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Show some heart!!

Posted in Fundraisers, Girls Soccer, tagged , , , , , , on August 23, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Marisa Etzell (left) fights for a ball during her playing days on the soccer pitch. (John Fisken photo)

A heart exam gave Marisa Etzell a new lease on life. Now she wants to return the favor.

The former Coupeville High School soccer and track star has launched a GoFundMe, with the money raised benefiting the Nick of Time Foundation.

It was a routine exam from that foundation in 2011 which found Etzell had a hole in her heart.

With that knowledge in hand, she was able to quickly move forward and have a procedure done to deal with the issue.

Etzell’s fundraiser, which is closing in on reaching a third of her goal, will allow others to receive the same screening she did.

To read more and offer a helping hand of your own, pop over to:

https://www.gofundme.com/running-to-save-lives

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Superhero in need!!

Posted in Fundraisers, tagged , , , , , on August 8, 2017| 1 Comment »

Wolf legend Kyra Ilyankoff.

One of Coupeville’s best needs a helping hand.

Former Wolf great Kyra Ilyankoff, who still holds CHS records in track and volleyball, has started a fundraiser as she tries to launch the next act of her life.

A bold, brilliant, talented (and extremely nice) young woman who has prospered at everything she does, I have absolute faith in her.

If you can offer a helping hand, either financially or by passing on her story, maybe think about doing so.

It can be your good deed for the day.

To read about Kyra’s plight and help her, pop over and enjoy one of the more creative GoFundMe projects I’ve seen:

https://www.gofundme.com/superhero-in-need-of-a-lair

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Never finished farming!!

Posted in Fundraisers, tagged , , , , on March 7, 2017| 1 Comment »

   Fourth-generation Central Whidbey farmer Georgie Smith (left) and cousin Kelsi Franzen sell produce at a farmer’s market.

Before the embers have cooled, the community is already coming together.

Monday night, Central Whidbey lost an iconic structure when the Smith Barn, built in the 1880’s and home to fourth-generation farmer Georgie Smith’s Willowood Farm, burnt to the ground.

All family and animals are safe, though Georgie’s husband, hard-charging “man of the people” lawyer Charles Arndt, suffered a dislocated shoulder.

The nearby farm house, where the family lives, remained untouched as firefighters from Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue kept the blaze contained.

The barn, located on Ebey Road, was the hub of a vibrant working farm, one of the few remaining in an area which was built on just that — farming.

Georgie’s seed growing was just underway, making the timing of the fire even harder to deal with.

As she and her family decide how best to go forward, people both near and far are immediately stepping up to help them out, launching a GoFundMe in the late hours of Monday night.

To read more and help keep a huge piece of WORKING history alive, pop over to:

https://www.gofundme.com/never-finished-farming-smith-barn

And for a look at what Georgie and her family are accomplishing on a daily basis, take a look at Willowood’s home site:

Currently at Willowood Farm

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Wolf Nation, help one of our own!!

Posted in Football, Fundraisers, tagged , , , , on March 2, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Bord Langvold

Bord Langvold

Former Coupeville High School quarterback Gunnar Langvold’s father has passed away, and his family needs help with funeral expenses.

Bord Langvold, a longtime employee of the Washington State Ferry system, died Tuesday after years of battling debilitating medical conditions.

He had been medically unable to work since 2013, which put a financial strain on the family.

Gunnar, a two-year starter under center at CHS, is one of my personal favorites.

When I wasn’t covering his games or listening to his wild rambling tales, we worked together in the dish pits at Christopher’s on Whidbey.

I knew his dad for many years, as well, as Bord frequently haunted Videoville during my lazy, hazy video store years.

For more info, and a chance to help Gunnar and his family, pop over to:

https://www.gofundme.com/burial-assistance-for-bord-langvold

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Softball slugger swings for cash!!

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on January 21, 2017| Leave a Comment »

CHS grad Monica Vidoni needs a helping hand to get to Florida to play college softball.

   CHS grad Monica Vidoni (left) needs a helping hand to get to Florida to play college softball.

Have a buck or two? Help send a former Wolf from snowy Minnesota to sunny Florida.

Monica Vidoni, a 2015 Coupeville High School grad, and her Rainy River Community College softball squad are scheduled to play seven games from Mar. 4-7 in Titusville.

The trip, which opens the season for the Voyageurs, is funded largely by the players ability to raise funds, so Vidoni has set up a GoFundMe to raise her share.

Rainy River currently has only the minimum nine players on its roster, so every player has to step up or the team stays home.

Vidoni has played volleyball, basketball and softball both of her years at RRCC.

To see her fundraiser, pop over to:

https://www.gofundme.com/rrcc-florida-funraiser

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