Comedy for a Cause

We are having a Comedy night for Matthew's Miracles, so for those of you that didn't come to the other events because you don't play kickball, or scrapbook, or bowl well we know Everyone loves to laugh what a better way to get together and all for a great cause! This will fill fast based on the feed back I've been getting so don't wait to get your tickets.
February 5,2011 is the date ~
They are $15.00 each. And the participants get 25%off their food bill at kickers afterwords or 1/2 off pizza during the show. There is a 5 dollar min. each during the show for food/or beverages.
We will have a 50/50 raffle also. Seating begins at 5pm show starts at 5:30 - 7:00
We will sell tickets before the show and pick the winner after wards.
Make it a date night or come out with the girls or guys or by your self we are a friendly group you will have a great time.

Send payment to
Michell Watt
28425 Ecorse Rd
Romulus, Mi 48174

or see Debi or Heather for a ticket.

WOW What a great Fundraiser

We had such a great day yesterday at the scrapbook fundraiser. Everyone gave so generously. Matt's mom had never been to a scrapbook crop before was in total awe by what she seen so many people coming together for someone 99% of them didn't know but cared enough to attend and give! THANK YOU SO MUCH FROM THE FAMILY!!!

Shelly

Few spots open

We have a few spots open for Saturday so if you want to come get ahold of me and we can arrange it. info@pictureperfectembossing.com or 734-326-6373

Thanks
Shelly

Matt's Birthday was today. Going to see him tomorrow in his new spiffy hair do Heather shaved him today and Amy cut his hair. He is going to kill us when he finds out his mom let his hair grow out ... (we haven't seen him with hair since the 7th grade) LOL
Not a scrapper or crafter.... Well come on out to the crop anyway we will have some raffle items that you could purchase tickets for a chance to win....

Hope to see alot of you out there.

We will have Vendors there too.

D & D Diecuts
Creative Memories
Close To My Heart
Picture Perfect Embossing
Miche Bags
Lia Sophia

We will for donations have ~ Paint your own wine glass with some stencils and some special paint you bake it when you get home to set the paint so it wont come off...

And we are hoping to have some sort of bake sale.

Well the Crop is almost here!

Ok the Crop is almost here, going to today to finalize everything for the room. Donations have been extremely difficult to get so I really want to thank everyone that has sent in items for the raffle tables. Also, want to thank my sister Angie for sending out over 200 emails for them. Thank you!! I would have never had the time...

Matt is still about the same, having seizures, he had a couple great moments last week but nothing else has happened : (( We were hoping that was a turn. We are sure it will be soon, just have to be patient the brain takes so long to heal it has been difficult for the family Please keep him in your prayers.

We will see everyone on the 20th that are coming. And if you can't come to scrap we could use some volunteers
Also if you would like to shop our vendors you are more than welcome to do that we will have raffle tickets for sale and a bake sale.
We are going to have a wine glass painting table set up to. you can paint a wine glass with some stencils and when you go home you bake the glass in the oven to set the paint. We are doing those for donations, I want to thank my sister's girlfriend for buying all the supplies it was not cheap to do that!!

Update

Matt sneezed yesterday and said MOM YEAH and his mom and sister were there to hear it what else can you ask for.... Well, he also during physical therapy Matt palmed a basketball and put it into the hoop twice! Hopefully this is just the beginning of great things to keep coming Im so glad my sister was there to hear him say MOM it is just so great!!!

Updates ~

Matt has been moving his left arm alot lately, even reaching up to scratch his nose and such. Which is a huge thing for him! He has been moaning like he is trying to talk to his Mom and Sister, it gets your heart rate pumping just witnessing it.....

Crop ~
I have extended the registration date to November 10th because of Halloween several people forgot about it so you have till then to register.

Scrapbook Fundraiser

Don't forget to send in your money to register for the 12 hour crop. November 20th in Westland.
For anyone that doesn't scrapbook you could knit, crochet, make jewelry , quilt, so you don't have to scrapbook to attend.
Also, if you want to know how you can help, we still could use snack donations for the ladies at the event if anyone would like to work on that would be greatly appreciated.

Update on Matt

Sorry Everyone been a very busy couple of weeks for me and just didn't get this on here quickly. Matt had the surgery on the 7th with great success! It has relaxed him and they have been able to work on his muscles and joints. But, he has started to has seizures which he might have been having all along we just didn't know it with him being so tense. So they have started him on medication to treat them. Dr.s have said that it could also be the brain healing. He still isn't awake yet.......

Surgery

Matthew is having surgery on Thursday October 7th. We are hoping this the turn that he needs! Please pray for him and that everything goes well.... This is the procedure for his muscle tone they will be messing with his spine.

Bowling

Thank you to those of you that came and took a couple hours out of your own time to join us....
They are doing a procedure next week that will get medicine into his spine. To help with his tone muscle issues. They did a trial version of it on Friday and he did really well so he was a candidate for the procedure. YEAH!!! We are thrilled by that news and hope we get a good end result.

Keep your prayers coming they are still needed.

Thank you so much
The Mertz Family

Update

Well Matt seems like he is starting to move into stage 4 of his recovery, I think there are 8 stages. This one is the aggravated and ticked off just don't understand and starting to come out of it. As hard as this is to watch he HAS to go through this in order to get to the last stage... His infection is GONE yeah!!!!! That was pretty scary! They finally took his neck brace off, Doctors have said this is a long road back to recovery could take well over a year or so. Still don't really know the end result will be that could be at least a year away of knowing that.

Don't forget the 9 Pin not tap this Friday. Hope to see many of you out there.

Also, the 12 hour Scrapbook crop is on November 20th hope you can make it to that one too!!

If you have any questions re the fundraisers please email me at info@pictureperfectembossing.com
Thanks so much the family truly appreciates everyone's efforts.
Shelly

Update

Matt has a couple of infections, We have to wear masks and gowns, gloves when we go in the room, hoping the antibiotics work to get rid of it. He looked better yesterday already. He still isn't awake but has responded a couple of times to them trying to do their rehab moves the nurse said she can feel him trying to help her.
Don't forget to come to the 9 Pin no Tap! Some people have said they haven't bowled in a long time ... it don't matter not a tournament just coming out to have a good time and help raise some funds for Matt and his family.
Don't forget about the 12 Hour scrapbook fundraiser in November. Please pass on the word.
Shelly

Update

Matt got moved to Rehab yesterday and will start extensive rehab on his joints and muscles. This is where he get's the best neurological doctors available although he isn't awake yet they will try other things to stimulate his brain.

Information Update

Some of you are just finding out about Matthew so I will re cap what happened to him.
Matt was jogging home on July 23rd, on the section of road where he was at was a narrow thin sidewalk and then the road, he tripped over a clump of grass growing in the crack of sidewalk and fell into coming traffic. He was critically injured, he broke his neck in 2 places, fractured his back in 2 places, broke his leg in 2 places they had to replace with a rod from the knee down, he had severe lacerations on the outside of his leg from the calf all the way to his mid thigh also under his upper arm right to the bone, he hit his head so hard it "jarred" it, he has been unresponsive since his body is healing but he hasn't "woke" up yet. The doctors have said that visitors are crucial to his recovery so the family has tried to make it a priority to be there all the time, his mom of course has been there every minute she can so we have been holding fundraisers to help with her expenses to be by his bedside and also with Matt's he had no health insurance although he has been able to acquire it since the accident there are things and bills that it just doesn't cover that his mom just can't cover she works 2 jobs to make ends meet as it is. So her and Matt's friends and family have been doing what we can to make it so she can worry about Matt and not everything else. If you would like to know about any of the fundraisers please let me know.
info@pictureperfectembossing.com is my email don't hesitate.
Thank you so much,
Shelly

Update

Update for Matt ~
He is being moved to the rehab floor even though he hasnt come to yet they will start working his joints and muscles hopefully we will see some improvement with him coming totally out of it. His body is healing please keep the prayers coming.

Also, please spread the word re the fundraisers the scrapbook 12 hour and 9 pin no tap still have plenty of openings.

Thank you for your continued generosity. Let's get together have a good time and help a great Cause the Mertz Family

9 Pin No Tap Fundraiser

This will be taking place at the Garden Lanes in Garden City on Warren Rd
on October 1st. at 7pm 3 games of bowling and shoe rental are included with the price of $15.00 per bowler. Please register as a team if you have one if not then single bowlers will be put together with other single bowlers to make a team up to 6 bowlers per team. We will have 50/50 raffle and regular raffle tickets for sale for your chance to win some donated prizes. Come join us and have a good time and help Matthew's Family

Fundraiser Kickball

Wow what a turnout and everyone had a great time! Photos are on the blog click on the link to see them.

THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE that took time out of their lives to help, It was very humbling to say the least at what was accomplished today.

We are having another one on November 20th it is a scrapbook event but if you dont scrapbook come and organize some photos or knit, make jewlery, quilt whatever or just come hang out.
Hope to see you there.
Thanks
Shelly

Scrapbook Crop

The Scrapbook crop fundraiser is booked for November 20th. see the flyer for full details. Please pass along. click on link above to view flyer.

If anyone needs a flyer for donations please email me and I will send you one
info@pictureperfectembossing.com

Thanks
Shelly

update for Matt

The CT Scan showed no dead brain tissue : ) MRI showed he won't need to have surgery for his back so hopefully he will continue on his healing path. He hasn't came too yet but hoping that he will soon be able to respond.
Hope to see everyone at the kickball event on the 29th click on the link below for all the details.

Look for the future date for the scrapbook event looking to secure a room for it.

Thanks for all the support and donations and all the people who are helping with all the leg work it has taken to pull off all the fundraisers

Update on Matthew's status

They took a CT Scan and MRI yesterday should have results today, He still isn't awake yet, but GOOD NEWS they capped his trach. and he was humming I wasn't there but heard the tears were flowing from Debi and Heather what a sound that must have been!! Hoping good news today from the scans. Will update later when have more news.

Fundraiser August 29

Check out the information on the Fundraiser being put on by a couple family members and some friends of Matt's Can't come you can also place a donation on the donation link on the right.
Feeling athletic well come on and show us what you got  : ) Or just come on out and cheer them on . Sounds like it's going to be a great day.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144824582206496


Look for the other fundraisers that are going to come about look for the details soon

Scrapbook Crop Fundraiser 12 hour crop ~ Details coming
Spaghetti Dinner ~ Details coming soon.

Link and update

The Donation link is up and working. You can direct anyone looking for a way to help to the link to donate.
Matthew is still stable and the doctors are optimistic that he will be able to be on the rehab floor hopfully in about a month. Let's keep those prayers coming that he will continue on the recovery path. He still isn't awake yet but we are all hopeful soon.

Thank you to everyone,
Shelly

Working on the Donation link

As many of you know my nephew was hit by a car 2 weeks ago while walking home. My sister works two jobs to make ends meet and Matthew had no insurance, although they have been able to acquire insurance because of his injuries and guarded condition there have been alot of bills and expenses that have arised and with my sister and niece of course at his side we are setting up some fundraisers to help the family be able to be at his side during this critical time and to help with future expenses that will be needed later. We have in the works a few fundraisers and will up date you asap re those.
The Family truly appreciates anything anyone can do so they can concentrate on getting him better the next 6-12 months will be critical to his recovery.
He hasn't woke up yet but he has the best possible Dr's available and asking that you all contiue to keep him and our family in your prayers.
I'm going to add a donatin link here and people can be directed here to donate online or you can send your checks to
Michell Watt
28425 Ecorse Rd
Romulus, Mi 48174
Thank you again,
Shelly