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Author Topic: Hogs on the High Seas - Western Caribbean Cruise - November 2008 - Part 8  (Read 94 times)
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« on: November 18, 2008, 11:17:47 PM »

Another of the dialysis patients was Carolyn and here she is with her husband.

And a fun picture that I got in Cozumel.  Yep, that is a monkey on his head.

Then another of the towel decorations that our room stewart put in our room each night.



And here is Sandi and Dave again.


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« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2008, 11:36:10 PM »

There are no more port stops but the fun keeps on going on the ship. We have the "Best Beard Contest" and due to the weather we had it in the Promenade area of the ship.   It really worked out well and many of the spectators were not a part of our rally but seemed to enjoy observing.   The men lined up on the walkway and the ladies judging had to look at and feel the beards to see which was the "best".  It was narrowed to three and then a winner was chosen.


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« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2008, 11:44:07 PM »

One of the major fundraisers on the ship is the auction. There were some really nice items to bid on and people were so generous knowing the money was going directly to the Kidney Dialysis Fund.   Check out this link...   We are cruising for a cause!
http://hohsdialysisfund.org/  One very special item is a quilt that is made using some of the rally t-shirts. It is a piece of art.  There was also a banner signed by Willie G and many other neat items.   

The last picture is of the crowd as they watched the auction.


We are near the end but there are still some more. I will post the last of them in the next day or two. 


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« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2008, 08:39:57 PM »

Most of the dialysis patients were able to attend the final give-away show so they were introduced to us. Some of them took a few minutes to express their gratitude to be on the cruise.  It was really a special time.  The nurses that handle the dialysis were also present and sounded like very special care givers! 


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« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2008, 08:49:29 PM »

Drum Roll.............  time for the give-away bike

The captain helped with the presentation of the bike.
And believe it or not they really did a burnout right there on stage!!

And here is the winner. I don't have his name. Does anyone know it?




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« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2008, 09:16:15 PM »

We had one last time to visit the vendors and make our final purchases.

One more browse through the Kuryakyn booth
http://www.kuryakyn.com/index.cfm/go/Home.StoreSelect

And another great shot of Doc Bailey - be sure to try his products!
http://www.docbailey.com/

We did purchase some of the Condor motorcycle stand & chock. One model goes in a trailer and is mounted, the others can go in the trailer but can also be used free standing.
http://www.condor-lift.com/downloads.asp



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« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2008, 09:22:51 PM »

Just a few more ship shots ...
Captain's area
Nancy & Santa
Jeff

And the last dinner.  The waiter, waitress staff sang for us!


All good things gotta come to an end... but there will always be the next cruise!  Be sure you check out the website and book your cruise. Be sure to tell them Nancy sent you!! (Bonus in it for me if you attend based on my recommendation)
It really is so much fun and also great because you know you are helping others.


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« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2008, 08:44:08 PM »

Final stats are now in!!! 
The total amount of money raised for Kidney Dialysis on the ship was $120,346.00.
This was raised through the 50/50's each day, Poker walk, Biker Bingo, cabin raffles and donations.  (This does not include the vendor donations and give aways which totaled about $100,000.00 on top of the above $120,346.00)   There were 16 dialysis patients on the ship.  We had 1556 Hogs on the High seas rally participants on the ship.  They represented 49 US states (missing Mississippi) and also represented Canada, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, UK, and Mexico.

Isn't that amazing!  Especially with the state of the economy.   Be sure to check out the future cruise options on WWW.Hogsonthehighseas.com
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