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July 22, 2003
Lawn Mowers For HD
Life can get a little serious at times in the HD community. That’s why it’s a pleasure to read about people having fun while raising money for Huntington’s Disease research. The Grand Rapids Press has this wonderful story about a Lawn Mower race that was held as a fundraiser last weekend.
There is actually a Michigan Lawn Mower Racing Association and three dozen racer’s competed at the Sparta Town and Country Fair. These machines can go over 40 miles per hour and have such serious names as Lawnbrigini, Mowcedes, Prograsstinator, and my favorite – Turfinator.
The event was organized with the help of Donna and Jim Mikula. Jim’s father passed away from Huntington’s and he has several brothers and sisters who have the disease. Jim’s mother, Helen, collected entrance fees and also handed out brochures on Huntington’s Disease.
You may be asking yourself where they got this original idea for fundraising. The family own’s a business, Four Seasons Yard & Sport, that sells lawn mowers. One of the sons, Jayson Mikula is a top-ranked lawn mower racer. One of his racing mowers will go 70 miles per hour! Jayson will be marrying his fiancée in August and for their honeymoon they will be going to a national competition in Ohio.
This is a great example of what anybody can do with a little effort and time. If you would like to see more HD research or more being done for HD families, you do your own fundraiser. The easiest way to get started is to find something you enjoy or are knowledgeable about. You can run an event that sells tickets like this one, run a competition with entrance fees and donations like running or a hoop-a-thon, or you can sell items to raise money. This can be a lot of work but it can also be a lot of fun. If you don’t have the time or energy, donate what time you can to somebody else’s fundraising. These efforts are great, not only for fundraising but, for raising awareness about Huntington's Disease.
You can read the article here (may not be available for long).
Posted by Dave at July 22, 2003 09:10 AM
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I live in Paris, Texas. My daughter is trying out for the National TOPs Gymnastics Team. As the President of our Booster Club it is up to me to come up with fundraisers! I was watching The Prince and Me an new movie, and got the idea for a home town lawn mower race fundraiser as this was on the show! I was just wondering if you could tell me what I would need to do to get this started in my town. Thank you for your time!
Monica Oliver
Gymnastics Power House Booster Club President
Posted by: Monica Oliver at August 23, 2004 03:28 PM
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