The site is growing and new things are being added all the time.  So all future updates will be posted here, to make it easy for you to find out What's New.

8/11/01 The Goal page was been updated.

10/01/00  The golf outing raised $10,000.

1/23/00  The names of more businesses that responded to the letter to chamber of commerce have been recognized on the Chamber of Commerce page under the Fundraisers page.  Please visit their web sites.

1/8/00 Two new pictures were added to the Photo Album.

1/6/00 The Goal page was been updated.

12/30/99 Businesses that responded to the letter to chamber of commerce have been recognized on the Chamber of Commerce page under the Fundraisers page.

12/7/99  A letter was sent to members of the Fon Du Lac Chamber of Commerce to ask for donations to the Bud Panko Memorial Fund.  Details are on the Chamber of Commerce page under the Fundraisers page.

12/3/99  The goal page was updated.

11/10/99  The goal page was updated.

10/15/99  The Auction page is ready.  You can now bid on the Dick Trickle Racing Suit.  Just go to the                  Auction page.  The suit raised $550.

10/7/99  The goal page was updated.  The baseball tournament raised $26,000, Thank You to all involved.

9/20/99  Baseball tournament on Setpember 23 to 25.  Thank you Jenny Holzmann and The Gravy Train for great job of organizing this huge event.  See it on the Baseball Tournament page under the Fundraisers page.

9/20/99  Thank you NASCAR Driver Dick Trickle for donateing a picture and the 1998 Heilig Meyers suit he is wearing in it.  This framed picture and suit will sold by a live auction on this Website.  Details will be here soon.  Look at the Auction page and Dick Trickle under the Fundraisers page.

9/1/99  The Guestbook and Goal pages were updated.

8/21/99  Because of Bud's tragedy many people started thinking more about their families.  Some live far away, and some live close but are too busy to spend time with their families.  If you know somebody you haven't seen for a while, send them a post card.

8/17/99  Loosing a child is the ultimate tragedy. Have you wondered "What do I say to people who have lost their child? How do you act when I encounter them?  What are they feeling? How can I support them? Although everyone faces grief in a different way, Dave and Brenda Bud's parents thought the notes presented in "When you Wish Upon A Star" written by a Georgia women and forwarded to them by Compassioate Friends were pretty well 'right on'. Look for it on Bud's Faith page.

8/16/99  Thanks to the Kenny Rogers for donating 6 tickets to his show at the Wisconsin State Fair. The tickets were auctioned off by Rick Mc Kay and his staff at radio station WBWI.  The story and pictures are on the Fundraisers page.

8/15/99  The Fundraisers page was updated, some of the dates were wrong.  I started to dress up the site a little by adding some animated GIFs and clipart.  This web site is all about faith in God.  We hope that people who visit are inspired to study God's word.  You can use the Bible Gateway to search the Bible for any subject, it is on the new Bible page.

8/12/99  At the Washington Co Fair Styx,the Oakridge Boys and Trace Adkins signed some guitars to be auctioned off in the future.  The story and   pictures can be seen on the Washington Co Fair page link on the Fundraisers page.  

8/6/99 The Goal page has been updated.  You can now see progress by the month.

8/5/99  Thank you to Steve Johnson from Allstate.  Steve contacted the Kenny Rogers promotional staff about the memorial fund and got two tickets and backstage passes to Wednesday night's show.  These tickets will be auctioned off on WBWI 92.5 FM.   Rick McKay will start the bidding on Monday between 6 and 10 AM.  This is a continuation of their hard work at the Washington Co. Fair where they raised $880 with tickets and backstage passes to the Oakridge Boys and Trace Adkins.  This story will be featured on it's own page in the near future.

8/4/99  An estimated 500 people attended Bud's funeral service.  They were all deeply touched by the wonderful sermon, "Cherish The Gift ".  Now you can read it for yourself. It's on Bud's Faith page.

8/3/99  We are taking a Poll!  How has Bud's faith affected you?  Vote on Bud's Faith page.

8/1/99  The guestbook has been reset for the month of August.  You can still view the July guestbook by clicking the July guestbook link on the left side of the page.   Thank you for the great response and helping to keep Bud's dream alive.  The guestbook and Photo Album are the most viewed pages on the web site.

7/30/99  Two new pictures added to the Photo Album.

7/28/99  Some people have been printing the home page of this web site and taping it to a coffee can to collect donations.  This is a great idea, but the page doesn't fit very well on the cans.  So, I made the Poster Page.  Print the Poster Page in landscape mode on your printer and it will fit real nice on a large coffee can. You can find the link to the Poster page on the Fundraisers page.

7/27/99  At the Washington Co. Fair the Oakridge Boys and Trace Adkins signed some guitars to be auctioned off in the future.  More about this story and more pictures will be coming in the near future.  You can see the first pictures on the Fundraisers page.

7/25/99  Bud circled his favorite Psalm in his Hymn Book.  We copied it from the book and used it in his funeral service.  You can see it written in his own hand writing on Bud's Faith page.