Fighting ALS with Jay 5K

Some of you may have seen my posts about Fighting ALS with Jay 5K on twitter and facebook but I thought it might be good to post something here too. Jay is my brother-in-law and I've known him since I was about 10. He and my older brother were classmates and friends. Ever since I have known Jay he has always been encouraging and a joker. In 2009 he was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gherig's Disease), despite this he is still upbeat, encouraging and loves a good laugh.

I know many of you can't make the 5k, but if you want to help you still can by donating. Visit http://jay5k.racesonline.com/home and go to register, choose the cash or charge option and it will allow you to make a donation. Below is a short bio about Jay and my sister.

JOIN US TO FIGHT ALS WITH JAY!

Jay Tolar was born in Nigeria, West Africa in 1966 to medical missionary Dr. Jack Tolar and his wife Barbara. Jay returned to Nigeria in 1988 to teach and coach under the SIM mission board. He married Heidi Gibbs in 1996 and they returned to Nigeria together to continue teaching and coaching at Hillcrest School. In 2009, while home in San Antonio, Jay was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gherig’s Disease). He currently lives in Fort Mill, South Carolina with his wife and two children Jake, 13 and Julie, 6. A portion of the proceeds of the 5k race will benefit the ALS clinic where Jay is a patient. Please join us in helping “FIGHT ALS WITH JAY”

Thank You.

Operation Thanksgiving Turkey 2011

This was the fourth year of Operation Thanksgiving Turkey (OTT). The first year we smoked 40 turkeys to feed 40 needy families in our area and this year we smoked 300. We involved our community and church to gain a pool of volunteers.

This year we had two churches involved. The first was First Baptist Church of Fort Mill. They were gracious enough to let us use their huge parking lot to camp out overnight and smoke the turkeys as well as their kitchen to prep all the turkeys. We cooked 250 of the turkeys there. The second church was Tega Cay Baptist. They prepped and cooked 50 of the turkeys.