NEW NEWS ABOUT THE RSD RETREAT

[Guest guest]

Hello, everyone, Lori here. Have been busy gathering more details for

the retreat and would like to share them with you. fo the people that

have asked for information on the retreat, I will address the

Campgound first. There is a brand new Campground in Elkhart, very

close to the Retreat Park. They do have cabins and they are $35.00 a

nite. RV Camping with full hook ups are $20.00 a nite. I think that

is very reasonable rate especially for a new Campground. There are 3

Motels I do recommend and these prices are at a group rate. I will go

from the most expensive down to the least. I suggest one of these 3.

Quality Inn, rate is $75.00 a nite. This includes 2 queen size beds,

air-conditiong, coffee and ironing board in the rooms, continental

breakfast, indoor pool and exercise room and jacizzi. I have seen

this motel, it is new and it is beautiful. If there are at least 30

reservations I can get those rooms for $69.00. the 2nd one is the Red

Roof Inn with a group rate of $61.99 a nite. It has air-conditioning,

indoor pool, exercise room, contintental breakfast. It is either 2

double beds or 1 queen size bed. The third is called the Weston Inn.

This is also a convention center. Their rate is $49.99 for 2 double

beds or 1 queen size bed, a continental breakfast and cable tv. The

Westono and the Quality Inn I can wait until May to make the

reservations but the Red Roof Inn wants me to send them a list of

names and for me to put a deposit down on it. I would rather not do

that. If you would like to make a reservation at the Red Roof Inn, it

would be better if you called there and made your own reservation.

I do have a meeting next week with the mayor and a News reporter and

hopefully they both will be of great assistance. I have already

gotten many pledges from area businesses for door prizes, etc. And I

still have a few surprises up my sleeve! I have a signed contract

with the Photographer and the DJ. So all is going very well.

I do need a couple of things from you. I know it is still early for

most of you to know if you will be coming. I will be taking a head

count in late December, Middle of March and Middle of May. However I

would also like a list now of the people that are sure you are

coming. I do know that nothing with this disease is every for sure,

and certainly respect that. But if at this moment you are planning on

coming, please send me your name so I may start a list going. If I

can start getting some kind of idea of the number coming it will make

it easier for me in acquiring more donations. I hope all of you are

getting as excited about this as I am. Don't forget to send to ,

BJS592@... to turn in your name and City and State for the RSD

Quilt. I am working dilligently on this folks to guarantee that we

will have the best time of our lives and I am looking forward to all

of you coming. If there are 7 million people in the US with this

disease, let's try to reach as many as possible. Any lists or

personal groups that you know of that might of not gotten any

information about this Retreat, please inform them ASAP. People are

asking me if there is anything they can do to help and the answer is

Yes! You can go to your local K-Marts or Wal-marts or favorite

Pharmacy or FTD Florists or anything that you believe is a nation

wide chain and ask for a pledged donation, preferably a gift

certificate. All of these large businesses have a certain amount of

money that is allegated for donations. They have to have a certain

amount given away in order to claim a tax deduction. I have not run

into any opposition in my city. And Walmart and Kmart were the first

to offer. Just walk in, ask for the manager, tell them about RSDS and

the retreat and ask them for a donation for the month of July. Be

sure to get the name of who you spoke to. Of course, any further

questions, ask me, Lori at Testpeachy@... Thanks again and I will

continue to keep you all informed as things progress. I hope this

information has helped and God Bless All of You!!

Love LORI