Ben’s Birthday
As many of you know, Ben’s birthday will be coming up on August 11th. People have been inquiring as to what our plans are for this obviously difficult day. We have decided to have a toy drive in his memory. He loved getting them, as all kids do, and I’m not ready to stop that just because he’s no longer here. We’re not sure who to donate them to yet, possibly the new children’s hospital opening this fall, or we may store them until Christmas time for families unable to buy their own. Anyway, for anyone wishing to donate, please make it an age appropriate toy (he would have been 7yrs old), and it can be anything that you would have liked to have gotten him before. You can either drop them off at our house directly, or send them to us in the mail. I understand that this may be too painful for some people, so please don’t feel obligated to do anything. We would also feel honored to have donations made in his memory to any charity supporting cancer research and patients (such as The American Cancer Society or Livestrong). The only other thing that I ask is that you think of him that day and send a prayer up to him letting him know how much he is loved and missed.
Melinda
Love you guys!!! Please let me know when an appropriate time to visit to drop off our gift. LOVE YOU OODLES AND BUNCHES!!! I am sure he will be there to see the gifts as well. :o)
For the first birthday without my sister, we released 26 balloons. She would have been 26 years old. Even her 10 month old (at the time) son released a few. Since I have the Laurianne’s Hope website, we attached a little awareness card with that URL on it. We also got a chocolate cake, because that was her favorite, and her son had his first bite of cake. He loved it!
It is just something else to consider. I love the toy drive idea. My sister loved kids, and I know she would have loved that idea. And there is no reason you can’t do more than one thing.
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