MARTHA GONZALEZ Fundraiser WINNERS

Here's a list of the WINNING RAFFLE ticket numbers and their associated names.


And the AUCTION WINNERS.


If you have not received your item yet, please contact me at mnemonicist@hotmail.com to schedule a pick up/drop off.

Thank you all for participating and donating! We had an amazing turnout and could not have succeeded without such strong and heartfelt support. We will definitely have more future events with similar high caliber talent in the future.

MGMC

MARTHA GONZALEZ "The Light That Never Goes Out" Fundraiser UPDATE

The MARTHA GONZALEZ MEMORIAL COMMITTEE presents "The Light That Never Goes Out" Fundraiser Event being held on Sunday, Nov., 29th, 2009 (11/29/09) from 4pm - 1am at

Simone's Bar and Grill
960 W. 18th St.
Chicago 60608
312-666-8601

DJ's and Live music will be provided by:
Jesse De La Peña
Steve Tang
Jimmy Muñoz
Richard Cantu



CASH BAR and GRILL with RAFFLE PRIZES (including art, event tickets, gift cards, etc...)
Raffle Tickets: a GIFT of $20 (entry guaranteed) for raffle tickets will go to the MARTHA GONZALEZ MEMORIAL REWARD FUND.
25% of Simone’s Lab (Back Area Bar*) will be donated to the MGMR FUND

*sales do not include Simone’s Front Area Bar

If you are interested in going to the fund-raiser, bidding in the auction, or if you can not attend but would like to donate, please contact me at mnemonicist@hotmail.com or at 312-636-9823.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Due to an overwhelming response in donations and raffle ticket sales we have decided to include a SILENT AUCTION for several items. The Raffle will continue as planned and we are very excited about our list of prizes which include gift certificates, event tickets, sports jerseys, wine and artwork.

The SILENT AUCTION will run congruently with the Raffle and will allow people who did not have a chance to win in the Raffle to bid on specified items. The SILENT AUCTION will continue past (8pm) the estimated time we expect for the Raffle to end.

REMEMBER: There is no entrance fee. You may come for free once the Raffle has ended and gain a chance to bid in the AUCTION.

Here is a list of some of the items that will be up for bidding in the SILENT AUCTION:

Authentic Mitchell & Ness Throwback Jerseys:

Chicago Sox 1959 #11 LUIS APARICIO

Chicago Cubs 1987 #8 ANDRE DAWSON

Chicago Cubs 1984 #23 RYNE SANDBERG

Chicago Cubs 1969 #10 RON SANTO

Chicago Bears #40 GALE SAYERS

NY Jets 1968 #12 JOE NAMATH

Artwork from :

Carlos DZINE Rolon

Rodrigo SOLO Mireles

James CASPER Jankowiak

John Tobias

Juan Compean

Luis De La Torre

Miguel Cortez

Ron Gordon

Bill Reinhold

Alex Ross

Hilary Barta

Douglas Klauba

MARTHA GONZALEZ Vigil March

Martha Gonzalez VIGIL MARCH is scheduled on Tuesday, November 3, 2009.

Start Time: 5:00PM
End Time: 5:30PM

Start Location: 18th & Halsted
End Location: 18th & Blue Island

The vigil will start on 18th and Halsted IN the intersection. We will be holding up traffic for approximately 15 minutes. While on 18th and Halsted we will have a priest saying prayers and blessings.

After prayers are completed, we will walk peacefully down the sidewalks of 18th street heading west towards Blue Island.

At 18th and Blue Island (the statue), we will pray again. From there, the crowd will disperse.

Thank you in advance. Please keep it peaceful.

Andrew (Martha Gonzalez Memorial Committee)

MARTHA GONZALEZ Funeral

MARTHA GONZALEZ Funeral Mass/Burial will be on Tues, 10/20/09 at 10:00 am

It begins at St. Pius V Church at 1919 S Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60608, 312-226-1590.

It will be followed by the Burial Procession to Queen of Heaven Cemetery at 1400 S Wolf Rd, Hillside, IL 60162, 708-449-8300, Section 44, Block 13, Lot 16, Grave 1.

Concluding w/a Luncheon Gathering at Azteca Mall, 3200 S Kedzie Ave., Chicago, IL 60623, 773-376-7100.

MARTHA GONZALEZ MEMORIAL WEBSITE

MARTHA GONZALEZ Visitation Information

MARTHA GONZALEZ Visitation: Sunday & Monday (10/18 & 10/19) 2pm-9pm at Wolniak Funeral Home, 5700 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL 60629, 773-767-4500

R.I.P. MARTHA GONZALEZ

This is difficult to post in general and on a public forum, but I feel it's necessary to inform those concerned loved ones and friends that the love of my life, MARTHA GONZALEZ was involved in a Hit and Run and was killed on 10-13-09. It has been mentioned all over the local Chicago news:

Deadly hit-and-run in Pilsen neighborhood - WGN

In memory of MARTHA GONZALEZ a fund was created at MB FINANCIAL Bank (1-888-422-6562) to assist w/funeral cost.

Surplus funds raised will go to help her debt and to the education of her children Max (4 yrs) & Marko (19 yrs). You can visit any MB location and deposit cash or check in MARTHA's name. Andrew Kudelka or Angelica Gonzalez are also acceptable.

If you have any problems contact me or Arlene Campos (312-421-5500) at the 1618 W. 18th St. MB Financial Pilsen location.

I will post funeral arrangements once we have had the time to this unfortunate situation.

Thank you all for your love and concern,
Andrew

Commission Sketch: Wings of Desire

The latest winner of my facebook commission contest is Juan Arevalo for guessing this quote correctly from the movie WINGS OF DESIRE:

"Every street has its borderline. Between each plot, there's a strip of no-man's-land disguised as a hedge or a ditch. Every home owner, or even every tenant nails his name plate on the door, like a coat of arms and studies the morning... paper as if he were a world leader...Everyone carries his own state with him, and demands a toll when another wants to enter."

The film WINGS OF DESIRE (titled “Der Himmel über Berlin” in German) is the far superior, original film directed by Win Wenders, remade into the sappy, After School, Hallmark Special called CITY OF ANGELS, almost 10 years later. WINGS OF DESIRE also spawned the less brooding FAR AWAY, SO CLOSE and an interesting relationship with Bono and U2 that among other things led to Wenders directing a Bono-led screenplay called MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL.

Juan Arevalo picked the love sick angel, Damiel, played by Bruno Ganz of WINGS OF DESIRE as the subject of the commission sketch.