tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78253984708560532172009-03-20T20:18:23.832-07:00Our Wish for a Brave HobbitChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598797736705003424noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-83989983340445477122009-01-07T07:27:00.000-08:002009-01-07T07:41:19.681-08:00

Quick update for the FIVER'S TEAM walkers and fundraisers: The ALS Association of Georgia will be recognizing the Top 10 Fundraising Teams (We were #3! Woot!) at an Awards Dinner on January 15th at The Old Spaghetti Factory on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta. Melissa and I will be there, and if any of you walkers want to join us, please select your dinner from: Spaghetti w/ Meat SauceSpinach

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598797736705003424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-17180243514232860532008-12-19T18:55:00.000-08:002008-12-19T20:38:34.303-08:00

Sorry for the late response, The past month has been a blur. Mel and I want to thank everyone who came and marched with us at the Walk To Defeat ALS, and all those who supported our walkers. "Cuppa Joe" (l) and Melissa and I as Frodo and Dr. Horrible, respectively.It was a beautiful day in Centennial Olympic Park. Started off a bit cold, but warmed up nicely just after the walk started. Many

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724459621367821143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-29386168963011956842008-11-06T20:40:00.000-08:002008-11-06T20:51:42.565-08:00

Fiver's Team, the time is at hand! Saturday is the Walk, and here are the stats: * 65 Walkers on the team* $12,300.00 raised, Making us the #4 team in the state! Not bad for a first outing!Walkers registered before last week should have received a packet with maps and other information. Most of it is located in this document here. - Parking: Loads of lots will let you park daily for $8, our pal

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724459621367821143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-42126220097822801872008-10-22T07:39:00.000-07:002008-10-24T20:45:59.107-07:00

The Walk to Defeat ALS is on November 8th, Just two weeks away!First up: A Status of FIVER'S TEAM. We have 48 people registered to walk with Melissa and I. Our team has raised over $7,000, which puts us in the to 10 teams! This is an incredible feat, so thank you to everyone who gave and elicited support from others. If you have not yet, there is still time to join the walk or Sponsor Melissa!

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598797736705003424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-84143650898667005542008-07-01T08:32:00.000-07:002008-07-01T10:22:44.250-07:00

We're back from a brief hiatus! And we've been scheming in our absence to get people involved with ALS Advocacy in our own particular... Um... "Idiom, sir?"Yes, Idiom! Thank you. So here is the deal: Fiver and I have started a team for the annual Walk to Defeat ALS, sponsored by the ALS Association of Georgia. This is the big fundraiser for ALS, since we don't have a telethon, and Mel wants to

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724459621367821143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-71393895863877872892008-05-16T19:44:00.000-07:002008-05-20T14:48:22.961-07:00

Melissa and I have been going back and forth on how to break the news, but we're just going to cut to the chase. A Production representative has contacted us, saying "We'll be in touch when our plans for shooting are more concrete, and do our very best to assist Melissa."To quote someone famous: "There is no emoticon for what I am feeling." Apparently your letters of support and our story have

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724459621367821143noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-91624430552192406412008-05-12T06:11:00.000-07:002008-05-12T06:28:43.273-07:00

Melissa and I celebrated our 10th Anniversary this weekend, so we weren't online a great deal. But when we took a look at the site, we were absolutely floored. 3800 signatures!! Words fail me, this is simply amazing. It took us three weeks to get the initial 844 signatures before we went public, and that was using up most of our friends and direct connections. Now the number of signatures

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598797736705003424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-85970372262410492142008-05-02T06:06:00.000-07:002008-05-02T06:20:34.806-07:00

For those of you in the Metro ATL area, there is an Art Institute Culinary School dinner to benefit the ALS Associataion of Georgia.---------------When: May 10th, 2008. Silent auction begins at 6 pm, dinner service begins at 7 pmWhere: Creations Dining Room, 5th floor Art Institute of AtlantaHow: Reservations are required so please contact Creations at 770.689.4851 or 1.800.275.4242 ext. 4851 or

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724459621367821143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-13093010451400482642008-04-29T07:44:00.000-07:002008-04-29T08:14:35.452-07:00

Good news for HOBBIT fans! Del Toro formally confirmed his directorship of THE HOBBIT, and confirmed that Andy Serkis (Gollum) and Sir Ian McKellan (Gandalf) were on-board. (An extensive conversation with GDT on TheOneRing.Net) This really gets the ball rolling for pre-production, and as far as Project Fiver is concerned, gives us new hope and a definite direction. For those of you writing

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598797736705003424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-2143373738718993362008-04-08T20:44:00.000-07:002008-04-08T21:03:10.523-07:00

Woot! We've just passed the 3000 signature mark! Thanks to everyone who is passing this on, and all of you who sign it and check back on the progress. I'm getting lots of great comments on the petition. While we are writing letters to Peter Jackson and other stars of the Lord of the Rings films, our hopes for PROJECT FIVER's success lie in the "Six Degrees" connections of people that sign it:

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598797736705003424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-60879549026159230532008-03-21T07:15:00.000-07:002008-03-21T07:28:59.279-07:00

Some people have written expressing regret that they cannot financially support Project Fiver. While we appreciate the sentiment, that is not what this is about. Money is not necessary for this Project to succeed, and that was my intention from the start. People can feel for your causes, (Poverty, injustice, hunger, what have you) but nearly all will fall short of supporting monetarily. People

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598797736705003424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-53943223984106524422008-03-14T06:59:00.000-07:002008-03-14T08:22:31.073-07:00

We are just stunned with the number of signatures over the past few days. Not even a week ago, we had 800, and the count now stands at over 2100! I know we've made it now, because "Project Fiver" is now returning results on Google! Melissa is so floored by this, she has been struggling to find words to thank people. I've been taking dictation for her LiveJournal, and she should have completed a

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598797736705003424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-85952925609917929252008-03-10T07:14:00.000-07:002008-03-11T07:58:56.048-07:00

Melissa's birthday was March 8th, and we had a great party for her. She didn't think I could pull it together on short notice, but 35 People showed up, and we had to scramble to find a restaurant that could seat us all on a Saturday night. After everyone had eaten, and all the other gifts had been opened, I presented Melissa with a manila envelope reading "To Mel, From Bill the Pony and Friends"

Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598797736705003424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825398470856053217.post-29313325152836255812008-02-28T20:18:00.000-08:002008-10-28T20:26:22.752-07:00

Melissa "Fiver" Kern has been a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien since she read The Hobbit as a child, and has always loved books. Her heart leaped when she saw the preview for Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of Lord of the Rings, and she has been involved in organizing like-minded "Ringers" in the Southeast for many years now.The hard truth is that Melissa has just been diagnosed with ALS, commonly known

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