September 20-25, 2001 -- Fund Raising and Mike's B-Day

On September 20, we made a quick trip into town to exchange the stern anchor we had purchased. We deployed the new stern anchor and it worked well. On the way back to the boat, we stopped to talk with Myrna at the Boatyard Restaurant about doing a special lunch and Dominoes Sunday. We didn't do much else. People stopped by off and on throughout the day to give us donations. On September 21, we went into the boat yard (Spice Island Marine) to speak with the owners about a donation to the fund. They were happy to donate, and asked that we pick up their donation on Monday. After that, we went to the super market in the morning and then stayed on the boat the rest of the day with people stopping by. On September 22, we went in to speak with Myrna to confirm the number of people who signed up for the lunch on Sunday. We spent the rest of the day doing small chores around the boat, and of course being available for donations. Mike spent a quiet day celebrating his birthday. I even baked him a cake. On September 23, we had lunch and Dominoes at the Boatyard Restaurant. While there, I spoke with Myrna about the possibility of doing a fundraiser on Friday night for the relief fund. She was excited about doing something and said she would work with her son who handles Friday nights to put something on. On September 24, all of Mike's birthday cake, and all of the milk was gone! We had to go to the store for perishables. Today was the last day for donating to the fund so we again stayed close to the boat to be available. On September 25, Hope from Sunshine Daydream, Donna and Mike from Windwitch, and Mike and I headed to town to get a bank draft in US funds to send to the New York Times 9/11 Neediest Fund. Between the 3 bays, we had collected almost $1400. We converted it, then sent it off. After we got back from town, I talked with Myrna to confirm Friday night's event. She wanted to donate the funds collected from the cover charge for Friday night