We've reached $25,000!
Hi Everyone,
The Grace Compagnon Stanley Tribute Fund has reached $25,000 and will be receiving a plaque in recognition of this accomplishment. The plaque will have Grace's name on it and will be placed on a wall in the lobby of The Hospital for Sick Children dedicated to recognizing all those who have reached similar fundraising goals. The ceremony will take place in November and we are proud that Grace will be permanently remembered in the building where she so courageously fought her battle against brain cancer. We are committed to continue to raise money for brain cancer research and as we do, Grace's plaque will be moved up the wall to indicate further fundraising success. A good friend who lives in England recently contacted me to let me know he will coming to Toronto to run the Toronto Marathon to raise money for Grace's fund. I will keep you posted on the details of this fundraiser as information comes available. We are always open to supporting any fundraisers in honour of Grace and/or in support of brain tumour research in any way we can. Please, if you have an idea to raise money and would like our support, contact me at lcompagnon@cogeco.ca.
Thank you to those who have contacted me with donations for Evan's (little boy with Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome) fundraiser. I'm sure it will be a great success. Last weekend Ian and I, my parents and our good friends Jen and Alex attended the 4th annual Magic of Metals Bowling Fundraiser. Last year this event was held in honour of Grace. This year it was held to raise money to purchase a specially equipped van for patients with ALS. It was a very successful evening raising over $13,000 towards the cause.
Today was Ian's Birthday. We had puppy class in the morning. George did very well on the agility course. His favorite part was the tunnel. He's been a wonderful addition to our home although if my hardwood floors could talk, I'm sure they would have a different story. This afternoon/evening we had plans for Ian's birthday that were canceled in lu of naps and ordering in Chinese. Ian was extra sad today missing Grace on his Bday. Last year at this time Grace learned to blow candles out for the first time and used Ian's Bday cake as her test grounds. It was good that only family was eating the cake because as anyone who has seen young kids blow out candles, it is not always as dry as it should be and Grace was no exception. We miss her terribly.
I've been fighting a miserable cold for a bit now and it is not positively effecting my already chronic insomnia but I'll get better with time I'm sure. I hope this note finds you all well.
Again, thank you so much for your support of the Grace Compagnon Stanley Tribute Fund. And although our initial goal of $25,000 has been achieved, our battle against brain cancer is far from over. It is through fundraising and research that the lives of other children with this unforgiving disease will be saved. For those of you who remember, Dawson, a little boy who was on the same treatment protocol as Grace but who had a different type of brain cancer recently had another set of clear tests. Congratulations Dawson!
Mama misses you baby,
Les
The Grace Compagnon Stanley Tribute Fund has reached $25,000 and will be receiving a plaque in recognition of this accomplishment. The plaque will have Grace's name on it and will be placed on a wall in the lobby of The Hospital for Sick Children dedicated to recognizing all those who have reached similar fundraising goals. The ceremony will take place in November and we are proud that Grace will be permanently remembered in the building where she so courageously fought her battle against brain cancer. We are committed to continue to raise money for brain cancer research and as we do, Grace's plaque will be moved up the wall to indicate further fundraising success. A good friend who lives in England recently contacted me to let me know he will coming to Toronto to run the Toronto Marathon to raise money for Grace's fund. I will keep you posted on the details of this fundraiser as information comes available. We are always open to supporting any fundraisers in honour of Grace and/or in support of brain tumour research in any way we can. Please, if you have an idea to raise money and would like our support, contact me at lcompagnon@cogeco.ca.
Thank you to those who have contacted me with donations for Evan's (little boy with Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome) fundraiser. I'm sure it will be a great success. Last weekend Ian and I, my parents and our good friends Jen and Alex attended the 4th annual Magic of Metals Bowling Fundraiser. Last year this event was held in honour of Grace. This year it was held to raise money to purchase a specially equipped van for patients with ALS. It was a very successful evening raising over $13,000 towards the cause.
Today was Ian's Birthday. We had puppy class in the morning. George did very well on the agility course. His favorite part was the tunnel. He's been a wonderful addition to our home although if my hardwood floors could talk, I'm sure they would have a different story. This afternoon/evening we had plans for Ian's birthday that were canceled in lu of naps and ordering in Chinese. Ian was extra sad today missing Grace on his Bday. Last year at this time Grace learned to blow candles out for the first time and used Ian's Bday cake as her test grounds. It was good that only family was eating the cake because as anyone who has seen young kids blow out candles, it is not always as dry as it should be and Grace was no exception. We miss her terribly.
I've been fighting a miserable cold for a bit now and it is not positively effecting my already chronic insomnia but I'll get better with time I'm sure. I hope this note finds you all well.
Again, thank you so much for your support of the Grace Compagnon Stanley Tribute Fund. And although our initial goal of $25,000 has been achieved, our battle against brain cancer is far from over. It is through fundraising and research that the lives of other children with this unforgiving disease will be saved. For those of you who remember, Dawson, a little boy who was on the same treatment protocol as Grace but who had a different type of brain cancer recently had another set of clear tests. Congratulations Dawson!
Mama misses you baby,
Les
posted by Lesley at 5:08 a.m.
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