As we were hanging with Mady this evening, Susan the nurse brought in a lovely hospital volunteer named Rona Matisoff. She's friendly and funny and has been delivering stuffed animals to sick kids for 32 years. For the past 4 years they've been Build-A-Bears.
The company donates the bears, and a local man donates $2,000 a year for the bears' clothing. Rona organizes Build-A-Bear parties for volunteers to stuff and clothe the bears, then she visits sick kids in the hospital and lets them select the bear they like.
Mady picked a very cool Snow Leopard wearing khaki shorts, hiking boots, and a reversable vest--it was Rona's favorite too! Thank you Rona, you do good work.
Day 10 (cont): Rona, the Build-A-Bear lady
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4 comments:
oh my goodness! I think we'll have to start shopping for Snow Leopard some extra outfits!! Does he/she have a name yet??? Love ya Mady!!
Hello, sweet girl, This is Grandma Peggy to say I am enjoying the updates of what's happening there.
Snow Leopard, Hmmmm. Any names yet? XXOO.
Hello Trey and Chris. I really love your web page. What a great idea.
Hello Mady. You're on our minds every day. I'm hoping my bronchitis clears up soon so I can come visit. (I know you just can't wait for a visit from an old guy! I'll come with Sarah and Hannah.) In the meantime, I'm keeping my germs at home.
Will
PS. Sounds like having leukemia really stinks. Sounds like being treated for leukemia isn't all that hot either, but I guess it's better than not being treated. I'm sorry it happened to you. You don't deserve it, that's for sure.
That is so cool that you got a build-a-bear, Mady. I hate to repeat what other peoples have said, but I really would like to hear any name ideas you might have. And of coarse I respect the fact that it takes some people longer to name stuffed animals, and I actually don't know how long it takes you...but of coarse it's different every time.
Yeah, so, anyway, I'll see you tonight, actually.
~~STEPHANIE~~
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