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Want to do some good?

Two weeks ago, I told you about Lynn Carroll, and how she was killed in an accident on her way to visit her husband in the hospital, leaving behind two small children. Next weekend, the Chambers community will be holding a huge flea market/garage sale on the powwow grounds to raise money to cover her funeral expenses and try to set something up for the girls, Cheyenne, 9, and Dakota, who turns 6 tomorrow.

The funeral home is working with us to keep expenses down, but even so they are just over $3100, and the community has raised $900. There are four ways you can help:

1. Come to the sale May 1 and buy stuff. In addition to lots and lots and lots of "stuff," we'll also have food, cake, and so on. (And Sarah's going to make her world famous bar-b-que sauce, and her death-by-chocolate cookies, so that's worth the trip!)
2. Donate stuff for the sale so other people can buy it. Rick will be on the grounds collecting this weekend; email Sarah for information or to have her call you and make arrangements, especially if you want to come another time.
3. Anything that's left from the garage sale will be sold on eBay, so if you're not close enough to attend the sale, you can still buy stuff afterwards. If you want to be notified when we get things set up, email me.
4. You can make a straight donation via PayPal. We've set up a PayPal account for lynnsfund@nicholaschase.com, so it's separate from our own stuff.

So where are the grounds? They're in Orange Springs, Florida, at 22400 NE Hwy 315, between Fort McCoy and 318. The sale starts at 9am on Saturday, May 1, 2004.

Lynn and Ferret have always been there for everyone. They had nothing, and yet they were always there to help when others were in need. This is our chance to help them and those they care about most: the kids.

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