A benefit

I received a call from one of my dear friends,

Pat Vizier on Monday asking for help for a

benefit for Karen Terrebonne Callais.

Just speaking of Karen brought back many memories.

You see Karen, although older than me,

was raised in "our neighborhood"

old Dursette Lane.

Her parents were the last owners of the famous

Dufrene's bakery.

Ms. Lorraine and Mr. Nolty

always had one child that was close to one of

my siblings ages so their family was intertwined in the

Collins kids however by the time I came along,

Ms. Lorraine had put up her baby making process.

Karen married Kim when they were really young

and moved in an apartment down Dursette lane.

Although they were older than us younger kids,

their apartment was always open to anyone who wanted

to hang out. Many afternoons we would ride our bikes

to the back of the street to just see what Kim and Karen

were doing.

Karen has been battling cancer now for many years

and her condition has worsened and the prognosis is

not good but she continues to "keep on keeping on"

Pat and her husband, Brent have decided to help

Kim and Karen with some of the financial burdens

that follow the big C!

Brent is an awesome chef and on June 5th

will be cooking a chicken spaghetti with all the proceeds going

to the Karen Callais foundation.

There will also be a silent auction and raffles are being sold

for a dollar a piece.

If you have never eaten any of Chef Brent's cooking you

are in for a real treat if you buy a ticket for only 7 dollars!

I, myself, plan on spending the day on June 5th in my

old family town of Golden Meadow to help one of our own.

Looking forward to seeing many old friends and family.

If you can help out in any way, be it buying or selling

raffles, making or donating something for the silent auction,

or just enjoying a meal cooked by Chef Brent,

all will be appreciated!

Kiss your kids today,

as for me, I am heading to Plaquemine...

Jill-axing day!

(thanks bfob for the word, jill-axing)