2008 MRR-Fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association

Hellow folks here you can read about our plans for this years fundraiser event. We are looking forward to everyones participation and support. read more about it http://www.marylandrockraiders.org/files/ADA_Flyer_for_2008.pdf

Registrations to follow next week.

Tico, we have been out of touch for a while, glad to hear U R ok after surgery. Kim & Jay

Kim Matzen wrote:

Tico, we have been out of touch for a while, glad to hear U R ok after surgery. Kim & Jay

Thanks, hanging in there is about all I can do now. I am out for 6 to weeks.

Link doesn't work. Says you need a password.

Do you want me to still be the event trailmaster for the event. I was serious in taking on a role that would help. Its something I think everyone knows I could be good at. Its your call just letting you know the offer is still on the table.

The link has been restored

makitupthehardway wrote:

Link doesn't work. Says you need a password.

Do you want me to still be the event trailmaster for the event. I was serious in taking on a role that would help. Its something I think everyone knows I could be good at. Its your call just letting you know the offer is still on the table.

I adjusted the link so that it pens when you click it. As far as the Trail Master I appreciate the offer, but you haven't renew your membership yet.

Well think about it.

Looking forward to it. Now if I can just keep the jeep in one piece till then....

Okay Tico I have a couple of questions that I need to have answers before I start to try to promote this event in VA. Check your PM.

Ok, now I need help in finding or getting recommedations for bands or local DJ's that might be interested in working with us for this event. If anyone knows one please let me know. You know our budget is limited but maybe we can get sponsors to ofset the cost.

Also, I have not hadd any one submit a draft for a T-shirt design for this year. If I don't have one soon I will then hire the Excell people to design this years shirt too.

Great news, I just got a notification that Hi-Lift will be co-sponsoring us this year with some products. I will find out later in August what will be send to us.

The Devil Dog wrote:

Ok, now I need help in finding or getting recommedations for bands or local DJ's that might be interested in working with us for this event. If anyone knows one please let me know. You know our budget is limited but maybe we can get sponsors to ofset the cost.

Also, I have not hadd any one submit a draft for a T-shirt design for this year. If I don't have one soon I will then hire the Excell people to design this years shirt too.

Hey Tico hold off for a little longer I'm in the middle of a search for people to do the art work. I should have you something soon.

Paul has secured a caterer and the food will be more than enough for what I can see. He is also working towards getting sponsors to cover the expensess. But for now here is what we are looking at having for dinner:

Serving line would open at 5:00 PM and close at 7:00 PM.

$25 per person. Menu: Pit Beef, Barbeque Chicken, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, and Seasonal Fruit, Beverages: Coke, Diet Coke, and bottled water

Yummy! Now working on the band or DJ. Anyone got anything to add to this event?

Thanks Nester, try to get back soon on that art work.

Here is my concept;
A stage, a band of maybe four people jamming, breaking out of the drums a Jeep leaping through the air and landing on a muddy hole, as the background the parks landscape and the food tent. This desing concept goes on the front of the T-shirt and on the back we use all our sponsors in a circluar pattern just out side the perimeters of our club logo. On the front the words "Maryland Rock Raiders 3rd Annual Fundraiser" and somewhere else in the front "benefiting the American Diabetes Association"

Open for visions, anyone?

for the art work I would say you should let em artist figure it out. My plan is let a couple of people put together sketches based on the links that I send them of the rigs that have been to the event before. I think the idea for the band and jeeps idea would work good for a flier for the event to show what its about. The T-shirt should stick to a classic 4x4 event shirt. It should have a couple of the rigs that people most often think of when they see use out on the trails. just my .02 cents

As for the food I would hope that we could get some sponsors. It sounds great and I'm all in for 2 people but some people might not want to put out 25 a head for dinner. even if the sponsor could cover half that would make it a affordable meal that would appeal to the mass. I like the direction that the event is going this year.

Well, this event has all the makings of a great year, Paul is checking into a band called Nothing but Trouble and they play just about everything, from blues to rock. He has used them before so they are higly recommended.

As for the food I think about it this way, it's a fundraiser, a worthy one at that, even when we go out to eat we would drop about 20 to 30 bucks on both the food and the tips. Add the drink your there. Specially when the food promisses to be great! I rather have a great meal and the entertainment for the 25 bucks. But we will see how it works out. We are defentely looking at sponsors to pick up some or all the cost.

Looking foward to the T-shirt design, I just put my vision of what I thought might be a great T-shirt design, you know I am a man with vison and no money, Hahahaha.

Yes I like where this is going very much too. People are starting to kick in and help and that's where its at, this is our event, let's make it count. Damn I miss the trails.....I wouldn't be able to trail til maybe May or June, sucks to be me. But look out for when I come out....

As the sponsors contact me, I will post the results here. I really need you guys to check your local area establishments like the restaurants, retail stores, specialty stores and the likes, the more prizes we have the greater the turn out and motivation to participate. Today I will be sending another 93 request for support. That's a total of 170+ potential sponsors.

Looking for a SUPER turn out!

Borla and the Ravens are now on board as a sponsor, gets better by the week.

Currently as of 4/18/2008:

HI-LIFT
JCWhitney
NAPA
BORLA
Baltimore Ravens
Jeef Daniel's Jeep Customizing

I have been updating the original message about the venders that have come on board thus far. Keep an eye for these changes. I will not post the ones that have decline helping as a matter of edicate, but can send a message internally to members if requested.

As of 5/1/2008 the following organizations have pledged or donated stuff to the American Diabetes Association Fundraiser Event:

HI-LIFT
JCWhitney
NAPA
BORLA
Baltimore Ravens
Jeef Daniel's Jeep Customizing
Solid
Superlift suspensions Systems
Chili's Restaurant
4 Wheel Drive Hardware

As of 5/6/2008 the following organizations have pledged or donated stuff to the American Diabetes Association Fundraiser Event:

HI-LIFT
JCWhitney
NAPA
BORLA
Baltimore Ravens
Jeef Daniel's Jeep Customizing
Solid
Superlift suspensions Systems
Chili's Restaurant (10% Profit sharing program 5-13-2008, read details on web site)
4 Wheel Drive Hardware
Bushwacker
Irwin Industrial Tools Company
Street Rod Manufacturing TSM
Restore (stickers)
Turtle Wax

Tico, i will donate my band Dwell for the event. We are right in Fallston and would love to play for the event. Just Let me know and I can set it up. We are original hard rock and do a great cover of "Born To Be Wild." You can check us out on Myspace: xDwellx. We have a full PA system for the gig, only need a clean flat place to set up and electricity. I have been tlaking to Bruce about us playing at RC for either the late RCRock event of the WERock event. Should be fun. I am sorry to missed the dinner the other night, we had a fire in Harford Co that demanded my attention. Running a crisis team is so inconvenient. At least I can drive my Jeep every day. Hey, do we have any windshield banners left. I would like one for the Little Red TJ. Thanks, Shawn.[b]

I'll be at MaGerk's for breakfast this morning, flag me there. I'll have some banner with me. and Thanks for the offer on the band, I could really use it. How many members to the band. Keep in mind the age veriance in the club, there are a lot of old foggies...hahahaha we like easy rock. country, blues, and some Purple haze!!!....Hahahaha

Ok so this old foggy likes the old rock including 80's hair bands, Deep Purple, Aerosmith etc. It will be nice to have some good music to go wiht the good times.

[b]Bummer I missed breakfast too. I didnt get home from work till 2am and never woke up. There are five of us in Dwell. I would sat that our style is most similar to Steppenwolf, Zeppelin, Doors, Godsmack, maybe a little Metallica, and ACDC for good measure.....does that cover enough ground. The only cover we do now is "Born To Be Wild.' We will be adding a few more covers this month.....next week we are doing "Shinedown" from Godsmack. Then maybe a Zeppelin tune.....like "Black Dog."
Bob D. vocals
Shawn D. lead guitar/vocals
Mike J. bass/vocal
Drew D. guitar
Jeromy L. drums/mayhem

I will have to meet up with you somewhere for the banner, how bout RCreek............we miss you out in the dirt.

Hey, I miss me in the dirt too. The band sound like it would work. WE can tlak more aboutit via the MP's. or e-mails. Send me a picture of you guys and a tune you've recorder from playing around the area, something I can down load into the web page, as far as I can see, I have no issues with your offer, in fact it's gerouse of you and I appreciate it as will the club in reducing our overhead for the fundraiser.

We do have a CD, 'Silence The End' from 2006. Several of the songs are available on our myspace. Thats what we are using these days. All of out info is there. Glad we can help. Are you thinking of havinf the band on saturday or both days? Shawn.

www.myspace.com/xdwellx