This post is way past due since my little one decided to take an unexpected trip to the hospital. Jules & I started this blog to show our crafting adventures & mishaps however in addition to that we also wanted to find a way to participate in & promote charitable events.
Of course the spirit of this is all
about Pay it Forward and
in keeping with the theme of our blog
we call ours Sass it Forward.
So here is our first Sass it Forward
Event we are so proud to be working with & supporting
Ellianna's Ohana
& their amazing "Toy Safe Drive"
Let me first introduce you to
Ellianna's Ohana. This beautiful charity born out of love by our dear
friend from grade school Taunya in honor of her daughter Ellianna.
Here is Taunya & Ellie's story in
her words:
This will be the
fourth event I have hosted in honor of my daughter, Ellianna. Ellie was killed
in January of 2009 in a car crash that occurred on Union Hills Road. She was
just ten days shy of her fourth birthday when the car she was safely strapped
into, in a car seat installed by the fire department, was hit by a car speeding
92 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone. The driver had a current warrant
out for his arrest for a previous DUI and was on a self-proclaimed "beer
run" at the time of the crash. Ellie was unconscious on scene and remained
so during her four days at St. Joseph's Hospital as the doctors there did
everything they could to save her life. The injuries she sustained were
unrecoverable. We hosted her funeral on the day that was to be her 4th birthday
party. Because of the way that Ellie was killed, the safety of our streets is
an important cause for me. I have volunteered with our law enforcement at
several DUI checkpoints where I have witnessed DUI vans fill with the
"taking" and they overflow with it during the holidays. The
Governor's Office of Highway Safety has provided a DUI processing van that we
will fill with toys and other needed items for the children of Crisis Nursery.
Let's fill this van full of "giving" instead of "taking",
especially as we head into the holiday season. Let's help meet the needs of
these children while we remind our community of the need to drive safe!
I really want to challenge all of our
friends reading this to please participate in this event in one way or another.
Our lives are built up of all these little moments where we can choose to
help someone. It may be just a small act but lots and lots of small acts can
lead to really really BIG things, and of course that's what Sass it Forward is
all about.
Tonight at mass the priest was talking
about being a saint & that we are all called to be a saint. Of course
that sounds so overwhelming, I know I was like dude I'm pretty sure sainthood
is not in the cards for me but he said not all of us are called to be like
Mother Teresa or St. Francis or the Pope. Those people had specific calls from God who granted them the grace to do the things they did. The way in
which we can all be saints is by the small things we do in our lives. The
love we give our families, the way we love others, the way we help those in
need. Small moments everyday that add up to something big.
So keeping this in mind I ask you to
please participate in this event.
Ideally we would love to see you at the
event on November 23
which will have many awesome things
including fire trucks, police
cars, train rides, & clowns to name a few things.
If you cant make it to the event
then please still consider donating items.
Ellianna's Ohana's Facebook
page has ideas of what the Crisis Nursery needs or you can just donate a toy.
Just message me & I will be happy to pick up the items anywhere in
Arizona.
If you are not in a position to donate than please just share
this event.
Like the page & share it with others & tell your
friends.
This event is shaping up to be
something extraordinary but that can only happen with help from people like you
so please give us just a moment to create something big.
Like this page & share it with all your friends!
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