where we are donating all of the funds raised!

http://www.ocrf.org/ (ovarian cancer research fund) RESEARCH!

http://www.humcfoundation.com/site/PageServer?pagename=SpotlightMaureenFund (the maureen fund) AWARENESS!

http://www.gildasclub.org/ (gilda's club) SUPPORT!

general news and reaffirmations!!!

hello all,

i hope you are all having a great summer and look forward to keeping
you fully abreast of what going to be going on with our fund raiser.
so the september 15th art submission is less then two months (and only
2 months and 15 days till the next 4th street art and music fest) away
and i'd really like to here from the artist and contributors, as just
re-confirmations and in case you don't think you will be able to
contribute. remember if you know anyone that would like to submit
anything it would be gladly accepted.

i have been really busy with work and life in general and really would
like to reaffirm my commitment to this. if you would like to
volunteer to help me hang/curate the art and or would like to pitch in
please make yourself available to me october 2nd & 3rd. send me your
phone numbers and address your subject as "volunteer" please.



some important stuff

saturday october 3rd
the Sixth Annual
4th Street Art and Music Festival (between newark/brunswich & merseles
st.'s) downtown jersey city


part of the Jersey City Artists' Studio Tour
OCTOBER 3rd & 4th, 2008

myspace.com/4thstreetart

facebook.com/4thstreetarts

we will be auctioning off a beach cruiser bicycle customized by our
good friends at JERSEY CITY TATTOO COMPANY to raise some funds for the
event itself so once tickets are available i will shoot out and email
i believe they will be $10 a piece.

if you are/were into the idea of the DOWNTOWN MAC N CHEESE COOK OFF
please get in touch also touch it looks like it will be held on sept
13th which is a sundy and this too will be a fund raiser for the 4th
street arts fest if you want more info or would like to volunteer or
just to participate or have a suggestion please reply but also address
your subject as "MAC N CHEESE"

we do have a paypal account so if you know anyone or you would like to
contribute funds it can be sent to my paypal account
mr.j.a.caldwell@gmail.com all funds will be directly deposited viva
paypal to the mission.remission savings account.

i hope to hear from you all soon and too see you all in october.


in pursuit of the cure

-jesse caldwell

my mom sent me this from the maureen fund...

Hello Everyone,I am beginning to schedule The Maureen Fund educational outreach programs for 2009. If you belong to a woman’s organization, PTO, or any other organization please let me know as I will arrange for a speaker to come and talk on ovarian cancer awareness. As you are aware, our goal is to reach out to a broad spectrum of women of varying socio/economic background to educate and inform them of the risk factors, signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer.

Thank you, Jackie

Jacqueline Trobiano, RN, MAS
Operations Manager
The John Theurer Cancer Center
Hackensack University Medical Center
JTrobiano@humed.com
201-996-5883
201-342-2196-fax

some thoughts on where the funds we raise might end up...

i would really like to donate the fund raised to three different aspects of cancer relate health care. i think i 'd like to divide the funds equally between support, awareness and research! my mother has a special place in her heart for the maureen fund http://www.humcfoundation.com/site/PageServer?pagename=SpotlightMaureenFund which is a group that dedicates it energy of ovarian cancer awareness and education. i personally find the gilda's club http://www.gildasclub.org/ to be an important form of support and strength for those living with cancer but also opens its doors to family and friends. we have yet to decide on a research foundation but will be doing some research over the next week or two to determine our best options and where our money will make the most impact!

if you have any ideas, thoughts, concerns and or suggestions, please do get in touch.
-jesse

a couple of contributors i would like to introduce...

feel free to check out chogrin and the collective he helped co-found the autumn society based out of philadelphia. he was nice enough to offer us illustration services and donations of art.
www.chogrin.com
www.theautumnsociety.com

and a local jersey artist kristina scheetz who i am really glad to see involved. though we don't know each other i have to admit it really is a bonus for me to get to work with local artist whom i have never met.
www.kristinascheetz.com

i would really to say thank you to all of you who have supported this and egged me along. its been beyond uplifting and inspiring. you all have been the best crutch when i have needed it. a true reminder of humanity when my faith faulters.

in pursuit of the cure

-Jesse

A DAY FOR TATYANA...

One of the contributing artist passed this along to be and i thought i would share it here

Depasquale the Spa at Morris Plains is having a charity event for a girl named Tatyana, on Sunday, February 22nd, who has been an employee there for 13 years. Who unfortunately is fighting abdominal cancer, which sadly is incurable. The prices for the services are reduced and 100% of all proceeds will go to Tatyana's family. Here is the "menu" (click to view).

depasquale the spa

route 10 east

morris plains nj 07950

973-538-3811

if it sounds like something you might be interested in supporting, please call and book an appointment.

in pursuit of the cure

-jesse

UPDATE (2/6/2009)

according to someone who tried to book a spa appointment yesterday, the spa can only book haircuts, all spa appointment for this day are booked! which is a huge positive and i am sure they are going to raise a bunch of money for tatyana.

if you want to donate financially, our paypal is up...

if you would like to donate, please do! feel free to send it our way via our paypal account (click here to be brought to the paypal main page). all contributions can be sent to our mission.remission@gmail.com email address. please leave your name and any messages in the paypal comment section so we can add you to a list of contributors.

in pursuit of the cure

-jesse