Update: Muir Boda took the time to extend his remarks in an e-mail to me this morning – this update is at the end of the article.
This took a lot of in-kind donation to put together:
Come join the FUN at this unique fundraising event! Salisbury’s own Antique & Attic Treasures Appraisal Day will be held on Sunday, March 29, 2009 from 1pm to 5pm at the Ward Museum on the corner of Beaglin Park Drive and S. Schumaker Drive in Salisbury.
Appraisers Ann von Forthuber and Howard Simons of Auctioneers Appraisers & Estate Representatives will be there to appraise your furniture, art, jewelry…anything you may be curious about its value. George Chevallier, an area historian, will also be available if you have treasures of specific local history to be valued. You may have up to three (3) items appraised with the price of admission. Please bring a 100 word description of your object(s).
“This will be a fun and unique fundraiser for my campaign. I love that it will bring the community together in one of the nicest venues that we have to offer”, said Debbie Campbell, City Councilwoman for District 2 in Salisbury.
Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased online at www.campbell4council.net. Tickets will also be sold at the door.
Bill Reddish will be our emcee for the afternoon and food will be available from Chef Stewart’s Catering, best known for his Flannery’s BBQ!
All proceeds benefit the campaign to re-elect Debbie Campbell for Salisbury City Council, Authority, Shawn Thomas, Treasurer. Sponsorships are also available for this event. For additional information, visit www.campbell4council.net or call Cynthia Williams at 410-749-8012.
Since I neither have anything that’s worth appraising nor have the free time on my calendar because of a previous commitment, I’ll have to pass.
I also decided to ask Muir Boda if he had any such fundraising plans on his part. Here’s what he said:
Thanks Michael. I heard she was having this. I have been having some small meet & greets, nothing really to advertise.
I am actually encouraging people to donate to my Mission Trip to Peru. Checks made to Oak Ridge Baptist Church are Tax Deductible. $15 will cover the cost of a medical exam and 1 years’ school supplies for a child.
Any donation to my campaign can be made online.
While this is certainly a worthy cause – and obvious because Muir’s wife is a Peruvian native – the question which springs to mind is when this mission trip would be held and how long would he be gone? Some have questioned Campbell’s commitment to City Council because of her regular absences from work sessions due to her job but scheduling a mission trip is also a legitimate question of timing as well.
In the meantime I’m sure a number of people will be helping Debbie Campbell out in her efforts, and I have to hand it to her for coming up with a fairly unique idea to raise money.
Now here’s how Muir Boda extended his remarks:
I should have been a little more forthcoming on the Peru Mission Trip. Thanks for posting it, I appreciate it.
My reasoning for suggesting people donate to the mission trip is that sometimes we are part of something is bigger than our own little corner of the world. I will certainly accept donations for my campaign, I just feel that helping a child get medical exams and school supplies is more important than me buying more signs or brochures. My thought was if people are are not inclined to donate to a political campaign, maybe they would donate to a cause of more importance.
The Mission Trip is July 29th through August 9th (this coming summer). My wife and I lead one usually every 18 months. The last time we went was to help with the Earthquake in Chincha, Peru.
This time we will be in Jose Galvez, Peru. There will be a large event where over 600 Children will each receive a Medical Exam, any medication they may need, hygiene education and one year of school supplies.
We will have several other smaller events where we will serve a hundred or so. Our goal is to reach 1000 children.
We have about 25 people from ORBC going on the trip.
The Church Address is:
Oak Ridge Baptist Church
321 Tilghman Road
Suite 207
Salisbury, MD 21804
On that count, Muir is correct. Whether he wins or loses on April 7th, I’m certain he’ll go through with the trip because he’s not doing it for political gain but for his faith, which obviously means he has his priorities in order.
