small, worn like 3 times. I can give that away. I'll help you perform the maintenance on your bike, at my house if you want. I'll babysit your kids. In fact, everyone who donates will get SOMETHING, even if they don't win one of the prizes. I have the t-shirts and the hot sauce pictured here too (not actual size.) You can choose one of these if you like.

http://www.chrishajer.com/bike/XLF/ss-stuff.jpg (http://www.servicesauce.com/)

So, whaddya say, can you spare a few bucks for a charity close to my heart?

http://www.ethelsminions.com/

Thank you sincerely,
Chris Hajer

p.s. the good news: I won't ask again after Sunday June 10th - that's the date of the walk. I'll just be sharing my thanks after that.

p.p.s. last year, we had a bunch of bikes ride down too. This is a small event, local only, so I think we had about 10 bikes ride down to Montrose Harbor. Since my bike is broken now, I didn't organize a ride this year. Besides, last year one of the bikes got knocked over by a car in the parking lot, so I think a lot of people are gun shy on riding down this year. You're welcome to join us, riding or driving, then walking.

AM bump :bump

Someone made a donation but did not PM me. Please PM me and let me know who you are, anonymous donor!

Thanks,
Chris

Come on fellow forum members. Chris is a standup guy and is always ready to help us out with bike questions. Dig into those pockets and help a brother help out his wife. He deserves our support

Pirate

I gave.
Bump for chris

Me too, thanks for all you do here Chris. I hope your wife continues to be blessed with good health from here on out.

Chris

I gave.

Another bump for Chris.

Made a little donation :)

Chris,

Done, good luck.:D


H

Bumping this up for Chris and his cause.

Pirate

Hey guys, thanks for the bumps and the donations. I will sort it all out and PM everyone so I can find out who is who and put the email addresses with the forum names.

Anyone going to take me up on helping them with their maintenance?

--Chris

Anyone going to take me up on helping them with their maintenance?


Hey, now you're talking :) I'll be hitting 10K this summer and could use a hand, and I'm right down the road....

It's in the prize closet, for sure. You're close by (I'm right by Brookfield Zoo), just back from the IN/KY run, you need maintenance man! But please note, I don't wash bikes, not mine or anyone else's. I'm just no good at it. Maintenance though, I can help ya there. We'll order some pizza, grab some beverages and knock the 10K out.

Oh wait - you have a 2005 - I don't know nothing about no 2004+ models. The motor isn't even bolted to the FRAME!

--Chris

But please note, I don't wash bikes, not mine or anyone else's. I'm just no good at it.

That's ok, I don't either. I just get caught in the rain!

Oh wait - you have a 2005 - I don't know nothing about no 2004+ models. The motor isn't even bolted to the FRAME!


:doh

I just checked the paypal notifications for my wife and all I can say is


WOW


You guys are really generous. I can't remember if I posted this earlier, but my wife doesn't know about this. She was kinda bummed that she didn't quite reach her goal, so I figured I would ask around and see who wanted to help. I am touched by your generosity. I will post names when I figure out who everyone is (PM me if you prefer not to be mentioned). If you would like to PM me with your email, then I can match the email address with the member name here. Then we can get to the prizes too.

Thanks,
Chris

Bring the wife down to Florida and you can help me put mine back together and tune it to within an inch of it's life. :p :p :p

They got big bugs down there in Florida with "cute" names - like "palmetto" - yeah, OK.

http://www.chrishajer.com/bike/XLF/pig-lipstick.jpg

--Chris

:bump :bump

I just donated too.

:bump :) 2

Donation complete. Good luck in your quest for your wife.

Good luck!

Hope donation went through.

I will gladly help out Chris, not promising a fortune. But if a few bucks will help I will happily join in...




kb

KB - any and all donations are of course welcome.

Thank you to everyone who has donated thus far. The paypal notifications go to my wife, so I am trying to get those email addresses and then will try to match them with everyone's screen name. Then I will post to thank everyone.

I am trying to come up with more good stuff to give away, everyone has been so generous. Any requests? I'll see what I can do.

--Chris

Made a donation, my email is none of your business. Keep your silly prizes!

:D

Damn anonymous donors!

--Chris

Donation complete. Good luck.

Thanks very much. And thanks to everyone who has donated so far that I have not recognized individually. I will try to get all the information together and post something tomorrow.

Thanks,
Chris

Count me in.

I chipped in, Now if you could just tell me why I can not get my intake manifold to seal on my 1986 Xl with the 1250 kit and Xb Heads. No matter what I do I get acouple leaks. I have gone thru at least 10 sets of rubbers in a year. Was the 86 cases different than the newer evo's?. I have and old ram flow manifold that came with the bike and that doesnt even come close to lining up on the new heads so something has changed. That aside good luck to you and your lady.

Thanks for the donations again everyone. 24 more hours until we turn in our big sack of money.

MOREHP I will PM you, unless I see another thread from you.

Thanks again everyone.
Chris

I chipped in, Now if you could just tell me why I can not get my intake manifold to seal on my 1986 Xl with the 1250 kit and Xb Heads. No matter what I do I get acouple leaks. I have gone thru at least 10 sets of rubbers in a year. Was the 86 cases different than the newer evo's?. I have and old ram flow manifold that came with the bike and that doesnt even come close to lining up on the new heads so something has changed. That aside good luck to you and your lady.
The 1986 cases are not substantially different from any other Evo 4-speed. I think the problem with the seals is from the Ram Flo manifold. Check your PM.

Chris

Bump for a good cause

bumpity bump bump bump!!!

Thanks guys. Still 8.5 hours to get in on the action. We are heading out tomorrow at 8AM, and it's 23:30 CDT (GMT -0500.) Any donations made by that point will still be eligible to get in on all the giveaways. And any donations made after that point will still go to CINN. When we get back at the end of the day, I will tally everything up and post the results here.

Thanks again for everyone's support. You can check my wife's page to see all the current donors.

http://www.ethelsminions.com/big-thanks-to-all-of-our-supporters/

Any and all donations accepted, and everything helps. We're very close to our goal but need just one more little push to get over the top.

Chris

Bump. Still a few hours left!!!

:bump :bump :bump

thanks for the bump stevervp, this is the first I have read about this...donation sent.


Joe

Thanks again all for the generous donations. We are heading out door in a few minutes. I appreciate everyone's generosity. Thank you. I will update everyone tonight.

--Chris

Hey Chris, did you hit your goal?

Thank you everyone. We got back a little bit ago from the walk.

The weather was perfect today. We had about 30 walkers in our group and they had a record number of walkers this year: 600 (twice last year). But, the two-mile walk is not the point. It's not like it's hard or anything. It's just a nice day, down by the lake at Montrose Harbor, right in the middle of a bird sanctuary (we saw hawks, terns, orioles and swallows today), to raise money for a good local cause, enjoy the food and enjoy the music. We did all of that.

Last year, the CINN foundation raised around $24,000 at this walk. This year, they almost doubled that, to $45,000. And of that, my wife's team, including everyone who donated here was the

number one fundraising
team at the walk!

The top three teams each raised around $4000. We raised $4090, the second place team raised $4080 and the third place team raised $4020. So, to everyone who donated anything at all, my hat is off to you. Your donation made the difference. I thank each and every one of you, and my wife thanks you too. It really meant a lot that everyone here, most of whom don't know me or my wife, stepped up and pulled together for this cause. The cause means a lot to us, and we hope to be able to continue to raise money for the foundation and the hospital that saved my wife's life.

Thanks once again to everyone. I will toss all the names into the hat in a little bit here and see who won the DVD prizes and the cafepress stuff.

Thank You,
Chris Hajer

http://www.chrishajer.com/bike/XLF/ethels-minions.gif

--Chris

Oops...

I said I would help Chris and I forgot! :doh

Please forgive the lapse...:doh



Sorry about that...:doh


Oh by the way I have donated now! :D


Good Luck... :clap

Hey KB, thanks a lot. We actually had a few stragglers, people in the neighborhood, drop off some checks today, so we'll be sending some more cash their way anyway. There is no deadline really, they raise funds all year long.

Thanks for your support.

Chris

Hey KB, thanks a lot. We actually had a few stragglers, people in the neighborhood, drop off some checks today, so we'll be sending some more cash their way anyway. There is no deadline really, they raise funds all year long.

Thanks for your support.

Chris

Thanks Chris...

Time just got the better of me... But I promised. Great Job... Congratulations to Nikki...:clap

Hi Everyone-

Today, Chris, I and the kids, along with 24 friends and relatives
participate in CINN 3rd Annual Stride to Save Life walk. It was a
glorious morning to be walking downtown by Lake Michigan. 600 people
walked this year, about twice as many as last year and 6 times as many as
the first year. So it seems to be catching on!

We all got t-shirts and goody bags for participating. This year it was
cool since they gave survivors a different color shirt than everyone
else. So, while the majority of people wore a white shirt with purple
lettering, my fellow survivors and I got to wear this beautiful deep
purple shirt (I was calling it eggplant).

All the kids there had fun just playing together but also getting
balloons or getting their faces painted. Jackson was very pleased with
the balloon artist and said "he's better than last year's guy," high
praise from a seven year old.

After a lunch of grilled burgers and dogs, chips and soda, they
announced the third, second, and first place teams/individuals that
raised the most money for brain tumor research. Though Chris & I didn't
meet our personal goal, our team did earn the distinction of first place!
We raised a total of $4090 at the time of the walk (we are actually still
receiving money from other generous people so the final total may be more).

I was absolutely thrilled! I can't thank all of you enough for making
this happen. We were only able to do that well because of your generous
and caring support. So from the bottom of my heart - THANK YOU!

I hope you realize that this just spurs Chris and myself on. Now for
next year we have even bigger goals!

Thank you again to everyone! I am certain many individuals will
benefit from your generosity through the research you have funded. You
have made a difference!

Nikki

P.S. Ethel's Minions really does RULE! :)

http://www.ethelsminions.com/

You're quite welcome Nikki, Chris has helped many people here and I'm sure I speak for us all when I say it was our pleasure to help you in your most worthy cause.

Chris

by the way.....Cubs or Sox ??:D :D

Hey, I booted her off her. It's like the garage: she don't belong here!

:)

(BTW, she's a Cubs fan, my son is a Sox fan, I couldn't care less.)

Hey, I booted her off her. It's like the garage: she don't belong here!

:)

(BTW, she's a Cubs fan, my son is a Sox fan, I couldn't care less.)


I tell my G/F that all the time, she dont belong here. she made one post and thats it.

(BTW, she's a Cubs fan, my son is a Sox fan, I couldn't care less.)

I knew she gave off good vibes :D :D sorry to hear about your son :frownthre

:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

I asked Bert to turn on the negative rep thing again, just for that Chris.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/Chicago_White_Sox_Logo.svg/442px-Chicago_White_Sox_Logo.svg.png

-Chris

Sorry, I don't have kiltbill's flair for this sort of thing. The following names were entered into the drawing for 3 Fix My Hog Sportster Edition DVDs and the 5 items of your choice from the ServiceSheet cafepress store:

hawk_mechanic
Gary
bplinson
MOREHP
Casper
mikeLI_77
stevervp
883xl
kmorris913
rottenralph
geekrider
Dennis Santopietro
LouEvo XLHS
Prebs
Mike Bishop
lagerdrinker
cjburr
Cutie Patooties
apocoloco
CBAS5

Winners were selected at random. I don't have a video camera that I know how to work, so you're going to have to trust me that I just used the random function on my spreadsheet, and this is the way it came up:

883xl
Cafepress

lagerdrinker
Cafepress

LouEvo XLHS
Cafepress

Gary
Cafepress

stevervp
Cafepress

hawk_mechanic
DVD

Casper
DVD

mikeLI_77
DVD


Congratulations to all the winners. Please PM me your street address so I can sent the stuff out to you ASAP. If you see any irregularities in the method used here, please PM me that too. If you made a donation and your name is missing from the list, PM me that too (I removed the names of the two people who told me to keep my damn prizes, and kiltbill who missed the deadline even though he still gave generously.) And if you won a DVD but really don't want it, let me know that too and I will get it to someone who can use it.

Thanks once again for all the donations, we really appreciate it.

Chris

Congrats winners!

Congrats to the winners and to Chris and Nikki for a successful fund drive.

I PM'd all the winners. Please PM me back with your address so I can get your stuff off to you.

Thanks,
Chris

Sorry I didn't get in earlier I was OOT this weekend. I made a donation though, I reckon they'll still take it, huh? :)

Congrats to the $ raised. Sounds like the walk was a success!

Phil, there is no deadline. Thanks for the donation.

--Chris

I asked Bert to turn on the negative rep thing again, just for that Chris.

-Chris

I was just joking about the negative rep thing, really. I see rep is turned off today. Now I have to go fine out why...

Was it Klown? ETB? :shhhh

--Chris

I have not heard from some of you (you know who you are.) Check reply #51 (http://www.xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/showpost.php?p=772410&postcount=51) to see if you've won something. If you have, send me your address in a PM and I will get it on the way.

Thanks,
Chris

I just saw this chris & Nikki.. and still want to donate even though the contest has passed. My hubby is a stage IV head & neck cancer patient so I can really understand what you've been through. Once, my home was saved because of caring folks like this. I don't have much to give, but what I have is yours. God Bless you both and everyone here.

I just saw this chris & Nikki.. and still want to donate even though the contest has passed. My hubby is a stage IV head & neck cancer patient so I can really understand what you've been through. Once, my home was saved because of caring folks like this. I don't have much to give, but what I have is yours. God Bless you both and everyone here.
Bun, PM sent. And thank you.

Chris