LAMBICS AGAINST LEUKEMIA II - WORLD CUP

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  1. forgetfu

    forgetfu Initiate (0) Jul 27, 2007 Colorado

    Hey everyone - I'm going to run this LIF round as well. All of the beer is coming from Bryan Turner (spdyfire83) and a few 'slightly' well known brewers who have stepped in to help!

    A few quick notes before Bryan's message. For those of you who don't know Owen, Owen is an amazing 3 year old who was diagnosed a few months ago with B Cell All Leukemia. It's a 3 year treatment plan that comes with a lot of ups and downs. Matt Meyer (Owen's father) is an active BA and the beer manager of Freshcraft in Denver. You can read Casey (his mom's) post about the spinal tap that he just underwent on the youcaring site 'updates' tab.

    This round will be open to anyone worldwide! However, like last round, i could use the help of two or three volunteers to pick up shipping if any boxes are won internationally.

    If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Please take a moment out of today's celebration to make a donation and help Owen with his fight!

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    Beer Community,

    I'll keep this as short...

    Bill Young kicked off the fundraising efforts for Owen's Leukemia Recovery with an awesome few lots of beers in January and a wonderful group of 10 contributors headed in a wide variety of awesome boxes:
    Last round: http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/for-the-community-from-the-community-lif.161098/
    Last round's amazing drawing:


    To-date, people have generously donated over $22,500 through http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/o-s-big-fight-/117602! More than half of that has come from the beer community. I know Owen, Casey, and Matt really appreciate all of the love, support, thoughts and prayers.

    Round III begins now...

    "Lambics against Leukemia II – World Cup": As the World Cup is in full-swing, Round III to help Owen’s Leukemia Recovery goes global! This week's USA vs. Belgium match was surely fitting for this round of fundraising as several Belgium brewers and a world beer enthusiast have agreed to help ramp up the fundraising. This round will include the following four quarter final 6-pack prizes as well as contributions from the . In addition, there is a grand prize stretch goal box that will be raffled off only if we hit this round's target goals:

    Final - BXL Greatness (courtesy of Bryan Turner) (stretch goal - if $32,000 in fundraising is achieved):
    Uli Blend
    Cantillon Crianza Helena
    Drie Fonteinen Framboos
    Drie Fonteinen J&J Roze

    Semi-Final #1 – Cantillon Greatness (courtesy of Jean Van Roy):
    Cantillon Gueuze 1.5L
    Cantillon Fou Foune
    Cantillon St. Lamvinus

    Semi-Final #2 - 3F (Fundraising For a Fight) (courtesy of Bryan Turner):
    Drie Fonteinen Armand'4 Seasons (Lente, Zomer, Herfst, Winter)

    Quarter Finals #1 - Gettin' Loonie (courtesy of Bryan Turner):
    Cantillon Lou Pepe Gueuze
    Cantillon Lou Pepe Framboise
    Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek
    Cantillon Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio – 37.5cl
    Cantillon Rose de Grambrinus – 37.5cl
    Cantillon Kriek 100% Lambic Bio – 37.5cl

    Group Stage #2 – 3F (Fundraising For a Fight) (courtesy of Armand Debelder):
    3F Hommage – 1x
    3F Oude Geuze – 2x
    3F Golden Blend – 2x
    3F Intense Red – 1x

    Quarter Finals #3 - Ridin' the Toer de Geuze Bus (courtesy of Bryan Turner):
    HORALs Mega Blend ('09, '11, '13)
    Oud Beersel Bzart
    Tilquin Geuze
    De Cam Framboise

    Quarter Finals #4 – The Westvleteren Bicycle Kick (courtesy of Thijs Brabander):
    Westvleteren Twelve – 2x
    Westvleteren Eight – 2x
    Westvleteren Blonde – 2x

    For every $10 donated, you will receive an entry in the raffle. In order to participate, make your donation on the site that has been set up: http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/o-s-big-fight-/117602

    Do not make your donation anonymous if you want to participate in the raffle. We need to be able to see it. Next, send an email to [email protected] with your name, your BA/RB/BT handle, and the amount that you donated.

    The cutoff for Round III will be on August 4 at 11:59:59pm MDT. As always, please consider sharing this with your beer and non-beer friends to help Super-O in his fight against Leukemia.

    Cheers,
    Friends of Matt Meyer
     
  2. LehighAce06

    LehighAce06 Pooh-Bah (2,240) Jul 31, 2010 Pennsylvania
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    :grimacing::grimacing::grimacing:
     
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  3. Bjohnston

    Bjohnston Initiate (0) Dec 24, 2011 Kentucky

    Just donated. Will also cover shipping cost on one international box if needed.
     
  4. LehighAce06

    LehighAce06 Pooh-Bah (2,240) Jul 31, 2010 Pennsylvania
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    I did email you, but I realize I'm not sure if you wanted confirmation in the thread as well that I donated.
     
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  5. forgetfu

    forgetfu Initiate (0) Jul 27, 2007 Colorado

    All good and very much appreciated!

    I did get your email, i'm just behind on sending out those responses (again). =) I'll catch up this weekend.
     
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  6. LehighAce06

    LehighAce06 Pooh-Bah (2,240) Jul 31, 2010 Pennsylvania
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    Good stuff, thanks! I hope the lack of thread activity is not indicative of lack of participation; how are you doing on donations this round?
     
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  7. forgetfu

    forgetfu Initiate (0) Jul 27, 2007 Colorado

    Our main goal is to get to where we did during previous rounds. We're 40% of the way there with 10 days left. We're 30% of the way to hitting our stretch goal.

    That's pretty normal though. The first 3 weeks seems to be mostly raising awareness. For whatever reason, most of the activity is usually in the final week.

    While i'm posting though, I will take a moment to give an update on Owen for anyone who's interested. He finished another round of Chemo last week. It's been a rough couple of weeks, wiping out his immune system. This round is all done though and leaving him bruised, sore, and exhausted! He's had some infection issues has had a slow time recovering. He's coming around though. A few more days and he should be able to go home. Everyone's support has been amazing and is really appreciated!

    He did find time to facetime with Stella though! "It's OK, i'll be there soon!"
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  8. LehighAce06

    LehighAce06 Pooh-Bah (2,240) Jul 31, 2010 Pennsylvania
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    I've heard this before, it seems to be the case with Kickstarter too.

    Without trying to pry, I'm curious what hospital Owen goes to. I don't really need the answer, but I ask because I've been a big supporter of Child's Play Charity, and it'd be cool to know if his hospital is on their list. If so, I'd love to hear some feedback from the patient perspective, and if not, I know they add hospitals to the list all the time.

    http://childsplaycharity.org
     
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  9. forgetfu

    forgetfu Initiate (0) Jul 27, 2007 Colorado

    I forwarded that question to Matt.
     
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  10. forgetfu

    forgetfu Initiate (0) Jul 27, 2007 Colorado

    I just finished catching up on raffle entries and emails. By now, everyone should have received a message from me. There are a few discrepancies though. If you donated but haven't received a confirmation email from me, please send me a message.
     
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  11. Indytruks138

    Indytruks138 Initiate (0) Jun 28, 2013 Texas

    Just donated, lets hit that stretch goal!
     
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  12. CSO

    CSO Savant (1,134) Jan 31, 2014 Illinois
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    Donated last night. Let's kick this into high gear for the last few days.
     
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  13. Cubatobaco

    Cubatobaco Pooh-Bah (2,057) Jan 27, 2013 Virginia
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    Just donated as well!
     
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  14. dannyfayy

    dannyfayy Savant (1,101) Feb 11, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    Donated
     
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  15. wheelzntoys

    wheelzntoys Initiate (0) Nov 10, 2013 California

    Donated
     
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  16. boatshoes

    boatshoes Initiate (0) Jul 5, 2008 Massachusetts

    Donated, haven't been logging in much the past couple months and almost missed this round!
     
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  17. forgetfu

    forgetfu Initiate (0) Jul 27, 2007 Colorado

    Good morning everyone - The current round of Lambics Against Leukemia ends tomorrow night at midnight. I want to first thank everyone who’s participated so far. Also, i wanted to tell everyone that the Gueuze Society (Geuzegenootschap) has donated these amazing bottles for our NEXT fundraiser!
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    I cannot thank them enough. Not only that, but i’ve received 2 other crazy donation boxes for next round as well. The next round will start October 6. Now, even though the beers that i’m talking about are for the next round, I want to hit our stretch goal this round. So, here’s the deal.

    TODAY AND TOMORROW ONLY
    1. Donate x amount for raffle tickets to help us hit our stretch goal. Write in the comments “Gueuze Society”
    2. Next round, donate x amount again. When you do, you will receive 2x raffle tickets.
    Let’s hit that stretch goal this round while doubling your chances to win these beers next round!
     
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  18. cfh64

    cfh64 Pooh-Bah (2,070) Aug 16, 2005 Texas
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    Haven't missed a round yet and don't plan on missing this one, hopefully I can donate more in the next round. Hope the lil tyke is doing better and best wishes to the family.
     
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  19. Dave_Treat

    Dave_Treat Pooh-Bah (2,287) Jun 23, 2012 Virginia
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    Let's go BA. Let's hit the stretch goal.

    Just watch one of the videos or read some of the updates, you won't be able to not donate.

    2nd donation made, let's keep it going
     
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  20. jon432

    jon432 Initiate (0) Mar 30, 2014 Maryland

    just donated, good luck with this!
     
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