Trial Date

The grand jury met last Monday, and the trial is moving forward as expected. On Thursday, the official trial date was set for Tuesday, October 30. On the 30th, the defendant will enter his plea. If he pleads guilty, it may take a few months for the judge to decide his sentencing. If he pleads not guilty, the trial will move forward.

The trial is public, and I encourage you to attend if you wish to do so. Please let me know if you plan to attend, as we need to notify the court of how many people to expect -- per court policy, they may need to provide more security officers with a large crowd. I will post more trial information as I receive it.

Please pray, keep your fingers crossed, rub your lucky rabbit's foot, whatever it takes, so that he pleads guilty and we can get past this.

Lindsay

Silent Auction/Raffle

It's never too early to start planning...
We're going to have a silent auction or raffle at the benefit in Massachusetts. I'd like to start a list of possible items to auction or raffle. Things like sports event or concert tickets, brand new electronics, and gift baskets would be great.

My bank, Wachovia, has a Possibilities Rewards program. With it, I earn points every time I make a purchase and I can redeem the points online by choosing things like gift cards, merchandise, airline tickets, and cash back. I've decided to take all the points I earn before the MA benefit and redeem them to get an item to donate toward the auction/raffle.

If you are willing to donate something, please let me know. Even if you don't think you will attend the event, I'd appreciate any support.

Thanks.
Lindsay