Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2009. This was the Mattie March, an event that Team Mattie planned and hosted to honor Mattie. Mattie was surrounded that day by friends, family, classmates, and his entire health care team. When I tell you there had to be 500 or more people in attendance, I am not kidding. It was a spectacular day filled with a whole program of events. We had the opportunity to address the crowd and give out gifts and awards to all of Mattie's nurses and therapists. Mattie even got to perform a magic show with his teacher at the event, participate in creative activities, and most importantly be celebrated and have a chance to be a kid. This event will forever be in my memory and every Foundation Walk day (as our Walks were launched using the Mattie March as our model), I remember this moment in time.
Quote of the day: Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. ~ Simone Weil
Today was Mattie Miracle's 14th annual walk! I am honored to say that we raised $130,024! This was our most successful fundraiser ever! We are very grateful to our sponsors and supporters for making this happen!
It was a whirlwind of a day, and I can truly say I am exhausted on all levels. You would think a virtual event would be easier to host than a live event. It certainly is in some ways, but instead of moving around, I am glued to a computer all day long. Which could be why I now have muscle spasms in my back. My back pain started a few days ago, because I have been spending more time in between caregiving, trying to correspond to donors and sponsors on the computer. Which to me is crucial for the health and well-being of the Foundation.
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Good to see you and take.care we always like your days here David e 611 dc
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