Billy News Archive

September 2004

Billy judges Swamp Yankee Contest - Sunday, September 26, 2004 From the Westerly Sun on 09/26/04, Billy Gilman judges the first annual swamp yankee look-a-like-contest. Feasting on "chowda" and clam cakes in the afternoon sun, a hungry crowd looked on as country music star Billy Gilman of Hope Valley took the task of interviewing 10 contestants in the day's first event, billed as the first annual Swamp Yankee Look Alike Contest. You can read the full article here http://www.thewesterlysun.com/articles/2004/09/26/news/news1.txt ... Talk about it, click here!

Billy performs at memorial dedication - Monday, September 20, 2004 Billy Gilman performed at the dedication of The Angel of Hope statue in the memorial garden of The Westerly Hospital on Saturday September 18th. You can read the full article at http://www.thewesterlysun.com/articles/2004/09/20/news/news6.txt ... Talk about it, click here!

Jerry Lewis Telethon raises $59.4 Million - Tuesday, September 7, 2004 The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon raised $59.4 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, but organizers said Monday that power outages and other disruptions from Hurricane Frances contributed to a decline over last year. Donations totaled 1.8 percent less than last year's $60.5 million. Television stations in the Florida cities of Jacksonville, Sarasota and Gainesville canceled broadcasts of the telethon completely. Other Florida stations showed only the national portions, preventing the broadcast of local segments during which most pledges are made. Lewis, 78, was assisted during the 21 1/2 hour fund-raiser by Ed McMahon, and the broadcast featured performances by Elton John, Oprah Winfrey, Ray Romano, Tony Orlando and others. Lewis said the late child poet Mattie Stepanek almost helped the telethon reach its goal. Stepanek, whose inspirational verse made him a best-selling writer, died in June at age 13 from a rare form of muscular dystrophy. The boy was an advocate for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. His mother, Jeni, and Lewis appealed to telethon viewers to make up for lost contributions from Florida. "Even now, Mattie continues to perform miracles," Lewis said in a statement after the telethon. "Without the love and hope that Mattie inspired in millions of Americans, there's no way we would have come so close to reaching our goal in the face of such overwhelming odds." Only one other telethon in the 1980s failed to surpass the previous year's total. The 39th annual telethon, based in Los Angeles, was shown on nearly 200 TV stations nationwide. ... Talk about it, click here!

Relaunch of the site!! - Thursday, September 2, 2004 ATTENTION ALL BILLY FANS!! Announcing the new re-design of "The Billy Gilman Fan Site" at http://www.billygilmanfansite.com, formerly known as "The UNofficial Billy Gilman Fan Web Site". Come on in and take a look at our new design and find out more about Billy Gilman. We have updated and changed the menu with 7 main menu options, each expanding with 6 follow up pages. We also have updated the message board with a new NEWS forum for Billy Gilman news articles. This will allow fans to discuss and view news articles in one convenient location. Theres also a new GAMES section in the Message Board as well, where Billy Gilman related games, word games, puzzles etc. can be started, posted, and played by all members. You'll find new links to Billy's favorite charities, ones that he is very passionate about, such as St. Jude's Childrens Hospital and The MDA. We also have a new site email address for the moderators to be contacted whether you have Billy news, Billy articles to share, upcoming events, questions or site problems. The email is: admin@billygilmanfansite.com You also can contact any of the moderators individually by email: tvthemeking@billygilmanfansite.com (tvthemeking) BBarnwell@billygilmanfansite.com (Brent) bah@billygilmanfansite.com (bah) Anthony@billygilmanfansite.com (ACM) Marc@billygilmanfansite.com (Marc) We as the new owners of the site, hope you all have a great time and we appreciate any feedback on what you like about the new look. Please remember that we are still working on the site so check back often to see the new features that being added! If for any reason you have a problem with a page or the site, please send an e-mail to admin@billygilmanfansite.com with as much information as possible about the error! All of the moderators have worked tirelessly over the last few months coming up with ideas and we are not done yet!! We encourage you to send us your own ideas for the site too! Your admin team, admin@billygilmanfansite.com The Billy Gilman Fan Site www.billygilmanfansite.com ... Talk about it, click here!

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