Just wanted to let you all know that last night's Ronald McDonald House fundraiser was a huge success!! Between the silent auction items and all the many other donations, $27,000 was raised to go towards the building of the House in Red Deer!! It felt so good to get up on stage and sing last night and I was given yet again such a warm welcoming from the audience, so thank you to all of you :0) Cathy and Jim, I can't thank you both enough for giving me this opportunity. You both put in many hours of dedication and hard work to lift this off the ground and you make it happen and I appreciate it very much. I look forward to next year!! Anyways, I'm gonna sign off now I hope you all have a great restful evening and take care. God Bless!
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
3/27/2010: Back In Canada!
Hello out there... I hope you're all doing well and life's treating you good. I'm in Red Deer, Alberta Canada right now gearing up to to do the 6th Annual Adam Helps The House fundraiser benefit to help out the Ronald McDonald House. This year especially is a much anticipated year because they've broke ground on the new house. This house, I've been told, is going to have 11 or more rooms, which will house a lot of families while their children await treatment. It's really a great cause and I feel so honored to be a small part of the progress for the 6th year in a row and a huge thank you to the supporters that have come out every year to show their compassion. Prior to being here I spent last week in Arizona and I loved it! I was there doing a show with my buddy Matt Farris, for the Phoenix Home Based Youth Services. I can not believe how fast this week has flown by though. I flew up to Canada on the 23rd and already it's the 27th and I'm leaving to head back on the 30th. It was so great seeing the family again and unfortunately it may be the last time I see my dog. He's gonna be celebrating or not celebrating his 19th birthday. For his breed of dog (Cockapoo), he's already beat the odds and has out lived a lot of dogs, I'm sure, of his kind. I think when it comes to pets of any kind though, it's us as humans that want to keep them around for as long as we can, when really it's not always the best thing for the pet. I don't want to let him go but the reality of the matter is that I'm probably gonna have to and that's not gonna be fun. Anyways, sorry to put a damper on the journal... I hope to see you all soon and take care of yourselves. Till next time, God Bless!
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Monday, March 1, 2010
2/27/2010: CRS, Digital Rodeo & Cadillac Ranch
I had an awesome time down at Cadillac Ranch in Nashville last night! It was a show put on by Digital Rodeo, who have been great supporters of mine. A few days ago, I got a call from my buddy Tim Gates of the band Due West asking me if I'd like to attend the show. So I went and met up with them and had a great time. The show itself didn't start till probably after 11pm, but I sure was fortunate enough to run into a lot of familiar faces that I've met along my musical journey. There was a whole lineup of artist there last night, Buddy Jewel, Bryan White, Andy Griggs, Due West, and Bomshel, just to name a few. The house was packed like a can of sardines. Now I don't know about any of you, but I tried to fit into a can of sardines once and it was a pretty difficult situation, haha, just kidding. Anyways, I ended up getting out of there probably around 1 am, kinda a late night but very worth it being that I was able to meet so many great people again. Oh, by the way in case you're wondering, this was all pertaining to CRS week here in Nashville. Speaking of CRS, earlier in the day yesterday, I met up with my team from AristoMedia and took in a little of the CRS festivities down at the Nashville Convention Center. At first when I got there I ran into my buddy Mark Woods, who is the Executive Director for Operation Troop Aid and he presented me with yet another incredible gift. It was a United States Flag folded up neatly and housed in a picture frame casing along with a Certificate of Authenticity, stating that this US flag had been flown over Afghanistan while conducting area reconnaissance operation in a 7th Cavalry Regiment. Wow that was a mouth full, but again I was so honored to have received this from Mark and I'm so proud to show my support to all the men and women out there serving in the US, in Canada and from around the world.. Thanks to all of you for your sacrifices and for your hearts... We love you all! :) I also went to a Capital Records Nashville luncheon event, where they had Emily West and Eric Church as guest performers. I had to leave before Eric's show, but I saw Emily West perform and she did a great job! So there you have it, my 2010 CRS experience. :) I hope you all are doing well and thanks to all the tweeters out there for sending me your messages. It's been great reading them all. God Bless!
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