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“It is so good to see the twinkle back in his eye!!”

Posted in Football, Fundraisers, tagged , , , , on June 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Gabe Kennedy

Gabe Kennedy (Photo from Solea Kennedy’s GoFundMe page)

Gabe Kennedy and mom Solea.

Kennedy and mom Solea.

The older brother of former Wolf football star Ben Haight continues to improve as he fights back from a horrific hit and run accident.

Gabe Kennedy, 25, whose mom Solea Kennedy is a well-known community volunteer with the Coupeville Food Bank, was hit May 8 while skateboarding in Reno. He lost a leg and was in a coma for several days.

In her most recent update on GoFundMe, a site that the family is using to raise funds to help cover the rapidly-spiraling medical expenses, Solea provided one of the most positive reports in recent times.

Oh boy, Gabe is getting to be quite popular with the staff. Having been here such a long time, he has made some great friends.

Since he is using a speaking valve, he has been keeping people entertained with his humor!

It is so good to see the twinkle back in his eye!

There are still hurdles to clear before getting him to rehab in Seattle, but progress is being made.

Gabe needs to get to eating and drinking and breathing without the trache. He needs to be able to tolerate hours of daily therapy.

We need to get logistics worked out for transport to Washington and get an approval from the UW acute rehab.

To see more updates and possibly help the family out, jump over to their page at:

http://www.gofundme.com/955tg8

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Get your kicks!!

Posted in Community Sports, Kickball, tagged , , on February 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »

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Always read the fine print.

Start stretching now.

The second annual Coupeville Co-Ed Adult Benefit Kickball Tournament is set for Saturday, April 5 and registration is open now.

The tourney, which had a strong turnout last year, helps fund field trips for Coupeville schools.

For more info, I direct you to the photo above, which has all the pertinent details.

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Do you want to help Kelley Hefflinger? Yes, yes you do!!

Posted in A freakin' American hero, Giving back, Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on January 6, 2014| 1 Comment »

Kelley (Dunaway) Hefflinger

Kelley (Dunaway) Hefflinger

Some people are just nicer than others.

For whatever reason, they have a special sparkle, a different way of looking at life, a genuine sweetness and light that permeates their every action.

Kelley Hefflinger is one of those people.

Back when we worked together during my time as manager at Videoville and Miriam’s Espresso (I got paid to watch movies! I want that back, now!!), she was using her pre-marriage name, Kelley Dunaway, and she was still in high school.

At one point, I came up with a list of nearly 100 people who worked at those establishments during my 12+ years behind the counter, but Kelley stands out because she was genuinely nice.

To everyone. All the time.

There was no artifice about her. She treated everyone the same, with a huge smile and an open, friendly attitude.

Which is why now, unasked, I want to do what I can to help her achieve her goals. To pay her back just a bit for being a really wonderful young woman.

Kelley has a chance to go abroad to study in Italy in June of this year, but she needs financial help to make her dream come true.

So don’t be a Grinch. Go, take a look at her page, at http://www.gofundme.com/kelley.

Think about sending a dollar or two (or more) her way. Do it for her. Do it for yourself.

Because rewarding the wonderful ones among us makes us all better people.

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