Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Email newsletter sent to TS Alliance members

The following email has been sent to the members of the Chicago area chapters of the TS Alliance. Thanks to Jennifer Smiley and the TS Alliance staff for all their support!


THE GENEVALAKES AMAZING RACE Benefiting Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Inspiration Ministries

The TS Alliance and local charity, Inspiration Ministries have partnered together to do a fundraiser in the Lake Geneva area, called The GenevaLakes Amazing Race.When: Saturday, July 26th, 2008.Where: Corner of State Road 67 and County F, P.O. Box 948, Walworth, WI 53184What is The GenevaLakes Amazing Race?It is an action packed, one-day fundraising adventure based on the hit TV show, “The Amazing Race” with the mission to help raise funds for tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and Inspiration Ministries. This year’s race is being dedicated to the memory of Heather Joy Buntrock (9/10/80 - 9/10/06) who was diagnosed with TSC at age 5.
Who is Inspiration Ministries?Inspiration Ministries is a resident community for physically challenged adults located near Lake Geneva just outside the community of Walworth, WI. How does it work?Two person teams will participate in challenges and compete to find clues and solve puzzles. There are only 10 teams allowed to compete in each race for the whole event and there are two levels of competition you can chose from to compete in: The Extreme Edition: more difficult and physically demanding, 8-10 hour race. The Recreational Edition: designed for all ability levels, approximately 4 hours.

If you or anyone you know would love to seek the thrill of this event, please go http://ecommunity.tsalliance.org/NETCOMMUNITY/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.genevalakesamazingrace.com%2f&srcid=9022&srctid=1&erid=258682 to download the brochure and register today.

Volunteers Needed!We have several different volunteer opportunities depending on the time commitment you’re able to give. We will be having a kick-off meeting on Thursday, March 27th at Keefe Real Estate, 751 Geneva Pkwy, Lake Geneva (behind WalMart) to provide more details on the event and speak about various areas the planning committee needs help with! If you are interested in helping the plan for the event or volunteering the day of the event please contact me.

Sponsorships Available! This is a great opportunity to be an event sponsor and promote your business group at one of the challenges and it’s a great excuse to escape to LAKE GENEVA. For more information on sponsorship opportunities please contact me.This is a GREAT venue to build awareness for these two great charities – we hope you’ll be able to join the fun.
Tim Schnake,
Event Co-Chairtschnake@InspirationMinistries.org or (262) 275-6131

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