May 5, 2015

Monday, May 4, 2015

Monday, May 4, 2015

Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2008, on Grandparents Day at Mattie's school. This was a special occasion at the school in which the children got dressed up, there was a concert for the grandparents, and classrooms were opened up to display what the children were learning and creating all year long. Thankfully I volunteered to work on campus that day, so I got to experience that moment in time. The only moment we were lucky to have together, because that was our one and only grandparents day. Pictured next to Mattie is Larry Jenney. Larry was Mattie's assistant teacher. Larry understood and appreciated all of Mattie's gifts and he shared them with me early on. I was very impressed with how perceptive Larry was regarding Mattie, especially since he only spent a half day with him each school day. Larry is still very involved with the Foundation and is instrumental in our Foundation Walk every year. In fact, he helps me secure the majority of our volunteers to run the Walk each year. He is a special teacher and person to our family for many reasons.  



Quote of the day: Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Francis of Assisi


Our Walk Facts of the Day:

Total Funds Raised so far: $44,844
17 Walk Teams
Walk teams have raised in total so far: $11,312
On-line Raffle has raised so far: $1,650


Our Top Walk Teams
:


RCC Moms Rock ($3,183)
The Book Club ($2,502)
Blessed Sacrament Bullfrogs ($1,412)
Team Tilch ($1,343)
Teen Team -- Team Heart ($1,081)


I leave you tonight with this video that went viral today on Facebook and Twitter. It was launched by Truth 365, a nonprofit childhood cancer organization. It is ONLY 4 minutes long. The video was shown in Times Square and the way it was done was clever. What caught my attention the reactions to the video! It wasn't what bystanders were expecting! They were expecting something humorous! I won't say more, look for yourself. 


Get Wind of This...12-year-old Kylie Myers' Broadway Debut:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=A5fKD02bFtc&app=desktop


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