Thursday, September 20, 2018

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Tonight's picture was taken in September of 2002. This was quintessential Mattie! A boy on the go!!! Mattie was never the kind of kid who was glued to a TV or an electronic device. Which made it very easy to parent him in that sense. However, on the other hand, Mattie had two modes.... ON and OFF. When he was on, he held you accountable to keep him engaged, stimulated, and challenged. Mattie made Peter and me rise to the occasion everyday for 7 years.  


Quote of the day: Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.
~ Andrew Carnegie

I received my birthday gift today from Peter. We used to have a MMCF license plate on our old car. However, when we tried to put that tag on our current car, the DC DMV said that the MMCF plate was already taken!!! No kidding, it was taken by us. 

However, in typical DC fashion there was no way out of that quagmire. 

So instead, Peter made me a completely new plate and it highlights Mattie! There is no ambiguity about this plate, unlike with MMCF, where someone may not know what it stands for. 

In any case, Mattie is always with us, even when on the road! We nicknamed our car the Rubster, but in all reality it is the Mattie Mobile now!




The license plate and walking Sunny were the highlight of my day! I spent the rest of the day glued to the computer, managing multiple Foundation events and working on our September newsletter. Our candy drive has gotten so large, that we have now moved the operation to a storage unit (the size of a garage) in Arlington, VA. I put together an electronic sign up request for candy sorters today and I will begin to advertise it on our newsletter and social media. Check it out..... especially if you love and want to sort candy. Keep in mind that the candy goes to:

1. Children's Hospital at Sinai, Baltimore, MD
2. Children's Inn at NIH, Bethesda, MD
3. Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
4. DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, Merrifield, VA
5. Hackerman-Patz House, Baltimore, MD
6. HSC Pediatric Center, Washington, DC
7. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
8. Pediatric Specialists of Virginia (PSV), Falls Church, VA
9. Ronald McDonald House, Washington, DC
10. Ronald McDonald House, Falls Church, VA
11. Ronald McDonald House, Baltimore, MD
12. Special Love, Winchester, VA
13. Cornerstones, Reston, VA
14. Covenant House, Washington, DC
15. Embry Rucker Community Shelter, Reston, VA
16. Nourish Now, Rockville, MD
17. United Community Ministries, Alexandria, VA

​Sign up to sort candy: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a48aca82aa7fc1-mattie