Our Love, Cassidy program is something that comes from our hearts (inspired by Cassidy - always giving). Each holiday, we bring gifts that were bought, handmade, or donated to our organization - to the kids at Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio. Currently the gifts are small but they are very special. We try to be a little creative with the gifts. Every item given to these special children, has a lot of thought behind it. Right now we are giving to the Childhood Cancer Unit, the Oncology Clinic, and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. If you belong to a group or club that would like to make baskets, stockings or other gifts for the hospitalized children, please phone Jen 440-212-9029.

For the 2009 Holiday season, we plan to be a bit more creative! Thanks to all of our supporters - we will be able to do many things to bring cheer to the children who are hospitalized over the holidays. In past years, we donated over $1,000.00 of gasoline gift cards and coffee shop gift certificates to the Oncology Unit and Palliative Care Center for them to distribute to the families. We were also able to purchase 2 laptop computers for the oncology patients and their families. Our goal before the end of this year is to purchase 3 more computers for the children to use when they are in the hospital.

For the 2008 Christmas season, we handmade fleece scarves (for boys and girls) and purchased special holiday ornaments that the children could record a special message into for their parents. We also stuffed some yummy candy in their bags. We plan to make scarves each year for the kids since it was such a big hit. Donations of fleece would be accepted anytime throughout the year.

We hope that these small tokens to our little heroes battling for their lives will make a small difference in their lives. I know from experience with my Cassidy that each kind gesture and show of compassion meant so much to her.

Thank you Cassidy, for your continued inspiration to me and so many!

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