529 - Wisconsin Band

Today has been a year since I took the worst phone call I ever received. Thoughts and prayers to Jimmy Roeling 's friends and family today. RIP brother. Miss you more than words could ever say.

Moving on to a giant THANK YOU for everyone that contributed to the Jim Roeling Memorial Benefit. When I first made the decision this event was a go, myself and my wife and a few band members started making calls. I started an email account, announced the event, and quickly realized I was really going to need help to truly be successful. My God, did I get it. Nothing of the Grand scale of what you all witnessed last Saturday would have occurred without the list of folks below, their families that supported their efforts, and all of the donors that answered the call without hesitation and an emphatic "Yes!" It was all due to everyone's love for Jim, as an artist, co-worker, friend, and family member. He will be missed and was taken way too soon.

On a personal level, first and foremost is my wife Stephanie Mike and my family, and all of 529 for putting up with the stress and craziness and helping me to pull this off. Thanks for believing in the idea and the cause.

Next up, I have to thank the people that jumped in from the beginning to carry the weight of all the organization and fundraising efforts. Without them, none of this would have been possible. In no particular order, Jeff Rath, Liz Davis-Bloyer , Chris Benti, Christie Quimby, Lisa Engebretson, Lisa Rock, and Jeff Dopp and the Grand Avenue Pub. They were an amazing team that rolled up their sleeves and just flat out got it DONE.

Then we have the bands and artists that helped 529 make this an all day, all night event. We would like to thank all of the singers that lent us their voice to put on a great show: Brian King, Heith Gruner, Matthew Runde, Juelane Porter, Angela Renteria, and Tom Buchko. George brought the sound and thunder, Rollin' Dubs, Syndicated, and Ultra Violet brought awesome music and gave their talents to keep people dancing and singing all day and all night. We received tons of compliments on how great they all were. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Finally, we have an amazing extended list of everyone that donated time, talent, goods or something else to the benefit, in no particular order. Please accept my sincerest apolgies if we've missed anyone; there were so many involved and so mamy moving pueces. If you know someone on this list, give them a thanks or hug, buy them a drink. If you need a service or goods, please look at the staggering list of businesses and patronize them. Without all of these contributions, we would have just had a party; this was that and so much more.

Without further ado:

Breakthrough
Bass Creek Gold Club
Whiskeys
Masters Building Solutions
Melissa Vander Kooi
Hatley’s
615
Diane Hendricks
Brian and Nikkie Chadwick
Vance Printing
Melissa Dix
Paul and Phil Saalsaa
Dita’s
Buddy’s Cleaning Service
Franks Liquor – Jim Kelly
Buzz's Garage
Anna Bowman - Skin and Beauty w/Anna
Burtness
Mahaffey’s
Sky Carp
Rikki McDonald
The Rogue Book Shop
Barkley’s
Classic Cinemas
Hog Cabin
Bel Ray
Brian and Sarah King
Medical Grade Aesthetics
The Club
Century 21 - Trisha Rose, Rosemary Dutter and Karla Clark
Frank Liquors - Nick Bloyer
Midwest Dental
Midwest Electric
Walnut Creek
Wisconsin Distributors
A Cut Above
Gary Graves
Gordie Boucher
Jonna Espinoza
Mary’s Creations
Apple Hut
Reno Hayes
Blue Collar Rods and Rides
Salty Boxer Designs
Boundaries
Austin’s Filling Station
Road Dawg
Knutes
Tim Dix
Chris and Jeanette Mowers
Tammy Pedrick
Tabitha Rains
Julie Rogers
Laura Mender
Marissa Warne
Scott Miller
Shawn Miller

THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING!

Hey, all! Sorry for the delay, but we have all been recovering and gathering info from one another to share accurately. I will post more as able, but wanted to say THANK YOU here to everyone that turned out to partake Saturday, everyone that donated, everyone that helped. We really had a great day and night and teamed up to make a difference in peoples lives that we love. It was a humbling thing and I felt honored to be a part of it.

The major prize winners of the day were:

2003 Harley: Steve Henning
2005 Harley: Brad Austin
E-Bikes: Gary Graves
2015 Vespa: Doug Sheridan
Badger Tickets: Brian Reddy
Bear/Packer Tickets: Theresa Knight

Big shout out to EVERYONE that bought a ticket to win and CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS!

We had too many baskets and winners to list them individually, but 100% of the prizes have now been picked up!

More random pictures, courtesy of Melissa Dix! Thanks Melissa and all who came make it a great day and night!

It is getting busier by the minute. Lots of fans, family, and feels. We love you, NO S**T.

The Jim Roeling Memorial Benefit is in full swing! Get your ass down here and show some love!

Tomorrow is the big day. We and so many others have been working so hard to make it a great day, a great time for remembrance, and a great show. It will be fun, it will be crowded, it will be happy with a hint of sad. Please have FUN. Smile, laugh, be patient, be kind, take care of each other and let's have an awesome day and night. REST UP 'cause HERE WE GO!

Who's ready to RAWK?! THREE DAYS until the Jim Roeling Memorial Benefit! We have tons of great entertainment, tons of AMAZING raffle items, and tons of TIME from noon until at LEAST midnight! All afternoon and evening to pay tribute and share good times and memories of Jim.

We really do have stuff for everyone: Harleys, Scooter, E Bikes, Packers/Bears tickets, Badgers tickets, and so much more!

In the interest of something for everyone and helping the family to the greatest extent possible we have accepted an offer from Seam Tompkins Sporting Goods to run a gun raffle in the afternoon! I know relatively little about what will be offered but have been assured this will be safe, legal and fun! There will be no ammo and the guns are all fastened into the display. For more details, hit them up at:

https://share.google/QJwfB7bjS83jUhxGJ

He will be there to set up early and be gone by 7 pm so get in early if you are interested!

See you soon!

Sean Tompkins Sporting Goods · Milton, WI 4.7 ⭐ · Gun shop in Rock County, Wisconsin

New posters going out tomorrow where tickets are available!

Hey, all! We are only about a week and a half from blowing the roof off of the GAP in honor of our fallen brother Jimmy Roeling! I said that we had some big news coming this week so here goes!

Diane Hendricks has reached out with some really incredible donations for our cause to raise funds for Jimmy’s family. All of these items should be at the show to see in person, and need not be present to win! I will start small and work my way to the top, so keep scrolling!

First up, we have a pair of E-bikes. The are Hyper brand and there are two of them, in fantastic condition. The decision has been made to sell raffle tickets for them independently, at $5 per ticket!

Next up, Diane has donated a bright red 2015 Vespa Moped! It looks like new and the odometer shows only 841 miles! These tickets will also be $5 each.

For the really big news, Diane made the decision to part with TWO of her late husband's HARLEY DAVIDSON Dyna motorcycles! 😲 They are a 2003 100th anniversary model Dyna Wide Glide and a 2005 Dyna Low Rider. Tickets for these are $20 each, are available NOW and need not be present to win! You can see them at the show for sure. If we have any other chance to display them and sell tickets in the next 8 days I will post it.

Find tickets at the HOG Cabin, Grand Avenue Pub, The Club, Christie Quimby, Liz Bloyer, Jeff Rath, and other volunteers that can post up their info here, or email to [email protected]!

100% OF THE PROCEEDS GO TO JIM'S FAMILY!!!

Buy now and tell a friend! Stay tuned for more info soon on other raffle items and get ready to RAWK!

EDIT: The donors of the Vespa and e-bikes are Phil and Paul Saalsaa! Thanks so much for your donations and sorry for the mistake!

It has been an incredible and humbling week. I passed the reigns for the fundraising portion of the Jim Roeling Memorial Benefit to people with more experience and available time than I could provide, so I could concentrate on the show. The amount of hard work and heart they've put in and the results pouring in are so far beyond what I ever imagined and they tell me we are just getting started. Stay tuned for updates and some pretty incredible announcements. God bless all of the volunteers! There is no way I could have ever done this without you.

Mike T.