Have a Care, Give a Bear

It is almost April, Build-a-Bear time. Each year my sister Lori (BFF on this blog!) hosts a Build-a-Bear retreat for all the children on dialysis at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL. She does this because she cares and because she is grateful for organ donation in a very personal way. She personally collects all the donations for the event. I am the official photographer for the event and have to say it gives me great pleasure to see these precious children, some little, some big, rushing around the store picking out animals, clothes, shoes, and accessories. It is a day they don’t need to worry about dialysis and their parents are able to see the happy smiles on their faces. Each child is given a “kidney” made with love by Lori, colorful and small, to place inside their chosen animal. Together then, a wish is made. The event is “Kids Need the Darndest Things” and will occur on Sunday, April 11th, 2010. Please keep organ donation on your mind and the beautiful laughter of those children. The Transplant Foundation, Inc. affiliated with the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami supports the event and provides for the children who have already had their organ transplants.

To donate, please go to http://www.transplantfoundation.org/donation.asp
Click on "Honor Gift" and enter Laura Kowalczyk. Your support would mean the world to many.

Thanks and happy smiles!

Lindy