by Debbi | Mar 11, 2010 | Good Things
We're interrupting the St. Patrick's Day love-fest to give you an update on our Walk MS team's efforts.
This week is MS Awareness Week. Over 400,000 people suffer from MS, and
another person is diagnosed every hour.
The Lawrence Walk MS is April 10- just under a month away. Right now we have 17 walkers signed up on our team and we've raised $1245, or 25% of our goal of $5000. The Sandbar also committed to a matching donation of up to $500, and we've obviously met that goal!
Check out our team page; it's not too late to sign up to walk or to donate. We'd really love it if you did both! And we'll have prizes again this week:
- Make a donation to a team member
- Sign up as a team member
- Increase your number of donations this week, if you are already a team member
If you don't live near Lawrence, you can still participate as a virtual team member. Raise at least $50 and we'll mail a Sandbar t-shirt to you.
Random prize drawings will take place next Sunday!
by Debbi | Feb 24, 2010 | Events, Good Things
Last month we announced plans for a Sandbar-sponsored team in the upcoming Walk MS, a fundraiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and MS research. We're hoping to bring together fans & friends from all over the area to not only raise funds, but to walk together on April 10.
Here's an update on our progress:
- Our team now has 15 members! Thanks to everyone who has joined.
- We've raised $590! Thanks to everyone who has donated.
- Our target goal is $5000. We have 45 days left until the Walk.
Remember:
- The Sandbar will match all donations up to $500.
- All walkers will get a free Sandbar t-shirt to wear at the Walk!
- All walkers/donors are invited to a team party at the Sandbar after the Walk.
We've added prizes! We awarded our first prizes this week: a couple of iTunes gift cards. Everyone who either signed up to walk, or donated money (or both, if you like to double-dip) was entered into a random drawing. Congratulations to Jenny and Louise, this week's winners!
We'll have some more prizes coming up the week of March 7-14, which is MS Awareness Week. Be sure to sign up to walk, donate, or both before that week! Everyone who's already donated/signed up is still eligible to win.
Be a Virtual Member!
We know many of you don't live in the area, but still want to
participate. Thanks to our friend Gina for this idea: become a virtual
team member! If you don't live here, or can't make it to the Walk on
April 10, you can still sign up to walk.
- Register online and one of the team captains will contact you.
- Raise at least $50 and we'll mail you a free Sandbar t-shirt and some drink toys.
- Watch the team party on the Sandbar webcam and pretend you're there! (We'll even wave!)
Visit our Team Page today!
by Debbi | Feb 7, 2010 | Cool Stuff, Events, Good Things, Pub Crawl
I've discovered that there are many other Sandbar's all over the country, and it's fun to see the events and specials they have. This one, in particular, caught my eye: a Snuggie pub crawl!
This pub crawl started at The Sandbar in Scottsdale. This Sandbar is talked about a lot online and especially on Twitter. Apparently it's popular with the Iowa Hawkeye fans in Phoenix. Anyway, the crawl was a charity event supporting the Phoenix Fraternal Order of Police.
It sounded like a pretty good deal- tickets were $15-$20, and each ticket included a Snuggie! It also included a starting & ending drink at the Sandbar and one raffle ticket, but who cares about that when it includes a Snuggie!
They even had prizes for the best Snuggie, sexiest Snuggie, and probably others that weren't listed in the event page on Yelp. Most likely the prize winners brought their own personally created Snuggies instead of wearing the ones that came free with the ticket.
Just this weekend, I discovered that a Snuggie party will take place in Kansas City– this one is an Oscars Watch Party planned by a group of young professionals and will also help raise money for charity.
Who thinks this sounds like fun? If we planned one, would you be there? More importantly, would you wear a Snuggie?
I daydreamed about Sandbar logo-d Snuggies before Christmas, but after finding out the price, and more importantly how many we would have to order, it just won't work out anytime soon. Unless I buy an embroidery machine and do it myself. Unfortunately I don't think screenprinting on fleece will work very well…but we could try it.
by Debbi | Jan 22, 2010 | Events, Good Things
Many of us who work and play at The Sandbar personally know someone who
is affected by Multiple Sclerosis. We have friends and relatives who are diagnosed with
MS, and many friends and relatives who know someone with MS.
The symptoms of MS are different for everyone. You may not be able to walk, you may suddenly have impaired vision, or your memory may fail for no reason. There are 400,000 people living with MS in the United States, and no cure is available- yet.
We've mentioned MS before- bartender Danny has raised lots of funds for MS by riding in the MS150 bike ride for the past three years.
Walk MS is an annual fundraising event sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The funds support research for a cure, as well as provide programs to address the needs of people living with MS.
The Sandbar has formed a team for this year's Walk MS in Lawrence. The walk is Saturday, April 10, at 9 a.m. And of course it's going to be a blast- we're The Sandbar after all!
Peach has very generously offered for The Sandbar to match every dollar raised, up to $500. Every walker will receive a FREE Sandbar t-shirt. And after the walk, everyone's invited back to The Sandbar for a team party with snacks and drink specials.
So, what are you waiting for? Join our team!
If you aren't interested in walking with us, you can still donate to the cause. Go to our team page and pick one of the team members; you can donate on their personal page. All donations to team members count toward the team goal of $3000.
And, if you don't want to walk and you aren't able to donate- help us out by at least spreading the word and cheering us on at the event!
by Debbi | Jan 16, 2010 | Events, Good Things, St. Patrick's Day
What's on your calendar for next Saturday, January 23? Nothing, you say? Well, we've got plans for you.
St. Patrick's Day might seem like a long time away, but the Lawrence St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee is already busy planning events to raise money for this year's chosen charities. Yes, there's a parade, but there's also loads of other events that start this month.
Next Saturday night is the first fundraiser: Casino Night! Here's the details:
- Saturday, January 23
- Eagles Lodge, 1803 W 6th Street
- 7 pm to 10 pm
- $5 for 50 chips
A BBQ buffet will be open from 6 pm to 8 pm for the low cost of $10.00.
And of course there's prizes! Businesses and individuals from all over Lawrence and Kansas City donate tons of great prizes to the St. Patrick's Day committee every year.
If you're looking for something fun to do on Saturday, consider Casino Night. You'll be helping out a great Lawrence tradition raise money for several great local charities that assist children. Read about them here.
See you there!
by Debbi | Dec 29, 2009 | Christmas, Good Things, Random Questions
Lots of people talk about the gifts they got for Christmas (or whichever holiday they celebrate this time of year), but you don't hear very many people talking about the gifts they gave to someone else.
I posed the question on The Sandbar's Twitter page last week:
What's the best gift you are giving someone this year?
I got lots of responses from people and they were fun to read! Here are some of them:
- The Big Buck Hunter game for a boyfriend
- Homemade banana bread that is now requested every year (can we get some of that?!)
- A new guitar for a brother
- Batman Arkham Asylum for a boyfriend
- A drum set for a 4 year old nephew (uncle is now banished from the family!)
- The book "For Jayhawk Fans Only" for parents
- Basketball tickets
- Sweet shoes
- My time and patience (might be the hardest of all for some of us!)
- A Nebraska Cornhuskers snuggie for a stepmom
What about you? Add your favorite gift in the comment section. It doesn't have to be expensive or creative or particularly spectacular…just the one thing you gave someone that was perfect.
