Did I mention that the cast of SONS OF ANARCHY will be jumping and meeting fans during “Feet for Fener” this Saturday. Come ON! How cool is that???
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There have been so many awesome donations for FEET FOR FENER since my last post, I decided a re-post is perfectly warranted.
If you would like your purchases/donations to be a tax write off for 2011, bring your check book! Remember those?? Nick’s fundraiser is being supported by a wonderful non-profit called Heart to Heart. They serve as an educational resource for families facing the tough decision of organ donation of their loved ones. Making your auction or raffle purchases with a check made out to Heart to Heart (with Nick Fener in the memo line) is 100% tax deductible!!
Here is a brief, incomplete list of new additions to the auctions and raffles:
*Gift certificate for 30 minutes of wind tunnel time at iFly Seattle www.iflyseattle.com
*2 separate gift certificates for 15 minutes of wind tunnel time at iFly Seattle
*Package of 40 jump tickets at Skydive Elsinore (thank you Benji Forde)
*Package of jump tickets at Skydive Perris (again, Thank you Benji)
*Day of freefly coaching with World Champion Andy Malchiodi of team SoCal Converge
*5 certificates for 35% off of a skydiving container system from Basik Air Concept (European company. Certificate can be redeemed through www.chutingstar.com)
*1 hour flight in Cirrus SR20 with Rochelle Price
*Actual piece of door from crashed NASCAR car, driven by Red Bull athlete Brian Vickers (Thank you Sarah Thompson)
*2 beautiful homemade baskets (Thank you Joyce LaBree and Amity Sabatino)
*First official case of Chateau Mad Zig-Mar Zin (Thank you Mad John)
*2 brand new Hyperlite wake boards (Thank you Jen and Mike Nootbaar)
*Hyperlite towable tube, Hyperlite floating “island” 11’x11’, Hyperlite towable 2-man tube, two Hyperlite waterski ropes, lots of Hyperlite baseball hats
*3 Bodyglove custom fit pool rafts
*Banzai Sharkbite waterslide
*Whiplash scooter by Waveboard (for older kids)
*Stand alone patio heater from www.patioshoppers.com (Thank you Todd Chism)
*Beautiful stand alone patio umbrella with stand from www.patioshoppers.com
*Indoor wall fireplace heating unit from Patio Shoppers
*Big overhanging shade sail for a patio area from Patio Shoppers
*Gift Certificates from the following local restaurants: Grapes and Tomatos, Don Jose, Hana Sushi
*Sun Cana single serve pod brewer (I’m told it’s a fancy smancy coffee pot!)
*Product gift baskets with the following themes: Ladies toiletries and make up, kitchen products, family movie night, dinner out and wine
*Really nice golf club (sorry, I know NOTHING about golf, but thank you Jennifur and Mark)
*Also, a correction of a previous post. Bart Rogowski will be donating a 2-day session of canopy coaching, not just 1 day)
**ALSO – Another band has been added to the lineup called Damaged Greats
There will also be chair massage and hair cuts available thanks to Mary and Gail!
Now, here’s the original Fundraiser post again:
Announcing FEET FOR FENER!!
Saturday September 3rd, 2011
3pm-10pm
Skydive Perris
2091 Goetz Rd
Perris, CA 92570
This is a family friendly event. There will be a big grassy area to lounge on, and a swimming pool to keep cool in. Suggested entry donation of $10/adult $5/child.
Food and entertainment will be provided by:
*All day taco bar from The Bombshelter Restaurant
*Local’s favorite Red Eye BBQ (absolutely delicious!!)
*Ice cream and gourmet coffee from Canyon Lake
*Elite Mobile Cigars with a huge array of cigar selection
*Inflatable Bouncy house
*Face Painting by Shani Drake
*Balloon Artist
*Bake Sale – lots of yummy home made treats
*Large Formation skydiving displays all day
*High speed parachute swooping displays
*Guess how-many-feet-in-the-jar contest to win a Tandem Skydive with Basic Video package
*Nick Fener “Get Busy Livin” Tshirts and stickers
*Live MC all afternoon and evening by Duffy Fainer and Al Nocita
Live auction begins at 7:30pm. Silent auctions going on all day, ending at 7:30pm.
Raffles will follow the live auction.
LIVE MUSIC by:
*Wine Brew (local favorite that regularly plays Kilarney’s Irish Pub in Temecula) www.myspace.com/winebrew They’re on Facebook too
*Family Jamm www.familyjamm.com
*Solo artist Ross May (Find him on Facebook)
and two other bands to be announced later
Popular L.A. resident DJ PRIEST will be spinning tunes between bands.
Celebrity guests from the hit FX series SONS OF ANARCHY will be there all afternoon. They have scheduled their 4th annual SOA skydive day to coincide with Feet for Fener. Come meet and jump with “Opie” and his crew.
If you’ve never made a skydive, come JUMP!! The owners of Skydive Perris have graciously offered to donate $25 from each tandem skydive made on September 3rd, to Nick. Call 951-657-1664 to book a jump. Skydiving appointments are from 7:30am- 3pm.
LIVE & SILENT AUCTION ITEMS:
*Two hour helicopter ride-along over Los Angeles with Commander Chuck Street while he does the traffic report live on KIIS FM
*2-for-1 Boogie package in Nicaragua with Tsunami Skydivers. The same company that did the famous Boogie in Belize for 7 years. Trip dates are March 2-12, 2012. www.skydivenicaragua.com
*Beautiful diamond pendant (valued at $2000!) from www.redlandsjewelers.com
*Autographed Skateboard deck from legendary pro skater Tony Hawk!
*Family photo gift certificate from www.amandaburgessphotography.com
*Two hot air balloon rides (you can jump if you want to!) from Above The Rest Ballooning
*Magic Castle trip for 8
*Weekend of skydiving coaching with world famous competitor, organizer, coach and author, Dan BC
*Day of skydiving coaching with world class competitor of team Perris Fury, Chris Farina www.perrisfury.net
*Day of coaching with World Champion 4-way competitor Hannah Betts
*Day of coaching with World Champion freefly competitor Travis Fienhage of team So Cal Converge
*Team 4-way jump with world class team Perris Fury. www.perrisfury.net
*Day of 1-on-1 coaching with long time Perris organizer and instructor Mark Brown
*3 individual certificates for Video and Still photos of a jump of your choice with an 8×11 print from world famous free fall photographers George Katsoulis, Steve Barker and Karen Lewis www.exitshot.com
*Video and Still photos of a jump of your choice with professional free fall photographer Joe (JoeMama) Miller
*Day of freefly coaching with -ISM athlete Paul Rodriguez www.parachute-ism.com
*Day of canopy coaching with -ISM athlete and World Cup of Canopy Piloting US competitor Bart Rogowski www.parachute-ism.com www.tstindustries.com
*2 days of professional canopy coaching with US Army Golden Knight Swooping Competitor and champion Greg Windmiller… holder of many national, state and world records. 1-on-1 coaching will need to be scheduled with Greg and will likely be in North Carolina
*Kids party magic show with Magician extraordinaire Mike Muscat www.mikemuscat.com
*Jewelry from Anita Burgess Jewelers (Pendant with silver chain, Earrings, Bracelet) three separate items www.anitasjewelers.com
*One hour tarot reading from famous witch and psychic Fiona Horne (featured on Tyra and Good Morning America)
*3 private yoga classes www.temeculapilates.com
*Pet Photography Session with Waggin Tales Photography (Find Mel’s work on Facebook)
*Swimming Lessons
*Music Lessons
*3 reserve repacks by Kenneth Gajda
*Saphire 1 108 main canopy with 300 jumps
*Stilleto 120 main canopy with 1000 jumps
*Skydiving coach rating course with James Perez
*4 certs for a 30 day gym membership to Menifee Valley Athletic Club where all the skydivers go to get fit. www.mvacelite.com
*Life Coaching Sample Session with Life coach and pro skydiver Melanie Curtis. www.melaniecurtis.com www.highcomms.com
*Two reptile/plant terrariums
*3 certificates for Chiropractic Consultation, X-rays and adjustment from Dr Jerry Raskey in Lake Elsinore
*Certificate for four repeat visits with Chiropractor Dr. Jerry Raskey
*Fender Squire Stratocaster guitar
*Private surf lessons for two with Cassie Hero
*Horseback riding and picnic for two
*Art piece from Jay Alders www.jayalders.com
*2 brand new skydiving jumpsuits from Bev Suits (One red, one white, to fit a very petite person)
*Used skydiving container and reserve
Check out whats going into the raffles:
There will be 5 different Raffles.
Raffle #1
BRAND NEW VIGIL AAD!!! www.vigil.aero
*****Tickets are $10 each, or 6 for $50******
(Dark Blue Tickets)
Raffle #2
$900-off certificate for a brand new Aerodyne ICON container!! www.flyaerodyne.com
*****Tickets are $10 each, or 6 for $50*****
(White Tickets)
Raffle #3
*$500 off Aerodyne Main Canopy certificate
*$300 off SMART reserve certificate
*30% off base price of a Mirage Container www.miragesys.com
*HD GoPro camera with LCD backpack www.gkaindustries.com www.gopro.com
*30% off the base price of a custom UPT Vector 3 container, plus 15% off all options (There are two certificates!)
*4 jump tickets for Skydive Perris www.skydiveperris.com (Thanks Moo!)
*L&B Altitrack wristmount altimeter www.l-and-b.dk
*L&B VISO audible altimeter
*L&B Optima audible altimeter
*Bonehead Revolve helmet www.boneheadcomposites.com
*Square 1 Phantom helmet www.square1.com
*Reserve repack by Kenneth Gajda
*3 “Safe from Harm” skydiving DVD’s featuring Nick Fener. By Just Jump Productions
*UPT Vector/Micron T-shirts
*The Art of VRW books by Pat Works
*Clothing items from ADRENALINE OBSESSION clothing line! www.adrenalineobsession.com
*****Tickets are $5 each, or 6 for $20*****
(Red Tickets)
RAFFLE #4 Lots of non-skydiving related items!
*$500 Gift certificate for The Yard House Restaurant (Thank you Loryn Bailey)
*2 Annual passes to Legoland park, water park and Sea Life center (Thank you Kathryn Starmer)
*Family photo session www.amandaburgessphotography.com
*Hot Air Balloon ride for two (or jump!) with Above The Rest Ballooning
*Glider Ride for two with Boyd Willat, jump pilot, skydiver and tunnel coach
*Tandem skydive with Basic video package from Skydiveperris.com
*Free Life coaching sample session with Melanie Curtis www.melaniecurtis.com www.highcomms.com
*Autographed book by KAT VON D. Famous tattoo artist, star of L.A. Ink
*Mary Kay Cosmetics Gift Basket (Thank you Sheryl Hepinger)
*Chiropractic consultation, Xrays and adjustment with Dr. Jerry Raskey in Lake Elsinore (2 certificates)
*4 repeat chiropractic visits with Dr. Jerry Raskey
*1 hour full body massage at Dr. Raskey’s office
*$50 gift certificate for Rudolpho’s Cucina Italiana in Hemet. Delicious food!! (4 separate certificates)
******Tickets are $5 each, or 6 for $20******
(Brown/Tan tickets)
RAFFLE #5
Brand new main canopy from Precision Aerodynamics www.precision.net
******Tickets are $10 each, or 6 for $50*****
(White and green tickets)
Raffle winners DO NOT need to be present to win.
Purchase raffle tickets in person at Skydive Perris from now up until the day of the event…
Or….. Buy raffle tickets online!!!
Use the PayPal link on this blog. Please specify which raffle you wish to purchase tickets for, and how many tickets you want. Your ticket numbers will be emailed to you. Winners will be notified within 48 hours of the drawing.
If you’ve actually taken the time to read this whole post, THANK YOU! Lots of love!
Nick and I are wiped out today. We’ve had a lot of really good days in a row, so inevitably, something shitty had to catch up with us. I’ve been in a funk all afternoon since we left Orange County. I can’t stand driving on the 91 freeway. It’s ridiculously stressful, even in low traffic times. The three of us all napped as soon as we got home. I’m still surprised I managed to drag my butt out of bed at all this evening. But why? There’s no visible reason to be upset. I’m just exhausted and moody. Nick’s exhausted and in a lot of pain. These trips to OC are pretty taxing on him. It’s been less than two weeks since major surgery. Sitting up for that long is still very painful for him. He’s taking a lot of pain medication to make it happen, but his tailbone just continues to give him constant grief.
I haven’t seen it in person, but I’m fairly certain this photo doesn’t do it justice. Here is the diamond necklace my friend Brian Ahlers from Redlands Jewelers donated to the Feet for Fener auction. I love it! And I’m told it’s worth over $2000!
I got Nick ready for bed last night, tucked him in, gave him a few kisses and left him reading a book before falling asleep. I went out to the kitchen to type my blog entry and return a few emails. Twenty minutes later I receive this text message on my phone:
I am so madly in love with u my queen. I love u. Goodnight.
He really makes it easy for me to keep pushing on, day after day!
Benji arrived today, bearing gifts! Custom FENER shirts that he designed and had made for Nick.
“Extreme Athletes Foot”
Seriously, does it get much funnier than that?
Nick’s story made the front page of today’s edition of “The Californian” newspaper. Thank you Jim Rothgeb for writing such a beautiful piece about us. I love that he focused more on Nick, his attitude and recovery, than the “daredevil stunt” that hurt him. Of course, he didn’t use the term “daredevil stunt” but that’s the kind of shit you usually read when the news reports about skydiving incidents. So, thanks again Jim, we really appreciated meeting you. The online version of the article can be found on www.californian.com And since I’m not computer savvy, my suggestion is to just type FENER into the search bar. It’ll come right up. That’s how I found it anyway.
Excellent news! Actually I don’t know which is more exciting, the fact that Nick started up his hyperbaric oxygen therapy again today, or that Benji Forde is back in town! Okay, I think I’m a lot more excited about seeing Benji! He came all the way across the planet to visit us. The best part? He walked in the front door just as Nick was rolling onto his belly on our therapy table while I was cleaning him up. Benji was greeted with a lovely shot of Nick’s bare butt. We really know how to treat our house guests like family! And of course Benji came with us to Orange County to Nick’s hyperbaric appointment. We did a little shopping while Nick was in the chamber and had a super fun time catching up. Nick’s wounds look incredible now. The doctor got rid of the last bits of nasty scabs on his stumps. He cut them off with scissors. It was pretty gross and hard to watch. But you know me, I tried to get video, but the doc just wouldn’t let me. We are really on a roll now with these wounds healing up so nicely. They are so close to being completely healed and it’s so exciting. We’ll be going to the chamber everyday this week. Then on Friday, the doctor will reevaluate his nubs and we will decide if he needs to do the chamber for another week or not.
When we got home tonight, Benji made us the most incredible meal. I’d say it was quite comparable to the bacon wrapped asparagus in teriyaki sauce I’ve been thinking about all day. He was the grill master for us. Steaks, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, brussel sprouts. I made some couscous. He treated us like royalty tonight. Thanks dude!
