Thank You

Thank you for all your generous support that will make an immediate difference in the lives of Rick Villerot's family. Our benefit was a huge success.

We would also like to thank you for keeping Rick's family in your thoughts, prayers and well wishes.

Today

Today is the Day

We have the t-shirts, the food, the music, and the ice. We hope to see you there, and hopefully we can have a big impact on the lives of Rick's family today. 

We did have a few last minute additions to the silent auction:

- A Charter Fishing Trip, out of Grindstone
- A Fully Guided Turkey Hunt

The weather is going to be beautiful today, so stop by Island Lake Recreation Area for some great food, great auctions and great conversation about a wonderful man.

Hope to see you there

Good Morning

Today is the last full day before the benefit and it's going to be a crazy, busy, great day!

All of the planning is coming together nicely, everything has been purchased, now its time to get everything packed up and ready to go. Later we will be working on last minute things and I'm sure having some laughs (and tears of course) while sharing stories of Ricky. 

Thank you so much to all who have helped in any way, we are hoping this benefit will really help make a difference in the lives of Rick's family.

A few more notes about silent auction stuff, we will also have some great items donated from Witch's Hat Brewery in South Lyon, several area bars and restaurants in the Pinckney/Hamburg/South Lyon/Brighton area. In addition to this we will have lots of outdoors/camping/hunting gear and gym memberships, including a one hour massage from Liberty Athletic Club in Ann Arbor!

So far we have over 100 items to bid on with retail values anywhere from $10 to $1,850! And we are still adding more, I am guessing by benefit time we will probably have at least 125 items.

When its all said and done, just keep in mind who we are all doing this for and know that all of our efforts will be appreciated.

Get ready for the last day of planning (and probably more blog posts). Hope to see everyone tomorrow!

Another Silent Auction Post

We are still getting late additions to the silent auction, including a print of the painting by Peter Mathios, called "Teal Reflections" 

Here is a picture of it and you can learn more about it by following this link:

http://mathios.blogspot.com/2009/11/teal-reflections-2011-du-national.html

Facebook Event

Sorry about the third post in a row tonight, but some people have also been wondering about our Facebook Event Page. Please feel free to log in to Facebook and add yourself to the event, or just look to see if any of your friends are going to be attending!

Thanks again and hope to see you there Saturday!

http://www.facebook.com/events/389281111125738/ 

Silent Auction Post #3

Only 3 more days left and we are STILL getting Silent Auction Donations!

A Big THANK YOU to ALL who have donated! We will be publicly acknowledging all donors at the event as well as after. 

Just a couple of things here....

First, in addition to the items listed in the first two Silent Auction posts we now also have for auction:

~ A Parker Compound Bow
~ 19 Foot Tall Tree Stand
~ Pop Up Camo Ground Blind
~ Gift Box from The Blueberry Store in South Haven
~ More Gift Cards for Restaurants and Services


ALSO, since some people have been wondering..... The Thomas Arvid Painting that will be available for Auction is called "Private Moment" It is a print that has been professionally framed and it is beautiful.

Here is a picture of it:

Or, you can learn more about it here:

http://www.thomasarvid.com/gallery/New-Releases/Private_Moment_21x48_featuring_beringer

Thank you!

More Park Information

The Benefit is in 3 days and everything is really falling into place.

Really quickly, as there was some confusion....

The address on the flyer for Island Lake State Recreation Area says Grand River Ave. However that is just the address for the shooting range of Island Lake (the only address listed online). The entrance to the main part of the park, where the benefit is being held (Bluebird Pavillion) is actually on KENSINGTON RD.

You can take I-96 Just East of US-23 to exit 151 (Kensington Road). Go South on Kensington Road and the entrance to the park will be on your left. (East side of the road). We will have it as clearly marked as possible.

Thanks again and we look forward to seeing you all there on Saturday!

The link to the Park is:  

http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/details.aspx?id=462&type=SPRK 

PayPal Info

Just a quick note....

Some people have been wondering, so just to give everyone the heads up, if you cannot attend the Benefit this weekend but are still moved to make a monetary donation, there is a PayPal account available to make donations to. The PayPal account is:
mdvillerot@yahoo.com

Thank you for your time and thank you very much for donating! We really appreciate you supporting this family.

<3

Silent Auction Update

There is a post below about the silent auction, which includes some of the items we will have available for bidding. However, we are still getting many more items daily so I thought I would update everyone.

In addition to the items on the list in the old post, we also now have:

- A 2 person guided fishing trip on the Muskegon River, 8 hours and lunch included.
- Custom made Iron Works, including camp fire rings and a park bench
- Gift basket from Lyon Veterinary Clinic (South Lyon)
- Gift basket from CO Reutter Beauty Salon (South Lyon)
- Full Auto Detail with Free Weekend Cadillac Rental
- Detroit Gift Basket, with Tigers Tickets
- Custom Hand Drawn Framed Nature Pictures
- Bucket Boss Brand Tool Belt
- Home Made Blankets and Other Home Made Items
- Gift Cards to Many Local Businesses, Including Restaurants, Golf Courses, Retail Stores, Beauty Salons and Gyms.

Thanks again for your support and interest, we hope to see you there this Saturday, August 25th!
3-8 pm, Island Lake Recreation Area (Bluebird Pavillion) 
*Free Park Admission for Benefit Go-ers*

Park Admission

In case you missed it, the people at Island Lake State Recreation Area have been nice enough to allow anyone coming to the Benefit Dinner FREE Park Admission that day! 

If you don't already have a Recreation Passport on your vehicle, just stop at the Toll Booth and tell them you are there for the Villerot Benefit, they will point you in the right direction and you can get park admission AND a pasta dinner for just the price of a daily park pass. 

Thank You Island Lake!

Silent Auction

The Silent Auction is really starting to take shape now, we are getting a lot of donations in and working like crazy on making sure everything is together and in order. I will try to update this list as we get more items, but just for an early idea, here is just a small sampling of some of the items we will have up for silent auction on August 25th:

-A Painting by Thomas Arvid; a very well known and accomplished painter. You can see some of his works at: www.thomasarvid.com
-3 man, 6 hour Lake Erie Walleye Charter Fishing Trip
-Electric Toothbrush
-Heavy Duty Construction Radio
-Custom Wrought Iron metalworks
-Tabletop Portable Gas Grill
- Garmin GPS Navigation System
-Assortment of Gift Baskets
-Mary Kay Beauty Items
-Scrapbooking Kits
-Bags and Organizers from Thirty-One
-Homemade Cards and Home Decor Items
-Working Traffic Light, perfect for game rooms/man caves
-Many gift cards to services/ stores/ restaurants/ etc
And much much more!

Again, please help us spread the word and we hope to see you there!

New Flyer

Here is an image of the new flyer, complete with the blog address on it, and the PayPal information

Benefit Details

For all who aren't aware, the purpose of this benefit is to help raise funds for the family of Officer Rick Villerot, who unexpectedly passed away in July 2012. All proceeds will go directly to his wife and two young children.

The benefit will be held Saturday, August 25th 2012 at Island Lake Recreation Area (Brighton MI- Bluebird Pavillion) from 3-8 pm.


There will be a pasta dinner ($10/person suggested minimum donation) 


There will also be shirts, stickers, and rubber bracelets made available to people for a donation to the family.


We will have a silent auction, a bake sale and lots of activities for the whole family.

Please come and help us remember this wonderful man by supporting this great cause.

Hope to see you there!

Hello and welcome to the new blog about the benefit for Rick Villerot.

This is a place where anyone can come to learn more about the benefit, share ideas, stories, etc and keep up to date on what is going to happen on Saturday, August 25th and what people can do to help.

Thanks for visiting, and thank you to all of the friends and family who are helping make this benefit happen, along with all of the businesses who have donated to help support our cause.