WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START! (MONDAY UPDATE)!
Here is Sahara on a recent radio show:
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Welcome to my Blog Page! Some of you are stopping by here for the very first time. So, I would like you to take a moment and meet the precious little girl pictured above. Her name is Sahara Aldridge. She lives in Missouri and loves "basketball, cats, shopping, cheesecake and music". I ask you. Who among us would not love to have such a precious girl for a daughter? While Amy and Shannon, Sahara's Mom and Dad are blessed, they are also in need of our supportiveness. Here's why. Sahara is fighting a Stage 4 malignant glioblastoma in her brainstem. She is being treated at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Like Sahara, I too am a Rick Springfield fan. His shows are what Rock and Roll is supposed to sound like. I wanted to do something on a "grass roots level" and if you want to join me here's how we can support Sahara, and her family by attending The Benefit Concert for Sahara Aldridge in style!
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First: Get Your December 8th Concert Tickets ASAP by Telephoning Ticketmaster Outlets to Charge-By-Phone at (573) 651-5000. Ticket prices are $25 and $35. The concert will be held at The Show Me Center at S.E. Missouri State University, 1333 N. Sprigg Street, Cape Girardeau. MO. 63701-6999.
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Second: The Official Hotel for the concert is the DRURY LODGE in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. I've arranged for the hotel to hold 30 Rooms with two Full Size beds and 20 Rooms with King Size beds for ticket purchasers at a reduced rate of $69.00 plus tax for December 7th--one day before the concert. All rooms include full breakfast buffet the morning of the show! To receive this rate, the ticket buyer needs to access this website:www.druryhotels.com. Click On: "Book It Fast", then enter Code # 262455 and proceed to book your room. Now the FUN part!
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Third: If you live in or near Cincinnati, I have reserved a Luxury Tour Bus with 55 seats, DVD/CD and TV screens, a restroom and plenty of leg room. There is no charge for the bus, however, I require FIRM COMMITMENTS from 55 people As Soon As Possible. We will be leaving from the newly renovated Fountain Square in the center of downtown Cincinnati on December 7th at 9:00 a.m. for the 7-hour bus ride to Cape Girardeau. By "Firm Commitments", that means you MUST have purchased a Concert Ticket and booked your own Hotel Room online at the DRURY LODGE. Then E-mail me with your Confirmation Numbers so I can coordinate the transportation. Once the seats are taken up, we will make a "State of the Heart" demonstration of our supportiveness to Sahara and her family with our presence. Here again is my E-mail: michaelmanninginfo@GMail.com. Leave your name, daytime and night time telephone numbers (with Area Codes) and include your ticket and hotel Confirmation Numbers. I will contact each one of you personally and we will get you on a list.
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This is a "once in a lifetime" event to make a demonstrable difference in the life of a little girl who deserves to be on this planet. She is unmistakably but one example of what is "right" about this world and I can't imagine a better experience! I sincerely look forward to meeting each of you before the show on December 7th at the hotel. The following day (day of show) Mayor Mark Mallory will proclaim December 8th as "Sahara Aldridge Day" in Cincinnati, Ohio! I'll be presenting Sahara and her family with the Proclamation. Together, we can do this!
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My good friend in Sarasota, Florida--Radio and TV personality Doug Miles with WIBQ Sunny 1220 "News/Talk" Radio will have me as a Guest this week. We are taping our radio interview tomorrow morning. It will run 3 days. That's because there is a large Cincinnati and Toledo, Ohio contingent living in Sarasota. Meanwhile, I pledge to keep all of you fully informed as we move forward this week with the project!
posted by Michael Manning @ 12:06 AM
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Wow, that is some 'grassroots' campaign! Good luck with it, I do wish I could go...I was a big Rick fan when I was in high school.
Good luck!
Angela Marie: Thanks for the thumbs-up! And I hope you'll consider stopping by Sahara's site to say "Hello" to her! That site is listed on the right hand margin of my blogroll under "Sahara Aldridge". lol!!!
Oh my, I just read about Sahara's treatment on her site. Wow, what a strong young lady. I'm praying all goes well for her in the next few weeks. I think she may be upset if she missed the concert. Happy Day to ya.
Renae: Yes. Now I think you can see why this is such a critical project on a number of levels and why people who truly are local enough and able to respond must come forward. This is a "Time Sensitive" project and the bus ride is FREE. To place this project in perspective, The Rolling Stones single concert tickets sell from $169-$300 (US). We are talking about a package here involving a Rock "Legend" in Rick Springfield and tickets at $25 and $35! This is very, very affordable. The Hotel rooms are awesome and breakfast is included at $69 plus tax. THe last time I was in New York, you couldn't get a Holiday Inn below $150.00. This is a mind-blower for all the positive reasons! And we are in a race against time because this concert will sell out. If anyone is remotely serious "Now is the Hour". I will have a stand by list because once the media coverage begins, I fully expect the bus to be filled. We need action! FYI: In the Springfield DVD a group of fans hold up a sign that reads "We Drove 2,000 miles to be here". lol!
Came over here from Bud's website, this sounds like an amazing cause...and I wish I could go because it is supporting an amazing little girl :)...I will definitely go check out her site. I hope you fill that bus
Meeta: Thank You for your good wishes and YES! Please drop by and give Sahara a "Hello"! I'm sure she would enjoy hearing from you!
I wish Sahara all the best and I'll be rocking out at the concert-I'm going to be there that weekend anyway for a grad school college day at SEMO!!
Firstly, Sahara is really very, very cute.
Secondly, I've never met anyone in the world with the name Sshara and I love it!
Thirdly, I wish Sahara all the best in the word, and she will be in my prayers nightly. Keep thinking positive thoughts, never give up hope and always smile. ;)
Brianne: Thank you for stopping by here. Please consider clicking on Sahara Aldridge's site and say a warm hello to her! I'm certain it will brighten her day to know she has a cllection of groovy Blog Buds like you who will be coming out to support her! lol!
Denny: You're a wonderful friend, Denny. Hope you go over and convey this wonderful heartfelt message to Sahara herself! I think she would find YOU fascinating as I do! Thanks buddy!
Michael... you rock hardcore. I am so proud of what you are doing for Sahara.
Huge hugs and smooches my friend.
Michael, this is a neat thing you're doing here--it sounds like fun and I hope you fill up the bus and hotel and everyone has a blast. It's tragic when kids suffer. blessings
Keri: Coming from someone who devotes so much of her life to Cancer patients, Your Supportiveness is wonderful and I am very grateful! lol!
Sage: Great to hear from you! I have Faith that the bus will be filled and that Sahara will feel our collective love and support and kick this Cancer in the butt! Thanks for writing! :)
I placed a link to yours and her website and wrote her poem. My Dad died of cancer and it touched my heart.
Very, very nice of you Michael. I hope good things come to Sahara!
This is awesome Michael. I already went and gave my good wishes to Sahara and her family. Bless you.
ole blue the heretic: Please know how sincerely sorry I am for your loss. I will link you as well and I hope you will consider stopping by Sahara's site to say Good Morning. She is precious. Thank you for visiting here! Take good care!
Lisa B: Nice to hear from you. Yes, Sahara WILL beat this! lol!
Patti-Cake: Wonderful, my friend! (((HUGS)))) to you for reaching out!
Hey Michael! Just e-checking in. Sounds like things are really on the go now! Can't wait to meet the whole filled busload of people in Cape Girardeau! YAY!
Continued God blessedness on your endeavors. They are coming together like gangbusters. :-)
Ally
Rock On!
Ally: At 2:00 pm local time here in Cincinnati, I signed the lease for the Tour Bus. It's a done deal! The WIBQ 1220 AM Sarasota, Florida interview will be taped tomorrow morning for 3 re-broadcasts to a market of 1 million listeners from lower Tampa to Venice, Florida. I am exploring Media Contacts now in Missouri. We're making progress. Over the weekend I handed out cards with my Blogsite and spoke to people out and about on the town one-on-one. It's happening!
lol!
Thomas: Exactly! We're gonna ROCK Cape Giradeau for Sahara! :)
This is just amazing. Thank you!
Way to go Michael! Keep up the good work.
Michael, who knew signing a lease for a tour bus could give me such wonderful chills? Well...it does. Do keep us posted. Let us know if the interviews are on streams or anything so we can be sure to put the word out even more (at least in Rickdom and Jason Thompsondom.) :-)
WONDERFUL! This kinda thing just rocks my soul to the core, in a great way.
Ally
deann: I'll relax completely when we're booked. But lol! This is "crunch time". I've been with Media all day. We still have work ahead of us. Tomorrow morning will be awesome in Sarasota. Can't wait!
id it is: So Grateful for your support. I need it. Thank you!
Ally: Me too! Al Topping (from "THE INTERVIEW") said he caught my second appearance (this is my 4th) on WIBQ via streaming. The station has moved to larger digs. So, do try to catch it. The show will also be taped. It will run 3 times this week including over the weekend. This is just the beginning! I'm cautiously optimistic but DRIVEN! This will be Sahara's night on December 8th. That's the main point. lol!!!!
all the best to little Sahara. and to you, Michael
And Blessings to YOU as well, Karma! lol!
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