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We Did It- $20,000 For the CFAA! Great Job Everybody! announced 3 months ago
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- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America will will get a $10,000 matching grant to research a cure for Crohn's and colitis
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If we reach at least $10,000 by September 1, 2008, then we will give money to: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
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Ari Sussman is sailing across the Atlantic to raise awareness and funds for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America.
Help us meet our goal of $10,000.
We need to meet this goal to get the $10,000 matching amount from the Lefkofsky Foundation!
As some of you may or may not know, I am sailing across the Atlantic (probably as you read this) with three other crew members in a 40 foot boat. I would like to try to use this trip as an opportunity to reach an ambitious goal in a short amount of time-–$10,000 for Crohns and Colitis research by the time that I land in Gibraltar.
I am raising money for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation in honor of several friends of mine who suffer from these terrible diseases, and particularly in memory of my good friend Yossi Schiff who died of complications three years ago. Yossi was an adventurer and it is with his spirit that I embark on this trip.
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Hey folks, Ari Sussman here.
I wanted to thank you for participating in the “Sussman at Sea” campaign. As you may have seen, we have reached our goal of raising $10,000 in pledges and securing the matching $10,000
grant!!!
Whether you contributed $3 or $500, thank you for joining this amazingly successful fundraiser. It’s been an heartening experience to participate in such a spirited fundraiser for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. It’s always impressive when so many people can come together for a common cause and really make a difference.
Your pledge will be charged to your account within the next week and a check will be sent from our campaign to the CCFA within the next 10
days. Please contact me if you have any questions…
Also, our campaign has received a flurry of very kind and thoughtful emails and letters from folks around the country and the world.
Here’s a great one:
Dear Friends,
First of all, Andy & I would like to thank everyone that has been
involved the “Sussman at Sea” Crohn’s and colitis drive.
Whether you were donating in memory of our son, Yossi, or to honor
Ari or the other organizers, or simply to help find a cure for Crohn’s
disease, please let us extend our personal heartfelt appreciation and
thank-you. It is a mighty achievement to raise $20,000 for such a good
cause. We should all feel proud.
With much affection.
Andy & Steve Schiff
Again, thank you everyone for making this campaign such a success. We should do it again sometime…
Best,
Ari
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I am so proud of Ari, Joe, Eitan, Yaniv, and everyone else who pledged money, forwarded the link, told their friends, and spread the word about the Sussman At Sea campaign. Thanks to everyone for pushing us over the edge and meeting our goal of $10,000!!!
With love, gratitude and pride, Mira
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Hello Everybody!
I am proud to announce that your intrepid former non-sailor has returned to Terra Firma a True Salt. The last leg of our journey, from the Azores to the UK, was a cakewalk. It included a nice run through the English Channel, past Lands End and Falmouth (where we narrowly missed the Sea Shanty Festival), through the treacherous Needles off the Isle of Wight and finally into the harbor at Hamble where the crew kissed land, hoisted one last, and parted ways.
What an amazing thing to see we have raised over $8,500! Well done everyone. Now it’s time to finish what we started— raising the final $1,500 to secure the $10,000 matching donation. Here’s the challenge:
If everyone that has donated can give only $10 more - or, better yet, recruit someone else to donate that small amount - we will arrive at our goal. (Cut and paste note at the bottom and email it to your friends).
We could be done in no time…
To everyone that has already contributed, either money or kind words, thank you…
Thanks to friends new and old and all you friends of friends, bloggers and journalists who helped spread the word, strangers that stumbled upon the site, all you folks I met in Charleston and Bermuda and the Azores and the UK that have contributed in various ways, the CCFA, and (as ever) my family.
Special recognition to Joe and cohorts at ThePoint.Com, the Lefkofsky Foundation, and Eitan. And, lastly, to the crews of Phat Alice and Harmonia: Lance, Tracy, Matt, Ben, Markus, Charley, and the intrepid Ayala.
What’s next, you ask? Start saving those wine corks — we’re going rafting…
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Dear xxx
Just wanted to let you know that I have donated to this awesome cause.
A guy I know sailed across the Atlantic to raise funds for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), an organization that improves the quality of life for millions of people. So far our campaign has raised over $8,500. If it can raise only $1,500 more, the CCFA will receive a matching donation of $10,000 — bringing the sum total to $20,000.
I was hoping you could make a small donation of $10-15 at this website http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/sussman-at-sea
Also, please forward this email to anyone you think might be interested in helping out.
Thanks.
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Nancy Zimmerman replied on Jul 31, 2008
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Carol Brown replied on Aug 6, 2008
Hi Ari,
What a wonderful thing to do in honor of Yossi, and an adventure that he would have loved.
Carol Brown
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aviva boggs replied on Aug 8, 2008
Kol Hakavod Ari. Good luck to you and your goal. I know your Sussman family and all of us in your Tavor family are very proud. Ariana, Aviva and Tom Boggs
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I am so glad there are people out there that put in the effort to do this sort of thing. I hope you have a safe and enjoyable trip!
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Taylor replied on Jul 3, 2008I have Crohn’s Disease and it just makes my heart melt to see other people donating their time and efforts to help individuals like myself, and SO many others, find a cure, financing, resources etc. Thank you so much Ari, I pray that you guys are having a safe journey! I’m spreading the word as much as possibe. I posted the link to this website in a large Crohn’s/Colitis social utility that I have become greatly involved in. I’m sure lots of the members will see it posted and come here to visit. Good luck, and I will keep you in my thoughts as I continue to spread the word.
Your Friend,
Taylor B.
We Are Crohns – Site Leader
www.WeAreCrohns.org
http://www.wearecrohns.org/tayloranne
http://www.wearecrohns.org/dormroomdoom
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karen hirsch replied on Jul 7, 2008
Thank you very much Ari for creating the opportunity that allows us to express our abiding love for our nephew Yossi.
Karen & Joseph Hirsch
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Joe Harrow replied on Jul 29, 2008I just found this article, for those who haven’t seen it.
Detroit Jewish News article
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