"BALZ TO THE WALL" 2004

Charity Boating Event Announcement

The Event Was A Complete Success !!!!!!

See Below for details.

Donation options:

In return, your donation will be announced during the charity auction so everyone knows who donated and helped. Your generosity will also be recognized in local and Midwest Wisconsin newspaper articles and on the Internet in a feature article on www.ScreamandFly.com.

E-mail - BTTW@charter.net or Mbalz@charter.net 

This is the press release that went to all the newspapers in the midwest area !!!!!!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Contact:              Becky Reichelt                                               Kathy Davies

                        Fox Valley Regional Office                          715/344-2929

                        Regional Director                                           Fund Development Director

920/727-5555              

   Balz to the Wall 2004 Donates $21,200 to the Alzheimer’s Association

 Neenah – July 26, 2004  – The Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Wisconsin recently received a gift of $21,200 made on behalf of Balz to the Wall 2004 Charity Boating Event (BTTW).  There will also be a second donation made when all the funds are received by BTTW.  Coordinated by Michael A. Balz, Balz to the Wall 2004 was held July 22 through 24 on Lakes Winnebago and Poygan, and the Wolf River.  Over 40 high performance powerboat enthusiasts from across the Midwest and Canada participated in mini-raffles, silent and live auctions, and a poker run. Tours of the new Verado production line and Mercury Racing were offered.   Mercury High Performance merchandise was also for sale.   A plaque in memory of Dennis Cavanaugh was presented to Fred Kiekhaefer of Mercury Racing on behalf of BTTW.   The dinner and auction events took place at Fisherman’s Cove in Fond du Lac, The Slipknot in Fremont, and the Gravel Pit in Kiel.

Balz to the Wall is an annual charity boating event coordinated by Mike Balz, of Kiel, and friends.  Each year a local charity is designated as recipient of the event proceeds.  In the past three years, they have donated over $7300 to march of Dimes.  The Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Wisconsin is honored to have been chosen the 2004 charity for Balz to the Wall.   “This was a spectacular weekend!”   So many wonderful people came out to enjoy the water and to support the local Alzheimer’s Association.  We are truly grateful to Mike Balz and his friends and sponsors.”  said Becky Reichelt and Tami Morrow, outreach specialists for the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Wisconsin.    The majority of the dollars were donated to the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Wisconsin to provide care support services and education programs to families in the Fox Valley and Green Bay area.  A portion of the dollars were also donated the National Office of the Alzheimer’s Association to support research. 

My father has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.  This has hit our family close to the heart this year.  Making the Alzheimer’s Association the benefactor this year was an easy decision for me.   The event could not have gone any better.  The weather was great, the turnout was great, the participants were great, the boating was great, the auctions were great, the example that was set for all high performance boating was great, and the best part is that the donation was great.  We had a planned goal of $10,000 from the start.  Doubling that goal is just plain unbelievable!  said Michael Balz, BTTW event coordinator.

On behalf of BTTW, Mike Balz would like to thank the following businesses for their kind donations:

Badger Liquor, Balz to the Wall Racing, Bank Mutual, Baymont Inn and Suites, Bella’s Custom Design, Brefeld's Pine Grove Resort, British Petroleum, Brucato Machine and Tool Inc., Car Quest, Castle Swords LLC, City Limits, Country Horizons, CRES Realty, Dr B. L. Karls, Fisherman’s Cove, Fort Fremont, Gene Woelfel, Gravel Pit Sports Bar and Grill, Header In, LLC, House of Colors, Jay Smith Racing Engines, JW Stringer's, K&M Piggly Wiggly Supermarket, Lake Effects, Larry’s Distributing, Leinenkugel’s, Lulloff Hardware Inc., Manitowoc County Tavern League, Mannenbach Mechanical, MC's Pub and Grill, Mercury Racing, Millhome Supper Club, Mr. Marine, Net Insurance, Nigrelli Systems Inc., Nigrelli's Pizza, Outboard Drag Boat Association, Qit Qui Oc Golf Club, Rockville Tavern, Sargento Foods Inc., Schoenborn's Jewelry, Scream and Fly Magazine, Slipknot, Tradewinds Marine Center, Trails End Sportsman Bar, Triad Powerboats, Village of Fremont, Waupaca County Sheriff Dept. Water Patrol, Weber Oil, Wisconsin Tavern League.

Balz would also like to thank everyone that attended, and extend a special thanks to the following individuals for their extraordinary donations and help:

Barbara Balz (mother), Eric Balz (brother), Janet Roethel (girlfriend), Anthony Santocono, Bob Halverson, Bruce Vruwink, Carol A. Yttri, Charles Griemsman , Chris Lake, Stacie Lake, Nicholas Lake, Clyde Van Vuren, Craig Nelson, Dennis Ramaker, Gran Prix International (Randy Pierson), Gohr Performance (Bill Gohr), Greg Terzian, John Dorn, John Vollstedt, Ken Warby, Kent McDonough, Kirk Buchholtz, Sara Buchholtz, K-Man, Kurt Andrews, Michael Palmer, Mike Hurst, Nick Kaye, Lori Kaye, Paul Reed, Richard Meyer, Ron Hill, Steve and Jan Looman, Steve Anderson, Susan Cavanaugh, Thaw Ripper, Tim McCollough, Warren Peters, Sherlock, Craig Nelson, Jim Walker, Rick Mackie, Mark Marisee, Fred Kiekhaefer, and last but not least, TJ Quasius.

The Alzheimer’s Association is the world leader in Alzheimer research and support.  Having awarded more than $150 million to over 1,300 projects, the Alzheimer’s Association is the largest private funder of Alzheimer’s research.  The Association’s vision is a world without Alzheimer’s disease.  

The Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Wisconsin serves 53 counties in central and northern Wisconsin, including Houston, Minnesota.  Seven regional offices located throughout the Chapter provide information, education, support and advocacy for local families.  

For more information about the Alzheimer’s Association programs and services in your area, call the Greater Wisconsin Chapter at 1-800-272-3900.

We had another successful event !!!!!!!!!

Sunday June 6^th we had a benefit brat fry at Darrel and Sherry’s Trails End Sportsman Bar in Kiel WI.  We had 9 boats show up to put on display.  Some came all the way from IL to help out !!!!!  It was graduation day in Kiel so the crowd was a bit on the smaller side.  The people that did attend did a great job in helping the cause.  We sold a pile of T-shirts, sold almost all the food, and the raffles were a great success.  When it was all over, we made a profit of $1,900.00 for the Alzheimer’s association.  Hats off to everyone that helped make this a successful day.  The $1,900.00 in proceeds will be presented to AD on July 24^th at the main event.

Here a few pictures of the day