My first day/night painting inside a house was interesting. I need to find the names of the 3 gals on the step-ladder and put it here. However I worked with these sweethearts til 7 a.m.. They were a hoot to work with, but, we got a ton of painting done. The painters in […]
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Here are some more photos showing some of the people and what was being ressuected amongst the rubble.   Clary (blue shirt) is a local artist who came to use her talents in the build. Her and I worked in the same house on the first day I was there and the last day […]
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The 2nd Annual Toasted Owl Gives A Hoot race in Northampton, Ma. was supposed to take place on October 30th this year. Myself, Dawn Faucette(fund-raiser for the Cutchins Program), and Fred Gore(owner of The Toasted Owl Tavern) had been planning this race for a year. But Mother Nature had a different plan for what was going […]
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Mickey and Joel have come to lend a hand with the Toasted Owl Race both last year(our first race) and this year. They come early and dive right in to doing whatever it takes to help the race be a success. If you have not organized a race, you have no idea how precious […]
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  You don’t want to mess with these gals.  Let me introduce you to 5 team members of Pair ‘O Dice City women’s roller derby team. (l-r) R. Olive R. Twisted, Bootsy Killins, Halle Pain Yo, little ol’ me, Pandora’s Squeezebox and Ballistic Miss L. We are giving you our “mean” faces. These hard core scaters were nice enough […]
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One of the rewards of either running many races or putting on a road race is when some of your best friends join you.  Judy is a wonderful person that I am proud to call “friend”. I have known Judy for many years. She is great parent, a competitor, a counselor, a mentor to many […]
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Lee is a friend I met 3 years ago at a road race in the area. He always seems to be in the winners circle, as you can see by the trophy. Mike(165) and Jenna were people who I met for the first time at the Owl race.because of the common bond of running. […]
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Here are some more of the wonderful people that came to support a local charity and a day of running. Christine (with mouse ears) and Samantha (who won here age division). Superman made a fast appearence Brian said this was his fastest race ever wearing a skirt. And, Lisa, who said she is enjoying a […]
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Here are a final group of photos from the Toasted Owl Gives A Hoot 5k & Almost 3k. The group shot has Pam, Heather, Wendy, Zak, Erica, Chris and Will. Sue and Brenda are with me in the orange shirts. And JP is the crab along with Brianne. As you have been able to see, even though the […]
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Now that you’ve read about the great Toasted Owl Gives A Hoot race, the next group of entries are about the 7 houses that Extreme Home Makeovers build.  They were for the tornado victims of May 22, 2011. These are a view from my journey there and working with them as a traveling volunteer. Always feel free […]
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