i dont get it is he dying?
is that what th donor is for ?

Natasha, great job on the sigs Thanks for doing them.

Jeffrey Donovan supports Life Rolls On. We gathered monetary donations to a "Jeffrey Donovan Account" to honor him for his birthday.

Ooooookay then. *laughs good-naturedly*

So I just wanted to let everyone know that I heard from Siggy26 a little while ago via text. Her article about the LRO donation from the BN forum will be going to press this weekend. YAY!!!! It will be published in Saturday's edition of the Morning Call. What fantastic publicity for Life Rolls On!

I also just want to say this - you know you've got a kick ass forum when it winds up being in one of its own BN press threads come Saturday!

Thank you again, everyone, for your generosity and for all of the contributions you make to this community.

Did I read this correct? PhiConnors? Speechless? I must have wondered into the wrong message board. I have been gone for a while.

LOL!!!!!! It's great to see you, Vestokes my dear. Hope things are going a-ok with you!

Okay, so I wanted to let everyone know that Life Rolls On sent out a tweet saying that if we could get 25 people who were interested in buying a Life Rolls On t-shirt with the seahawk design on it, then they would move forward and get those printed for us. They asked what color I thought would be best and I told them I was flexible. They responded by saying that black is very popular.

Siggy26, LGia19, and I are definitely interested in getting one should they decide to print them up. Just thought I'd ask around here and see if anyone else would be interested in getting one?

Here's the seahawk design tank top in black as modeled by the most adorable little girl...

Let me know what you think!

Thanks again, everyone, for making this most outstanding gift to LRO! This was just all kinds of awesome and the LRO folks are absolute sweethearts.

Nice shirt Phi, and black seems a good universal color. Are they only doing tank tops? I'm affraid my tank top days are over , but I could support the cause.


-Mac

If we can buy the kid's version/size, I'd be in. Mac, you're not the only one whose tank top days are over!!!

Hi all, it's Josh, Chairman of Life Rolls On and friend of Jeffrey Donovan. I wanted to thank you all personally for the amazing support you've put forth this past week. While Jeffrey has not publicly "tweeted" or commented about the contributions, I can tell you that he is well aware of the support and surely humbled by these efforts.

Thank you again and we at Life Rolls On look forward to continued partnership with everyone here on the USA Networks Burn Notice forum!

This is what Jeff is likely thinking, even if he doesn't tell you:

http://www.liferollson.org/siteapps/tools/...68}&st=DESC

Thanks Josh!

Love the pic!

Kriss

What a charming note.

Thank you, Josh. Brenna and I e-mailed Kris Nakamura this morning for an update on the contribution total. I also really just wanted to try to put LRO and Jeffrey Donovan completely at ease with all of this but think we ended up sort of going around in circles and hopefully not driving LRO too crazy, ahem. It honestly, truly, sincerely is fine. I don't think I can say this enough without making us go in circles again so I'm going to stop saying this now.

It was a whirlwind experience and nothing I've ever done before. All I can say is, my hat's off to you all at LRO because wow, it is really hard work doing coordinating a fundraiser. And that is an understatement. I mean, we forum members didn't even have to do the hard work as everything was set up for us by the fantastic folks at LRO.

Thank you again for your continued graciousness. We members think the world of you guys and what you are doing for spinal cord injury awareness.

Thought I'd post a pic of my beloved key chain from the Christopher Reeve Foundation over here. I bought one of these for each family member one year. I wish they still sold these, but I don't believe they do anymore. I've used it for years and I've started to worry, what am I going to do when it breaks? I'll likely take it to a jewelry repair shop and spend whatever it takes to get it fixed.



And don't forget to visit @LifeRollsOn at Twitter. They post great articles about news on spinal cord injuries, as well as awesome photos (loved the surfing dog photo posted the other day!).

Thank you for your graciousness again, Life Rolls On, and thank you to Josh. Best wishes for a happy time at the TWSA event this weekend!

Thanks for coming on and posting the pic Josh, it was great. Its Ok by me if JD doesn't post anything publicly I was just happy to help out such a wonderful organization as LRO.

Oh Yeah, I'm in for a t-shirt as long as I don't have to wear pink.

Saqqara

Great message, Josh! Thank you. And that picture response was hilarious!

Phi, you know what? I LOVED the fundraising! I think I could have uncovered a future (additional) career, LOL. Although without all the awesome Burn Notice peeps behind us, fundraising might be a LOT harder:)

Wow, really? I think it was the ADD that kicked my ass on this count. I think I'm going to keep my day job.

Just FYI,

Search & Shop the Web to Raise Funds for LRO

We can raise money for LRO simply by searching the internet. Use GoodSearch.com (powered by Yahoo!) as your search engine when you are looking for information online. GoodSearch works like any other search engine but each time you search, money will be generated to LRO.

Fifty percent of Goodsearch’s revenue from advertisers is distributed to charities and schools. The revenue is divided among the organizations based on how many times supporters of that charity or school use the site.

You don’t need to register or fill out a long survey. Just log onto GoodSearch.com next time you need to search information on the web and follow the steps below.

1. Type in “Life Rolls On” in the second box labeled “I’m supporting”

2. Hit “Verify”

3. You should see Life Rolls On Foundation, LRO (Culver City, CA), search the internet as you normally would

There’s now even more ways to raise money for LRO. Goodsearch has launched GoodShop, an online shopping mall of world-class merchants dedicated to helping fund worthy causes across the country. Each purchase made via the GoodShop mall results in a donation to the user's designated charity or school – averaging approximately three percent of the sale, but going up to 20 percent or even more. You can access the Goodshop mall by going into www.GoodSearch.com and click on the shopping tab. There’s no need to register or download any kind of software.


The more people who use this, the more money will go to LRO. I use this search engine to help raise money for another charity near and dear to me.

Saqqara

Awesome! You rock, Saqqara!

A big Thank You to Josh for being such a class act. Thanks for coming on here and expressing what you did. Its appreciated.

To Josh, Thank you Sir, for posting that very kind response, & the picture- very funny!
Thanks to Saggara for sharing that info; just went and chose LRO and added it to favorites. Hopefully it works

What a lovely model! I want a shirt. How do I order it.

Brenna, if you think you'd like to be a fundraiser, let me know. I've got a charity I work for that could use some help in the fundraising department...

Phi, yes I would like to buy one...is it a tank or a t-shirt or do you get to choose? Will there be adult sizes available? (The model just happened to be a child and she was wearing the black version to illustrate the design, right?)

Hi everyone,

I apologize for the confusion about the t-shirt - indeed it is a t-shirt and will be in adult sizes to my understanding. I posted the photo of the child in the tank to show everyone what the seahawk design would look like on a black t-shirt (LRO currently doesn't have this available in the t-shirt at the moment, but is willing to print it up if we come up with 25 people interested in purchasing one. I know I would like to order two shirts, and Gia has also expressed an interest in getting one, as has Vestokes and Krocla and Mac. I'm pretty sure Siggy26 is interested in one as well. So that's seven shirts right there. Are there a few more members out there who would like to get one? Perhaps? Maybe? *nodding earnestly*

Cargram, the tank is available in children's sizes at the moment, but not the t-shirt. Um. I think. *laughs* Lemme check on that...yes, here's what is available for children.

Were you interested in the seahawk t-shirt or tank in a child's size? I can ask Life Rolls On about whether it's possible to include a child's size in there, but I'm pretty sure they meant all of the t-shirts would be adult sizes.

So...yeah, to recap here:

* we need 25 people on board with getting a t-shirt
* they will be a t-shirt, not a tank and will be in adult sizes
* the shirt will be in black with the seahawk design on it

Keep me posted on who else wants one, 'kay?

Thanks again for supporting this fantastic organization! [And thank you to Jeffrey Donovan, for letting us hear about it. ]

ETA: saqqara, thank you for the information on GoodSearch.com!

I heard from LRO CEO Kris Nakamura this afternoon: the forum's donation is now at $1500. YAY!!!!!!

Remember, you can always donate at http://liferollson.org/donate

So excited! Also, be on the lookout for Siggy's article in the Morning Call tomorrow, at http://mcall.com

Thank you for being so generous with Life Rolls On, everybody. I know it is much appreciated and the money will go to a great use.

Hey Phi...I would like a shirt too!! This has been quite a humbling experience for me. I donate to many different organizations..ST Jude, ASPCA, Humane Society...and until BN I have never heard of this organization but I am willing to proudly display it on my chest...and yeah it's pretty big...

LTM

That is so awesome! $1500!!! woot! Thanks for the updated news, Phi! And thanks again for all your outstanding efforts on this

Great article, siggy! so glad it's spreading the LRO & BN love

And thanks for stopping by, Josh! You guys are so cool!

Hey folks,

There's been a change in the way we are going to indicate future donations. Instead of clicking the drop down selection that says, "Jeffrey Donovan Fan Club," it now says, "USA Network Burn Notice Forum." I'll make a note of this change in the original message as well.

The name change was made for several reasons, including the fact that I'm plotting something that will involve other USA forums. I'll let you know more about that when I get it sorted out.

$1500 is so, so awesome, guys. Thanks again for your continued support of this worthwhile organization.


And hey, CAGilder? I'm swamped right now but I'd like information on your group anyway. Can you PM me at your convenience?

Phi, thanks for your note. I was primarily interested in a child's t shirt, but I will order it from lro. I would like to order an adult tee since it is a tee and not a tank top!!!

Trying to get caught up on this thread, WOW stuff just keeps happening; it's wonderful!!

Jose, thank you sir for coming by to chat and give us the news about JD (a the picture is worth the proverbial 1000 words ) We really appreciate you taking the time to give us a little dish!!

NatashF., I forgot to say before, but nice Sigs -- as always YOU ROCK IT!!!!

Saggara, thanks for the insight into the search engin, will have to give that a look-see.

Brenna & Phi, once again, great, great job on making this a reality. XXOO

... and Phi, thanks for the t-shirt update. I'm definitely down for one adult tee (L) in black (and maybe two, if it'll put us in the ball park).

Hope I cover everything.

-Mac

Thank you Kris and Josh for your thoughtful posts. I had never heard of Life Rolls On before. This hits a little close to home for me, because someone I know had a bicycle accident a couple of months ago and is now paralyzed. He is currently at a spine rehabilitation center in Georgia. I feel honored to be a part of this community and to support this worthy cause. And I am very excited to hear that donations are up to $1,500. That is awesome!

And Phi, you can add me to the list of people who would like to buy a tshirt.

Is it just me...can't find the article anyway?

Kriss

The article is being printed in Sunday's paper!!! SO COOL!!!! But one thing...

I talked to Siggy, who explained to me that once an article has gone to press in a newspaper, be it online or in print, it is not "reprinted" online. So since this article was already "published" through Siggy's newspaper online (via their entertainment blog, TV Watchers), it will not be "reprinted" online. But this same article has been reprinted -- but get this!! The article got moved to the Sunday edition!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!! That's HUGE, everyone.

Congrats to Siggy - and let's hope that this gives LRO a lot of exposure on the east coast and that the donations keep on coming.

Oh -- re: the seahawk t-shirt, here's the list so far:

Gia: 1
Vestokes: 1
Krocla: 1
Mac: 1-2
Siggy26: 1
Cargram: 1
GolferGal: 1
Phi: 2

This brings us to 10-11 t-shirts so far. Awesome! We're aiming for 25 right now, so everyone let me know if you'd like to have one of LRO's t-shirts.

Hi Kris,

Phi pretty much gave a solid explanation, but for further clarification -- the article was printed today as part of a series we do called "Best of the Blogs." It allows our paper to utilize online content in print, and so even though today's printed version may be a bit different, the article will not get tagged with what we call a "webcat" to go back onto the web ... because it's already there.
Hope this makes a little sense? LOL

Anyway, the article is indeed printed in today's paper - in what's now known as the "News" section (formerly the A section) on page News 13. I have seen it with my own eyes, and even though it's got a different title and has been re-edited and updated to include a new donation total, it's all good They even kept the URL to the Life Rolls On website, and promoted their MySpace and Facebook pages

And while on the subject, my paper ran a really, really touching front page piece today on a former DEA agent who is now paralyzed, but is channeling his energy in a whole new way. It's called "Peace through Painting" and can be found here: http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a1_5fo...,0,381761.story
Check out the link in the article (to see his art) if you get the chance. I have to say ... this guy does amazing work.

Phi,

Please add me to the tshirt list.

Saqq

UPDATE: Since there has been such a great outpouring of support, we are going to go ahead and get the Seahawk shirt printed up even though a full 25 haven't been committed yet. It will take a few weeks, which will allow you more time to spread the word. The shirt will be printed in S, M, L, XL. Typically only a few S and only a few XL are printed, so if there are special requests for either (like XS or XXL+) let us know.

Thank you again for the support!

Life Rolls On

P.S. We had an event in Jacksonville Beach, Florida yesterday. Your donations hard at work: TWSA Event

Thanks for going ahead with getting the shirts, that's so nice of you. If I can get one in XXL that would be great, that way I can get one for my hubby as well.

Phi Please put me down for 2 since I can get the larger size for my husband.

Phi - You forgot to include me in the list...I just need one...hubby said he didnt want one...

LTM

Oh, my goodness!!!! *look of delighted surprise* What a gracious and kind thing to do for us. Thank you so much, Life Rolls On! I plan on creating a separate thread about the seahawk t-shirt in the event that anyone might have missed the discussion in this thread.

Thank you again!! We think the world of you guys, we really do.

p.s. loved the info on TWSA event in Jacksonville Beach! I especially enjoyed reading that article and hearing from those who were able to attend - that was just very cool. Looking forward to attending (and hopefully helping out in some way) at the Va Beach event in August!

Oops, my apologies, LTM - I looked through the posts a couple of times and was concerned I'd left someone off the list.

Okay, here's the new updated list:

here's the list so far:

Gia: 1
Vestokes: 1
Krocla: 1
Mac: 1-2
Siggy26: 1
Cargram: 1
GolferGal: 1
Phi: 2
Saqqara: 2
LoveThatMonk: 1

So there's at least one request for an XXL; were there other unusual sizes? I think I remember someone saying something about an XL but...then again, maybe not. *ahem* Basically, if anyone wants an unusual size (S, XL, XXL) could they post that info on here? Just so we can keep tabs on that for LRO to make it easier for them to order...

Aaaaand...as Krocla and I have already discussed recently, I really REALLY suck at math. But if I've added this correctly, we now have 13 shirts to be ordered total. Wow, we're halfway there, yay! I'll post about all of this in a separate thread soon, just to get the word out to those who might not have followed the discussion about it in this thread.

Thank you again, Life Rolls On, for being so gracious with us!

Hey, guys. I haven't been on this thread this weekend and I may have missed something. Can anybody put in to buy a tee-shirt? If so, I want 1 - an XL.

Just thought I'd mention I'd like my tshirt in size M.

Thanks!

I want mine in a Large please...and thanks


LTM

Thanks, LillyHobbs! I've added you to the list.

Would everyone be comfortable with posting what sizes they'd like to get? I think Mac mentioned he wanted a size L, but could you verify that for me, Mac? And Saqqara, what size did you want for the other t-shirt you're ordering?

Here's the list as it stands today:

Gia: 1
Vestokes: 1
Krocla: 1
Mac: 1-2
Siggy26: 1
Cargram: 1
GolferGal: 1 (M)
Phi: 2 (M, L)
Saqqara: 2 (?, XXL)
LoveThatMonk: 1 (L)
LillyHobbs: 1 (XL)

This brings us up to 14 total - 11 more to go!! I will post this info in a separate thread before the weekend arrives. Thank you for supporting Life Rolls On, everyone!

As I was on the LRO website checking how sizing runs, it states:

Sizing Note: All garments run on the smaller size of the range. Sizing based on American Apparel sizing chart: http://www.americanapparel.net/sizing and http://www.americanapparelstore.com/sizingcg.html


In the description for t-shirts it says:

- Order one size up for better fit – will shrink an average of one size in the wash

So, put me down for a Large, Phi. Thanks much!

Now that I have a sense of the sizing and that it should shrink, I have decided to take the plunge, too. Please add me to the list for a size Large. By the way, how are we working out the payments for our orders?

Ah, this is good to know. Thanks for looking into that, krocla.

(One personal note - I'm happy to learn that LRO uses American Apparel, as it's one of the few companies out there who manufactures within the United States. This is something of importance to me personally - I take extreme measures and do everything I can to buy clothes that were made in the US or in a situation where there are assurances that they're not being made in sweatshops or workers receiving slave wages...)

Okay -- so now that we all know about the sizing (and that the shirt will shrink), does anyone else want to reexamine what size they want to order? Saqqara, do you still want a M or would you like a L now? LoveThatMonk, do you want to change your size? Everyone continue to send in the info about which size you want, and I will post a separate thread about this tomorrow.

Here's the updated list...

Gia: 1
Vestokes: 1
Krocla: 1 (L)
Mac: 1-2
Siggy26: 1
Cargram: 1
GolferGal: 1 (M)
Phi: 2 (L, XL)
Saqqara: 2 (M, XXL)
LoveThatMonk: 1 (L)
LillyHobbs: 1 (XL)
Curator: 1 (L)

Total: 15. YAY!!!!! Over halfway there.

Keep me posted on who wants a LRO t-shirt and what size. I'll be sending a tweet to @LifeRollsOn to give them an update.

Thanks again, everyone!

Philippa, I totally blanked how much are the shirts? I would love to order one but I want to check on the price first and find out how and when we will have to make the payment. Thanks a lot!

I just got home and looked through some t-shirts I already have and a couple of them are American Apparel size Medium, so apparently that size does work for me. Please change my request from a large to a medium ;-)

The member of this Forum are just too cool! It's like a little family here. We are so impressed. Thank you so much to everyone who has committed various sizes, for themselves and family members.

To make it easier on everyone, we are going to be making these shirts regardless of whether there is a commitment for 25. Of course we are really excited to see over half of them sold, but we're making them anyhow! Please note that these are women's shirts we are making, the men's already exists in that style.

Once ready, they will simply be added to our inventory on the LRO website
LRO Store

The shirts will be priced at the same level as the others, $20 plus $6 for shipping (we use UPS so you should have the shirt within days of the order).

Of course, feel inclined to pick up other stuff on the site when you go there

Again, THANK YOU so very much for the support. We look forward to sharing with you some exciting news about our big gala in October. We think you will be proud of your BN star.

FINALLY, HERE IS A PHOTO GALLERY OF OUR RECENT TWSA EVENT IN CALIFORNIA.
TWSA BOLSA CHICA CALIFORNIA

Thanks so much re: the pricing and where to purchase the shirt. Also, thanks for the links to the pictures, that looks like it was a great event!