Post by wresresc on Aug 1, 2008 15:25:48 GMT -5
Former ECW/WWE wrestling star, Dawn Marie, has announced that she has started a charity foundation - "Wrestler's Rescue" - in an attempt to raise funds necessary to implement a health care program for retired wrestlers.
She will be holding a dinner on September 14th in Piscataway,New Jersey with special guests Mick Foley, Torrie Wilson, Terri Runnels, Tammy Sytch, Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Lou Albano, The Sandman, Jimmy Snuka, Balls Mahoney, Brutus the Barber Beefcake, Lanny Poffo, and others.
The following was released by Dawn Marie:
Wrestlers Rescue
Mission statement
Wrestlers Rescue’s mission is to create awareness and to help raise monies to support the health care needs of Retired Professional Wrestlers due to a career choice in wrestling.
Wrestlers rescue will be focusing on three stages of growth.
· 1st stage is to create awareness of the need and to raise funds.
· 2nd stage is to put in place a financial advisory for the active wrestling community to call on for advice on how to plan for their future. Including retirement, pension, college funds, family needs ect.
· 3rd stage is to set in place a Health care program that can be bought into at a group rate so that the community can afford care for themselves and their families.
We are dedicated to improving the lives of the professional and their families. By educating the person on how to expand their opportunities and how to reach their full potential in life.
wrestlersrescue.org/
Tucker Smallword of X Files/Star Trek fame will be at the event, also Anthony Forrest from Star Wars will be there as well and more to come. Tickets are available but going fast, so if you'd like to be a part of it, get tickets as soon as possible before they are soldout! For anyone here who has myspace and is myspace friends with Dawn or her agent Michele- there's a deal lasting from August 20-27 where supertickets are on sale for $200 while supplies last and there are only 75 supertickets left!
She will be holding a dinner on September 14th in Piscataway,New Jersey with special guests Mick Foley, Torrie Wilson, Terri Runnels, Tammy Sytch, Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Lou Albano, The Sandman, Jimmy Snuka, Balls Mahoney, Brutus the Barber Beefcake, Lanny Poffo, and others.
The following was released by Dawn Marie:
Wrestlers Rescue
Mission statement
Wrestlers Rescue’s mission is to create awareness and to help raise monies to support the health care needs of Retired Professional Wrestlers due to a career choice in wrestling.
Wrestlers rescue will be focusing on three stages of growth.
· 1st stage is to create awareness of the need and to raise funds.
· 2nd stage is to put in place a financial advisory for the active wrestling community to call on for advice on how to plan for their future. Including retirement, pension, college funds, family needs ect.
· 3rd stage is to set in place a Health care program that can be bought into at a group rate so that the community can afford care for themselves and their families.
We are dedicated to improving the lives of the professional and their families. By educating the person on how to expand their opportunities and how to reach their full potential in life.
wrestlersrescue.org/
Tucker Smallword of X Files/Star Trek fame will be at the event, also Anthony Forrest from Star Wars will be there as well and more to come. Tickets are available but going fast, so if you'd like to be a part of it, get tickets as soon as possible before they are soldout! For anyone here who has myspace and is myspace friends with Dawn or her agent Michele- there's a deal lasting from August 20-27 where supertickets are on sale for $200 while supplies last and there are only 75 supertickets left!