Perfect Duluth Day: Benefit.

Many of you know Eric Swanson and Patty Sobczak and some of you have met their new twin daughters Ruby and Pearl. Well they are currently at the Children's Hospital in Minneapolis where Pearl is being treated for congestive heart failure due to cardiomyopathy. They need our help so we are organizing a benefit in December.

We are looking at December 8-10 for the benefit which will include live music, a spaghetti feed, silent auction and a children's CD. This is a big project so we could really use some help.

The children's music CD is probably the most time urgent project. We need musicians and recording studios willing to donate their time and talent to this project. Do you have a favorite song from your childhood? Does your studio have any open time? Please contact me ASAP if you would like to be involved.

We also need help with soliciting items for the silent auction. A packet with all the benefit details will be ready next week so if you want to hit the streets for Pearl let me know and I will get you some copies.

If you have any other skills, suggestions, ideas that you would like to contribute feel free to send me an email.

For more info on Pearl's condition and to send your best wishes you can go to this site.

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I can for sure get Blue Man Chicago tickets for the auction, and I can try to get a hotel stay and dinner to make it a Chicago getaway package.

Posted by: laurie | November 3, 2006 09:50 AM

I was wondering if anybody had started working on a benefit. I bet Alakef will donate something and I will be glad to help out. Let me know when we're going to meet and I'll try to be there.

Posted by: tamara | November 3, 2006 10:20 AM

Wow, I met Pearl and Ruby in line at a store. At one point I actually had to make a comment and say what beautiful girls they were because I was staring at them for so long. I felt the parents were probably wondering what was wrong with me (stalker). I couldn't resist their eyes! I couldn't look away! They were talking to me with their eyes. I have never had that feeling before. I came away from the encounter with a peaceful feeling and felt I was just touched by something wonderful. Wow, and now they need our help? Count on me to put together a small silent auction donation. As the plans get rolling, please post where any donations can be dropped off.

Posted by: heysme | November 3, 2006 01:50 PM

I second about the those beautiful eyes. I met them when Eric & Patti stopped into Beaner's... They were a lovely sight. Anything, anything, anything I can do!
Any of my gear is at your disposal, gang.

Posted by: MuleVariator | November 7, 2006 10:28 AM

I second about the those beautiful eyes. I met them when Eric & Patty stopped into Beaner's... They were a lovely sight. Anything, anything, anything I can do!
Any of my gear is at your disposal, gang.

Benefit.

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