Sandy Hook Elementary LIF

I exchanged a couple messages with Brad and he is OK with me posting the below.
The family of the principal killed trying to protect "her" children has started a memorial scholarship fund. I saw the interview last night on CNN.
Here's the video link
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2013/01/03/ac-tuchman-lafferty-sandy-hook-return-to-school.cnn

And this is the address for the fund if anyone else is interested.

http://www.dawnhochsprungmemorialfund.org

Brad - thanks for letting me post.

 

Donation made. Thanks again for running this and all the great BA's who donated $ or prizes or both.

 

Ding ding ding. Looks like we have a winner. Your donation pushed us over the 6k mark. And as you know I already have your shipping info! Ill let you know when box is in route. Cheers!

Keep the donations coming everyone!

 

I just realized that while I had donated a box and bottle to this amazing LIF, I had not donated any money. Your post inspired me to do just that. Thank you for posting this Hero's memorial fund.

 

Thank you very much for your generosity JM03. Your initial post really reminded me I needed to get my donation in.

 

Now that we've hit 6k, ill extend the same offer for 7k. Whoever's donation pushes us past 7k will also get a box from me. 1 week left, so lets get it done!

 

I'll add that whoever gets us to my "10 days for 10k" campaign will get a Bourbon Dark Lord from me.

S'go!

 

My donation should get taken care of Friday night or Saturday, once I find the time to research which charity I'm picking. In the meantime, I just started my own LIF I was overdue on in which I stipulate that the winner has to have donated via your LIF. Hopefully it attracts a few new people to donate!

 

Since I am gifting a box, I am not entering in my donation. But....

I am getting excited building my box of CT brewed beers for 1 lucky winner!

Do I hear $7000?! COME ON!

 

JM03 has a box lined up for the donor who puts the $$ mark over $7000, and I will reward the person who takes the total over $7500 a box of big stouts: a '10 Abyss, an '11 Abyss and a '12 Dark Lord. $7500 is plenty doable for this community. Let's get 'er going!!

 

Awesome! Makes me proud to be apart of this community!

 

Donation sent...sending BM. Thanks for doing this.

 

Finally got my donation in, email sent. I chose the Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung Memorial because I know how tough college can be with little to no financial support and the scholarship goes to benefit students pursuing a career in education. I have two professors and a teacher on my father's side of the family and on my mother's side my mother, her cousin, my great aunt and great grandmother were all teachers. It's a tough job these days what with poor pay, lack of effective disciplining techniques for fear of parent reactions, questionable "No Child" laws, extremely rigorous educational requirements for teachers in many districts, etc and that's all without the growing trend in school violence in the past 15 years.

We need all the great teachers this country can find. Sounds like this principal was going above and beyond on that horrible day - just as most teachers do everyday for their students.

 

What a great thing this is. I'm legitimately impressed with the people and generosity exhibited in this. Ill be donating tomorrow. God bless everyone that's doing their part.

 

Screw 10k. Get us to 8k and I'll send you a Bourbon DL.

S'go!

 

Donated. BM Sent. Wish I could give more.