The event you reference will take place this coming Saturday, at the Belknap County Sportsmen's Club, and will be a fun event of shavings, auctions and family fun! :D The link below will help folks see the names (and sometimes photos) of all the participants who will shave their heads that day, and allow you to donate directly under the name of any friends you may have on that list.

http://www.stbaldricks.org/location_...ycode=USNHGF06

For those who would like an update on my progress, so far I've received a total of $500 in online donations made on my profile page, and a total of $1,095 in direct donations made in the water bottle on the counter. So, I'm well on my way to my goal of $10,000 by the end of summer! :D :D

I'm keeping a daily accounting each night as I empty the bottle, and the past few days have been a little slow. I'm hoping that will change over the weekend, and we'll pick up a little momentum again. ;)

Meanwhile, my hair is growing back rapidly, and I look a little less scary than I did a week ago! :laugh:

Thanks to all who have helped me get off to a great start, and to all who will help as the summer progresses!

Fast Growing Hair
 

It certainly did grow fast...nice and shiny... bright color... weird texture, though! :laugh:

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...0065-1024w.jpg

That's cheating! :emb:

It sure is RED
 

Looks kinda "disco" to me, like something from the '70s. Though if we all had something similar .... well then ... you know how that old song goes, "I'm a Pepper, you're a Pepper, ....". Next we could build a racing crib and ... naaaahh ... will never happen ;)

BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

They'll never know what hit 'em.

Indeed it is! However, that glorious head of red hair was a special gift, from a VERY special forum member! ;) Lets just say we had a LOT OF LAUGHS that day!!!!! :D

Afterwards, I resumed my chia pet appearance. :laugh:

Pepper, You Humble Us!
 

Pepper, I am proud to call you friend. This is such a wonderful thing to do.
Your sister and Mr. V’s Lady of the Lake are smiling down on you.
You are extraordinary!!! :cheers:
You’ll be seeing us soon for an in person donation.
DRH, great photo documentation!

Pepper I will be thinking of your sister when i swim across the lake this summer.God Bless!
your friend - Mike Welsch

Cancer Fund
 

Pepper......What's the latest tally in the cancer fund?

Total online donations = $600.00
Total "in bottle" donations = $1,797.00
Total to date = $2,397

Not too bad for 26 days, I say! :D
My deepest thanks to all who have helped me thus far, and to those who will do so over the summer. ;)

Hey Pepper....What's the latest total to date?

Kevin, thanks for asking! I'm making great progress!!!

Total online donations = $600.00 (still :( )
Total "in bottle" donations = $2,532.00
Total to date = $3,132.00

Plus, there is a huge canvas bag full of change that I've been collecting from the jar, which will be counted tomorrow in the machine at Laconia Savings Bank. By the looks of it, I'd say there's about $200.00 worth in coins at this point. :D

Again, my very deepest thanks to all who've supported me in this endeavor!

Thanks Pepper
 

My son, his wife, and two of their kids (two of our grandchildren:) ) were able to come up to the lake today, and after a nice ride down to the Weirs, we took the short walk over to Waldo Peppers for a wonderful lunch. My son and his wife (she has long beautiful hair, as long as Pepper's was) were totally taken by what Pepper has done.

Pepper even took time to say hi to us at the table, and here's a picture of her with Rhiannon and CJ. Thanks Pepper for the visit.

For those of you who can't get to Waldo Peppers to put your donation in the Jar, you can go on-line and either make a donation on line, or get info on how to call it in or mail it in.

For those who visit WP's there is always the jar, and there is also on line.

Let's help Pepper reach her goal. If you need the Website, here is the link: http://www.stbaldricks.org/ShaveePho...umber=15338634


And here's a picture of Pepper on 7-20-06 with Rhiannon and CJ. Thanks again Pepper.

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...-lunch-web.jpg

How Cute!
 

Wow, you can't score much higher in the cuteness department, Upthesaukee! How lucky are you!!? And, you still look gorgeous with your short hair, Pepper! Great cause. Everyone help, please!

Fundraising update ...
 

Just to keep everybody up to date on my progress:

Online Donations $ 750.00
In-the-Bottle Donations $ 3,085.96

Total Raised to Date: $ 3,835.96 !!!

Thanks to all of you who continue to support me in this endeavor. ;)

I finally made it to The Lake last Wednesday to drop a meger donation into the bottle and have a great hot buttered Lobsta Roll. :liplick: I didn't see Pepper but there was a nice young man at the counter who took our order with a smile and brought it to us. Is he Pepper's replacement ;)

Hope the donations are still progressing.

Gene - I'm so sorry I missed you! :( I was really looking forward to seeing you again!!! Apparently I didn't miss you by much - I was out running a few errands, and was gone a little over an hour. You must've come by then.

The young man at the counter is my youngest step-son. Perhaps if I ever retired, he could be my replacement, but he'll have to finish highschool first. :laugh:

You ask about progress on the donations, so I guess it's time for me to post another update:


Online Donations $ 750.00
In-the-Bottle Donations $ 3,722.96

Total Raised to Date: $ 4,472.96 !!! :D :D :D

Plus, there's quite a lot of coin piling up, so I'll be heading back to the bank again soon for it to be counted again. ;)

All things considered, I think we're making tremendous progress. I set a very high goal, and to be closing in on halfway there is pretty exciting, I think! Considering we're a little bitty place, in a seasonal resort, I'd say the funds collected thus far are a real testament to the fine folks who live in, and visit our region of the world. ;)

Many thanks to all who continue to help me raise funds for this remarkable foundation.

Hi Pepper

Just thought I'd pass this along. Yesterday six of my dockmates were having a debate over where the best lobster rolls in the area were to be found, so I aimed them your way. They all came back raving about how good yours were!:D I wish that I liked lobster (sigh).

And, one of them is a professional restaurant manager herself; she also came back raving about the cleanliness and efficiency at Waldo Peppers and saying that it showed that somebody cares very, very much about the business.

See you again soon!

Silver Duck

Super Size It please
 

I had the large lobster roll to go but it only took a short ride to Alton Bay instead of traveling to Joisey. The lobster was great but the best part was the Pepper hug. Thanks I needed it! I mean the hug but the lobster roll was delish.:liplick:

I was happy to put a little something in the jar.

Ahem, where's mine?
 

[QUOTE=gtxrider]I had the large lobster roll to go but it only took a short ride to Alton Bay instead of traveling to Joisey. The lobster was great but the best part was the Pepper hug. Thanks I needed it! I mean the hug but the lobster roll was delish.

Just kidding, gtx. I hope to get a lobstah roll of my own this weekend, although I seem to recall your kindhearted sister brought you one back to Joisey in March after the season opening celebration at Pepper's. The way this summer is going I could use a double lobstah roll + the famous Pepper hug too.

Pepper, somehow I suspected that young man was family. He is a fine example of what is good about youth these days. When my wife could not eat all of a good Egplant grinder (she doesn't like lobster :rolleye1: ) he cheerfully wrapped it for travel. It was part of my supper back in the campground that evening. :liplick:

Obviously I was kidding when I said he was Pepper's replacement, nobody can replace Pepper :)

Pepper is speechless
 

Something happened today which has left me not only speechless, but actually took my breath away.

This morning a member of this forum and his wife came in for lunch while I was out doing the banking. Before they left they quietly left an envelope with my name on it.

Inside that envelope was a check to St. Baldricks - a check which represents 1/10th of my entire goal. As I stood staring at this check my staff thought for sure they were going to have to call an ambulance for me, as I had stopped breathing, and could not even blink.

Over the course of the day I was brought to tears several times just thinking about the generosity of this wonderful couple. Truly I have been deeply moved by this remarkable donation.

So many of you have been so kind, so generous, and so loving. This entire experience has been made so much more meaningful because of so many folks from this forum, and I am forever grateful.

Tomorrow would have been my sister's 53rd birthday. I, along with six of my remaining siblings and our mother, will be in Philadelphia together to share time in her memory. When we visit the cemetary, I will tell her what a difference she has made, and that she is being memorialized in a way I never would have dreamed.

Many thanks. ;)

A Prayer for Mary
 

A Prayer for Mary

You left too soon
We miss you so
But not in vain
So many know

Of your struggle
Of our loss
Into the jar
The green they toss

To benefit a cause
In your name
To help many others
Who suffer the same

Disease that causes
So muchs strife
The disease that took your life

The name of Mary
We will remember
The one who left us last November

A prayer for Mary, Pepper's sister
From all of us who know you've missed her

more tears. but these are good ones. ;)

Thanks for the love, IG.
Back at ya.

Nice, I. G.
 

Can't find any other words that could mean more....Great thoughts IG...

Hugs to you Pepper!!! () () ()

Hi Pepper, it was nice to see you again. My husband is still talking about the size of his turkey sandwich, lol.

That was so generous of a forum member to drop off that check to you. We all wish you well in ascending to your goal. God bless!!

PS we went back out on the lake with my good camera the next day. check out the photo posts!!

An update ...
 

Well, the funds in the jar are truly growing as fast as my hair! It's time for an update ...


Online Donations $ 750.00
In-the-Bottle Donations $ 5,343.96

Total Raised to Date: $ 6,093.96 !!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Now, with my hair growing so fast, I think it's time for one of my photographer friends to pay a visit and post an update on that part! :D

It happened again!
 

I can hardly believe it myself, but it happened again! Another wonderful member of this forum, along with his wife, paid a late-evening visit bearing a check for $500.00, made payable to St. Baldrick's Foundation. :eek:

You amazing people just continue to take my breath away, and warm my heart!!!!!;)

Words just cannot express, and hugs couldn't even!

Wow.

Great news!
 

Wow is right! You're getting closer to your goal every day!

Guess what ...
 

...we've crossed the $7,000.00 mark, and still growing! :D :D :D :D :D

Another update ...
 

Things are happening so quickly now, and it's definately time for another update!


Online Donations $ 775.00
In-the-Bottle Donations $ 6,418.33

Total Raised to Date: $ 7,193.33 !!!!!!!

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

OMG! $825.77 to go!
 

Here's the truly amazing tale of the tape ...

Online Donations 775.00
In-the-Bottle Donations 7,064.33
Forum Fest III Raffle Proceeds 1.335.00
Total Raised to Date: $9,174.33!

Which leaves a puny $825.77 until I reach my goal of $10,000.00! I set a truly lofty goal for myself with this, because I like to challenge myself to seemingly insurmountable results. To have realized such an amazing sum already is nearly unbelievable to me. This progress is due, in large part, to you!!!!!!! I am unable to express how grateful I am for the amazing support I have received from so many of you, but suffice it to say I've shed a lot of tears. My most sincere thanks to all who have helped me raise funds for St. Baldrick's Foundation. :look:

Columbus Day is 2 weeks from today...
 

Can we make Pepper's goal? If 33 people do $25 each...

I'm in

Great idea!
 

I'm in, too. Who's next?? :cheers:

Me too
 

I will put in $100.

Jetskier:cool:

We are In
 

I'll drop the check in the bucket tomorrow. (humm.... is Peppers closed on Tuesday?... if it is... it will a little later in the week...) :liplick:

SteveA and Dianne

Address
 

Pepper - I am down in MA

Send me a message with the address and I will put the check in the mail.

Jetskier:cool:

Here's the address, Jetskier:

Waldo Peppers
P.O. Box 5273
Weirs Beach, NH 03237

We're in too !!!!!
 

Count us in too. Dropping the check in the mail right now (seriously ;) ) !

Let's keep this going......next ?? :D

Another Question
 

Hi Pepper,

How do you want checks made out?

Planning to put this in the mail tonight.

Jetskier:cool: