Aug 26 09
Just some random updates for you today…
1. Remember to mark your calendars for one week from tomorrow to celebrate Andrew’s birthday – “B+ Day on Concord Pike”. Please patronize our participating merchants (remember to print out and bring the flyer with you!), wear your B+ gear, and let’s raise some money to fight childhood cancers…while observing the birthday of one of the greatest people that ever lived. OK, so I’m a little biased! J http://bepositive.org/documents/BDayonConcordPike.pdf
2. Online registration is now available for golfers and dinner guests for our Oct 12th “3rd Annual B+ Golf Outing, Dinner, & Auction. Whether you golf or not, I hope you’ll join us for some part of the day. More details can be found at: https://www.signup82north.com/beventLive.aspx?EventID=NBI33858460 . We have numerous sponsorship opportunities available and we’d greatly appreciate your help in getting more sponsors. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact me at joe@livelikeandrew.org.
3. As you know from my last posting, we lost a friend this past week to leukemia. I would like to thank the Wallace family for listing The B+ Foundation as the beneficiary of donations in lieu of flowers. Lynne’s legacy lives on.
4. I would like to make you aware of a fundraiser that is coming up on Aug. 30th for Erik Sauer’s foundation – “There Goes My Hero”. Erik is an adult leukemia (AML) survivor and is committed to helping others through research and family support. Erik is hosting a day of polo at the Maryland Polo Club & Ladew Gardens in Fallston, MD. For more information, please contact Erik at esauer@on3strategies.com.
And, finally, please indulge me as I give a short message to parents. As I’ve been in stores lately, I see the stress on parents’ faces as they do all the back-to-school shopping. For some of you, you like the end of summer because it means that the kids head get back to school; for others, it’s a time of sadness. I NEVER liked when Ali’s and Andrew’s summer ended because it meant less time spent with them, homework on the way, and stress of tests, etc. I love spending time with them and there was more of it in the summer. I never understood why parents wanted their kids to go back to school. “To each, his own”, I guess.
I really miss being a part of Andrew’s life. Yes, I truly believe that he’s in Heaven watching over us, but I miss sharing his life. I miss watching Phillies games with him, getting a hug before bed, watching him hang out with Ali, seeing him come downstairs in his school clothes looking like a sharp young man, talking to him about his classes, watching him play sports, seeing him doing homework at the kitchen table, making his lunch, seeing him jump into Chris’ lap, and trying to find out about his crushes. I miss all of the little things of sharing Andrew’s life.
So, please embrace this start of the new school year and cherish the opportunity to SHARE your child’s life.
Live Like Andrew – Make the most of each day you’re given!
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Ali’s & Andrew’s Dad