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Weekly Paul Zimmerman/Nothing Is Impossible Benefit Update
The Dallas Cowboys have joined the party. Tedy Bruschi too.
For those who missed the news last week, we're throwing a benefit dinner, NFL hot-stove event and charity auction for Paul Zimmerman, the best football writer of our time, who has been sidelined by a series of three November strokes. We're going to attempt to get him the aggressive, high-end therapy he desperately needs to try to resume a life of writing.
Zim cannot write, speak or read as of today, but we're going to attempt to change that by dispatching him to a six-week immersion program at the University of Michigan, as well as getting him access to some of the best speech and occupational therapists in the East -- much of the costs of which are not covered by insurance. The goal, simply, is to get Dr. Z back online and back giving you the kind of insightful, no-holds-barred NFL coverage that has made him so much a part of so many fans' lives.
Again, the details:
The event, featuring Giants coach Tom Coughlin and Jets coach Rex Ryan, is set for May 18 at 7 p.m. at Mayfair Farms in West Orange, N.J. There will be an open bar beginning at 6:15, followed by dinner at 7, and a round-table with me, Coughlin and Ryan reviewing the draft and previewing the season at 8, followed by questions for the coaches from the audience. Then, about 8:50, we're going to say thanks to the coaches, and then have a football insiders' roundtable. I'll host Adam Schefter and Sal Paolantonio -- with perhaps a surprise guest or two beyond that -- from 9 to 9:30, and then we'll announce the winners of the auction items and be on our way.
Tickets are $225 apiece, or $1,500 for a table of eight, and are available by sending a check, payable to "Dr. Z/Nothing is Impossible Foundation'' to:
Dr. Z/Nothing is Impossible Foundation
21 Pine St.
Suite 202
Rockaway, NJ 07866
All tickets are tax-deductible.
In addition, donations may be sent to that address as well.
For further information, please email me, in the box that comes with this column, or Barbara Neibart, at bneibart@yahoo.com. It's likely we'll have an online element of the auction, allowing those who cannot make the event to bid on some of the items we've got up for auction.
On each of the six Mondays leading up to the event, I'm going to highlight an auction item or two to whet your appetite for the event. Let me start with these two:
• The Cowboy Trip of a Lifetime. An all-expenses-paid trip for two, including airfare and two nights' lodging, from anywhere in the United States to Dallas for a Cowboys game this season at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.
But that's not all. The winner and guest will get to stop by the Cowboys' Saturday walkthrough practice at Valley Ranch, the club's training headquarters, meet a player, and get a tour of the training facility. They'll also get an onfield pre-game pass at the football game, with the chance to meet Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before settling in to watch one of the Cowboys' eight regular-season games. The game will be a Sunday afternoon game, subject to negotiation once the schedule is announced later this month. Minimum bid: $10,000.
• Lunch in the Boston area with me and Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi. (Well, I'll subtract me if you want.) Lunch for you and a guest to meet the heroic Bruschi, one of the most famous stroke victims in sports history. He's returned to play three seasons for the Patriots since his 2005 stroke, and he has been a champion for the cause of stroke victims. He's also one of the most personable athletes of our time. You'll love conversing with him on what it took to overcome this malady. He's also got some great stories from the Patriots' glory years, being one of the few players of this generation to be on a three-time Super Bowl winner. Minimum bid: $3,000.
We'll announce in a couple of weeks how you go online to bid for these, and other items of interest. By the way, it won't all be sports items. I'll highlight a couple of cool things in this space next week.
Thanks for your initial support. We've gotten some solid donations so far, and several tables have been filled. Keep it coming.
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I hope they can get Dr. Z back to feeling better ASAP.
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Weekly Paul Zimmerman/Nothing Is Impossible Benefit Update
The Dallas Cowboys have joined the party. Tedy Bruschi too.
For those who missed the news last week, we're throwing a benefit dinner, NFL hot-stove event and charity auction for Paul Zimmerman, the best football writer of our time, who has been sidelined by a series of three November strokes. We're going to attempt to get him the aggressive, high-end therapy he desperately needs to try to resume a life of writing.
Zim cannot write, speak or read as of today, but we're going to attempt to change that by dispatching him to a six-week immersion program at the University of Michigan, as well as getting him access to some of the best speech and occupational therapists in the East -- much of the costs of which are not covered by insurance. The goal, simply, is to get Dr. Z back online and back giving you the kind of insightful, no-holds-barred NFL coverage that has made him so much a part of so many fans' lives.
Again, the details:
The event, featuring Giants coach Tom Coughlin and Jets coach Rex Ryan, is set for May 18 at 7 p.m. at Mayfair Farms in West Orange, N.J. There will be an open bar beginning at 6:15, followed by dinner at 7, and a round-table with me, Coughlin and Ryan reviewing the draft and previewing the season at 8, followed by questions for the coaches from the audience. Then, about 8:50, we're going to say thanks to the coaches, and then have a football insiders' roundtable. I'll host Adam Schefter and Sal Paolantonio -- with perhaps a surprise guest or two beyond that -- from 9 to 9:30, and then we'll announce the winners of the auction items and be on our way.
Tickets are $225 apiece, or $1,500 for a table of eight, and are available by sending a check, payable to "Dr. Z/Nothing is Impossible Foundation'' to:
Dr. Z/Nothing is Impossible Foundation
21 Pine St.
Suite 202
Rockaway, NJ 07866
All tickets are tax-deductible.
In addition, donations may be sent to that address as well.
For further information, please email me, in the box that comes with this column, or Barbara Neibart, at bneibart@yahoo.com. It's likely we'll have an online element of the auction, allowing those who cannot make the event to bid on some of the items we've got up for auction.
On each of the six Mondays leading up to the event, I'm going to highlight an auction item or two to whet your appetite for the event. Let me start with these two:
• The Cowboy Trip of a Lifetime. An all-expenses-paid trip for two, including airfare and two nights' lodging, from anywhere in the United States to Dallas for a Cowboys game this season at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.
But that's not all. The winner and guest will get to stop by the Cowboys' Saturday walkthrough practice at Valley Ranch, the club's training headquarters, meet a player, and get a tour of the training facility. They'll also get an onfield pre-game pass at the football game, with the chance to meet Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before settling in to watch one of the Cowboys' eight regular-season games. The game will be a Sunday afternoon game, subject to negotiation once the schedule is announced later this month. Minimum bid: $10,000.
• Lunch in the Boston area with me and Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi. (Well, I'll subtract me if you want.) Lunch for you and a guest to meet the heroic Bruschi, one of the most famous stroke victims in sports history. He's returned to play three seasons for the Patriots since his 2005 stroke, and he has been a champion for the cause of stroke victims. He's also one of the most personable athletes of our time. You'll love conversing with him on what it took to overcome this malady. He's also got some great stories from the Patriots' glory years, being one of the few players of this generation to be on a three-time Super Bowl winner. Minimum bid: $3,000.
We'll announce in a couple of weeks how you go online to bid for these, and other items of interest. By the way, it won't all be sports items. I'll highlight a couple of cool things in this space next week.
Thanks for your initial support. We've gotten some solid donations so far, and several tables have been filled. Keep it coming.
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I hope they can get Dr. Z back to feeling better ASAP.
He can't speak, write or read right now. I see nothing wrong with colleagues trying to help him get his life back.