Santa brought Kieran a Burton Chopper 90 for Christmas. Kieran and I have spent a little bit of time hiking some hills this winter, getting him used to his board, but this past Sunday we finally made it to McIntyre in Manchester and we spent the morning on the magic carpet. Kieran was stoked! The kid was so amped that he begged me to let him skip school on Monday so that I could take him back to the hill. Meg actually picked Kieran up from school on Monday and took him back to McIntyre so that he could get in a shred before dark. Thank you, God. The kid is amping and I’m about as proud as you can possibly imagine.
Kieran and I are going to be running some laps on the magic carpet at Smuggler’s Notch on Saturday morning before the Second Annual Molly Rail Jam kicks off that afternoon. We are headed up to Smugg’s on Friday. We have some family flying in for the event, a lot of our pals are road tripping it north for the weekend festivities, and there are a lot of rumors circulating that many celebrity pros will be making an appearance at the Molly Jam. We are pretty excited and this is going to be an unreal event.
The reality of this event is that we’re throwing down the Molly Rail Jam in order to raise money for the Molly Foundation. I am so very fortunate to have many incredible friends in the snow industry and everyone is stepping up to the plate and not only donating their time to organize every last detail, to ensure that the Molly Jam goes off, but a ton of my industry friends have contributed an amazing amount of product that will be raffled off and used for silent auction items. Meighan and I are humbled, and I can only offer up a simple “thank you” as I’m always at a loss for words when attempting to express how truly grateful we are for all of your support. Wait until you see the trophies! Holy cow!!!!
But the truth of the matter is that the Molly Rail Jam is a fund raiser for the Molly Foundation. The Foundation has already sent over $10,000 to local families that have children fighting cancer. I believe that I have written about a local family and their 5 year old son who was diagnosed with cancer in January. This child is a Hampton boy, he’s attending the same school in town as Molly did, and the father left a card in our mailbox the other day expressing his gratitude, his grief…..his torment. To understand what an impact the Molly Foundation can and will make on families that have to endure this horror, you only have to read this father’s card in order to realize that we have to continue to rally. The Molly Foundation is doing some good, and it wouldn’t be possible without the help from all of you. Bless you all. I keep the card with me at all times and I will have it with me in VT. I will be happy to share it with you….
Paige Manning is a goddess and Paige is the one that is fully responsible for making the Smugg’s event happen. A lot of beautiful people also lent a big hand, in a major way, and I will be sure to post all of the specifics following this weekends event, but we have a few more events happening in March that I need to mention.
On March 13th., we are going to be shaving our heads and raising money for childhood cancer research at the St.Baldrick’s event at The Draft in Concord, NH. HUGE PARTY! Meighan begged me to grow my hair out, and I have been, but it’s all getting shaved again on the 13th. Please join us for the day at The Draft, even if you’re not getting your head shaved, because we would love to see many of you there as a morale boost.
The hockey game: The Surfers vs. The Boston Bruins Alumni will happen on the 21st. at The Rinks in Exeter at 4:00 p.m. We have tie dyed “MOLLY” jerseys and we’ve been practicing. I need to quit my job and focus on practicing four hours a day just to get to the point in which I’m not falling on my @$$ every time somebody passes me the puck, but the rest of The Surfers team is solid. It is going to be a great event and we’re stoked to raise some more moola for the Foundation. March is indeed a busy month with the Molly events, but you only need to read one father’s card to understand the importance of why we’re rallying. Let’s rally……
Team Colin. We have you in our thoughts and prayers.
Buck
