tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78946733964610673232011-09-05T13:47:40.543-07:00I've created this blog to document all the fundraising activities, donations and other efforts to create a garden memorial in Tower Grove South, St Louis, for our dear friend and community activist, Marti Frumhoff. Ground breaking photos will also be here! - Christian HermanChristian Hermannoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894673396461067323.post-8876887251192039682007-12-23T11:30:00.000-08:002009-10-27T10:05:47.283-07:00The plans for Matri's memorial are moving along!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/R265iOf8O5I/AAAAAAAAB1Q/gvgZZh-zwIk/s1600-h/aplanb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/R265iOf8O5I/AAAAAAAAB1Q/gvgZZh-zwIk/s320/aplanb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147255421789813650" /></a><br />This was hand delivered to me by Bad Tim. I don't have a scanner so I took some photos of it. Fresh from the department of Public Service:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/R2648-f8O3I/AAAAAAAAB1A/9WCd0rzNkno/s1600-h/aplana.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/R2648-f8O3I/AAAAAAAAB1A/9WCd0rzNkno/s320/aplana.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147254781839686514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/R2642uf8O2I/AAAAAAAAB04/YDLCUNLVwIA/s1600-h/apland.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/R2642uf8O2I/AAAAAAAAB04/YDLCUNLVwIA/s320/apland.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147254674465504098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/R265N-f8O4I/AAAAAAAAB1I/qUDpDHxMnJs/s1600-h/aplanc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/R265N-f8O4I/AAAAAAAAB1I/qUDpDHxMnJs/s320/aplanc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147255073897462658" /></a><br />My home is: http://stlouisbricks.blogspot.com/<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7894673396461067323-887688725119203968?l=fundraisers4marti.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christian Hermannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894673396461067323.post-13826366807670532912007-08-11T23:42:00.000-07:002009-01-24T01:00:08.416-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span>Sales from http://gems4agarden.blogspot.com/ Fundraiser so far:<br /><br />07/18/07 Thanks to Steve Wilke-Shapiro, 70.00 Donation! <br />07/18/07 Thanks to Debi P for 72.00 donation!<br />07/18/07 Thanks to Lynn for 12.00 donation!<br />07/19/07 Thanks to Jan C for a 24.00 donation<br />07/20/07 Thanks to Linda S in TGS for a 44.00 donation!<br />07/29/07 Thanks to Claudia and Rich Seifert, 40.00 donation!<br />07/30/07 Thanks to Angie S, 40.00 donation!<br />07/31/07 Thanks to Mary Krummenacher for 50.00<br />08/03/07 THANKS to Jeff Neumann for a 100.00 donation!<br />08/04/07 Thanks to Sonja Furiya for a 100.00 donation!<br />08/04/07 Thanks to Tim Klass for a 200.00 donation!<br />08/18/07 Thanks to Christine Ivivh for a 85.00 donation! <span style="font-weight:bold;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7894673396461067323-1382636680767053291?l=fundraisers4marti.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christian Hermannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894673396461067323.post-87157122165258056092007-08-05T11:14:00.000-07:002010-02-07T00:18:56.588-08:00Our first fundraiser for Marti's garden! <br />The Tin Can, August 4th.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Upcoming fundraisers: Sunday, August 19, 2-4 at my home in TGS. Jewelry sale (the holidays are coming!)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sunday, September 30, 4-7 at The Royale. Silent auction of Marti's photographs.</span><br /><br />Laurie Dyche with State Rep Mike Daus:<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Laurie Dyche is organizing a fundraiser to be held at MoKaBe's with a silent auction of photographs that were taken by Marti. The date will be announced here shortly! <span style="font-style:italic;"> Interested in orgainzing a fundraiser for Marti's garden? Let us know!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY7o2ZGnQI/AAAAAAAAArE/dcX_oWI0jY4/s1600-h/99j.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY7o2ZGnQI/AAAAAAAAArE/dcX_oWI0jY4/s320/99j.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095325601397906690" /></a><br /><br />THANKS to Gen Obata for music and Caryn and Tim Dugan for working the door with me!<br /><br />Photos of some of the attendees: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY8WGZGnUI/AAAAAAAAArk/j09DpKE8zf8/s1600-h/99h.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY8WGZGnUI/AAAAAAAAArk/j09DpKE8zf8/s320/99h.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095326378786987330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY8PGZGnTI/AAAAAAAAArc/XpXvIc3XPa0/s1600-h/99c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY8PGZGnTI/AAAAAAAAArc/XpXvIc3XPa0/s320/99c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095326258527903026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY8BmZGnSI/AAAAAAAAArU/t1iZW3Eht-E/s1600-h/99b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY8BmZGnSI/AAAAAAAAArU/t1iZW3Eht-E/s320/99b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095326026599669026" /></a><br /><br />Lynn Josse<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY78mZGnRI/AAAAAAAAArM/qMrXjEhjlEo/s1600-h/99a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY78mZGnRI/AAAAAAAAArM/qMrXjEhjlEo/s320/99a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095325940700323090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY82GZGnWI/AAAAAAAAAr0/wD8Jk23C60o/s1600-h/99l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY82GZGnWI/AAAAAAAAAr0/wD8Jk23C60o/s320/99l.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095326928542801250" /></a><br />Chris and Ericka with friend<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY8x2ZGnVI/AAAAAAAAArs/xo6aOnTrCNU/s1600-h/99k.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY8x2ZGnVI/AAAAAAAAArs/xo6aOnTrCNU/s320/99k.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095326855528357202" /></a><br /><br />About 50 people attended the fundraiser at The Tin Can. Music was provided by Gen Obata http://www.genobata.com/pages/music.html and friends as well as the Forbidden Fruit Snacks. <br /><br />State Rep Mike Daus attended, donated 100.00 (in addition to his 1,500.00 challenge!) and drew the winning raffle tickets. Prizes were provided by the neighborhood businesses: Tin Can, Grove Furnishings, See Spot Clean and a selection of earrings from http://gems4agarden.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Mike Daus calling off raffle winners:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY65mZGnOI/AAAAAAAAAq0/I4q6NK50Dio/s1600-h/Fund+Raiser+%233.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY65mZGnOI/AAAAAAAAAq0/I4q6NK50Dio/s320/Fund+Raiser+%233.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095324789649087714" /></a><br /><br />Attendee Rollie Waltson claiming a Tin Can tee shirt prize:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY7MmZGnPI/AAAAAAAAAq8/zcAgaQsUbr4/s1600-h/Fund+Raiser+%234.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrY7MmZGnPI/AAAAAAAAAq8/zcAgaQsUbr4/s320/Fund+Raiser+%234.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095325116066602226" /></a><br /><br />I was working the door while our first group, Gen Obata and Friends played and didn't get a chance to provide any photos! Here's photos of two outrageous women called The Forbidden Fruit Snacks. Thanks to Charlene for providing photos!<br /><br />Catherine Kustelski (on right) and Deanna Bosse<br />http://www.myspace.com/forbiddenfruitsnacks<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrYUOGZGnNI/AAAAAAAAAqs/8r3hUKKVYIo/s1600-h/99e+fruit+snacks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrYUOGZGnNI/AAAAAAAAAqs/8r3hUKKVYIo/s320/99e+fruit+snacks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095282260882922706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrYUF2ZGnMI/AAAAAAAAAqk/qi0sKZElcVE/s1600-h/Fund+Raiser+%232.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrYUF2ZGnMI/AAAAAAAAAqk/qi0sKZElcVE/s320/Fund+Raiser+%232.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095282119149001922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrYT7GZGnLI/AAAAAAAAAqc/urRj55mEMow/s1600-h/Fund+raiser+%231.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gb2Oy4ISJEE/RrYT7GZGnLI/AAAAAAAAAqc/urRj55mEMow/s320/Fund+raiser+%231.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095281934465408178" /></a><br /><br />To date, here's some of the names of people who have made donations. Not all are included, some people provided cash and I didn't get their names, please contact me at xianherman@cs.com with any names.<br /><br />Tower Grove Neighborhood Association, Sean and Renee Dingman, Gen and Rebecca Obata,<br />Matt and Carolyn Bollinger, Rollie Walston, Jan Clinite, Kathleen Wildman, Lynn Josse<br />Linda Schweighofer, Christopher Thiemet, Tim Klass, Caroline Zukoski, Bruce & Rebecca Posnak, Sean and Jennifer Elam, Mike Daus, Charlene Earlywine, Chris Thomas & Ericka Hayes, Tim and Caryn Dugan, Robbie Lotts, Steve Wilke-Sharipo, Laurie Dyche, Jeff Neumann, Bill Waggoner, Jill Stratton, Joyce Sherokow, Amelia Doll, Kathy Howerton, The Tin Can Bar and Grille, Michael Murphy, Mark Taylor, See Spot Clean, Tom Reitenbach, Candice Freeman, The Grove, Michael Boyd, Marcia Behrendt, Tivoli Theater<br />Catherine Collins, Amy Razeghi, Mary Krummenacher, Georgiana Grant, Mark Abbott, <br />Ginger Human, Missy Van Winkle, The Forbidden Fruit Snacks<br /><br />More updates will be posted on <br />http://stlouisbricks.blogspot.com/<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7894673396461067323-8715712216525805609?l=fundraisers4marti.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Christian Hermannoreply@blogger.com0