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My First Audio Clip. Come Listen!

Posted by Barbara Techel

IMG_1502 1200For more photos of  ” Walk, Roll and Read Day” at Bookworm Gardens check out my album on Facebook. More photos to be added soon.

Before you listen to my first audio clip, I just have to say what a heart and fun filled day it was this past Saturday for the first annual ” Walk, Roll and Read Day” at Bookworm Gardens.  It rained all day Friday and there was still a chance for rain on Saturday. I said a little prayer that evening and asked Frankie to talk to the “big guy”  for some help with the weather for our walk in the morning.  It worked!  The sun came out and it was the perfect morning for the .6 walk to help raise money for Bookworm Gardens and the Frankie Wheelchair Fund.

Thank you to everyone who pledged me and Joie for our walk done in memory of Frankie. We raised $400 because of your generosity!!

And one more thing, please feel free to stop by author Jackie Bouchard’s blog today where I share a guest post as part of my continued Joyful Paws Jaunt blog tour. While there, do check out Jackie’s book and consider ordering it.  “What the Dog Ate”  is one of my favorite dog books and a truly enjoyable read!

So without further adoo…

Today I thought I’d start using my brand new microphone I bought about a month ago. I recorded this short audio clip for you which I share my all time favorite quote and why I love it so much.  Click here to listen.

Please do let me know if you like the audio clip as I’m thinking perhaps I’ll do more of  these in the future.

Fundraiser for Bookworm Gardens & The Frankie Wheelchair Fund

Posted by Barbara Techel

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On May 4th Joie and I will be leading a walk  in memory of my dear Frankie the Walk ‘N Roll Dog whose legacy lives on in Bookworm Gardens— a children’s garden dedicated to literacy, nature, and bringing families together.

This is a special event called “Walk, Roll, and Read Day” to help celebrate the season opener for Bookworm Gardens, as well as the life of Frankie. Bookworm Gardens is free to the public to attend, so this fundraiser will help to keep it free to everyone visiting.

Bookworm Gardens has been so supportive of my work with Frankie and will be donating a portion of the proceeds raised on May 4th to the Frankie Wheelchair Fund. As you can imagine this makes my heart sing!

Joie and I are asking you to consider pledging us for our walk to help Bookworm Gardens and the Frankie Wheelchair Fund. Please don’t feel obligated. But if you have $1.00, $5.00, or $10  to spare we thank you for your pledge!

You can make a pledge below through your Paypal account or with a credit card (for credit card click on “Don’t have Paypal Account?” link which takes you to page to fill out name, etc.)

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Joie is training hard for the walk and roll event and in case you missed the video here it is again!

 

Gearing up for “Walk, Roll and Read Day” in Memory of Frankie and Opening Day of Bookworm Gardens- May 4th.

Posted by Barbara Techel

Last year Beth the education coordinator of Bookworm Gardens came up with the idea to have an event called, “Walk, Roll & Read Day.” In case you are not familiar with me talking about Bookworm Gardens, it is an outdoor garden based on children’s books based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.  Frankie, and the first book I wrote about her is represented in the garden thank you to wonderful sponsors who made this possible.  Frankie’s legacy lives on in the gardens.

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The event will be on Saturday, May 4th. Details are being worked out and I’ll share the final details here as well as on Facebook once I have them. There will be a small walk (and roll) around the University loop since the gardens are located across from Sheboygan UW. Beth sent out the pledge form today which will help raise donations for the gardens as well as for The Frankie Wheelchair Fund the day of the event.

It was one of those moments that came flooding over me that had tears flowing down my face when I read this on the pledge form, Barb Techel, author of Frankie the Walk ‘N Roll Dog will lead the walk in memory of Frankie, and introduce her new dog, Joie.  

I still remember the day, a few short days before the grand opening of the gardens when John and a friend wheeled the Frankie dog house, which John lovingly built, that would represent Frankie’s story, into her special spot within the gardens. In front of her house is a stone statue representing Frankie with a wheelchair John and I donated. I can’t begin to express what it meant to me to have Frankie within those gardens.  I knew one day she would no longer be here, but it was so important to me to have her legacy live on for thousands of children– and this is exactly what is happening.

On May 4th Joie and I will help celebrate another season of the darling and enchanting Bookworm Gardens that provides smiles, laughter, reading, nature, and family fun time. But to know we will also celebrate the life and legacy of Frankie’s work touches me in a place in my heart that I can’t quite find adequate words for.

And now for a few more smiles… Joie is training hard for the under 1K walk and roll event on May 4th…. check it out!