Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2009. Mattie was in the hospital recovering from his lung surgery. Which was why he was dressed in a hospital gown. That day we took Mattie outside to get fresh air. As you can see taking Mattie from the unit was a production as we had two people with us in tow. But the second floor of the hospital was vital to us, as it had this outside courtyard area, which seemed like a national park after being cooped up in a hospital room for days.
Quote of the day: Make your work to be in keeping with your purpose.
~ Leonardo da Vinci
For the past four years, Mattie Miracle has worked with a company called GigMasters! I actually found this company through a google search because I was looking for vendors to perform different services at our awareness Walk. Services like a DJ, kid shows, face painting, and caricatures. Without using GigMasters, I am literally navigating a space I know very little about. As I wouldn't know the quality or trustworthiness of the work! GigMasters takes that unknown off the table for me, as they vet their performers and vendors and I can read client feedback about the professionals hired.
Thanks to GigMasters, we have used the same DJ four years in a row. Sergio was our first success story for Mattie Miracle's Walk and from there we secured a face painter, a caricaturist, and our Reptiles Alive show. Using this on-line service is FREE and easy. Basically you put your request on-line for whatever service you are looking for, the dates and times, and in our case, I always explain that we are a non-profit (along with the nature of our event, and how we would love for vendors to share their services pro-bono) and within hours or days I receive email responses from GigMasters providers. In most cases, every vendor we have hired through GigMasters has worked for us for free. To me they are amazingly generous, supportive of our cause, and are competent, professional, and talented.
When GigMasters recently sent me an email and asked if I would like them to write about our Annual Awareness Walk, I responded. I supplied them with some content and photos. Check out their blog posting about the Walk................
https://itg.gigmasters.com/thepartystartshere/real-event-mattie-miracle
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