Giants back in Wisconsin
Offensive lineman, headed by Seubert, trap shoot in Eau Claire to raise money for cardiovascular research
Cassandra Golburg
Issue date: 4/7/08 Section: News
"I grew up right next to my grandma my whole life," he said. "It just means a lot to me to have her around in my life. It was me and my grandma. My parents were working, so I'd go over to my grandma's and hang out with her.
She's meant a lot to me, and to see what she went through. Stuff I go through is nothing compared to what she went through, she's shown a lot of courage."
The event featured raffles, silent auctions and a performance from Patrick Flanigan, an exhibition shooter from Oshkosh who holds the record in shooting 11 hand-thrown targets without assistance. Items such as signed footballs, hunting gear and tickets to the Vikings vs. Giants game were auctioned off.
"I think it's overwhelming," Celine Seubert, said. "To think that Richie (did this), our little grandson, well … I guess he's not so little," she added with a laugh.
Seubert said when she had the transplant, the life expectancy was only about five years.
"So to reach 20 years, that's really a milestone," she said.
Craig Santolin, director of cardiology at Marshfield in Eau Claire, was also at the event.
He said the funds raised would be vital in furthering cardiovascular research around Eau Claire. Santolin said Marshfield does a lot of research and so the money is going to stimulate the research, and that the funds will go into all areas of cardiology.
"It's what drives cardiology," he said. "To do better for our patients we need research. It's always tough to get money for research, so this is a real big event to do that."
She's meant a lot to me, and to see what she went through. Stuff I go through is nothing compared to what she went through, she's shown a lot of courage."
The event featured raffles, silent auctions and a performance from Patrick Flanigan, an exhibition shooter from Oshkosh who holds the record in shooting 11 hand-thrown targets without assistance. Items such as signed footballs, hunting gear and tickets to the Vikings vs. Giants game were auctioned off.
"I think it's overwhelming," Celine Seubert, said. "To think that Richie (did this), our little grandson, well … I guess he's not so little," she added with a laugh.
Seubert said when she had the transplant, the life expectancy was only about five years.
"So to reach 20 years, that's really a milestone," she said.
Craig Santolin, director of cardiology at Marshfield in Eau Claire, was also at the event.
He said the funds raised would be vital in furthering cardiovascular research around Eau Claire. Santolin said Marshfield does a lot of research and so the money is going to stimulate the research, and that the funds will go into all areas of cardiology.
"It's what drives cardiology," he said. "To do better for our patients we need research. It's always tough to get money for research, so this is a real big event to do that."
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