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Monday, September 23, 2013

WISH GRANTER ITEMS RECEIVED 2013


From the bottom of our hearts, we cannot thank you enough for granting these very special wishes for these extraordinary kids!! THANK YOU!

Received 12/9/13:
UNCLAIMED:

Furby Boom- blue and green- arrived a few weeks ago
Minecraft Lego 21102 12/4  fromToys R Us


Ben Rejcek: We received your gifts for Patrick and his brother. Thank you!

Michelle Badour: We received your gifts for Brandon and his brother. Thank you!

Amber Montanio: We received your gifts for Brandon's brother. Thank you!

Sheila Hoyt: We received your package for Audrey. Thank you!

Clara McCoy: We received your package. Thank you!!

Patricia Clemmons: We received the DQ gift card for Michael. We received the gifts for Amy. We received the dog set for Carter's sister. Thank you!

Jackie: We received your gifts for Drake's brother. Thank you!

Melanie Higgins: We received the Orbeez Spa for Bishop. Thank you!

Brittney Hunt: We received the gifts for Mikey, Thank you!

Kayla Gragg: We received the flat iron for Scott's sister. We received the boots for Brody's sister. Thank you!

Jennifer Izzo: We received the gifts for Mollie's brothers. Thank you!

Jennifer Warren: We received the talking desk for Angel's sister. Thank you!

Gayle Wismar: We received the Mega Bloks for Angel's sister. Thank you!

Britt Corene: We received the art set and canvas for Ashtin. Thank you!

Kaci Courtney: We received the Straightener and products for Toby's sister. Thank you!

Sarah Morrow: We received the headphones for Nicholas' brother. Thank you!

Suzanne Halbert: We received the Train set for Kenneth. Thank you!

Lori Coleman: We received the Vera Bradley duffle. Thank you!

Tabby Darilek: We received the gift card for Evan's brother. Thank you!

Melissa Engelking: We received the Walkie Talkies for Elissa's brother. Thank you!

Katie Johnson: We received the ipods for Makayla's siblings. Thank you!

Danila Salazar: We received the hoodie for Amber's sister. Thank you!

Danielle Howard: We received the basketball shorts for Keegan's brother. Thank you!

Carmen Thompson: We received the DVD player for Loryn. Thank you!

Megan Salazar: We received the costume for Ivee. Thank you!

Jan Halash: We received the Batmobile for Annabelle's brother. Thank you!

Received 12/5/13:

UNCLAIMED: Please claim these, so I know who they are for!

Furby Boom- blue and green- arrived a few weeks ago
Minecraft Lego 21102 from arrived yesterday Toys R Us

Rachael Dixon: We received the kitty and the legos for Dessalyn and her brother. Thank you!

Kathie Malkinson: We received your gifts in the box from Patricia/Juliana! Thank you!

Charla Allen: We received ALLLLL of your gifts! Thank you so much!

Angie Taylor: We received a remote control plane from Amazon, is this for Landon? We received the Magna-tiles for Maia. Thank you!

Melanie Higgins: We received the Infinity Starter Pack for Warrick. Thank you!

Emily Loontjer: We received the gifts for Nolan and his sibs. Thank you!

Tiffany Thornton: We received the baby toys for Jackson’s sister and the ball set for Maggie’s sister. Thank you!

Lisa Cunningham: We received the Flying Fairy for Angel. Thank you!

Julie Wagner: We received the pig for Sophia. Thank you!

Diane Fairbanks: We received the Furby Boom for Emalee. Thank you!

Hayley Ailshie: We received the Furby Boom for Izarah’s sister and the volleyball for her other sister. Thank you!

Debby Mooney: We received the duckling for Gabby’s sister and the Fifa game for her brother- can you please email me about this? Thank you!

Emily Smith: We received the controllers for Joshua and his brother and the recharge set. We received the game for Franky. Thank you!

Karen Cook: We received the game for Jose’s sister. Thank you!

Cassie Boyd: We received the Mickey game for Kyarra. Thank you!

Jody Bailey: We received the movies for Karmaleah and the Lego set for Lincoln. Thank you!

Jennifer Warren: We received the Hello Kitty Dream Light for William’s sister. Thank you!

Reg Thomas: We received the DVD player for Kayla. Thank you!

David Peters: We received the Under Armor shirt for Keegan’s brother. Thank you!
 
Stephanie Lemons: We received the movies. Thank you!


RECEIVED 12/3/13:

Shannon Irvine: We received the gifts for Kiera and her sister. Thank you!

Caroline Haswell: We received the walkie talkies for Nicholas and the Glow Pet for Kieran. Thank you!

Bernadette Bartsch: We received the monkey for Adalyn. Thank you!

Lisa Meehan: We received the Call of Duty game for William. Thank you!

Isabel: We received your second box. Thank you!

Lia Rigsby: We received the gift card for Brandon and the skates for his sister. Thank you!

Christy Carr: We received the Disney stuff for Franky and the stuff for Casey. Thank you!


RECEIVED 12/2/13:

Christina Feuz: We received the Princess Wii game for Gabby. Thank you!

Beth Kujawa: We received the gift card for Ivee’s sister. Thank you!

Shelly Bernetich: We received the Veggie Tales movies for Caleb P. Thank you!

Charla Allen: We received the Call of Duty Ghosts for PS3. Thank you!

Lia Rigsby: We received the Caillou stuff for Cole and the gift card for his brother. Thank you!

Jennifer Edwards: We received the Orbeez Spa for Rhiannon, I wanted to let you know that the box got a little damaged in the mail and the wrapping paper was torn, so we will have to re-wrap it; and the game for Chris. Thank you!

Debby Mooney: We received the ipods and the accessories for Alyssa’s sibs. Thank you!

Kensey Kramer: We received the Bama hat, blanket and bear for Breonia. Thank you!

Sheri Cagle: We received the nice watch for Christian and the Tinkerbell stuff for Jillian- loved the shirt! Thank you!

Denise Methvin: We received the Sims 3 Seasons for Megan. Thank you!

Sarah Baker: We received the socks for Kalix. Thank you!

Susan Manion: We received the Under Armor hoodie for Marshall’s sister. Thank you!

Emily Loontjer: We received the Rainbow Loom for Nolan’s sister. Thank you!

Isabel: We received the Swap Force Packs and Skunk Attack for Mikey. We received the stuff for Christopher and his sisters. Thank you!

Cassie Santhuff: We received the Scooby Doo and Trash Pack for Austin. The WWE books for Chris, the Minecraft for his brother and the Little Mermaid for his sister. Thank you!

Wendy Sanders: We received the Duck Dynasty shirt, PJs and cup for Audrey’s brother. Thank you!

Suzanne Shelpman: We received the Mario Kart for Franky. Thank you!

Becky Creswick: We received the Vampire Diaries for Brianna, the Little Mermaid for her sister and Pacific Rim for her brother. Thank you!

 

 

Movies Received From:
Katherine Elwell  
Adam Jones
Jennifer Gillespie
Strate Family
Andrea Guerrero
 

 


LIST OF PACKAGES RECEIVED 11/27/13:

Dani Ghezzi: We received the Ninja Turtle figure for Mykayla's brother. The doll clothes for Landon's sister. The Bath and Body works for ZiYerra's sister. Thank you!

Carolyn Hanshaw Carello: We received the Mario game for Mia's sister. Thank you!

Jen Rubiola: We received the Vera Bradley wallet for Johnathon's sister. Thank you!

Barbara Scott: We received the Disney Infinity for Jackson A. Thank you!

Kristina Rhyans-Yard: We received the Melissa & Doug food set for Jayden. The Glow Pet for Kieran's brother. Thank you!

Carolyn Squires: We received the Lego Superheroes Xbox game for L.J.'s brother. Thank you!

Sarah Baker: We received the Call of Duty for Kalix's brother. Thank you!

Lyndsey LeBron: We received the Just Dance game for Kaitlyn. The Copter Attack for Athena's brother.  Thank you!

Jennifer Gillespie: We received the Lights and sounds Percy for Traven's brother. Thank you!

Julie Greene: We received the TOMS for Julian's sister. The Vans for Julian's brother. Thank you!

Amber DiCaro-Montanio: We received the Doll Carrier and clothes for Molly. The Calico critters and house for Casey's sister. Thank you!

Melissa Foster: We received the ipod for Nicholas K's sister. Thank you!

Trevor N Teresa Quick: We received all of your gifts! Thank you!

Doreen Ramirez: We received your gifts for Dominic and his siblings. Thank you!

Yancy Quintanilla: We received your gifts for Averi and her siblings. Thank you!

Amanda Fleming: We received the gifts for Drake's brother. Thank you!

Katie Wojcieszak: We received the Tablets and Accessory kits for King's sisters. Thank you!

Jan Halash: We received the Doctor Who stuff for Chris' sister and the game for her brother. The Lone Ranger Lego for Mikey. Thank you!

Nathan Rjeck: We received the Toy Story DVDs, a John Cena toy and 3 TMNT figures for Franky. Thank you!

Lindsay O'Gara Porter: We received the Polly Pocket for Brianna's sister. Thank you!

Bridget Wilson: We received the Heliplane, Cargo Terminal and Melt N Mold for Mikey. Thank you!

Movies Received:
Isabel DaSilva
Robin Capuano


LIST OF PACKAGES RECEIVED 11/21/13:

Nicole Thompson: We received the Sunny Stroll Arch for Walker. Thank you!

Amy McDougal Demers: We received the Mega Bloks for Walker’s brother.  We received the Lego set for Tyler’s brother.  The MobiGo game for Jackson. Thank you!

Tonya Perkins: We received the Doc McStuffins for Jacob’s sister. The Flutterbye Fairy for Mykayla. The Bulls Eye for Aiden’s brother.  The Sulley for Nathan.  The Art Set for Kerri’s sister. Thank you!

Crystal Davis Saffel: We received the Swap Force for Matthew and Call of Duty for his brother. Thank you!

Sheena Davidson: We received the shape sorter for Tylan’s sister, did you also send the Fisher Price Calssic Trio for her? The Monster High Doll for Adalyn’s sister. Thank you!

Angela Christ Riedel: We received the curling iron for Glori’s sister. The Flutterbye Fairy for Landon’s sister.  Thank you!

Eva M. Vaccari: We received the Singing Machine for Alena. Thank you!

Talon Daniel: We received the TOMS for Hannah. Thank you!

Lydia E. Johnson: We received the LifeProof Case for Jessica. The ipod shuffle for Kenneth’s sister and the Cra-z-loom for his other sister. Thank you!

Casey Moore: We received all of the Duct Tape for Dustyn. Thank you!

Holly Everett: We received the DVD player for Maia’s brother and for Kayla’s brother. Thank you!

Dennice Munroe: We received the Play Tools for David. Thank you!

Theresa Grove: We received the gifts for Jillian’s siblings. Thank you!

Jan Halash: We received the Fart Blaster lol for Mikell’s brother. Thank you!

Kimberly Wells Castoro: We received the LeapFrog for Landen.  Thank you!

Jennifer Jones: We received the Legos for Will. Thank you!

Amanda Cook: We received the Pink Hoodie for Amber. Thank you!

Kimberly Edwards Giardino: We received the Talking Sofia for Athena. Thank you!

Lindsay Scott: We received the gifts for Lucas’s sister, Tyler and his sister and Amillianna. Thank you so much for the note, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!

Movies Received:

Love4Luke

Crystal Saffel


LIST OF PACKAGES RECEIVED 11/20/13:


RECEIVED: (*disclaimer- I still have about 50 packages to go through)

Kimberly Giardino: We received the Sofia the First for Athena. We received the Barbie Bathroom for Maggie. Thank you!

 

Katherine Langolf: We received the Minecraft Legos for Molly's brother. Thank you!

 
Susan James: We received the Flutterbye Fairy for Arianna. Thank you!
 
Jan Halash: We received the Pokémon X game for Chris' brother and all of the great Doctor Who stuff for his sister. Thank you!
 
Mandy Roth Linquist: We received the gifts for Brooklyn and her brother. Thank you!
 
Jackqueline Caruso Ziff: We received the FurReal Daisy (and man can that kitty make some noise lol) for Bella and the Baby Alive for her sister. Thank you!
 
MaryJo Wagner: We received the ipod shuffle and accessory kit for Madison L. Thank you!
 
Melissa Foster: We received the Furby Boom for Madison L's sister. Thank you!
 
Kel Gates: We received the huge stuffed Dora for Sam's sister. We received the massive box of Magic the Gathering Cards for Dustyn's brother. Thank you!
 
Amy Hidalgo: We received the Doc McStuffins for Kendra. Thank you!
 
Deandra Koger: We received the Equestria girl for Jackson A's sister. Thank you!
 
Amanda Fleming Stallcup: We received the gifts for Lily and her siblings (is the UNKNOWN car from the top of this post for Lily's brother?). Thank you!
 
Jennifer Boehm: We received the Scribblenauts for Joziah's brother. Thank you!
 
Carolyn Hanshaw Carello: We received the FurReal Trixie for Mia. Thank you!
 
Victoria O'Dette: We received the Wheel Chair and Crutch Set for Andrew's sister. Thank you!
 
Amanda Garoutte: We received the Friendship Legos for Mollie. Thank you!
 
Melanie Higgins: We received the Frosty Fair Isle Set for Claire. Thank you!
 
Kelly Baker: We received the My Little Pony set and Caterpillar Puzzle for Madison G. and her brother. Thank you!
 
Jennifer Bernal: We received the Duplo Castle for Bethanie, it was beautifully wrapped. Thank you!

Christin Smith: We received the Amazon gift cards for Nico's sister. Thank you!

Jamie Southworth: We received the Luigi game for Noah's brother. Thank you!

Angela Christ Riedel: We received the George Lopez DVD for Glori. Thank you!

Sheena Davidson: We received the Hello Kitty Watch for Camron's sister and the Winter Clothes for her brother. Thank you!

Angie Dilda: We received the beautifully wrapped gifts for Laekin and her siblings. Thank you!

WE RECEIVED MOVIES FROM:
Holly Everett
Karen Heine
Elsie Costa
Martha Nelms
Allison Capuano
Jennifer Micalizzi
Thurman Carlisle
And a few that were not labeled!
THANK YOU!



LIST OF PACKAGES RECEIVED ON 10/23/13:

UNCLAIMED: We received a purple Sylvania Swivel Portable DVD Player; there was no packing slip. We had 2 wishes for this, so please let me know if YOU sent it! THANK YOU!

Jennifer Jones: We received the Skylanders Swap Force for Wii for Nico. The Soccer Ball for Evan. THANK YOU!

Connie Lopez: We received the Skull Candy Ear Phones for Elias. THANK YOU!

Michelle Lowe: We received the Lego set for Michael and the gift card for his brother. THANK YOU!

Dawn Stephens Montgomery: We received the Call of Duty game for Joshua's brother, the Mooshka doll for his sister and the Password Journal for his other sister. THANK YOU!

Susan Green Manion: We received the Swapforce for 3DS for Samuel and the Swapforce for Wii for his brother. THANK YOU!

Krystl Michalek: We received the talking minion for Roman. THANK YOU!

Thomas Gayton: We received the Magic Rise Cake for Torrence. THANK YOU!

Traci Mange Zoller: We received the Playstation 3 for Jim! THANK YOU!

Vanessa Martinez: We received the mini sewing machine for Gracie's sister. THANK YOU!

LIST OF PACKAGES RECEIVED ON 10/15/13:

Susan Green Manion: We received the Unicorn Jewelry Box for Grant's sister and the Hermit Sand and Thermometer for Grant's other sister. THANK YOU!

Michelle Bunn: We received the Detroit Tigers hat for Miles' brother. THANK YOU!

Lisa Darcey: We received the Power Ranger Morphers for Christopher and the Doc McStuffins DVD for his sister and the Pampers for his sister. THANK YOU!

Casey Moore: We received the Cooking Shows for Christopher and the Twilight Series for his sister. THANK YOU!

Traci Mange Zoller: We received the Lego Cargo Truck for Thomas. The Monster High Lagoona Blue Doll for Ian. Vtech Kidizoom Camera for Gracie. THANK YOU!

Sonia Yanez: We received the Lego City Undercover 3DS game for Sam. The Hello Kitty Dream light for Maisa. The Lion Seat Pet for Korbyn. THANK YOU!

Britt Corene: We received the Leapfrog Musical Rainbow Tea Party set for Roman's sister and the Planes Real Flight Vehicle RipSlinger for his brother and the Pokémon toys for his brother. THANK YOU!

Berenice Bee: We received the Monopoly Jr. game for Rhiannon's brother. The Jasmine 21" Doll. THANK YOU!

Diane Zanotelli Freund: We received the Rush Hour Game & Card Game for Rett and the Zoob Challenge for his brother. THANK YOU!

Kristen Bush: We received the remote control helicopters for Luke and his brother and the Elmo guitar for his brother. THANK YOU!

Jan Halash: We received the Chevron Backpack from PINK for Haley and the Ipod Shuffle for her sister and the Disney Infinity Lone Ranger Set for her brother. THANK YOU!

Vanessa Molina Martinez: We received the Plush Pink Veterinarian set for Gracie's sister. THANK YOU!

Jessica Vogel: We received the NY Giants Jersey for Brycen. THANK YOU!

Thomas Gayton: We received the Spiderman Legos for Torrence's sister and the Best Buy gift card for her brother. THANK YOU!


LIST OF PACKAGES RECEIVED ON 10/8/13:

Sonia Yanez: We received the Lego Ninjago Driller for Amy's brother! We received the Aden & Anais blankets for Gianna and the kid's CD player for her brother! THANK YOU!!

Stephanie Acocella Marrone: We received the Nerf Crossbow for Ariel! We received the Dolphin Puzzle for Carter's sister! THANK YOU!

Denise Methvin: We received the Lego Master Builder for Jack C. and the Orbeez Spa for his sister! THANK YOU!

Jan Halash: We received the tablets for Joshua E. and his brothers, and the Curious George DVDs for his little brother! THANK YOU!

Gaia Striano Bondi: We received the Skull Candy headphones for Austin's sister! THANK YOU!

Casey Moore: We received the 2 bikes for Jim's little brothers! We received the Remote Control Airplane for Christopher (immediate request)--was this from you? We had quite a few of those wishes, so we want to make sure! THANK YOU!

Patty Alvarez: We received the school bus for Grant! THANK YOU!

Susan Green Manion: We received the Unicorn Pillow Light for Grant's sister and the Hermit Crab Home for his older sister! THANK YOU!

Marianne McCarthy: We received the iTunes Gift Cards for Miles' brothers! THANK YOU!

LIST OF PACKAGES RECEIVED ON 10/4/13:

Rachael Toth Schneiders: We received the Lite Brite LED Flat Screen Pegs for Reef and the Glow Pet for Caden! THANK YOU!

Gaia Striano Bondi: We received the Toys R Us Plush Pink Veterinarian set for Reef's sister! We received the Mermaid for Caden's sister! THANK YOU!

Ava Bastress: We received the Imaginext Rescue City Center for Jack E and the Train and Ride Horse for his sister and the Nerf N Sports Cyber Hoop set for his brother! THANK YOU!

Jan Halash: We received the 3D Planetarium for Miles! THANK YOU!

Nikki Visser Artigas: We received the Holiday Barbie for Jacob's sister and the Horse & Barbie for his other sister! THANK YOU!

Stephanie Acocella Marrone: We received the Hello Kitty purse for Makayla! THANK YOU!

Saturday, November 24, 2012

WISH GRANTER ITEMS RECEIVED


LIST OF PACKAGES RECEIVED NOVEMBER 11th:
 *SHANNON PHILLIPS- we received the Avengers movie for Josh; the Lorax movie for Joshua; the Vtech tablet and Rugrats movies for Rachael; the Act of Valor movie for Tyler; the Magic Tree House Books for Nate; and the LeapFrog with the Dora game for Gracie! Thank you so much!!!!!

CASEY MOORE- We received Joshua's Bike!! Thank you!

 BROOKE OR NIECY- We received a FL Gators shirt from Amazon Fans Edge with no name for Joseph! We know it was one of you, so thank you!

CHRISTY WEST- We received the Fairy and Princess barbies for Averi! Thank you!

 TONIA MATHIEU- We received the Mario DS game for Avery! Thank you!

DANA PETERS- We received the Spongebob bedding set for Payton! Thank you!

BROOKE MCCARTHY- We treceived the Doc McStuffins for Emalee! Thank you so much!*

CASEY MOORE- We received the lalaloopsy doll house for Katelyn and the helmet for Joshua! Thank you so much!

AMANDA COX- We received the Wreck it Ralph game for Josh! Thank you so much

!NICHOLE KRUGER- We received the star wars legos for Nate! Thank you so much!

CHRISTY WEST- We received the Doc McStuffins for Gracie! Thank you so much!

MARY LOU GRUBOR- We received the Hello Kitty dream house for Rachael!! Thank you so much!

ITEMS RECEIVED 11/14: 
LEAH BURNS- We received Belle for Torrence!! Thank you!! 

CASEY MOORE- We received Snow White for Torrence and the Fijit doll for Emalee! THANK YOU! 

MARY LOU HADSALL-GRUBOR- We received the Hello Kitty Pillow for Rachael!! Thank you!! 

ROXANNE HENDERSON- We received the stamp set for Rylan, unfortunately, it was the wrong gender, so we will give it to one of our girl fighters instead. :) We also received the Mario game and Avengers movie for Scott! THANK YOU! 

KRISTEN BUSH- We received the nerf football and walkie talkies for Connor! Thank you!! 

JILL MCDONNELL- We received the iPod for Joseph!! Thank you so much!! 

SHANNON PHILLIPS- We received the Justice Perfume for Victoria! Thank you!!

  JAN HALASH- We received 2 of the train sets, one for Kaleb and one for Jeffrey! Thank you so much!!






ITEMS RECEIVED 11/19:
RACHAEL SCHNIEDERS- We received the ET Movie for Scott and a Cinderella/4 pack movie that we are unsure of who it goes to. Please let us know! Thank you so much!

MICKI LADENHAUF- We received the elmo toys for Adalyn and the Guess Who game for Averi! Thank you so much!

 KARA DAVIS- We received the Spiderwick books for Nate and the Call of Duty game for Tyler! Thank you so much!!

LESKA OSBAKKEN- We received the adult PJ's for Jessica! Thank you so much!!

BECKY WETZEL- We received the Ninjago legos for Ariel's brother! Thank you so much!


RECEIVED 11/20- 
MARYLOU GRUBOR- We received Caden's Crayola Light Designer! Thank you so much!! 


RECEIVED 11/24-
HOLLY KIMBALL- We received the Barbies with horses for Ariel! Thank you so much!

HILLARY MOORE- We received the Star Wars toys for Rett and the Disney Dance Party game for Emalee! Thank you so much!

MIEKE GEIST- We received the Lalaloopsie for Elias' sister and the Ninjago Encyclopedia for Lucas! Thank you so much!

DEBBIE TEMPALSKY- We received the Hunger Games DVD for Chris' sister, the Monster High doll for Chris' sister and the Race Track for Chris' brother. Thank you so much!!

AMANDA BUESKING- We received the Wreck it Ralph game and Tornado movie for Sam and the iTunes card and 1 Direction DVD for his sister! Thank you so much!!


ITEMS RECEIVED 11/26-

ELIZABETH HOUSWORTH- We received the light up toys for Madison! Thank you so much!

RACHAEL TOTH- We received the Scrabble Junior for Rachael's sister and the Tangled movie for Avery's sister! Thank you so much!

JAN HALASH- We received the 1 Direction dolls for Christopher's sister and Scott's sister! Thank you so much!

LISA PADULA- We received a Madagascar movie, but we're not sure who it's for, so please contact us! :)


ITEMS RECEIVED 11/27

DEBBIE TEMPALSKY- We received the NHL game for Chris! Thank you so much!

JACKIE STOUT- We received the 2 games for Toby, the lamp for Payton, the Legos for Adalyn, the Marior for 3DS and American girl doll clothes for Claire, the 1 Direction CD and makeup for Victoria! Thank you so so much!!

MEAGAN CARLINE- We received the Wipe Out game for Joshua! Thank you so much!

CATHY BOLTON- We received the WWE toys for Josh! Thank you so much!


ITEMS RECEIVED 11/28:

JEN RUTLEDGE- We received the Super mario 2 for DS for Jack, the Legos for William, the Lego City Police Station for Elias, the Beverly Hills Chihuahua movie for Brycen! Thank you sooo much!!

JUANITA CELIS- We received the Princess Dresses, accessories and mic for Katelyn, the puzzles for Rachael, the baby alive items for Ariel! Thank you!

AMBER BROWNING- We received the Headbanz game for Xander, the Playdoh candy cyclone for Connor! Thank you so much!

VICKY JUSTEN- We received the Harley toys for Kirin! Thank you so much!!

CASEY MOORE- We received the Doc McStuffins for Laekin! Thank you so much!

MICHELLE/CHRIS WEST- We received the Amazing Spiderman movie for Sean! Thank you so much!

JENNIFER JONES- We received the Star Wars Kinect game for Joshua's brother, the Star Wars trilogy for Joshua's other brother, and the Thomas set for Joshua's little brother! Thank you so much!


RECEIVED 11/30:

JESSICA EDENFIELD- We received the Beyblades for Jack's brother, the Star Wars legos for Nate's brother, the dolls/books for Reef's sister, and the singing toy for Caden's sister! Thank you so much!

DEBBIE TEMPALSKY- We received the Monster High dolls for Madison and the Learning Laptop for Madison! Thank you so much!

JAN HALASH- We received the Ninjago backpack for Lucas! Thank you so much!

LAURA BURY- We received a Fancy Nancy Dog, but we aren't sure who it's for. Is it for Laekin? We have you down for the Fancy Nancy game for DS, so we thought it might go to her. Please let us know!

CASEY MOORE- We received the earrings for Sam's sister! Thank you so much!

LISA CROWDER- We received the Old Navy gift card for Scott's sister and the iTunes gift card for Michael's brother! Thank you so much!

CAROL TAYLOR- We received the Lady Vols stuff for Jessica! Thank you so much!!


RECEIVED 12/3:

STORMY IRISH- We received the play food for Christopher's sister! Thank you!

MARYLOU GRUBER- We received the American Girl crafts for Kahlea! Thank you!

BEATRIZ PEREZ-CHARO- We received the Monster High Doll for Ariel's sister! Thank you!

GAIA STRIANO BONDI- We received the LeapPad Explorer for Reef! Thank you so much!

LAURA BURY- We received the Tinkerbell movie for Laekin's sister and the Lalaloopsy for Madison's sister! Thank you so much!

LUANNE STILLINGS- We received 3 spy gear toys for Eli, the Furby for Bishop and the NBA game for Dejon! Thank you so much!

STACEY SABLESKI ZIERAK- We received the barbies for Makayla and the Beat the Parents game for Connor! Thank you so much!

BRITT CORENE- We received the DVD for Toby's sister and the blocks, rabbit and books for his brother! Thank you so much!


RECEIVED 12/4:

JENNIFER WARREN- We received the Tinkerbell movie for Bethanie and the Twilight movies for her sister, and the Hunger Games for Sean's sister! Thank you!

TAMI CANSLER- We received the UT stuff for Jim! Thank you!

CASEY MOORE- We received the LeapPad game for Brycen, the Toy story movies for Sean, the Robot for Patrick, the 1 Direction doll for Madison,

LAURA BURY- We received Fancy Nancy for DS for Laekin, Toy Story for Xbox for Brody and the Innotab game for his sister! Thank you!!

STORMY IRISH- We received the WWE toys for Christopher! Thank you!!

MICHELLE LOWE- We received the Dream Lites Pillow for Nolan's brother and the Hex bugs for Nolan! Thank you!

BRITT CORENE- We received Fox & the Hound for Adalyn's brother and the Avengers movie for Xander's brother. Thank you!!

LEANNA FARMER KELPINE- We received Madden 13 for Dejon! Thank you!

JEN TOTH RUTLEDGE- We received the iPod touch for Vinny! Thank you!!

LUANNE STILLINGS- We received Disney Dance Party for Ivee! Thank you!!


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ITEMS WITH NO NAMES:
We are receiving items without the senders name or the name of the child who wished for it. PLEASE be sure you put some type of identifier on these to help us out! We have a LOT of wishes for the same type of items, so please be sure to send ethier your name or the child's name.

*None at this time.

Saturday, May 19, 2012

The Story Behind Our Organization

 
Amanda tells the story of how it all began......
 
Spring 2008 was just like any other season in my life, nothing to write home about. That was until I met 4 year old Joshua Edmondson. With a hat on you would never be able to tell that he is sick; he's spunky and loud and outgoing. He's definitely good for a lot of laughs! Remove that hat and you notice that he has an amazingly smooth, bald and beautiful head. When Joshua was two years old he was diagnosed with a severe autoimmune disease that attacks his hair follicles along with other parts of his body. Not long after that diagnosis, his family was hit even harder with a worse diagnosis- a rare bone marrow disease that effects one in one million children. There is no research or cure for this disease. Joshua travels across the US in hopes of find better ways to manage his pain that the disease causes. As he continues to grow, his doctors continue to diagnose. Last year his doctors added Crohn's Disease and Blau Syndrome to his ever changing list of set backs. You would think that through the endless tests, surgeries, chemo infusions and steroid pulses that it would be impossible for Joshua to find that gorgeous smile and contagious laugh of his...but I've found the exact opposite to be true. Joshua laughs and he plays and he grows and he just wants to be like every other little boy. The reality is that Joshua will never have the chance to live a 'normal' life. From his courage, inspiration and grace was born the Battle for a Cure Foundation.

 
You see, every time that Joshua is in the hospital he ends up on the oncology floor because his body cannot tolerate the germs that the other children bring in. It was on that floor at Dell Children's Hospital in Austin, Texas that my life changed forever. Joshua is not the only bald little boy with tubes and machines...the reality is that there are TOO many children spending their childhoods on that hospital floor. The more research I did about childhood cancer the sicker I became. "How", I thought, "can the world not be doing MORE about this?!?" Looking at Joshua, looking at the little fighters, I decided I had found my purpose in life. The purpose of the Battle for a Cure Foundation is to send HOPE through gifts and love, and to find a CURE for childhood cancer.


 Little DannyRan Matthews received one of our first Hope Baskets (later changed to boxes).

The Battle for a Cure Foundation sends HOPE through Hope Boxes to children fighting cancer and their siblings. A Hope Box contains toys and gifts to help lift the spirits of the kids and families. This year (2011) we sent about 200 Hope Boxes through our Christmas Hope Program to children fighting cancer all over the U.S. as well as countless Hope Boxes through our Kimberly's Hope Program.

In 2012, our new campaign called the CURE Movement will make it's way across the US as a means to fund clinical trials in hopes of finding a CURE for these amazing little kids. As our organization grows, it's very humbling for me to stand back and witness the blessings that are being poured out over all of our families and little fighters. You will never know true inspiration until you have spent time with a child and a family that is fighting childhood cancer; you appreciate every single breath, every single step, every single miracle, every single laugh and smile...you embrace and appreciate all things in life, big and small.
Little Danny and Amanda celebrating his end of treatment by releasing balloons.

When asked by a friend to give an original quote for her to use in a presentation for her college class, this is what I sent in. I want to inspire the younger generation to be world changers! You can do ANYTHING you set your mind and heart to do!

 
"Each of us has a responsibility given by God to love, care for and help our fellow man. Each of us holds within us the strength, power and intelligence to make a difference in this world. You cannot wait for others to do what you have been called to do. There’s no one else like you; the world is waiting for the original. Step out each day, speak up for what is right and leave your mark on this world; a stamp of love, compassion and joy."

 
 

Through love and courage,
Amanda Harbin-Bartlett
Founder/President
Battle for a Cure Foundation
 

Thursday, April 7, 2011

2011 CureSearch Walk Battle4aCure Teams!!


As most of you know, Battle4aCure was born and raised in Austin, Texas. However, our love and efforts extend all over the WORLD.

Every year in the US, CureSearch holds walks to raise money for Childhood Cancer Research! And Every Year that it has been in Austin, TX, Battle4aCure has participated in this event! 2011 will mark our 3rd Year...and we're hoping to make it our BEST year!

This year we had a friend of ours, Ashley, asked if she could have a Battle4aCure team in the Denver, CO area...we said OF COURSE!

Below you will find a list of ALL of the Battle4aCure Teams participating across the US this Year! Be sure to check back often for New Battle4aCure Teams!


AUSTIN, TX
9/24/11
The Austin, TX Team Page
Team Captain- Amanda Harbin-Bartlett
amanda@battle4acure.org


DENVER, CO
8/20/11
The Denver, CO Team Page
Team Captain- Ashley Green
ashleygreen86@gmail.com


OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
9/17/11
The Oklahoma City, OK Team Page
Team Captain- Sheila Wilson
sw8706@gmail.com


If you would like to start a Battle4aCure Team in Your Area please contact amanda@battle4acure.org! Wondering if there's a walk in your area? Click here - List Of CureSerach Walks - to find out!

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Mark Your Calendars!


Check it out! Battle4aCure t-shirts 2011! We can't wait to see you wearing them and helping us raise awareness! The link to purchse is on our website.

Later this week we'll be announcing the date of our spring Garage sale to help us raise money to continue shipping gifts to kids all over the US fighting cancer. Thank you in advance for helping us make this a success! Stay tuned to our Facebook page for announcements!

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Battle4aCure on K-LOVE


Battle4aCure was honored to be featured on K-Love's Make a Difference Monday about our Christmas Hope Boxes and Kimberly's Hope Program. Have a listen!

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Why is it called "Kimberly's Hope"

Since we have expanded our Kimberly's Hope program beyond Christmas, we have had quite a few volunteers contact us wanting to know "Who in the world is Kimberly?"
I'm very excited to share this with you:

Kimberly Shaw was a sister, a daughter, a mother, a friend and a cancer fighter. She was an incredible person!
At just 25 years old she touched so many lives! Everywhere she went she shared the love of God and she told everyone she met that she refused to give up hope because she knew with all of her heart that God was going to give her a miracle.

She believed in our program and she was one of our biggest supporters. Her HOPE was to give love and smiles to all of the children fighting cancer. She wanted to extend the love that people had shown to her during her fight with cancer to the littlest fighters of all. She cared deeply for all of the children that she met through us.

To say that Kimberly will be missed is an understatement. We think about her every minute of every day; she's in every song, every butterfly, every whisper of wind on a sunny day.
She will never be forgotten and we know that she is in heaven, surrounded by tons of children, smiling down on all of us and the love that has been given in her name!

I know that she has been on the welcoming committee of all of the children that have earned their angel wings since her passing. She was an outstanding mother to her 1 year old son Barrett, and we know without a doubt that she carried that love and compassion for children on to the next life.

Kimberly earned her angel wings on August 27, 2010. She lives FOREVER in our hearts.




Please continue to keep Kimberly's son, Barrett, in your thoughts and prayers.