Pierson Family Fundraiser first entry

The Pierson Family Fundraiser was a great success last Friday evening. Largely in part to the "heart and soul" that was behind it from the start, Anne Marie Scrivens!. Over 3800 dollars was raised for the survivors of this terrible tragedy. Channel Six from Lansing was there, interviewed several members of the family and got them on t.v.

There were so many great parts of last Friday I'm going to have to break this down into several entries. In this first one I want to give kudos out to all the great people that volunteered their time to help Anne Marie and this cause. Right now I want to thank all my friends from the BBB (Building Brighton Business) who devoted some of their time.

To Susan Dorbeck and her husband and Lou LaFrate and his charming wife it probably didn't seem like you did much, but the expression "many hands make light work" is very true. You said you didn't seem like you did much but, knowing that I, and especially Anne Marie didn't have to worry about the presentation of food and beverage, knowing we had people devoted to that very important function was priceless. Likewise with Kelly Fielding handling the 50/50 and Jen Berger & Jill Moore making vital food pickups---you guys are the best. I'm so proud to be associated with you all.

Now going back to the subject of "food", a future BBB member is Dale Lockwood of Hickory BBQ and Grill, he fed us and it was delicious. Since Dale is not officially a BBB member he gets his own paragraph you see. Now when Dale does become a BBB member, Susan Dorbeck and Lou LaFrate are going to be very educated sales people for him and his BBQ because they dined on his cuisine and loved it. Almost like the ultimate "learn and earn" there.

Anyways there are more entries coming on this event, but I need to say one more thing about food...cornbread? I have never understood the excitement over corn bread---until Friday night. Every piece of corn bread I have EVER had was dry, some less dry than others, thought that was the way it was supposed to be. But Cajun Joe's cornbread was AWESOME! Moist, tasty, man I'm salivating just thinking about it. That's all I'll say now, there's an entry coming on food :)

Until then, keep your stick on the ice and stay tuned!