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July 2005 Volume 1, Issue 6

Honda presents a Night By the Ocean

Two weeks away!
Life Rolls On's annual formal dinner gala and major fund raiser of the year is taking place in two weeks (July 24th). Invitations went out a few weeks ago, if you did not get yours, or if you did not submit it yet, there are still spaces remaining. Please register online today and help support Life Rolls On.

The event will be a fantastic evening full of great food, drink, live and silent auction, topped off by a private musical performance by Minnie Driver. All attendees will be given a special gift bag full of surprises.

Sponsored by Honda, Boost Mobile, Ocean Pacific, Incubus' Make Yourself Foundation, Waterways Travel, Quiksilver Travel, Prudential California Realty, Fidra, Wells Fargo Foothill, Surfing Magazine, and Surfer Magazine.

With support from Twin Fin wines, Corazon, Jagermeister, 3Vodka, IZZE, and Red Bull.

Auction highlights

  • Special trip for two (excluding airfare) for a one week stay at the Tavarua Resort in Fiji. 
  • Private surf photograph session for you and friends with a Surfing Magazine staff photographer to be followed by a feature on www.surfingthemag.com of your experience.
  • Floor seats to a 2006 Los Angeles Laker's game
  • A Day in the Life of Jesse Billauer
  • Signed script to the upcoming movie, Gridiron Gang
  • Signed copy of "Sideways" novel
  • Urologic exam for SCI patient
  • lots more!

2005 Golf Tournament

Almost sold out
The 7th Annual Life Rolls On Golf Tournament will be held on July 25th at the Malibu Country Club. There are a few foursomes remaining, if you are interested in playing we suggest registering online right now, or responding to this email so someone at LRO can contact you to reserve your space.

Always a great day, the golf tournament has sold out for seven years in a row. All participants receive a great gift bag with golf balls, OP t-shirt, Fidra polo shirt, and more. Lunch will be served, Frank Miller offers a long drive demonstration and there will be a short awards ceremony afterwards in the clubhouse.

This year the closest-to-the-pin (someone will win!) gets a trip to Salani Surf Resort in Samoa courtesy of Waterways Travel.*

For the really accurate golfers, there will be a hold-in-one contest with a lucky golfer winning a trip to Fiji's Nukubati Resort courtesy of Quiksilver Travel.*

If you have played in the tournament in the past but have not signed up yet, this notice is especially for you! We know who you are :)

* Minor restrictions apply

Silent and Live Auction

Auction Items and Gift Bag Items Needed
As we enter the final stage of preparation for the summer fund raisers (golf tournament, dinner, auction and expression session) we are still in need of items for the silent auction, live auction and gift bags. This is a great chance to get exposure for your company or just help a great cause. For more specific questions, please reply to this email.

Please mail items to:

2005 Auction Contribution
c/o Life Rolls On Foundation
7770 Regents Road #113-199
San Diego, CA 92122

2005 Honda US Open of Surfing

Win a chance to surf at the US Open
Life Rolls On will be auctioning off two spaces to surf in the 5th Annual They Will Surf Again Expression Session at the Honda US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach on July 31st. Jesse Billauer will be surfing with top professional surfers Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, the Irons Brothers and more (*) to raise awareness for spinal cord injuries. Proxy bids an be sent by email and confirmed by phone prior to the live auction to be held at the July 24th Night By the Ocean event. Winners will join Jesse and top pros in the water on the day of the Final!

Even if you are unable to attend the event, you can support Life Rolls On through our online pledge campaign to raise money for spinal cord injury research. Make a pledge today for the expression session.

Come down and visit the LRO booth July 28 - 31 by the Huntington Beach pier.

Jesse Billauer Surfs Cloudbreak

First ever quadriplegic towed in to huge waves in Fiji
Jesse Billauer made history in June after being towed into 8-10 foot waves at Cloudbreak on the island of Tavarua in Fiji. Keep an eye out in an upcoming issue of Surfer Magazine for the photo.

3rd Annnual Surf Film Festival

Special screening of "Jesse's Story"
Big Red Productions presents US Open Film Festival July 26 - 29th at Main Street and PCH in Huntington Beach. Come check out a special screening of Mark Jacobs' documentary on the life of Jesse Billauer, "Jesse's Story."

Extreme Chairing Trail Ride 2005

40 Miles, 10 Hours, 2 Days
Extreme Chairing founder John "J2" Mryczko and friends will revolutionize the sport of power wheelchair racing. Join them as they ride the trails of Illinois to raise money for spinal cord injury research. 

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine

Life Rolls On featured in August issue
Check out the August issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine available on newsstands soon. There is a chance you just might recognize someone on the cover and/or in the magazine!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM PREVIOUS ISSUES

Life Rolls On Ad in Surfing Magazine

Print Ads to Feature LRO Athletes
As LRO continues to make inroads into other extreme sports - motocross, snowboarding, skateboarding, wakeboarding and BMX -  we have launched our first promotional ad featuring quadriplegic surfer Jesse Billauer. Future materials will include injured athletes from other sports. 

Ability Magazine

Life Rolls On Ad
Newest issue of Ability Magazine features new ad for Life Rolls On. 
Photo: Tim Mantoani / Design: Pump Graphic


Escondido Cycle Center Moto-Relay Challenge

Team format race to benefit LRO and Chris Ackerman
The Moto Relay Challenge is a way to have fun in the dirt with buddies and help raise funds for the treatment and cure of paralysis caused by spinal cord injuries. Entry fees will benefit Life Rolls On, while silent auction item proceeds will benefit the Chris Ackerman Foundation. October 2nd, 2005 at Cahuilla Creek in Temecula. For more information, contact Natalie at (800) 564-8078.

Benefiting LRO

Logos now available
Putting on an event and want LRO to be the beneficiary? We just released on the Life Rolls On website a new section to download a special LRO logo to use on your website and/or printed materials. 

The Making of a Logo

Dozens of sketches thrown out
Okay, so it wasn't like Thomas Edison's 10,000 failures before he successfully invented the light bulb, but Chris Brady of Pump Graphic in San Diego went through a few dozen sketches, the watchful eye of LRO President, Josh Billauer, to finally come up with the logo you see plastered all over our website. Wonder how we got there?


Photo of the Month:



Kim Cattrall, Jesse Billauer and Minnie Driver

 

 

LRO Calendar:

Night By the Ocean (7/24)

2005 Golf Tournament  (7/25)

Honda US Open of Surfing 
(7/28 to 7/31)

Wall St. Plaza (Orlando) (9/17)

Festival of Children Month at South Coast Plaza (September)

Festival of Children Teen Event (9/17)

Moto Relay Challenge (10/2)

 

Cool Website Features:

LRO Message Board
Media/Press Room
Documentary Trailer
SCI Quiz
Motivational Video (Quicktime Needed)



 

 

 



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