DJD - October 2003 Fundraiser

Dame Judi's Birthday 2003
Final Fundraiser Results

A Total of $5500 US Dollars
was contributed in all

The August Fundraiser to benefit "The British Lung Foundation" was Phase I of this Website's Birthday Celebration for Dame Judi in 2003.

A Total of (61) People contributed $3000 US Dollars

Click here to go to the August 2003 Fundraiser page

Received Thank You letter from the BLF on November 7th
Received a Thank You email from Dame Judi's assistant on November 18th

The October Fundraiser to benefit The Story of Christmas Appeal
in support of The Michael Williams Palace Playground was Phase II.

A Total of (42) People contributed $2500 US Dollars

Copy of the Cashiers Check sent to the SOCA on November 19, 2003

List of the Contributors

Because of Dame Judi's busy schedule, it wasn't possible to schedule a meeting with her in advance. I mailed our birthday gift to her agent's office on November 19th. I'll let you know if I receive a response.

A note from Chris, Webmistress ...
I want to thank everyone who contributed money or prizes or both
for making these Fundraisers such a nice success.
Thanks also to those who added their Birthday Wishes
to the Message Book.

Dame Judi's Birthday Wishes Message Book 2003

Celebrate Along With Dame Judi Giveaway

As an added incentive ... call it a gentle nudge or dangling the carrot ...
as well as a sincere thank you for participating ... we also held this
"Celebrate Along with Dame Judi" Giveaway that will benefit those who have made contributions. Thanks to the generosity of some very special people,
we have some really nice -- and rare -- prizes to giveaway ...

Below is a list of the Prizes and the Winners.
Each person who submitted a Prize Selection Entry has won a prize.
There were some prizes that were not selected or not enough people
to go around and they will be used for future Giveaways (see the list below).
A Special Thank You again to all who donated these Prizes.

Winners will NOT be notified individually unless I need your address.
I'll be using your return addresses from your Contribution Payments, etc.
Prizes will be mailed out during out the month of December.
I will add a note to each prize below to say when it's been mailed.
I will not be contacting the Winners individually.

List of the People I received Contributions / Prize Selections Forms from

All Prizes have been mailed out.

Group A -- Combined Contributions of $100 or more

A01      "A Great Deal of Laughter" Paperback Book ...
                           the 1985 Gerald Jacobs biography of Dame Judi
                           Winner: Shirley Bivens, USA      Mailed 12/01/03

A02 "A Fine Romance" Novelization Book ... by Trisha Marshall ... 1980's
makes for a very interesting read and adds more insight into the Show
Winner: Kathi Stockdale, USA Mailed 12/01/03

A09      "Luther" -- DVD NTSC Format
                          Winner: Jackie Lowry, USA    Mailed 12/01/03

Group B -- Combined Contributions of $ 50 - $ 99

B01    "A Little Night Music"- Promo Sampler CD ... 1995
                           In long book style hardboard case. Contains two songs from the
                           Play -- "Send in the Clowns" and "A Weekend in the Country"
                           Winner: Chris Nielsen, Australia   Mailed 12/09/03

B02      "As Time Goes By" -- BBC Radio Production -- (2) Audio Cassettes
                           Series One and Two
                           Winner: Sara Bundy, USA   Mailed 12/01/03

B03      "As Time Goes By" -- Season 4 -- (22) Clips from the 10 Episodes
                           (2) CD's to View on your PC using Windows Media Player - Ver 8.0
                           Winner: Jane Holland, USA   Mailed 12/01/03

B04      "Heidi" -- Set of 2 Audio Cassette Tapes ... read by Dame Judi -
                           in original case
                           Winner: Ginny Arnold, USA   Mailed 12/01/03

B05      "Hey, Mr. Producer" -- 2 CD Set -- Listen to the Music from the
                           Programme -- recorded live. Dame Judi sings "Send in the Clowns"
                           from "A Little Night Music"
                           Winner: Jana Spittel, Germany   Mailed 12/09/03

B06      "Into the Arms of a Stranger" ... Music Soundtrack CD ...
                           does not include Dame Judi's narration
                           Winner: Donna Dockray, USA   Mailed 12/01/03

B07 "Kids' Stuff" -- by the Kings' Singers -- CD ... narrated by Dame Judi
Winner: Katherine Cooke, USA Mailed 12/01/03

B08      "Lady Chatterly's Lover" ... 3 CD Set ... read by Dame Judi
                           Winner: Charlotte Lyles, USA   Mailed 12/01/03

B09     "Mrs. Brown" -- CD -- Soundtrack from the film
                           Winner: Carrie Kovar, USA   Mailed 12/01/03

B10      "Penguin English Verse" Vol. 3 - The Eighteenth Century - Swift to Crabbe
                            Winner: Pat Allen, USA     Mailed 12/09/03

B11      "Shakespeare - His Life and Work" -- (2) Audio Cassette Set
                            Winner: Karen Jackson, USA   Mailed 12/01/03

B12      "Sherlock Holmes -- Hound of the Baskervilles" ...
                           with Michael Williams as Dr. Watson and Dame Judi as Mrs. Hudson
                           Winner: Nancy Hedin, USA   Mailed 12/01/03

B13    "Silas Marner" ... read by Dame Judi
                           Winner: Pat McKenna, USA   Mailed 12/01/03

B14     "The Nation's Favourite Love Poems" ... 2 Audiocassette Set
                           read by Dame Judi and Michael Williams and others ...
                           brand new -- still sealed
                           Winner: Marla Campbell, USA   Mailed 12/01/03

B15      "Winnie-the-Pooh" Gift box - Set of 4 cassettes - each in their own box,
                           stories from "House at Pooh Corner" and "Winnie the Pooh"
                           Winner: Donna Cochrane, USA   Mailed 12/01/03

Group C -- Combined Contributions of $ 5 - $ 49:

C01 British / American Language Dictionary -- a good reference book
Winner: Rebecca Braebrook, USA Mailed 12/01/03

C02       "The Dirty Duck" ... a mystery by author Martha Grimes ...
                           paperback book.    FYI -- The Dirty Duck is a Pub in Stratford-
                           upon-Avon where Dame Judi and Michael Williams used to go to in
                           their RSC days
                           Winner: Abbie Efross, USA   Mailed 12/01/03

C03       "With a Crack in Her Voice" Paperback Book ... brand new
                           the 1999 John Miller biography of Dame Judi ... updated in 2002
                           Winner: Deb Hegenderfer, USA   Mailed 12/01/03

C05       "Biography" Magazine -- March 2002 Issue -- Great Dame !
                           Winner: Janet Loudon, USA   Mailed 12/05/03

C06 "In Theatre" Magazine -- May 1999
Winner: Marilyn Hassan, USA Mailed 12/05/03

C07       "Plays and Players -- December 1959 ...
                            with Dame Judi in "The Importance of Being Earnest"
                            Winner: Connie E, USA    Mailed 12/09/03

C08       "The Lady ... The Unstoppable Dame Judi" -- June 2003" Magazine
                            Winner: Anke Bauer, Germany     Mailed 12/09/03

C11 "Amy's View" Playbill -- 1999 and Postcard (see below)
Winner: Caroline Veno, USA Mailed 12/05/03

C13 "The Breath of Life" Programme and the Text of the Play
Winner: Judy Levitan, USA Mailed 12/05/03

C14       "Cabaret -- 1968" Programme
                          Winner: Lily Turner, USA    Mailed 12/09/03

C17      "The Importance of Being Earnest" -- Nottingham Playhouse
                          Winner: Ann Carlson, USA   Mailed 12/05/03

C18       "Juno and the Paycock" ... Dame Judi autographed Programme
                          Winner: Betty Balentine, USA   Mailed 12/05/03

C19      "Mr. and Mrs. Nobody" ... Programme
                          Winner: Robin Brown, USA   Mailed 12/05/03

C20       "The Royal Family" ... Dame Judi autographed Programme
                          Winner: Diane Patching, UK     Mailed 12/09/03

  C23      Photo Package # 1 -- Three "As Time Goes By" Photos / Ticket
                          Winner: Suzie Moorhead, USA    Mailed 12/09/03

C24 Photo Package # 2 -- Five Miscellaneous Photos -- Two are autographed
Winner: Susan Link and Students Mailed 12/09/03

C25      Photo Package # 3 -- Five glossy photos are all approximately 8 x12 and
                            would make great additions to anyone's collection
                            Winner: Dolores Lukascik   Mailed 12/05/03

List of the Generous Prize Contributors:

Terlene from the UK   /   Diane P. from the UK   /   Chris M. from the USA
Anke B. from Germany   /   Becky B. from the USA   /   Jackie L. from the USA
Cidy from the Netherlands   /   Pam G. from the USA / Sandy H. from the USA
Pat A. from the USA   /   Gloria B. from the USA   /   Janet L. from the USA
Marilyn H. from the USA   /   Robin B. from the USA

A Special Thank You to each of them
for making this Giveaway possible !

* No one selected the following Prizes --
or -- there were not enough people to go around --
they will be used for future Giveaways

* A03      "A Fine Romance" -- Set 1 -- DVD NTSC Format
* A04      "As Time Goes By" - Series 1 and 2 -- DVD NTSC Format
* A05      "As Time Goes By" - Series 3 -- DVD NTSC Format
* A06      "As Time Goes By" - Series 4 -- DVD NTSC Format
* A07      "Into the Arms of Strangers" -- DVD NTSC Format
* A08      "IRIS" -- DVD NTSC Format
* A10      "The Shipping News" -- DVD NTSC Format

* C04     "100 Greatest TV Stars Ever" -- UK Television -- August 2003
                           Dame Judi is # 16 on the list for her roles as Laura in A Fine Romance
                           and Jean in As Time Goes By
   C09       "The New Yorker ...The Player Queen ... January 2002" Magazine
                           John Lahr's Profile of Dame Judi
    C10       "The Times Magazine" ... December 2001 ... "The Real Thing"
                           IRIS Interview with Dame Judi
     C12      "Amy's View" Programme -- Aldwych Theatre
   C15       "Cymbeline" ... Dame Judi autographed Programme
   C16       "The Good Companions" Programme
     C21    "The Sea" ... Programme
* C22       "Waste" Programme

Just How Well Do You Know Your
Dame Judi "Stuff"

Bonus Giveaway

The Winner is: Nancy Saari, USA
Mailed 12/09/03

Prize: Red Rose Paperweight
( 2-1/2" in Diameter -- Thumbnail Photo below is approximately actual size )

Purchased from Acorn Online -- click for more info

Think you're an expect on Dame Judi's Career and this Website ???
Well -- here's your chance to prove it -- and win a prize to boot !!!

Eligibility Requirements --
You had to meet all FOUR Requirements

1. You must have made a Contribution to the August Fundraiser         AND
2. You must have made a Contribution to the October Fundraiser        AND
3. You must have added your Birthday Wishes to the Message Book   AND
4. You must answer ALL six questions below correctly.

Remember -- these questions are referring to the Birthday Flash Movie

Replay the Birthday Flash Movie

1. What production (film, stage, television, etc.) is the music from ?

MusicFrom: "Iris" the film

2. Where else on this Website can the music be listened to ?

MusicWebsite: The jukebox music page
http://www.djdchronology6.com/iris.html

3. What is the name of the RED Rose ?

RedRoseName: Judi Dench Rose

4. Where else on this Website can the RED Rose be seen ?

RedRoseWebsite: Snippets May 26, 2003
http://www.djdchronology.com/djdsnippets.htm

5. Where and when was the photo of Dame Judi taken ?

DJDPhoto: 1998 at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford

6. Where else on this Website can the photo be seen ?

DJDPhotoWebsite: Recitals page for the 90's
http://djdchronology.com/sheldonian1998.htm

Thanks to those few for Playing Along !

Check out 2002's Birthday Celebration for Dame Judi

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