"UP" Fund - Fundraising Events

Fundraising Events & Celebrations

March 2011 - Chamber After Hours - Corner House Inn

October 2009 - Moulton Fall Festival

October 2007 - Raffle

We held our major fundraiser, a raffle for $10,000, on Sunday, October 14th at the Moulton Farm Family Fall Festival. Oh what fun we had. This was our last chance to sell tickets and members were out in force, selling, helping out by bagging farm products and baked goods or doing whatever needed to be done at the time. John Moulton once again set up a stand for us to sell chances and for the fifth year in a row he donated ALL the receipts from ALL baked goods sold that day. How great is that!! John is a real supporter of the fund and has been since it was started and we sure do appreciate everything he does. As Annie would say “We love you John.” The day was pretty nippy but hundreds came out to have some fun and most came dressed for the occasion. There were so many things to do that if you had not planned to spend at least a couple of hours you missed something. For example: they offered a Kids Tractor Pull, a live Band, tractor rides, corn maze, bungee jumping, rock climbing, carve or paint your own pumpkin contest and even pumpkin bowling and so much more.

Freddi Gale and Rhoda Goodman have some fun selling tickets.   Carve or paint your own pumkins were a couple activities offered.

The “UP” Fund drawing was to be held at 2:00pm and about five minutes before, the crowd started to gather around our stand and you could just tell that everyone wanted to be “the winner” and the excitement was exhilarating.

   
President Freddi Gale and Annie watch as Emily Ledger draws the winning tickets.
Thank you Emily! You did a GREAT job!

Raffle Winners were: $10,000 - Dr. George T. Felt, Meredith, NH $1,000 - Mr. Garry Sherry, North Conway, NH $500 - Mr. & Mrs. Frank Bednarck, Holden, Mass It’s always special fun when someone local wins. Our congratulations go out to all the winners.

Treasurer Joe Keegan, Secretary Patricia Keegan stand with the lucky winner Dr. George Felt as Annie presents the $10,000 check.

THE FUND WISHES TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ALL THE DONATIONS WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS. WITHOUT THE CONTINUED SUPPORT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO US WE WOULDN”T BE WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

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Annie's 40th Birthday Celebration

On March 10th “the only place to be” was Church Landing at Mill Falls in Meredith. Two hundred and fifty of “Annie’s closest friends” came out to celebrate Annie’s 40th Birthday and the “UP” Fund’s 10th year in existence.

There was so much excitement in the air as people arrived and sure enough, Annie was there to greet, hug and kiss each one of them. The outer room was lined on both sides with many silent auction items and lots of pictures of Annie at different phases of her life. People seemed to linger out there enjoying the atmosphere along with the Hors d’oeuvres that were being passed around. As people entered the hall for dinner, they were pleasantly surprised to find an ongoing slide show of Annie’s life in pictures created by her brother-in-law, Jim MacMillan at one end of the hall and a huge chocolate birthday cake made and donated by Donna Love of Love Bites Pastry Shop in Moultonborough at the other end. D.J. Pat Kelly of WEMJ, AM 1490 radio did a fantastic job as Master of Ceremonies. He had his job cut out for him because he had to keep things moving along and with 13 speakers that is not an easy chore, but somehow he did it with no problem whatsoever. Thank you Pat Kelly!!

Birthday cake made and donated by Donna Love Annie waiting to greet her guests L-R Chris Burke with Joe Keegan, Sarah Lindberg and Dick Lindbert

Annie gives Chris Burke a hug after his talk	Kathie Christiansen, Corey Porembski, Annie and Chris Burke enjoying the party	Annie's Siblings, Sheri MacMillan, Jeff and Brian talk about growing up with Annie

Reflections and Comments were provided by:

Dr. Alan Crocker	-	Director of Developmental Evaluation Center at Children’s Hospital, Boston and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical Center, Cambridge, MA
Beverly Rivkees	-	Director of the Murray Hill Child Development Center of the ARC of Union County, NJ
Valerie Bradley	-	President of Human Services Research Institute, Cambridge, MA
Dr. W. Carl Cooley	-	Developmental Pediatrician, Crotched Mountain Foundation Medical Director and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Dartmouth Medical School
Janet Nisbet	-	Director of the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire

A special message from….

Lynn Madore Szumiesz

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2006 Recipient of an Annie Forts “UP” Fund Special Education Scholarship at Plymouth State University

Some very special “Annie Stories” recalled by…

Ann’s Siblings	-	Brian, Sheri MacMillan and Jeff spoke about growing up with Annie.
Bob Degan	-	Lifetime family friend
Chris Burke	-	“Corky” from the TV show “Life goes on.” A “Forever Friend”
Freddi Gale	-	Program Director of North Country Independent Living & Director of the “UP” Fund
Pete Hopkins	-	1987 high school classmate

Applause, laughter, standing ovations, and hugs by Annie, followed each speaker and by the end of the night all those in attendance began to understand some of the “Annie Mystique”.

So many thanks go out to the folks at Church Landing at Mill Falls and the Common Man Family of Restaurants for their “Major Help” in making this party a reality.

Special thanks to Annie’s brother-in-law, Jim MacMillan for the work he put into creating the ongoing slide show of Annie’s life in pictures.

Also, many thanks to the following for their generous contribution in order to make this celebration a success:

Peter Hopkins of Lee, NH
Meredith Village Savings Bank, Meredith, NH
Century 21 – Lakes Region Realty, Moultonboro, NH
Oglethorpe Fine Arts and Crafts, Meredith, NH
Tylergraphics, Laconia, NH
Donna Love of Love Bites Pastry Shop of Moultonboro, NH
Terry Larrere, Island Quilters, Governors Island, NH
Bunny & Gary Brauns, Gilford, NH

Annie's emotions give way as the crowd sings Happy Birthday

A special thanks to all the table sponsors and all those who contributed items for the silent auction which raised $3,800 for the Fund. Many people made contributions to the Fund in Annie’s name and for that we are very grateful.

2006 Fundraising Event News & Background Information

October 2006 - Raffle

This year John Moulton decided to have a Fall Festival and offered to let us hold the “Third Annual” $10,000 drawing at the farm during the Festival in addition to donating all the proceeds from baked goods sold that weekend to the “UP” Fund.

We changed the price to $20 per ticket, sent out our mailing in June, and added an incentive of an early bird drawing of $1,000 to be drawn in July.

On July 29th at the Boat Show in Meredith, Ann Sprague, Executive Director of the Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society drew the lucky winner of the $1,000 early bird special. Congratulations go out to Pat and Joe Keegan of Moultonborough. Throughout the summer, members could be seen selling tickets all around the lakes region. Our thanks go out to all the businesses who continue to support the Fund. On the day of the Festival, excitement was in the air. Hundreds of people came to the farm to enjoy all the activities. There was so much to do from decorating your own cookies, carving pumpkins, to tractor rides etc... Most people stopped by our booth to take a chance on winning the $10,000. That weekend alone, we received over $3,500 in ticket sales and donations. Plus, John Moulton donated $1,400 from baked good sales so all in all it was a great weekend for the “UP” Fund.

Ann Sprague draws the lucky $1000 winner! Dick & Sarah Lindberg relax and sell tickets too! Freddi Gale gets ready to sell tickets

When 2:00pm on Sunday finally arrived there was quite a crowd standing around the booth, all hoping to be the lucky winner of the Grand Prize.

Kathie Christinsen and Emily Ledger, both with Down Syndrome, were asked to draw the winning tickets.

And the lucky winner(s) were:

$10,000 - Gary & Nevine Molyneux, Watchun, NJ

$1,000 - Laurie Jarrett, Palo Alto CA

$500 - Mel Borrin, Moultonborough NH

Kathie Christinsen gets ready to draw the $10,000 winner

Emily Ledger draws the $1,000 winner

Congratulations go out to all the winners along with our thanks to everyone
who participated in the raffle for their continued support of the “UP” Fund.

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March 2006 - Community Benefit Night at Fratello's

Fratello’s family of restaurants holds a Community Benefit Night on Tuesdays during the winter months. The night was set up to bring the community and charitable organizations together. Half the nights’ food sales are donated to the charity chosen for each month.

The New Hampshire Electric Co-op Foundation (NHEC)

The New Hampshire Electric Co-op Foundation (NHEC) is a new non-profit funded by Co-op members whose monthly electric bills are rounded up to the next dollar. The NHEC plans to provide financial support to organizations and programs that seek to improve the quality of life in New Hampshire communities. The “UP” Fund is proud to announce that it is one of the first to receive a $1,000 grant from NHEC.

Thank You NHEC!!

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2005 Fundraising Event News & Information

October 2005

Our “Second Annual” $10,000 drawing was held at our regular monthly meeting on October 6, 2005 at the Corner House in Sandwich. On hand to pull the winning number was Kim Dow a recipient of an ‘UP’ Fund award which funds her tuition at the Wellness Center in Laconia.

And the Lucky Winner(s) were:

$10,000 Katherine Rolfe              Belmont, NH

   1,000 Elena & Monica Viapiano  Holden Ma.

     500 Bernard J. Bastian           Royal Oak, Mi.

     100 Joyce Foye                    Millis, Ma.

     100 Betsy & Rick Gay             Manchester, NH

Kim Dow with her case manager Margaret Stewart 1

Joseph Keegan, Treasurer of the Fund, with Katherine Rulfe, the $10,000 Grand Prize Winner!

Congratulations to the Lucky Winners and many thanks to all those
who supported the Fund with their $100 donation to enter the Raffle!

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2004 Fundraising Event News & Background Information

April/May

Jackson’s Star Market in Meredith has been the largest seller of the Blue Arrows each year. If you are in the area during July or August look around for the Blue Arrows and make a donation to the Fund and please don’t forget to support the merchants selling the arrows.   Dan Feehily of Jackson's Star presents check to Annie.

August/September

Major Fundraiser Background: Over the years the Fund has had many fundraisers ranging from auctions, silent auctions, sailing on the Mount Washington, dining around town to “A Night at the Races”. To date $225,000 has been raised and most of it was done locally. We are very thankful to all our supporters. It is because of them that we have been able to give out so many awards. (Check out our Financial Award Page)

 

The Annie Forts "UP" Syndrome Fund, Inc.
PO Box 838, Moultonboro, NH  03254
Phone:  (603) 253-9541

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The Annie Forts "UP" Syndrome Fund, Inc.