Nonni,

As always thanks for setting the record straight. Are you sure the BDN made a
mistake, and didn't tell the entire story?.... :)



Nonni Daly wrote:

> [log in to unmask] writes:
> >Does anybody know the details on the auction of the North Dakota
> >jerseys?
> >According to the BDN, the Soiux are going to be auctioning off their
> >game
> >jerseys from friday night to raise money for the Shawn Walsh
> >Foundation. Nice
> >gesture. Here is the article:
>
> >http://www.bangornews.com/cgi-bin/article.cfm?storynumber=22337
>
> Quite honestly, the Bangor Daily News really screwed this up.  There is
> no such entity as the Shawn Walsh Foundation -- not now, never has
> been.  And no one from the BDN has called any of us involved with The
> Coaches Foundation to ask about our purpose.  Contact names and numbers
> were given out at the Hockey East Media Day when this was announced.
> The Coaches Foundation will determine how those jerseys will be
> auctioned.
>
> FYI:Here's some information I sent to someone else who was asking the
> same questions ...
>         The formation of The Coaches Foundation was announced at Hockey East
> Media Day in Boston two weeks ago, thanks to Joe Bertagna, and a short
> piece was carried as a second sub-head in the Bangor Daily News in its
> College Report.  Why they didn't see it of more import is beyond me,
> but I am beyond second-guessing.  then, this piece showed up this
> morning and it is so error-ridden that it doesn't deserve to be printed.
>         Here's the truth: Because of the incredible number of people who
> stepped forth and asked how they could help Shawn through the
> mind-boggling maze known as "health care" in this country and as a
> result of Shawn's foresightedness, a charitable group known as The
> Coaches Foundation has been formed and incorporated in the State of
> Maine.  The application for 501 (c) (c) status is being filed in
> Washington as we speak.  Its goals are to be an on-going source of help
> to all coaches who find themselves in dire straits with
> life-threatening illnesses.  Joe Bertagna, the Hockey East
> Commissioner, is one of the board members.
>         In response, just the tip of the iceberg: Notre Dame held its
> Blue-Gold intrasquad scrimmage two weeks ago and, as is their tendency,
> the proceeds will go to a charity.  The letter I have from Asst. Coach
> Andy Slaggert says that the proceeds this year will go to The Coaches
> Foundation.  The games started in this direction because of the illness
> to cancer of Andy's brother, Ed.
>         In addition, the North Dakota team will have Shawn's name somewhere on
> its jerseys and, at the end of the weekend according to Head Coach Dean
> Blais, those jerseys will be donated to the Foundation to use as
> auction items or for another form of fund-raising.
>         Many others have asked what they can do -- these are just examples.
> The Coaches Foundation is located at P O Box 115, Bangor ME 04402-0115.
>  Information can be obtained from Nonni Daly at 207-827-8386 or at her
> email address or by calling Joe Bertagna at Hockey East.