Ashes Clay The Man: Christie Cookies

16.10.09

Clay Aiken Champions Gala Excitement 2009

National Inclusion Project wins
Christie Cookie Charity Challenge
$10,000 top prize!!

The Champions Gala was a great success, how wonderful for Clay and the Children!!
Photos thanks to Starfishy2000.

Blogs with details of the Gala are Carolina On My Mind Carolina On My Mind and CANN, Clay Aiken News Network
-- see them at these links OR at the links at the end of this entry. Woo-hoo!!

Many excited Clay Aiken fans attended the Champions Gala in Raleigh, NC this weekend. They invaded from Canada, New Zealand and all across the U.S. Many more of us around the world were glued to our computers watching for updates and tidbits from the Gala, thanks to the dear folks attending and sharing via texting, etc. Gotta love the internet highway!

The list of auction items this year was better than ever, to raise dollars for the kids camps!

2009 Champions Gala auction samples.
These beautiful items are mostly fan donations for the cause. The main list is amazing!

See all the benefit auction items here: Inclusion Project Champions Gala Auction 2009

ACA's beautiful graphic added, just because it's beautiful!

Time for puzzles from Bsrefong :)

answer to rebus in clickable at end of blog.

Thank you to everyone for all the work gathering votes for

the Christie Cookie Charity Giveaway Challenge .
WE WON!!
Congratulations to National Inclusion Project, Raleigh NC!!

Halloween will soon be here.

rebus7 solution

Check out these blogs and others at the blog listings!
ClayColumbia's site is in Spanish, she has a translator installed that works great, thanks Rossy.

ClayColumbia Clay Aiken blogspot

Clay Aiken News Network

Carolina On My Mind-CarolinaClays blog

25.9.09

Clay Aiken with Autumn Splendor

This year the arrival of fall means it's that much closer to 2010!

A big event will be the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C.

That is exciting, but not what I'm looking forward to the most.

So what am I looking forward to the new year? Decca Records said to expect new music from Clay Aiken in the first half of 2010! A new Clay CD, TV shows, and there will have to be a tour, don't you think?! Yahoo!

To keep Clay fans busy until then, the National Inclusion Project Gala is less than a month away, with Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Christmas not far behind. This short lull is a good time to catch up on routine jobs until the festivities and excitement have returned.

Fall and spring are traditional times to clean your house. Do some multi-tasking by reflecting back over the months gone by while doing the cleaning. Gather the positive events and the negative. Keep the positives to remember, and toss the negatives out. Take the lessons learned from both sides, then relax and enjoy your refreshed home and mind.

Time to turn on the stereo for my motivational music to accompany the cleaning up - Clay Aiken music is playing, of course! Clay’s songs are the most powerful companion at any time.

Leaves
Elsie Brady

How silently they tumble down
And come to rest upon the ground
To lay a carpet, rich and rare,
Beneath the trees without a care,
Content to sleep, their work well done,
Colors gleaming in the sun.

At other times, they wildly fly
Until they nearly reach the sky.
Twisting, turning through the air
Till all the trees stand stark and bare.
Exhausted, drop to earth below
To wait, like children, for the snow

I Know How the River Feels by Clay Aiken
montage by Claysmelody

Have you cast your vote at the Christie Cookie Charity
Giveaway for Clay Aiken's NATIONAL INCLUSION PROJECT
yet?

Christie Cookie Charity Giveaway

Click on the Christie Cookie Charity Giveaway Banner at the top of the page.
Click on the drop down menu to see the list of charities.

Each legitimate email address
will be accepted as a vote.

AND:

For all Facebook users, vote for the National
Inclusion Project to win a $250 gift card from Citgo for a Facebook Fan Challenge.

Another challenge: Become a Fan
of CITGO Fueling Good, vote for us among the photos in this album, and
help CITGO select us to receive a $250 gift card. How to Vote:
Become a fan of the Fueling Good Fan Page. Simply click the "Like" link under
our photo.VOTING CLOSES FRIDAY OCTOBER 2, 2009, AT 5:00PM ET. The entry with the
most Facebook user "Like"s will be the winner.

Search
for Fueling Good, become a fan, click on the Photos tab. Under September Facebook Fan Challenge - VOTE NOW!

-- we are photo #20!
Thanks!

National Inclusion Project - Citgo Fan Challenge Winner!!!

National Inclusion Project - Citgo Facebook Fan
Challenge

Bsrefong Puzzles
Thank you Sally, your puzzles are enjoyed by many. :)

Power of the Dream - National Inclusion Project
montage by LovesClaysVoice
song by Celine Dion

Power of the Dream - National Inclusion Project

for more Clay news and fun visit

Carolina On My Mind
and
Clay Aiken News Network

This is a beautiful blog from our friend in Columbia,
Thank you Rossy.

ClayColumbia-Who are Clay Aiken's Fans
More links at the bottom of the page!