HELP FIGHT Multiple Sclerosis LIF

Greetings fellow beer drinkers!!
My name is John Paul (JP) and I’m an avid beer drinker and bicycle rider. This year I’m participating in the Bike MS Tour to Tanglewood in North Carolina. This is a 2-day bike ride dedicated to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis. I’ve been a participant since 2009 and ride specifically for my dear cousin Gracie and all the others who have been struck by this disease. Every year I ask family and friends to help with a donation to this worthy cause. This year I have decided to reach out to all my fellow BAs for your help with a donation. Here are the rules:

*For every $10 you donate, you get one entry into this drawing.
*Click on this link to donate-- http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/NCCBikeEvents?px=7004319&pg=personal&fr_id=21238
*Click on the blue button on the right side that says DONATE TO JOHN.
*For verification purposes, Beermail me after your donation with the following info:
Name-
BA name-
Amount you donated-
*BONUS---- All donations to the National MS Society are tax-deductible.
*BONUS-----I will pay for all shipping & packaging.
*BONUS-----There will be surprises of my choice in each box. This could be brew swag, pair of socks (j/k), another beer, more glassware etc.
*If $1000 is raised, there will be another drawing for a 2nd box. There will be a different winner for each box.
*Others will be donating for this cause as well on my behalf (Past donors, family members friends etc). Their money WILL COUNT towards that $1000 2nd box. However, only BAs are entered and can win this drawing.
*this LIF closes on 8/17/2013 at 11:59pm.
*drawing will be held shortly thereafter with other BAs and posted on YouTube. Date TBD.

For information on the bike ride and where your money goes, click on this address:

http://bikencc.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/NCCBikeEvents?fr_id=21238&pg=entry

This 1st prize box will be a foothills package consisting of:

1 bottle of 2013 Sexual Chocolate
1 bottle of 2012 Olde Rabbits Foot
1 Foothills tasting glass
1 Foothills glass (see pic.)
1 Foothills Seeing Double IPA (purchased at time of shipping).
1 Foothills People Porter (purchased at time of shipping).

If $1000 is raised, a 2nd box will be thrown in the mix which will include:
1 bottle of 2013 Mexican Cake
1 bottle of 2012 Olde Hickory Event Horizon
1 New Holland glass
1 Stone pint glass
1 bottle of Olde Hick Death by Hops (purchased at time of shipping).
1 bottle of Black Raven (purchased at time of shipping).
Items in bold can be substituted out for other brews of my choice if not available at time of purchase. These are year round beers so I shouldn’t have any issues. But just in case, I want to let you know up front.

I think I’ve covered it all. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your time and most of all, thank you for donating to fight MS!!

 

click on this link to see pictures of prize boxes.

http://thebelisatablet.blogspot.com/

EDIT: Lower 48 only for this LIF please. Thanks.

 

$425 raised so far. Check out this video of the 2011 Tour. Drawing will be held with other BAs present.

 

$595 raised so far. Thanks to all that have donated.

 

ATTENTION
2 new bottles have been donated by the generous BA bluecane!! They are:
Oak Aged Bretta and 3 Floyds Toxic Revolution
Both bottles will be added to the 1st prize box. This makes it a 6 bottle shipper with 2 glasses. That's a hell of a prize box.

 

another generous (anonymous) BA has also donated bottles to the cause. Here are the prize boxes now:

Box # 1--The Foothills-Bretta-Toxic-Bliss box
1 bottle of 2013 Sexual Chocolate
1 bottle of 2012 Olde Rabbits Foot
1 Foothills tasting glass
1 Foothills glass (see pic.)
1 Foothills Seeing Double IPA (purchased at time of shipping). (see bold note in first post for this brew)
1 Foothills People Porter (purchased at time of shipping). (see bold note in first post for this brew)
Oak Aged Bretta
3 Floyds Toxic Revolution
just added---Terrapin Liquid Bliss

If $1000 is raised, Box #2 will be awarded: The Hickory-Mexican-Blendiculous-Greene box
1 bottle of 2013 Mexican Cake
1 bottle of 2012 Olde Hickory Event Horizon
1 New Holland glass
1 Stone pint glass
1 bottle of Olde Hick Death by Hops (purchased at time of shipping). (see bold note in first post for this brew)
1 bottle of Black Raven (purchased at time of shipping). (see bold note in first post for this brew)
just added---Olde Hickory Eiraphoites
just added---Natty Greene's Cellar Series (4th Edition) Barleywine #95/420
just added---Peabody's Blendiculous Series 1 : Lock, Stock, and Bourbon Barrel.

These are some hefty boxes. If i receive more generous bottle donations, I'll have to make a 3rd box. THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND GENEROSITY!!!!

~~~~jp

 

$660 donated thus far.

 

$810 raised so far. Keep them coming!!!! Don't stop now and don't stop after $1000. We have 2 awesome boxes to give away. Cheers~~~~jp

 

$1020 raised as of today!!!! Thanks to everybody that donated.

Please pass the word around on this LIF. Just because we've reached the $1000 mark doesn't mean we should stop. These are some awesome boxes to give away but that doesn't compare to the donations that are received. All of you that have donated play a part into helping tackle this disease. Let's keep this going!!!!

cheers~~~~jp

 

Looks like a 3rd box will be added to this thanks to some generous BAs from a recent tasting. Details to come soon.

Pass the word around!!!!

 

$1070 raised! Lets keep this going. I'm going to remove the liquid bliss from the first box and place it in this new 3rd box. So the 3rd box will contain:

Terrapin Liquid Bliss
Prairie Ale
Bitches Brew 2011

Thanks to the generous BAs that have donated. Cheers!!!!

 

$1160 raised. Lets keep it going. Pass the word around and thanks to all that have donated. 1 week left!!!!!!

Cheers!

 

Wanted to pass along a BM I received from a fellow BA. This puts it all in perspective:

Hey man, I can't tell you how much this post means to me. My mother was diagnosed with MS right before I was born and to see other people take a stand against this horrible disease makes my heart melt. It means a lot man. It really does. I pledged $ to your cause because I believe that every dollar means a step closer to a cure, and even if my mother can't get help, it could help anyone else who might become afflicted with this horrific disease.

I put 'BA-name' as my name, and even though I didn't do it for the beer, it is a plus to donating to a worthy cause. Thank you so much for your awareness and what you are doing for people like my mom. I can't put in words what it means to me. Thank you, from one BA and human to another. Good luck in your ride and I hope others see this and donate.

 

$1210 raised!!!! 1 more day!! Thanks everybody for the support.

 

LIF drawing will be held at 4pm Friday 8/23/13. Because of that, I will leave this LIF open until 8pm Thursday night 8/22/13. If anybody else wants in, I must have your entry by 8pm Thursday.

Thanks to all that have donated for this cause. From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate your generosity. If you did not receive a BM from me about the drawing that means I don't have your entry. Shoot me a BM ASAP.

Salud ~~~~ jp

 

Yesterday we completed the live drawing at Jakes Billiards in Greensboro, NC. Many thanks to the BAs that assisted me:
RedNeckBeerz - Cheerwine spokesman, comic relief, dance instructor, name draw talent
apaisncsu - camera engineer, executive producer, assistant narrator, prop assistant
brstls4drmrs - director, producer, bottle shipper

All winners please BM me with your address and I'll give you the details. Thanks everybody!!

 

1st ironchefmiyagi13
2nd CummingsK21
3rd Vonnegut21