Mark your calendar to join us tonight,
Wednesday December 1, at 6pm in the
VIP room (upstairs on your
left) of Sanctuary.
Our very Special Guests this week are Dax Logue
representing Kelli Neal. Kelli is Dax's
niece who is
almost 4 months old and has
lived on a respirator
since she was 5 hours old.
Kelli's lungs were badly
malformed and she is at St.
Louis Children's Hospital
recovering from a successful
lung transplant. On
December 3,4, and 5, Dax (her
uncle) and friends
will participate in the Kelli's
Heroes Charity Bike Ride.
To learn more about Kelli
and her family go to:
The Neals received great news recently,
their insurance
will cover the estimated $300,000 to $500,000
transplant
operation. Kelli will be required to stay at the
hospital
in St Louis for 3 months and in the
St. Louis area an additional
3 months for continuous follow-up. This situation has put
a tremendous financial strain on the
Neal family who live
and work in Phoenix. Mom Neal will not be able to work
for the duration of their stay in
St. Louis. Dad will
continue to work in Phoenix and fly
to St. Louis when
possible. This coupled with the cost of
running two
seperate homes and Dad's many trips to
visit will place an
extreme burden on the Neal family.
The Kelli's Heroes Bike Ride will consist of three
legs
over three days. The riders will start
out in Kingman and
end up at the Neal's home near 32nd St. and Shea
in
Phoenix
Dax will be gathering sponsors and donations for
the
ride. Donors can contribute at a per mile,
leg, or total
basis. Donations will be gathered after
the completion
of the ride. All the money raised
will go directly to the
Benefit Account for Kelli Neal. If you would
like to donate
directly to the fund, send checks made out to:
Benefit Account for Kelli Neal
Desert Schools Federal Credit Union
P.O. Box 2945
Phoenix, AZ 85062-2945
Since this is the season for giving we felt this
would be
an opportune time to highlight
a very worthy cause.
Please help us support a Special Friend of the
Soiree.
It is with great pleasure that Dax Logue and Kelli
Neal will
be our Special Guests this week.
Please plan on joining us to socialize and meet
new friends.