Hey CARBOYs,
I just heard today that Jarrad Wilkinson, our current Education VP, had a very bad accident about a week ago. He was painting his house and fell off a ladder and sustained a severe spinal cord injury. He is currently in Duke Hospital and paralyzed from the waist down.
If you could say an extra prayer or send some positive thoughts for Jarrad and his family, please do.
I am trying to find out what we might be able to do to help.
That's terrible news! I'm definitely in if there's anything we can do to help.
Thanks, George.
There is talk of some kind of brewing related event to help out, but it's in the very early stages of planning...I'll post anything I hear about. It would be very fitting for the guy who put together our last several club purchases.
I have heard that he is remaining very positive and in good spirits.
Wow, that's unfortunate. Hopefully its just temporary. We definitely will be doing something to help. Thanks Dave for letting us know and looking at what we can do. Let me know how I can help.
Kevin
That's horrible news, hopefully he will make a full recovery. Keep us posted.
Kevin and I are hoping to get out there tomorrow afternoon for a short visit. We'll post something after that.
Definitely has me rethinking my plans to clean my second story gutters.
Take care...
That sucks on a lot of levels! Definitely will pitch in for whatever is done for him! Dave when you guys find out something more definitive make sure to toss a note out on TRUB too..
Thanks Glenn...sure will. I think there might be a couple of TRUB guys already on board with helping to pull something off. Appreciate the offer.
Dave, please let me know what I can do to help.
Hi all. Thx for the thoughts and prayers. I'm open for visitors. I'm in room 2319. Phn 9196812319. Pls call first
Sorry I'm at duke in Durham
Please keep us posted so we can help in any way.
I just heard about this terrible news this morning. I informed the TRUB guys and please let us know if there's anything we can do. I am more than happy to be in on any talks regarding any event plans to try and help Jarrad and his family out.
Ryan
TRUB President
Quote from: "rhtrask"I just heard about this terrible news this morning. I informed the TRUB guys and please let us know if there's anything we can do. I am more than happy to be in on any talks regarding any event plans to try and help Jarrad and his family out.
Ryan
TRUB President
We will definitely coordinate with you and TRUB for a combined event.
Kevin
Dave, Jimmy and I saw Jarrad today. He is in good spirits and enjoyed our talks about beer. Belinda is there during the days but needs to be home in the evenings with the kids. Evenings would be a good time for people to visit. Please call the number Jarrad provided above before going.
Jarrad is trying to get moved to the Kessler Institute in NJ for intensive therapy. It might happen any day. He will keep us posted.
Kevin
Thanks, Ryan.
Kevin, Jimmy and I just went to see Jarrad this afternoon. There is talk of transferring him to a place in NJ (where Christopher Reeves was treated), and they should know more about that by this evening.
Right now, I'm not even sure I remember all of Jarrad's injuries. -- broken ribs, broken arm, broken collar bone, pelvis (?), and of course the spine. Yet, both he and Belinda remain upbeat and strong.
This is a chance for our clubs to help one of our own. They will need construction work on their home (ramps, etc.) and many other things down the road. Right now, if anyone can get free to visit, especially in the evening when Belinda has to be home with the kids, that would be most welcome. Just give him a quick call first (919-681-2319). He's in room 2319, at least for today and likely tomorrow.
Take care!
Dave
Kevin Dave Jimmy thx for the visit. Would love to see other come too.
I plan on visiting Jarrad on Wednesday or Thursday afternoon. Can anyone join me?
Quote from: "gsteiger"I plan on visiting Jarrad on Wednesday or Thursday afternoon. Can anyone join me?
Hey, Greg. I couldn't go on Thursday; possibly on Wed. Just choose the time and day that work best for you and if I can make it I will.
Do we know for sure if Jarrad is still at Duke?
I'd like to join you. Either day.
Gary and Dave,
Let's plan on Wednesday. I can make it anytime in the afternoon. Dave and Gary, what time is good for you?
Jarrad is still at Duke. He may geet transferred to a local rehab hospital.
Greg, I would have loved to join you but I'll be out of town this week.
Anytime Wednesday is good for me.
Around lunch time or after work would be all right. But do what works best for you and if I can make it, great...if not, it sounds like you have at least 2.
Thanks....
Yep im still at duke. Just call my cell 919 906 6903 rooim before you head this way ill post if i move
lunch time works best for me. I will call Jarrad and confirm on Wednesday. Lets plan on meeting at noon.
OK
I still at Duke and i look forward to seeing folks. Just give a call when you're heading this way please.
Gary and I visited Jarrad today. He is in good spirits and is beginning to heal. He expects to be transferred to a rehab center near the Streets of South point either today or tomorrow. Eventually he will be transferred to the rehab center in New Jersey. He appreciates everyone's thoughts and prayers.
Best of luck Jarrad and God Bless.
Thanks, Greg and Gary! Sorry I couldn't make it...
Hi all i should be moving to skilled nursing today and will post details once i get settled. Thx for the visits, thoghts and prayers.
New location Brian center 6000 Fayetteville rd durham nc 27713. Rm 115 phone #or 9192226 4372
Dave, Walt H and I have been kicking around some fund raising ideas. I think we found a few things to do just need to work on it a bit more. I hope to present the ideas at the June club meeting.
In the meantime if you wish to donate please send your donations to the below address.
Jarrad Wilkinson Recovery Fund
Fidelity Bank
2538 Lyon Station Road
PO Box 457
Creedmoor, NC 27522
Kevin
We've decided to do multiple smaller fund raising events rather than one large. TRUB members (or any NC club/homebrewer) are welcome to participate. These events are still in the planning stages and we will talk more about them at the next club meeting. Here are the ideas we've been talking about:
Thanks to Glenn W for this one. We are looking at having a bottle auction where club members pull one or two beers from their cellar and donate to the silent auction. We are going to collect donations from breweries etc for a raffle. We've talked to Triangle Wine and may host the event there to get the public involved. They've hosted silent auctions before and they should get a lot of public support.
Triangle Wine is hosting breweries over the next 4 or 5 weekends and have offered to setup something to collect donations and we can have a raffle. We will need a club member to attend the event to handle the raffle, etc. Triangle Wine has been very generous with our club and are more than happy to help with raising money for Jarrad. Please stop by and thank them!!
John Federal has offered up using Homebrew Hump days at Brewmasters to raise money. The idea is to have two or three homebrewers bring different styles of homebrew for sampling. Brewmasters' customers can sample for free then donate for a 10oz pour. We can do this more than once and should be a good source of donations. John has also offered a 30% discount for ingredients going towards Homebrew Hump day beers for Jarrad. American Brewmaster and Brewmasters has been helpful to the club over the years. Stop by and thank John and/or Mark for their support.
I would like to arrange a big brew at one of the local breweries once Jarrad is able to get around and participate. This probably won't be a fund raiser but more fun event for Jarrad.
I will be setting up a Webex meeting with video at the next club meeting so Jarrad can participate. We will be able to talk to Jarrad and he can listen to the meeting as long as he desires. So come by early and say hi to Jarrad.
If you have event ideas please pass them along to Dave B or I.
I will be contacting the other NC clubs to allow them to participate as desired.
Kevin
I have a bottle of New Glarus fruit beer to donate. It's either the cherry or raspberry.
Jarrad,s wife donated 7 six packs of Abita's Strawberry Harvest Lager for the bottle auction.
I have a couple bottles who is collecting
Quote from: "Millhaus"I have a couple bottles who is collecting
Kevin!
I spent the evening at Three Floyds and will have at least the following for the auction:
- Six pack of Alpha King
- 22oz Apocalypse Cow
- 22oz Arctic Panzer Wolf
- 22oz Mutiny & The Mollusk Oyster Stout
- 22oz Blackbeard English IPA
I just wish they had some of the others availabile in bottles. Zombie Dust was awesome!
Hopefully I'll track down more in Chicago this week and San Diego next week.
Sounds like there will be some awesome beers we can't buy locally!!!
We have some event planning yet to do and will post more details and what to do with the donations. Hopefully in the next week or two we will have the details nailed down. But for now keep looking through your cellar. I heard rumor that one of the TRUB guys is donating a Bigfoot vertical.
Glenn has offered to organize this event which is awesome!! Probably will need help beyond organizing.
Kevin
I just got back from Three Floyds and hauled some good beer for the bottle auction. I'm heading to San Diego this week so I wanted to gauge the interest level to see whether or not I should haul more. So I'd like to do an early blind auction through the forum to find out.
I'm offering a set of three 22oz Three Floyds IPAs:
- Dreadnaught (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26/1558)
- Arctic Panzer Wolf (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26/52531)
- Apocalypse Cow (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26/46080)
The retail on these was about $36 so bids would need to exceed that. One comment on the beer... I battled 100 temps for several days. I managed to keep it cool the whole time. But due to the time in a cooler with ice and water, the labels aren't looking their best. They stayed on but they're a bit wrinkled.
If you want to bid, send me a private message with the amount. I'll keep the bidding open until Monday at 11 PM. The highest bid wins.
If you win, you write a check to the Jarrad Wilkinson Recovery Fund for the amount of the bid. The full amount goes to him. And you get some good beer. What's not to like?
Open with $50 on the Apocalypse Cow
I was doing them as a set but I do have more coming as singles for the real auction.
Please send any bids as a private message so it sticks with the blind auction approach the club has planned.
Awesome idea George!! Good way to get everyone primed for the auction.
Glenn, Dave and I talked about the auction the other day. Plans are to have it at Triangle Wine. We need to meet with and finalize everything with TWC. To allow time for gathering the auction items and advertising we are thinking of having the auction in August.
Hopefully we will be able to meet with TWC next week and provide an update then.
Kevin
Thank you everyone for the donations and enthusiasm. I wish i could enjoy some of these awesome beers sooner rather than later too. I should know next week when and where we'll be heading also and will keep everyone posted.
Steve Winter won the preliminary auction. Thanks Steve. I'll send you a message with options on getting you the beer.
Best Damn Beer Shop (that's not quite the name, apparently the site is subbing the word "darn") in San Diego donated two fantastic bottles for the bottle auction:
Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne
Oude Gueuze Tilquin à l'Ancienne (6.0% alc/vol) is a spontaneous fermentation beer, produced from the blending of 1, 2 and 3 years old lambics. It is unfiltered and unpasteurized, and refermented in the bottle for at least 6 months. The lambics used were fermented and oak aged in our installations. These lambics are coming from worts brewed by Boon, Lindemans, Girardin and Cantillon breweries.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/25923/70745
Lost Abbey Framboise De Amorosa
http://www.lostabbey.com/lost-abbey-beers/non-denominational-ales/framboise-de-amorosa/
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/18149/55992
Nice!!!
Kevin
Quote from: "GJ40"Best darn Beer Shop (that's not quite the name, apparently the site is subbing the word "darn") in San Diego donated two fantastic bottles for the bottle auction
That's great, George! Can we send someone there a thank you...or don't want to inundate them?
Quote from: "DBuns"That's great, George! Can we send someone there a thank you...or don't want to inundate them?
Yes, I'd like to send them an official thank you after the auction.
Good news everyone. I'm working on getting to Philadelphia by Monday or Tuesday next week to start acute rehab. I will keep everyone posted. I'm cleared for weight bearing status and working on next steps of rehab locally. Thanks for everyone's continued prayers and thoughts and support.
Jarrad
Jarrad,
That is great news. Keep up the great spirit!
Ok, it's official I'm scheduled to leave @ 7am on Sunday morning to leave for Philly for acute rehab!
Jarrad
Onward and forward! Take care, Jarrad...safe travels! Give us a shout when you get there.
I'll keep everyone update via the forum once i get settled. Again thanks for all they support and prayer and thoughts
Quote from: "Jarrad"Ok, it's official I'm scheduled to leave @ 7am on Sunday morning to leave for Philly for acute rehab!
Jarrad
Best of luck Jarrad. If you had to pick a spot for rehab, I suppose you could pick worse spots than the beer mecca of the east coast!
One of the support folks for a vendor I work with is there and is a pretty hard-core beer geek. If part of your rehab involves getting out and about, I can grill her on the must-see spots. I liked Iron Hill when I was there, but didn't get a chance to check out Monk's.
You're in our prayers.
I made safely to Philadelphia. I'll keep the forum updated with my progress.
Jarrad's plans are to drive home on the 25th. They will stop along the way and be home on the 26th.
Too bad he will miss the auction but its great he is heading home.
Kevin