Sunday, February 27, 2011

Time to give back!

The Ronald McDonald House of Chattanooga is having their annual telethon this Saturday, March 5th, 2011, from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM on News Channel 9. The BEST part is that Sam's picture will be on it! Every year, the telethon is dedicated to those children who lost their battle with illness/injury, so their pictures will be shown.

The Ronald McDonald House was so good to us during Sam's short life and we can't imagine what life would have been like if we had not been able to stay there. The house is directly across the street from the hospital, so when we got those early morning calls that we needed to come to the NICU quickly, we were able to be there in a matter of minutes, instead of the 45 minutes to an hour it would have taken us to drive from our house. Also, being so close allowed us to spend as much time with Sam as we wanted to, instead of spending a large amount of time traveling back and forth. Because he was only with us for nine days, each moment was so precious and I'm infinitely grateful for everything and everyone that made it possible for us to have those moments.

The Ronald McDonald House is an incredible charity. It is a very nice facility and they are so caring there. They anticipate every need you will have when you are in that situation before you know it's a need. I can't say enough about it! Here is the link to the McD House with more information about the telethon: http://www.rmhchattanooga.com/www/docs/114. So tune in this Saturday if you live nearby, and let me know if you see Sam's picture!

We are also tentatively planning a golf tournament for this spring that will benefit the Chattanooga Ronald McDonald House in memory of Sam, but I will post more info on that when plans become finalized.

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Linda Hulton said...

I know that today marks 2 months since Baby Sam left us. Each morning you and Ryan are still in my early morning thoughts and prayers. Here is the hug that I want to give you each day.

aunt marcia said...

We will be thinking of you all this Saturday! Hugs! and Prayers!

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