Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2006. We took Mattie to his favorite restaurant to celebrate Easter. I will never forget that day because when this big bunny approached us Mattie was ready to jump out of his chair. I related, because when I was Mattie's age I hid from all these huge dress-up characters. But I explained to Mattie that this bunny wasn't going to hurt him and to just say hello and wish him a Happy Easter. Mattie decided to try it and he had a wonderful interaction with the bunny. I posted this photo because last night, Peter and I held the Foundation's volunteer dinner in this very room.
Quote of the day: Memory was a curse, yes, he thought, but it was also the greatest gift. Because if you lost memory you lost everything. ~ Anne Rice
Last night Peter and I held our annual Volunteer dinner and Walk planning meeting. Before everyone arrived, Peter snapped a photo of the table. It looked very magical to me.
It is challenging to get the whole team together for a dinner, but 10 of our volunteers came and we had a good time brainstorming this year's event. We even had Becca join us. Becca is the executive chef at Clyde's at Tyson's Corner. However, prior to relocating there, she used to be the executive chef at Clyde's at the Mark Center (which is where this dinner was hosted). Though Becca did not know Mattie, she cooked for him and my family for many years. In fact, it was the general manager of this Clyde's who introduced Becca to us and since that point, Becca has been donating food, cooking it, and giving us all the proceeds from food sales at all of our Walks. An amazing lady!
PICTURED:
Sitting (left to right): Heidi, Denise, Vicki, and Becca
Standing (left to right): Peter, Ann, Dawnee, Dave, Mary, Katie, Peggy, and Jane
Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2006. We took Mattie to his favorite restaurant to celebrate Easter. I will never forget that day because when this big bunny approached us Mattie was ready to jump out of his chair. I related, because when I was Mattie's age I hid from all these huge dress-up characters. But I explained to Mattie that this bunny wasn't going to hurt him and to just say hello and wish him a Happy Easter. Mattie decided to try it and he had a wonderful interaction with the bunny. I posted this photo because last night, Peter and I held the Foundation's volunteer dinner in this very room.
Quote of the day: Memory was a curse, yes, he thought, but it was also the greatest gift. Because if you lost memory you lost everything. ~ Anne Rice
Last night Peter and I held our annual Volunteer dinner and Walk planning meeting. Before everyone arrived, Peter snapped a photo of the table. It looked very magical to me.
It is challenging to get the whole team together for a dinner, but 10 of our volunteers came and we had a good time brainstorming this year's event. We even had Becca join us. Becca is the executive chef at Clyde's at Tyson's Corner. However, prior to relocating there, she used to be the executive chef at Clyde's at the Mark Center (which is where this dinner was hosted). Though Becca did not know Mattie, she cooked for him and my family for many years. In fact, it was the general manager of this Clyde's who introduced Becca to us and since that point, Becca has been donating food, cooking it, and giving us all the proceeds from food sales at all of our Walks. An amazing lady!
PICTURED:
Sitting (left to right): Heidi, Denise, Vicki, and Becca
Standing (left to right): Peter, Ann, Dawnee, Dave, Mary, Katie, Peggy, and Jane
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