Thank you for your help.
Our goals for the winter of 2005 were met.
Is to be able to replace their dead Macintosh and set it up on a rolling computer cart to allow the children that are too ill to go to the playroom. This way they can safely stay in their bed and enjoy playing video games. I am also going to supply a few bags of new toys like I do every year. For 2006 Hayward Kaiser was given a complete Hewlett Packard system, It is their first computer for the kids playroom. We delivered it in February 2006, They did not have to wait till Christmas 2006. Thanks all that put in to help me pass along these great upgrades.
The contributions from 2004 were enough to achieve a budget to build a computer for the hospital playroom with a brand new Windows computer system for the kids that are staying in the hospital and have playroom access.
December 2005, we sent out bags of toys, and delivered a new Windows XP PC and just recently we delivered a custom built macintosh to replace the old mac that quit. The playroom had so much Mac software but no Mac.
Posted 2/2/2006
2006, we were able to send out a half dozen computers to kids that needed them for school.
2007, we did not meet our goal to purchase a new lap top for the Hospital. But we did well at the other goals, including having our first Halloween lemonade stand and an amazing interview with Anna O'Connor you can read that here. INTERVIEW
We are looking forward to 2008, and we will be assembling a computer for another Hospital playroom for Christmas 2008.
2008, The ALSF raised over a million, and our fundraiser for the soldiers did just as good. Onward to 2009!
Josephine and I standing next to the surprise, A new computer! The USS Goblin sends out the message, MISSION ACOMPLISHED!
Pictured above is from February 2006, I delivered a Macintosh to replace their old Mac that fizzled out on them. Plus I set it up on a wheeled cart so it can be wheeled to rooms for the children too ill to go to the playroom.
We hope to have a Playstation 3 for them in December 2006, this will be our toughest mission ever.