Helicopter Golf Ball Drop
Have you ever seen 1,000 pink golf balls? Get ready to do just that at this fun event benefiting the Colleen E. Ritzer Memorial Fund. By simply purchasing a pink golf ball, you could win up to $5,000! On Sunday, September 13th at 2:00 p.m., 1,000 numbered pink golf balls will be dropped from a helicopter onto Sarkisian Farms Driving Range in Andover. The ball that lands in the designated hole, or closest to the hole, wins! (If there are multiple winners, those winners will split the cash prize.) While you’re there, enjoy some of their delicious Richardson’s ice cream or Richie’s slush! Can’t attend in person? No problem! Watch it live on Facebook.
Kindness for Colleen
Several years ago, a good friend of Colleen’s started Kindness for Colleen – a campaign encouraging everyone to perform random acts of kindness in Colleen’s honor on October 22. These efforts include everything and anything from holding the door for someone to buying someone’s coffee, thanking all those who support you, teaching lessons of kindness in the classroom or simply just sharing a smile. We ask that you join us in this effort and share this with all those you know to allow Colleen’s legacy to continue to spread and impact students everywhere. You can share your acts of kindness on social media using #Kindness4Colleen.
Kindness for Colleen Blood Drive
We invite you to spread kindness in memory of Colleen Ritzer by donating blood to pediatric patients receiving treatment at Boston Children’s Hospital. We are hosting their Bloodmobile at St. Augustine Church (43 Essex Street, Andover, MA) from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. One adult’s blood donation can support up to four young patients! Book your appointment.
Colleen Pink Daisies
Colleen Pink Daisies will be available for purchase at Konjoian’s Greenhouses (225 Chandler Rd, Andover, MA). These beautiful annuals are grown with love by Colleen’s dad, Tom, and Mike Konjoian. Proceeds from the sale of the daisies benefit the Colleen E. Ritzer Memorial Fund.
14th Annual Step Up for Colleen 5K Walk/Run
Colleen’s friends and family created this walk/run to celebrate her life and her commitment to helping and inspiring others. Through the Step Up for Colleen Walk/Run, organizers and participants celebrate Colleen and the values by which she lived. Register as an individual, or start – or join – a team! Corporate sponsorships are available by contacting sponsorships@colleenritzer.org.