An Auction on Behalf of a Military Family « A Rose By Any Other Name

An Auction on Behalf of a Military Family

October 25, 2006 by Anna

(New posts and updates can be found below this one.)

UPDATE 10/26/06 6:00pm(EST): Just the other day the bid was $406 and we weren’t sure if it would go much higher before close of the auction, but Michelle Malkin and Hugh Hewitt have blogged about this endeavor and now…
Current bid: $1,530.00! <- the winning bid! Fletch121086! Congratulations!!
Donations: $30,647.72!
THANK YOU to everyone who has been a part of this! And it isn’t over yet!

Here’s the auction link:
BUZZ PATTERSON 3 BOOK MILITARY FAMILY BENEFIT AUCTION

(Let me know if the link doesn’t work!)

If you can’t bid, that’s okay…please consider posting this on your blog to further the word! Thank you so much!

This is a request to all my readers to help out this wonderful family and in doing so, you could be the owner of personally signed copies of Lt. Col. “Buzz” Patterson’s three books. You’ve read about Ellicia on my blog before here. So, you know that she and her family are facing a situation that would break most of us. They, however, are determined to make the most of each moment and they could use our help. Below are some of the details of the upcoming auction to raise money for this family. Andrea Shea King and Mark Vance have arranged this auction and are putting the word out not only on their blog, The Radio Patriots, but also on their radio show, Constitutional Public Radio. A giant thank you to both of them for taking on this wonderful endeavor!

Lt. Col. Robert “Buzz” Patterson, USAF (Ret.), Chief Operating Officer with the David Horowitz Freedom Center, is donating and will personally autograph a trio of his best selling books: “Reckless Disregard: How Liberal Democrats Undercut Our Military, Endanger Our Soldiers, and Jeopardize Our Security”; “Dereliction of Duty – The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Compromised America’s National Security”; and his most recent book “War Crimes – The Left’s Campaign to Eliminate the Military and Lose the War on Terror”, debuting in January ‘07.

Patterson was the senior ranking officer of the five military aides serving in the Clinton White House, and carried the “nuclear football” – the top secret briefcase containing the launch codes for America’s nuclear weapons.

Constitutional Public Radio is honored to join Buzz Patterson in this benefit auction for Army Spc. Reid Stanley, “SC Eagle” of A Storm in Afghanistan, and his wife Ellicia, who is battling cancer of the brain, breast, and lungs. They have three young children. And mounting expenses.

Our Happy Family

SC Eagle writes at his website: “We have finally received word back from the military. Hospice care is not covered. Which means, any home care we provide Ellicia here will be out of our own pocket. This is going to be expensive. So, reluctantly, and humbly, we’d like to ask those of you who stop by… Please help. Anything will be appreciated. Ellicia will likely need home care as her mind shuts down. And she wants to be at home, not in a hospital… home, surrounded by our children.” And military insurance doesn’t cover that.

Ellicia

“SC Eagle”, stationed in Germany, was deployed to Afghanistan, and now faces another, more personal war, one with Ellicia’s life in the balance.

Patterson will autograph each book with a personal message to the top bidder.

Sure to make a thoughtful and personal Christmas gift for that special military guy or gal or your favorite veteran, the three-book set will be a historic keepsake for years to come, and help a military family in their time of need.

This auction will begin Thursday, October 19 at 10:00 pm (est). At that time I will post the URL for the auction site and I encourage everyone to bid! Let’s help this wonderful family stay together for as long as they possibly can.

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Posted in Afghanistan, Charities, Family, Heroes, War on Terror | 27 Comments

27 Responses

on October 15, 2006 at 1:20 am | Reply Andrea & Mark

Thank you, Anna.
on October 15, 2006 at 4:56 am | Reply SCEagle

Thank you, Anna, for your help with this auction…
on October 15, 2006 at 12:02 pm | Reply Anna

My pleasure A&M!
on October 15, 2006 at 12:06 pm | Reply Anna

SC, I just hope we can help out you and your wonderful family!
on October 18, 2006 at 9:49 pm | Reply yankeemom

Anna, thank you for keeping us posted!
SCEagle ~ my prayers are with you all.
on October 18, 2006 at 11:08 pm | Reply Anna

I will have the URL up tomorrow when Andrea and Mark get it to us. There is also the possibility of another auction in the future. This may have to become a trend with proceeds going to military families!
on October 19, 2006 at 3:43 pm | Reply GunnNutt

Thanks for keeping us informed, Anna. I’ll be looking for the eBay URL this evening.
on October 19, 2006 at 4:21 pm | Reply Anna

I will have it up at the top in bold as soon as I get it! Thanks for coming by, GN!
on October 20, 2006 at 2:15 am | Reply hnav

i gave it my best ANNA, thanks so much for the reminder.

best wishes…
on October 20, 2006 at 3:12 am | Reply Anna

Thank you, BB! Any and all help is greatly appreciated!!
on October 21, 2006 at 2:24 pm | Reply Anna puna

What little I can do, have done. Posted link back to here and eBay on my blog. Now to bid for a good cause.
on October 21, 2006 at 3:47 pm | Reply Anna

Thank you so much Anna! The outpouring has been wonderful!
on October 21, 2006 at 9:27 pm | Reply Angel

Kind of u Anna to care so very much and to spread the word!..:)..God bless!.:)
on October 21, 2006 at 10:56 pm | Reply Anna

Thank you Angel! We all do what we can!
on October 22, 2006 at 2:18 pm | Reply Blue Star Chronicles

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on October 22, 2006 at 7:14 pm | Reply Anna

Thanks for the linkage, beth!
on October 24, 2006 at 5:00 pm | Reply Kyle

Anna, thanks for posting this list of sites. I’ll try to update my post (and bump it back to the top) on the morrow.
on October 24, 2006 at 5:41 pm | Reply Anna

You’re welcome Kyle. I have to check my sources and update as necessary myself!
on October 25, 2006 at 4:07 pm | Reply Help a Military/Milblogger Family « Lone Star Pundit

[...] The eBay auction initiated to help this family was doing well early in the week. Now, with national attention from bloggers Hugh Hewitt and Michelle Maulkin (plus the many other bloggers who have helped get the word out), the support has been utterly amazing. The most recent figures are: [...]
on October 25, 2006 at 4:14 pm | Reply Kyle

You might also want to take a look at Michelle Maulkin’s “trackback” list. It looks like several bloggers have posted about SC Eagle and the auction based on and linking back to her post. You’ll probably get a few more links to add to your list.
on October 25, 2006 at 4:29 pm | Reply Anna

Thanks for the new link, Kyle. (Where are you…did you get booted out of chat?!)
on October 25, 2006 at 4:30 pm | Reply Anna

I did check her trackbacks this morning and got several new ones. I should check again, because I’m sure there are other new ones! Thanks Kyle!
on October 26, 2006 at 1:02 am | Reply Anna puna

Is there a link to a place to donate money that is not eBay?
on October 26, 2006 at 3:13 am | Reply Anna

Anna, yes, on the right sidebar of SC Eagle’s blog A Storm In Afghanistan there is a paypal button. Having talked with Reid, (SC Eagle), he and Ellicia are so blown away by the response and cannot get over how generous everyone has been! It means the world to them!
on October 26, 2006 at 9:23 am | Reply Trish Olsen

You have been so instrumental in helping this family, Anna. You are a great, great lady. It blows me away to see the kind of positive power the blogosphere can wield!
on October 26, 2006 at 11:40 am | Reply Anna

Isn’t it wonderful. The phrase, “it’s a small world” has taken on new meaning since the internet and especially since the blogosphere! We have people in OH, CA, FL, VA, AZ and NY working on this and it’s all fallen into place like we’ve been doing this type of thing for a long time!

God has truly inspired us, Trish!
on February 22, 2007 at 12:25 am | Reply BizzyBlog » So Many Good SOB Alliance Posts, So Little Time

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