HELP ME GET OUTTA JAIL!

                                         

As most of you know, a “fun warrant” has been issued for my arrest by MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) for having a BIG heart.  Apparently I am to be “arrested” for good behavior on March 30, 2006, at which time I will be taken to the MDA jail at NorthShore Country Club at 801 East Broadway in Portland, Texas.  My bail has been set at $1800 which will send 3 kids to MDA Summer Camp, and I really need to raise this money fast so I can avoid prolonged time in the MDA “slammer”.

 

If I raise all my bail money by the day of my “arrest”, not only will I get out of jail instantly, but I’ll receive an award and be able to enjoy my time eating North Shore Country Club’s version of jail grub while networking with other business leaders from the community.  This sure beats busting rocks and building railroad tracks which I’m sure to be doing if I can’t raise bail!!

 

I’ve attached a link to my own personal webpage where you can contribute toward my bail. 

 

https://www.mdaevent.org/ONE/BrendaDelMoral

 

All proceeds from my bail go to benefit the local Coastal Bend Chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.  With my bail, MDA will pay for kids to attend camp, receive wheelchairs, leg braces, special medical procedures, flu shots, etc., and most importantly, research toward the dream of one day finding a cure for the 43 neuromuscular diseases that MDA covers, including ALS. 

 

I’d like to leave you with a poem written by the late Mattie Stepanek, the former MDA National Goodwill Ambassador.  He was an incredible young man with intelligence beyond his 13 years.  He passed away last summer from mitochondrial myopathy, one of the 43 diseases MDA covers.  I hope his writing touches you and gives you a sense of who you are helping through participating in this Lock-Up.

 

On Being a Champion

 

A champion is a winner,

A hero…

Someone who never gives up

Even when the going gets rough.

A champion is a member of

Awinning team…

Someone who overcomes challenges

Even when it requires creative solutions

A champion is an optimist,

A hopeful spirit…

Someone who plays the game,

Even when the game is called life…

Especially when the game is called life.

There can be a champion in each of us,

If we live as a winner,

If we live as a member of the team,

If we live with a hopeful spirit,

For life.

                                    September 1999

("On Being a Champion" is excerpted from Mattie J. T. Stepanek's book of poetry Journey Through Heartsongs and is reprinted with the permission of VSP Books/Hyperion.  Journey Through heartsongs is available wherever books are sold.)

 

Thanks for your donations and call me if you need anything….I’ll be in touch.

 

 

Best Regards,

 

Brenda Del Moral