Hello Thursday!

Hi there. I am glad you found me.
I have not received any financial donations in a while, so I am asking if you want something to go directly to a certain mom, please type her name in while making a donation through Paypal. I receive the money immediately and I can go and purchase something for her the same day!

I am thinking Jensen's mom would really go for a salad from Olive Garden, especially since last month when no one was able to take her one. I can do it tomorrow, Friday, or on Saturday. Or both! :D

If you would like me to purchase something else for her, please let me know. I keep a supply of items used in the ChemoMoms baskets so I may create another little goody bag with hand sanitizer, lotion, chapstick, etc. just to have a "Thinking of You" gift to take her. Or, if anyone knows her favorite Bath & Body Works scent, I could pick up something there. I am more than willing to do anything for her. And I will make sure she knows who it's from - I am just the messenger!

With HOPE,
Tammy

Curing Childhood Cancer Tags

Did you know that anyone in the state of Alabama can purchase a Curing Childhood Cancer car tag when you renew your tag???

That's right - there is a tag available that costs an additional $50, but you can personalize it for nothing extra or take a random numbered one on the spot. Out of the $50 fee, $41.25 goes to Colette's doctor's office in Birmingham, UAB Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, located in Children's Hospital.

What if some of the folks who pay the $50 fee just to have their vehicle personalized actually chose a cancer tag instead? When Deidre Downs was Miss America, she promoted the tags since her platform was curing childhood cancer. She worked closely with Birmingham's Dan Sims, father of leukemia patient Janie Sims, who passed away a few years ago. Dan even provided gifts for Colette when she was in stem cell for Christmas 2005. I am proud to know another parent who was so driven to help other area kids, he created the Janie Sims Foundation and provided the whole parent lounge on 4 Tower at Children's.

So here is the deal - PLEASE tell your family and friends that they can REALLY help Colette and other children from around the state by purchasing the tag when they renew. You don't have to get it personalized, one we did and one we didn't. The first one we bought said CLTTE and that is the special one to me. You don't see a lot of folks in Mobile with these tags and that makes me sad!! When you go to Birmingham, you see TONS AND TONS - that was a game we played when we drove up the parking deck going to the hospital. We counted over 30 cars with the tags as we drove up the different levels. If you buy one, please let me know - Colette would like to send you a little gift for your thoughtfulness!

With HOPE,
Tammy