Lisa is a beautiful 5 year old child, her parents have all the same dreams and desires for little Lisa's future, that each of us have for our own children. Unfortunately Lisa's future is not going to be an easy one.

You see Lisa has been diagnosed as Autistic, and she can not relate to our world the same way that most children do. For those of you not aware of what Autism is, The movie "Rainman" with Dustin Hoffman was based on a person who was Autistic. That example is not a perfect one as Autism is different in each case, but hopefully it will give you a basic idea of what her life can be everyday.

There is hope for Lisa, a new technique utilizing "Live Dolphins" in therapy has shown amazing results for many children who also suffer with Lisa's condition. I will not attempt to explain how it works, only that the Dolphins can communicate with the child on a level we do not understand, and this communication seems to help unlock doors in the child's mind so that he or she can then live a much more fulfilling life.

Our own DTR member AlpineRam (Marcuz Bisanz) lives in Austria. He has donated many long arduous hours of his time, working with his friends to raise money for little Lisa so that she can come to the USA for this exciting new treatment.

Markus has long been one of our more vocal members, and many of us have not always agreed with his post's, including myself. But his respectful manner in the way that he makes his comments, leaves us to respect both him and his opinion, regardless the subject matter.

Markus has become a very valuable member to the DTR and more importantly, a wonderful human being in his efforts to raise $10,000 euros to help Lisa and her parents fly to Florida for treatment. On a personal basis I am proud to call Markus Bisanz my friend as we have communicated in length on this subject.

The job is not done though! and I have decided to break the rules of no solicitation here on the DTR, for what I think is a very important and worthwhile endeavor. Lisa still needs our help as once they arrive at the Miami airport, they will need transportation.

So I am asking you, the members of DTR, to do something nice for a little girl in these troubled times we live in. Help me raise enough money so we can have a rental car waiting for lisa and her Parents when they arrive in June. And if we are able to raise more than the cost of the rental, then we will be able to give them a little spending money to use while they are here.

A small donation can really make a big difference in this lovely little girls life, lets show her that the members of DTR care about children no matter where they live. Please send a donation right away so that I can get it to Lisa's parents in time for their arrival in June. $5.00 or $10.00 dollar's from several members can really go along way here toward a rental car.

Please won't you take a moment to help Lisa?

Send your Donation payable to

Lary Ellis
President National Chapter DTR #1
649 Houston Road
Bluefield, WV 24701-9779

I will see that every penney goes to this child and her family.

And I thank each and everyone of you who take time to read this post. We go through our daily lives for the most part unaware of how much we can help when teaming our resources together. And I know that each of you will feel the same wonderful feeling I do now by placing the first $25.00 donation in to this envelope for Lisa.

God bless

Lary Ellis

 

I think this is great!

Members helping Members, thats what DTR is all about.
I believe this only goes to show how strong the friendships have become here in the DTR family.

You can count on me. My check is on its way.

Rich

 

Top, you got snail mail coming your way.<br>wk

 

You got it, Top! It will go out in tomorrow morning's mail. God bless, and keep the faith.

 

Sometimes some of these treatments sound a little far fetched, but I have seen the reaction on parents' faces when something &quot;connects&quot; with their child. We were helped out by friends and co-workers for some treatments for our daughter who has severe cerebral palsy. So the money I send is from Megan to Lisa. She may not be able to use her arms and legs very much but she sure is cute.

 

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Sometimes some of these treatments sound a little far fetched, but I have seen the reaction on parents' faces when something &quot;connects&quot; with their child. We were helped out by friends and co-workers for some treatments for our daughter who has severe cerebral palsy. So the money I send is from Megan to Lisa. She may not be able to use her arms and legs very much but she sure is cute.
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Megan is a real beauty!! I am sure Lisa will appreciate the sentiment from everyone!!.

I also added a picture of the lovely miss Lisa and her parents to the original post.

 

I'll get mine out on Monday. ;D

 

Just finished putting the stamp on it. Will drop it in the mail on the way to work in the morning. I hope and pray things will work out for Lisa and her family.

 

Check will be in the mail tomorrow am.<br><br>~Dave

 

Hey TOP, do we have time to take up a collection at our get-together on the 19th, or is time of the essence?

If so, WADTR will get a contribution out asap, and perhaps we can improve upon it later. There will surely be continuing costs.

 

Check will go out tomorrow morning.

 

[quote author=BigK link=board=10;threadid=13140;start=0#124044 date=1049428552]<br>Hey TOP, do we have time to take up a collection at our get-together on the 19th, or is time of the essence?<br><br>If so, WADTR will get a contribution out asap, and perhaps we can improve upon it later. There will surely be continuing costs.<br><br> <br><br><br><br><br>[/quote]<br>Yes Eric I would do a collection then, And thanks for the thought, I am sure that Money will be a real problem for them as we all now how much they would have to spend if it were a vacation, this trip being a medical necessity will undoubtably have a great more involved.<br><br>DTR Members helping Members!.<br><br>

 

What a great cause! ;D I'll be sure to donate at the inagural WADTR bomb event....

 

Great cuase! Bending the rules a little for something like this is what it's all about. I would be glad to help out. ... My check is in the mail tomarrow morning! <br><br>Thoughts and prayers are with you Lisa.

 

Guys you make me have tears of joy in the corners of my eyes! <br><br>I will try to get some good informations about Lisa and charityrunning together. <br>You can find pictures of Lisa and of some events that were held to help her on charityrunning<br>I know I do not have an english version yet. ( Another thing on the to do list)<br><br>A big thank you from me and from Lisa! <br><br>AlpineRAM<br><br>aka Markus Bisanz in the small fragments of life that exist besides the DTR <br><br>