Friday, 12/27, will be MATCH DAY for the 5th Annual Ithaca Chill Challenge! On the 27th, all donations for $100 or less will be matched (donor, amount, and dip or dodge) by our sponsors. We will match donations all day or until we reach $2,500 in matched donations. Be sure to let your donors know!
Thank you to The Antlers Restaurant, https://www.antlersrestaurant.com/, for being an Artic Alley sponsor for the 5th Annual Ithaca Chill Challenge! It's a great place to dine...and on a cold winter's night, it's wonderful to be in front of the fireplace!
Thank you Cinemapolis Movies for the prize donation and being a Polar Partner in the 5th Annual Ithaca Chill Challenge! If you're looking for something to do over the holidays, check out their movie lineup, https://cinemapolis.org/
"Three members of my family spend or have spent considerable time at 518 West Seneca St. We are members of Al-anon, AA, and NA. Our teen-aged son's problems with addiction first brought me to Al-anon meetings at 518. Later, my son and husband both attended meetings at the building for their recovery from drugs and alcohol. Meetings at 518 have made a huge impact on the well-being of our family. When addiction impacts a family, it is often necessary to rebuild social networks from the ground up, as it was for us. I am very grateful to Ithaca Community Recovery for providing a place for that to happen."
This week's random participant winner is Mike Barry! Congratulations Mike, you won a $50 gift card to Moosewood Restaurant!
Our first weekly random participant winner for the 5th Annual Ithaca Chill Challenge is CLAUDIA WODZINSKI! Congratulations Claudia you've won a $50 gift card to Wegmans! Our next drawing is Sunday evening, 12/15,. Register now to participant in the Challenge and possibly win a prize, www.ithacachillchallenge.org!
"518 matters to me. I'm a double-winner; that means I am an alcoholic AND my life has been affected by another person's drinking. I go to 518 several times a week for AA and Al-Anon meetings. Having a building dedicated to recovery meetings means I can always find a meeting, no matter what my schedule. It means I know that everyone there is there for the same reason: recovery. An enormous part of recovery is knowing that you aren't alone, that there are others who have gone through what you're going through. 518 brings all those people together. I come away with a soothed spirit and a sense of hope after every meeting. Every Single Meeting."
Thank you to Feirman Builders, https://www.facebook.com/JeffreyFeirman/ for becoming a Chill Challenge Sponsor for the 5th Annual Ithaca Chill Challenge. We appreciare your support! And they are fantastic and talented builders, https://feirmanbuilding.com/
Thank you to The Heights Restaurant and H Bar for the generuous donation to our 5th Annual Ithaca Chill Challenge! A lucky participant is in for a wonderful dinner and evening. An Ithaca favorite - The Heights, http://www.theheightsithaca.com/
We appreciate you support!!!
Starting this Sunday evening, 12/8, we will be randomly selecting a Chill Challenge participant to receive a prize! The only requirement to be eligible is to be registered. We will select a winner each Sunday evening until the event on January 1st.
This week’s lucky person will win a $50 gift card to WEGMANS!!! (which in our house, we refer to as the center of the universe!)
Hurry up! Go register and maybe you’ll be this week’s winner!
Ithaca Community Recovery is affectionately know as just 518. I while back I asked some folks what 518 means to them. I'd like share some of their responses. I going to start with one of my favorites.
"One of the people who was part of the group back in 2000 who were working hard to get the place usable told me that the very first time he came into the building he felt the spirit there. He went on to say that the building started out as an orphanage and later was a sanctuary and that today it continues to fulfill both functions. It provides a home for people who are lost and a place for people to keep in touch with a higher power."
Please join us in supporting 518 by getting involved in our annual fundraiser, the Ithaca Chill Challenge.
A big THANK YOU to Beck Equipment for being a Chill Champion Sponsor for the 5th Annual Ithaca Chill Challenge!!! Check them out, https://www.beckequipment.com/. We appreciate your continued support!
Looking for a holiday or birthday gift for someone special, check out August Moon Spa, https://www.augustmoonspa.com, and LaTourelle Resort and Spa,https://www.latourelle.com/.
Thank you to them for their continued support...and an extra generous prize donation this year! Some lucky person is going to win an overnight stay at LaTourelle hotel, breakfast for two and $100.00 gift certificate to the spa. WOW!
Thanks to our prize donors and congratulations to our winners! Look for pictures later today!
4th Annual Ithaca Chill Challenge - Dip or Dodge Event
2019 Top Team Fundraisers
1. when I dip, you dip, we dip raised $5,061 - $35 gift certificate to The Antlers Restaurant, $30 gift certificate to Cafe DeWitt, 4 movies passes to Cinemapolis
2. Ithaca Yacht Club raised $4,171 - $25 gift certificate to AGAVA, $25 gift certificate to Rulloff's, and $20 gift certificate to Viva Taqueria
3. St. Catherine's Water Walkers raised $3,951 - $25 gift certificate to AGAVA, $25 gift certificate to Rulloff's, and $20 gift certificate to Viva Taqueria
Thank you to our sponsors for some amazing prizes..and to our teams for bringing it!
4th Annual Ithaca Chill Challenge - Dip or Dodge Event
Top Individual Fundraisers:
1. John Webster raised $3,451 - $100 gift certificate to August Moon Spaand a $50 gift certificate to Le Cafe Cent-Dix
2. Kaki Johnston raised $2,866 - $100 gift certificate to Just A Taste and 2 movies pass to Cinemapolis
3. Thomas H Mann raised $2,215 - $100 gift certificate to The Heights Restaurant and H Bar and 2 movie passes to Cinemapolis
4. Neal Johnston raised $2,195 - $50 gift card to Mercato Bar & Kitchen and 2 movie passes to Cinemapolis
5. Lisa B Carrier-Titti raised $1,421 - $50 gift card to ZaZa's Cucina and a $10 gift certificate to Viva Taqueria
Thank you participants for your amazing fundraising! ,...and a big thank you our sponsors for such lovely prizes!
Ithaca Community Recovery, Inc
518 West Seneca St Ithaca, NY 14850