BLR Reunion Soccer Weekend 8/18/12

August 16, 2012 In BLR Play it Forward 2012, BLR Reunion Soccer Weekend 8/18/12, Vermont

radio interview, support with 18, and thanks bsg!

In just a few hours I’ll be in studio with WBTN Radio 1370AM for another interview! If you’re local in VT, listen in on your regular ol’ radio, otherwise tune in live online! We will be chatting about BLR Play It Forward of course. Very excited to be invited in studio right in my hometown.

A couple other pieces of BLR event business:

1.) 18 is a very significant number for Blue Lollipop Road and our event this weekend. We’ve been rallying support and donations to help make our event and the Blue Lollipop Road Memorial Scholarship possible for months now. In the last couple days leading into the weekend, we are asking if you can, to please donate $18 to BLR. We figure this is a doable amount for just about anyone! If you’d like to donate $18 and support us, please click HERE.

2.) Big thanks to Bennington Sports & Graphics!

Owners Tom and Angela Husser have been so incredibly helpful to us with help finding t-shirts, jerseys, and soccer balls for our event! Three cheers for home town Mom-and-Pop shops who give that personalized service we all love. If anyone is interested in purchasing a BLR branded event t-shirt, please drop a line here or to [email protected] and we will hook you up!

A year in the making, our weekend is almost here. Oh the anticipation…

August 10, 2012 In BLR Play it Forward 2012, BLR Reunion Soccer Weekend 8/18/12, People, Vermont

with love – strong mojo

I am beyond honored and excited to share news about this incredible piece of work made for our BLR Play It Forward Event.Â Our coach, mentor, friend, and wildly accomplished Artist Traci Molloy who is part of our MAU Soccer Alumni, has created this special piece of art:

They are both photo based silkscreens, as you can see above, one set of prints has hand drawing on top. There are 15 prints available in the photo only based edition, and 12 prints in the photo based edition with hand drawing on top.Â This piece is for sale and titled “With love- Strong Mojo.”

Traci is generously offering these prints for $50 (unframed) for the soccer community. If you’d like to pre-order/hold one on reserve before the Artist Reception at the Vermont Arts Exchange on August 18, please e-mail Traci directly atÂ [email protected].Â The prints would normally be worth $200. Part of the proceeds will go to the Blue Lollipop Road Memorial Scholarship.

We love you Traci! Thank you for making such a beautiful piece.

August 8, 2012 In BLR Play it Forward 2012, BLR Reunion Soccer Weekend 8/18/12, Donations, Sponsors, Vermont

sponsors for blr play it forward continue to come in

A big shout out to yet another fantastic BLR Play It Forward sponsor!

Thank you Price Chopper Supermarkets!

Price Chopper is supplying all the cups, plates and napkins we will be using to nosh on our sponsored local farm fresh goodies, at the Strong Mojo Summit and Alumni Game next Saturday. They have also gifted us a store credit for any last minute items we will need to stock up on.

We dig companies who give to us, so we can give back to the community we love! Thanks again Price Chopper!

August 4, 2012 In BLR Play it Forward 2012, BLR Reunion Soccer Weekend 8/18/12, Press, Thank you, Vermont

we supply the mojo

Check it:

BLR Play It Forward is a feature story in the Bennington Banner today! Read the article HERE.

We are thankful that our hometown is excited and supports our event. 2 weeks from today we will be reconnecting with old friends, reminiscing , sharing life experiences with local youth, honoring lost friends, and playing the sport we love. We can’t wait!

Thank you Bennington Banner for a great article!

August 2, 2012 In BLR Play it Forward 2012, BLR Reunion Soccer Weekend 8/18/12, Illinois, Live the life you want to live, New York, Vermont, Washington DC, Wisconsin

epic august

The word “epic” has become very trendy and overused these days to describe anything and everything big time and cool. I’ll have to jump on the epic bandwagon here like everybody else, because I’m quite sure my August is going to be epic and them some. Here’s what this month has in store for Blue Lollipop Road and I:

*Major road trip action~ Chicago to Wisconsin to Vermont to Upstate, NY Finger Lakes to Toronto to Washington DC to Virginia

*A 34th birthday

*BLR PLay It Forward Event

I always end up doing some kind of fun adventure each year this month because It’s summertime and my birthday time.. This August though, I’m by far more thrilled about and anticipating than any other. It might be something about a bunch of great road trip time, feeling happier healthier, and more balanced as I get older, and hosting an event that means everything in the world to me. Yeah…that.

Here’s to august 2012 and living life like you mean it!

July 31, 2012 In BLR Play it Forward 2012, BLR Reunion Soccer Weekend 8/18/12, Donations, Food, Great companies, News & Updates, Sponsors, Vermont

we like mighty fresh foods

Another sponsor has stepped up for BLR Play It Forward!

Meet Mighty Food Farm:

We are so lucky to have not one but two local farms in our sponsor lineup for our big event. Yay for farm fresh food and Vermont Farms that help keep us all feelingÂ playing our best and healthiest!

Thank you for your generosity Mighty Food! Your sponsorship is going to help us put on the best event ever! We LOVERMONT.

July 24, 2012 In BLR Play it Forward 2012, BLR Reunion Soccer Weekend 8/18/12, Donations, Vermont

just so thankful

Where do I begin with the thank you’s?

On a daily basis I am thankful for lots of things: Friends, family, adventure, cheese, chocolate, glitter, etc. and all the minutes I have to enjoy these things- but since starting to plan BLR Play It Forward, I’m even more thankful that usual. Individuals and organizations galore have stepped up to volunteer their time, services, networks and other to help me make this dream a reality.

There will be a gazillion more thanks moving forward, but for today I would like to thank:

*Kate Emma Adams Schlosser and Traci Molloy for being amazing friends and partners in planning crime.

*Bobby Holliday of Eclectic Graphics, for being so incredible generous with time and skill to rebuild the BLR site once again.

*WBTN Radio 1370AMÂ Radio and David Lively for my interview this morning. (Another interview in studio will take place Thursday 8/16 at 8:30am so mark your calendars and tune in!)

*The Town of Shaftsbury, VT for donating the use of Howard Park Facilities to us for the Strong Mojo Summit and Alumni Soccer Game 8/18.

*Tracy BusheeÂ Designs for her awesome logo and poster creations for our event.

*Clear Brook Farm for donation of fresh delicious organic foods we will get to nosh on event weekend.

*Adam Wilson Photography for his volunteered services to capture all the special moments we will have 8/17 and 8/18.

*Mike Cutler for coordinating videographers and CATTV to document our day 8/18.

*The alumni who have sent in registrations to help fund the Blue Lollipop Road Memorial Scholarship.

*The families of Maria Greene and Brandy Brown who have been so thankful and supportive of us honoring their daughters who meant (and still mean)- so much to us.

I’m so happy and so thankful I just could not type enough thanks. There will be many more. Until then, if you all only knew the beginning of what this means to me.

23 days until a most special weekend is here.

July 23, 2012 In BLR Play it Forward 2012, BLR Reunion Soccer Weekend 8/18/12, Vermont

tune in to our radio interview tomorrow at 8am est!

Great news for BLR Play It Forward and the Blue Lollipop Road Memorial Scholarship: A radio interview tomorrow Tuesday 7/24!

Tune into David Lively morning show on WBTN- 1370AM in Vermont or listen live online hereÂ to learn more about our amazing upcoming weekend long reunion and community give back event!

We LOVERMONT and are so thankful for everyones support, locally and beyond. Tune in tomorrow and spread the word!

July 20, 2012 In BLR Play it Forward 2012, BLR Reunion Soccer Weekend 8/18/12, Donations

donation received!

Donation just in this morning…

Thank you to Amy! Happy Friday to Blue Lollipop Road!

Other news in this morning from our friend and web guy extraordinaire Bobby- looks like our brand new site will be up and running this weekend! Our plates have been full with event planning, and we’ve added some new and exciting goods to the site, so things have taken longer than expected. Good things come to those who wait, so thanks for waiting patiently 🙂

We will be kicking off an official fundraising campaign, as well as announcing a very special surprise from one of the participating alumni when the site launches, so stay tuned!

July 18, 2012 In BLR Play it Forward 2012, BLR Reunion Soccer Weekend 8/18/12, Donations, News & Updates

photographer for blr play it forward

We are very excited to share that Adam Wilson will be our photographer for 8/18/12 weekend!

Adam happily jumped right in to volunteer to work with us and we didn’t even have to ask. We’re so thankful to the people and companies who’re donating time and services to our event. BLR Play It Forward and the Blue Lollipop Road Memorial Scholarship is all possible because a lot of generously gifted time from volunteers, paid registrations from alumni, and services/monetary donations from all of you out there. This all continues to prove to us that when you do work that matters, people really do want to jump in and help. That is a very powerful and motivating thing!

Thank you Adam! We are looking forward to working with you.

…we’ll be back with many more thanks soon…