For the last few days, we contacted every media outlet in the area, as well as people in and around the business to alert them of the fundraiser.

Several personalities made donations who could not appear in person. However one person did show up, and in a way which has become associated with him, and that is former WWE/WWF, WCW, ECW wrestler Mick Foley.

No announcement. No press releases hyping his appearance. No advance notice. If you have been following Mick Foley and his appearances with several troops over recent months, he does it quietly.

Only finding out about the fundraiser Friday, he showed up with his family and stood for a few hours. He shook hands with everyone and paid tribute to Corporal Delgado. He then took out a stack of photos from his vehicle. And in a very generous offer, not only did he donate every dollar raised from the signed photos, but he presented Corporal Delgado with a check.

Since the event only happened a few hours ago, we will have results up shortly. I wanted to personally thank Mick Foley for his generosity. I also wanted to thank the UWA staff, the wrestlers and valets, GCW, Metro Diner, Danny Doring & Roadkill, Ramp Motors, US Marines, Marine The Few The Proud, everyone that showed today, and the ones that couldn't but contributed in other ways.

The fundraiser was a huge sucess. It spanned well over 1/4 mile along Jericho Tpke, with different forms of entertainment and different stops. You had wrestling at Metro Diner, musical entertainment at another location, a bike run, and appearances by different personalities. Even with the rain off and on all day, close to 700 people showed up between everything going on. The wrestling event had about 150 people at any given time, with many people walking back and forth from the different ongoings.

If you would like to watch a video clip of the news story from today's events CLICK HERE. Because of Mick's generosity, he signed a few extra photos which we will be giving away on the website later this week.

I am sure a formal press release will be issued by Marines The Few The Proud, as well as UWA. If you live in the Long Island area, Channel 12 aired a very nice piece on all the events that transpired.

Sorry if I bored anyone with such a long release. But the cause hit home here for me and was very special. The UWA joined Marines The Few The Proud to provide entertainment for everyone already attending. It also allowed wrestling fans to come down and show support for this worthy cause. But you didn't have to be a wrestling fan, a biker, a marine, etc to appreciate what was going on. Today, everyone ultimately were simply Americans paying tribute to a hero.

There are several ways you can contribute. Any contribution is appreciated. And if you would like to include your name, and/or company with your donation, you will be publicly thanked and mentioned for your generosity. Of course we will respect anyone that wishes, their contribution to be kept private.

DONATE A WRESTLING RELATED ITEM
- If anyone wants to donate a wrestling item, we are in the process of running a charity auction with all wrestling items received. All proceeds will go to Marine Corporal Hector Delgado's rehabilitation expenses. If anyone would like to donate a wrestling item for the raffles, please email Anthony DeBlasi at .

MAKE A CASH DONATION

-  $1, $10, $100, all donations are accepted and appreciated. All proceeds received from the wrestling community will go to the family of Marine Corporal Hector Delgado.

If you would like to make a donation right now via Paypal,  CLICK HERE. Or you can send your donations to:

CPL. HECTOR DELGADO BENEFIT RUN
42 CENTRAL PARKWAY
MERRICK, N.Y. 11566

Make your Check/Money order to:
MARINES THE FEW THE PROUD DELGADO FUND.

SEND A CARD AND/OR GIFT
Even if you cannot make a donation, you can send a card, gift, or momento to Hector. Any contribution can be sent to the above address. 

Thank you to all who are in some way, touched not only this US Marine's life, but many others as well. We will in the upcoming days, add several links on our website how you can help US armed forces all around the world.

Thanks for reading.
Anthony DeBlasi