May 17th Fundraiser

Two years ago Danny O'Keefe was brutally attacked and left for dead during a home invasion.  His tenacity and fight for life helped in sparing his life that day. Danny has difficulty with things that we take for granted. Due to the attack Danny now has long-term injuries with Aphasia (similar to what US Rep. Gabby Gifford has) and has to re-learn to speak, read, write and move his arm and fingers. Danny's medical bills are astounding and insurance doesn't cover his Aphasia therapy at the Univ. of Michigan.

A Fundraiser will be hosted this Friday, May 17th 7pm-11pm at Moeller High School to raise money for Danny's physical therapy at the Univ. of Michigan Aphasia program.
For more information, and to read Danny's Story, visit http://www.dannyokeefe.org/
Tickets are $50 preordered online, or $55 at the door.
Each ticket includes unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks, Montgomery Inn sandwiches and sides.
The $500 VIP table (10 tickets) includes a bottle of champagne.

There will be a live local band and over $30,000 in auction items including:
- 2 roundtrip tickets with private jet service from Ultimate Air from Lunken to NYC, Chicago and Charlotte.
- Autographed Reds jerseys and baseballs from Votto, Phillips and Chapman
- Autographed OSU gear
- Catered dinner for 8 by a personal chef in your home
- 1 week home rental in Florida
- Long weekend home rental in Harbor Springs, Michigan
- Vegas Slot Machine
- Reds tickets: Diamond, suite, club and more!
over $1,000 in jewelry
over $1,000 in Spa services
over $1,000 in restaurant gift cards
a lot of tickets to local events and attractions!

Two-years ago today...

Two years ago today, May 6, 2011 a man broke in to my daughter’s home. (I
remember this date better than any other.) This monster broke in with the intent
to kill. We were given two miracles; both our children lived through this
attack.  They have done so with their strength and courage.  Our daughter has
been able to move on in her life, a true blessing. Our son, Danny still is
struggling to recover.  He’ll need intense speech, physical, and occupational
therapy for some time to come.  We are fighting to get his life back.

My son has lost all the things he loved to do. He’s a lawyer. He studied hard. He loved to run,
read, and play the drums. He wants his life back.  He is making great progress!
We are asking for your help in helping him reclaim his life.  The parents I
baby-sit for are putting on a fund raiser May 17 at Moeller High School. Please
come out and support Danny. We have funded Danny’s therapy this past year on
your generosity and kindness. Thank you for your support.  Kathy O'Keefe

https://www.facebook.com/events/427358720689689/

May 17th Fundraiser

We have been so blessed with such amazing generosity. Thank you so much to everyone. We are still desperate to keep Danny's aphasia treatment program funded. We hope you can attend this event. Thank you!

I posted on REDDIT CHARITY HELP today. Please go and vote for A letter from Danny's Mom. You sign in to reddit and just push the UP arrow in the left hand corner next to the letter. Please help gain attention for the O'Keefe Family Charity on the front page of Reddit. Very easy, all you need to do is:
1. Click the link below, or copy and paste: http://www.reddit.com/r/charity
2. Click the up arrow to the left of the top story entitled, "A LETTER FROM DANNY'S MOM"
3. If you do not have a Reddit account, the only thing left to do is pick a username, password, and enter the code displayed. Very easy, and you don't have to share any personal information.
It 30 seconds tops. Please help and thank you!

We have a couple fund raisers coming up. First:

Eyes on Tomorrow Presents: A Benefit for Danny O'keefe 

 Featuring: AZYGOUS

March 16 at 5:00pm

Bocca Billiards in Milford, Ohio

 

The second will May 17th at Moeller High School (more information to follow.)

I'm a classmate of Danny's from UD. I'm in a blog contest right now for "made it myself" items. The prize is a donation to the cause of my choice and an iPod Shuffle. I plan to give both the money AND the iPod to the O'Keefe family fund (to... raffle the iPod for money). But I need voting help!!

Can you put up a post to vote for me on this page? My name is Elaine - UD Class of 2006. VOTE BEFORE SUNDAY AT 2 P.M. CT www.jameystegmaier.com/2013/03/tournament-of-made-it-myself-finals/See More

Tournament of Made-It-Myself Finals

www.jameystegmaier.com

This year's blog tournament started a few weeks ago with the goal of letting creative people display their talents on the blog in exchange for fame, pride, some charity money, and an iPod Shuffle. ...

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I went to Skyline for dinner the other night. As I was putting a dot of hot sauce on each oyster cracker I was eating, it reminded me of the numerous trips Danny and I have taken to Skyline.

We would often go to lunch when we worked together at Natorp's in high school and eat way too many cheese coneys. This would cause the afternoon to be a struggle, and result in avoiding heavylifting by all means necessary.

The most memorable trips, however, were in college when we would drive off campus at University of Dayton to get Skyline. We would average going about once a month, and it was always a great time. I learned from Danny the proper way to eat at Skyline:

1. While waiting to order/waiting for food, put a dot of hot sauce on each oyster cracker and eat.

2. When cheese coneys arrive, insert four oyster crackers into the coney, add salt, and add hot sauce.

3. The first bite of the first cheese coney, and the last bite of the last cheese coney are always the two best.

Danny would always be amazed/disgusted/amused at the speed and rate I would eat cheese coneys. Not only would I be finished with 5 cheese coneys by the time he was just starting his second, but I would also eat each one by only taking two bites. Danny's pace of eating would be slowed by his mixed emotions of laughing and shaking his head. Every trip to Skyline guaranteed a great time.

 

Tommy