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Stillwater woman continues Boomer Lake quest
By Ginger Shepherd
Stillwater NewsPress

Sharon Robinson has spent the last
few months raising money for another
organization.
This spring, her efforts have been
geared toward raising money for a
fountain at Boomer Lake because she
thinks a fountain will be an asset to the
community. Her past efforts have
included raising money for the Ripley
High School Project Graduation �
even when she didn�t have children
due to graduate.
Originally, Robinson wanted to
raise the $12,000 before July 4 to get
the fountain installed for Boomer
Blast, she said.
But she didn�t met the goal. To date,
Robinson has raised $4,000.
�I�ve just hit people at the end of the
charitable giving plans,� she said.
That isn�t the only challenge she has
faced: as she has gone door to door,
she has found that people aren�t home.
�The heat has been a challenge,�
Robinson said. Depending on the day,
she can knock on doors of 10 to 50
people.
And in a week or so,
Robinson is scheduled to have
surgery on her foot which, she
said, has slowed her.
But all of the obstacles have
not deterred Robinson. While
going around neighborhoods
and talking about the fountain,
Robinson said a man gave her a
quarter. The coin wasn�t a
donation exactly, but it was
given as a sign of support.
Many people she has met
have told her they really support
what she is doing, she said.
The biggest sign of support
came from three Stillwater
girls: Victoria Eick, Jesie Eick
and Katie Sutton.
One day, Robinson said she
was out putting posters up for
the fountain. She came across
these three girls who were
happy and excited about the
fountain.
She said she asked them (and
their mothers) if they would
like to raise money for the
fountain by having a lemonade
stand. The girls� lemonade
stand raised $13.30.
Since she hasn�t made the
original goal, she said the reality
of the situation dictates that
the deadline be set for July 4,
2006.
She said with the longer
deadline, people could work
her into their donation plans.
And it forces her to look at
different ways to raise money,
such as benefit garage sales.