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FUNDRAISER INFORMATION:
Donation made by community organizations: $13k+ WOW! This brings us up to our goal and we are now ready to order our chamber!

Acadia First Nations Reserves Jars: $66.66 Way to go everyone! Thank you Marrinna for dropping off and collecting the money.
Redmonds Hardware Fundraiser: $261.06! Thank you all so much for the hard work and supporting Jacob! We can not thank you all enough!!

UPDATE ON FORD CAR WASH FUNDRAISER:
Thank you to Todd and all the people at Steele Ford, 3773 Windsor Street, for allowing us to have the car wash. We raised over $750 and, after expenses, that will be split between Taylor Corkum's family and Jacob's trust fund for the hyperbaric chamber.

Thanks go to: Todd, Steele Ford; Anna and Brad Barkhouse for putting the event together; the Corkums and volunteers, Nancy Drennan, Catherine Spike, and all the others who washed, dried and had a great time. Thanks everyone from the Freemans. **Pictures will follow.

REDMOND'S HARDWARE
Thank you so much to the staff at Redmond's Hardware and the Cavicchis for donating all the sausages and volunteering their time to do a bbq and collecting funds for the hyperbaric chamber for Jacob. You can also buy your tickets on the beautiful stained glass art at Redmond's Hardware which will be drawn in September.

Bottle Drive - July 12th Westwood Hills Subdivision - $116.00

NEXT EVENT - Merchandise Bingo:
July 18: West Queens Recreation Centre, River Head Rd., Port Mouton, Queens County from 7-8:30 p.m. Come out everyone and enjoy some great conversation, play some bingo and win some great prizes while at the same time supporting our cause for Jacob. Hope to see you there! :-)

Thank you:
June 30th: Hot dog/sausage sale at Sobeys Tantallon: Cavicchi's Meats, 5421 St. Margaret's Bay Rd., Halifax, NS B3Z 2H9 Phone: 826-7308 Email: Beverley@eastlink.ca For donating the locally made, low-fat, no msg sausages and volunteering at the hot dog/sausage stand. Your generosity and support was amazing!

Sobeys Tantallon for volunteering your time, donating the food and proceeds at the June 30th hot dog/sausage/watermelon stand. Words cannot express how much we appreciate your support.

St. Nicholas Church donation. Thank you so much for your ongoing support.

St. Margaret's Bay Lions Club have contributed $400 toward the chamber! Thank you so much for the help.

SILENT AUCTION: Sat., June 13thThank you so much to all the contributors, helpers and bidders at our Silent Auction today. We made a whopping $500 to put toward Jacob's hyperbaric chamber!!Special thanks to: Shirley Carter for selling tickets; Jenna Shinners for assisting; the Shinners family for their assistance and contribution; St. Nicholas Church for letting us have the church for free; Mel Parsons for helping with set-up and assisting with the auction on behalf of the church; Mom; Dad; Brian; Darlene; Adam; William; Marrinna; Emerald; Julie Hupman for the hand-made items; Jane Thibault for selling her own Arbonne products and donating the proceeds to Jacob's chamber fund; Denise Peterson-Rafuse (our new NDP MLA - YAY!) for contributing items and being so willing to become more aware of the needs and treatments for kids with autism spectrum disorders; Virginia Bond; ALL of the contributors - without you, this auction would not have been possible (see below); and to the community for supporting this fundraiser. We are so lucky to live in a community where there is so much genuine concern and compassion for our kids and families.Thank you so much for all of your support!

Full List of Business Contributors:Woozles Bookstore, Halifax (gift cert)Lefty's Restaurant & Lounge (gift certs)Keltic Cleaners (gift cert)Clutterbug Cleaning and Organizing (gift cert)Canadiana Restaurant (gift cert)Jane Thibault: Arbonne International (gift basket)Hearing Specialists Tantallon (gift cert)Redmond's Hardware (gift item)Piercey's (gift item)Simmons Mattress Gallery (Luxury pillow set)Jungle Jims Bayers Lake (gift certs)Dairy Queen Bayers Lake (gift cert)Boston Pizza (gift cert)Healthy Hound Dog Grooming (gift basket)Nubody's (gift cert)James & Marg Shinners (Mortgage Managers) - (gift item)FX 101.9 Halifax radio station (gift items)Mariposa Natural Market & Cafe, Tantallon (personal care gift items)Ashley Furniture (appetizer platters)Mooseheads Hockey Club (fan pack: T-shirts, hat, poster, etc.)Noble Grapes (Winemaking Starter Kit and gift cert)Halifax Shopping Centre (gift cert)Sobeys Tantallon (gift cert)Campbells Soup Canada (gift items)Dianne's Boutique, Upper Tantallon (gift cert and handbag)Sherri Miles with Pampered Chef (stoneware)McDonald's Bayers Lake (gift cert)Freedom Cycle (hats)Wicker Emporium (painting)

PREVIOUS FUNDRAISERS:Brian's co-workers at The Chronicle Herald: UPDATE (June 21) $1,018.51! Way to go everyone! Special Thanks to Nadine Fownes, who put together the fundraisers, and everyone who has supported our family. Congratulations to Bev Dauphinee, who won Nadine's chocolate peanut butter cake, and thanks to everyone who bought tickets, baked, donated or helped in any way. We greatly appreciate the support!

Sobeys Tantallon 'Big blue' donation bottles:UPDATE (June 5): $900+ and counting!! WOW!! Thank you Sobeys and the people of Tantallon for supporting us!!

Money jarsEsso jar: $33.24 + 46.80 + 64.86 + 20 (June 16)Lefty's Restaurant & Lounge: No totals yet
Bike & Bean: $17.42 (July 13)

Acadian First Nations Jars:
Gold Reserves AFN jar: $ 54.77 + 16.85 + $22.00
The Gold Nugget AFN & Gas Stop jar: $ 36.85 + $17.00
Gold River Health Centre: $ 16.56 + 19.45

Sobeys BBQs:
Sat, June 26th $220! Wonderful day! Thanks for the support!

Saturday, May 2nd $260!! Great day even with the rain!Sun, May 10th $100!! Thanks to everyone who bought from us on Mother's Day!

Sat, May 16th $215!! Thanks so much to all the people who came out to support us. We had many neighbours and friends from back on the South Shore come out to support!

Saturday, May 30th $118.07!!

Special notes of thanks:A big 'Thank you!' goes to Carrie, Maurice and the Sobeys Tantallon group for coming up with great ways to fundraise. Thanks so much. Without you this would not be possible!

Thank you to the following businesses for allowing us to place a money jar at their cash:
Wayne's Esso
Lefty's Restaurant & Lounge
Bike & Bean cafe and bike shop

Thank you to Superstore Tantallon for providing a $20 gift card! With all this support we know we will obtain our goal!

Thanks to Becky Williams of Beach Meadows for contributing the beautiful stained glass item. We will be selling tickets on this item shortly. Watch for details!

Thanks to Mitchell Williams of Alimento for the $50 cash donation. The support is overwhelming!Thanks Mitchell!

If you would like to help by volunteering please contact Brian or Karen at (902) 826-9607 or by email at freemanbk@ns.sympatico.ca

If you would like to make a monetary contribution you can go to any branch of the Scotiabank and let them know you want to give a gift to the following bank account number:52233 04626 24 In Trust for Jacob Freeman.Thank you everyone for your support!

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