#Giving Tuesday

NowA Celebration of YOU!

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." – Helen Keller

MARCH 21, 2020

Life changed! IL residents were asked to

shelter-in-place.

You stepped up to help those impacted the most!

Broadening Our Outreach: A 2020 goal!

ClassA slow rollout became

a gush!

Cancer Survivors and Their

Caregivers25

Others Seriously Ill including

Make-a-Wish IL & Covid-19

patients

275

Frontline Medical

Professionals1087

Isolated Senior Citizens 877

Those Suffering Hardships 387

TOTAL 2651 since March 20!

THANK YOUs For YOU!

Mt. Enterprise, TX

Rockledge

Regional

Hospital, FL

Elderly

Partnering with Make-a-Wish IL

ONE WISH KID HER MOM’S THANK YOU

My daughter is currently waiting for her wish from Make-A-Wish, as it has been postponed due to the pandemic.

She received an Album of Hope today and it brought tears to our eyes. It truly made her day. Thank you.

• March-April: 1st round

• May-August: 2nd round

My dad has Stage 4 colon cancer. He’s endured chemo and radiation for 3 straight

years. A Marine and Air National Guard veteran, volunteer firefighter and father of five,

God has really blessed him – he's held up really well the last three years – but since the

pandemic started, he has really begun to weaken. Dad is super-social and now he can’t

go outside do the little things he used to enjoy, like go down to the firehouse (he’s been a

volunteer since 1973) and hang out with the guys, or walk around the block, or visit his

retiree group at McDonald's for breakfast. He's in pain and nauseous. Even worse, the

weather is so bad he can't sit outside in the sun, one of his favorite things to do. He’s

finally asked us to visit (with masks), because he can’t stand the thought of not seeing us

again. My heart is breaking to see him so depressed and weak. –His loving daughter

Good Morning,

If possible, please send Megan an album. Megan is a nurse at Henry Ford Hospital. Her

husband Joe, is a police officer. Everyday they both face the unknown of the virus. They

have two precious little girls. Each time Joe and Megan leave for work, they have no idea

if they will return home. Please send some hope!

My dad has stage 4 colon cancer. It’s so hard to be away from him. Your book

might be a nice pick-me-up for him during this time of isolation. He’s a fighter

and working so hard to get healthy. Thank you and love, Casey

Hi, delivery was a success today at

Greenfields! Julie and her staff were waiting

for us!

I want to say thank you since this enabled

me to be at Greenfields for the first time in 6

weeks, and I felt reconnected for a moment

with the staff and Mom. I would be visiting

Mom at least twice a week, so being away

so long has been tough to deal with.

These woman are so important since they

are entertaining and keeping our loved ones

active!

Thank you for your mission, and for extending it to others during this

unprecedented time. Please send an album to Steve and Giselle. They are

posted at a hot-spot hospital in Iowa.

So much gratitude for Albums of Hope!!! Thank you!!! Judi

Hello,

I was wondering if I could get an album sent to my elderly father. He’s alone

after losing his wife of 42 years to cancer and now he is fighting cancer as well

and I think it would cheer him up.

I would like you to consider my mom as a recipient of

one of the albums.

After my dad died twelve years ago, she eventually

found love again. She lost him unexpectedly this fall.

My mom is on her own, again, but this time she's by

herself while my brother and I, and our families, are

miles and miles away.

She talks on the phone about how hard it is being home

alone in the evening.

Stories from the Frontlines!• A 78-year-old patient

• Recently diagnosed with gastric (stomach) cancer

• Overwhelmed, alone and scared

• After lunch I peeked in on Mary and noticed that she was

crying. I gave her an Album of Hope, we looked through the

album together and each talked about a memory that each

picture or saying brought to us.

• We cried together and we laughed together and when it was

time for me to go home for the day, she looked at me and

said, “I think the Lord sent me an angel today.”

• I gave her a big hug, washed my hands and walked out of her

room, tears of gratitude streaming down my face. It was a

good day for both of us!

• A patient that didn’t speak much English, but he spoke enough to thank me.

• Several days later, he thanked me again for the wonderful gift.

• “God bless you,” he said as he walked away.

• A patient was sitting in her room looking out the window with a frown on her face; I asked if I could give

her a little something.

• She opened the album immediately, then flipped through the album.

• She stopped on a photo of hot air balloons. “I just love these” referring to the balloons. “I always wanted

to ride in one but am afraid of heights, but I love to look at them and listen to the whooshing sound they

make when they pass by.” She thanked me for the gift and a wished her a good day.

• I noticed later that the photo of the hot air balloons was open on her bedside table.

I wanted these albums to bring a smile, joy, or some happiness to the patients that received them,

but I think the experience brought smiles, joy and some happiness to this nurse too!

Three Pillars

Senior Living

Community

Dear Jenny,

Thank you for gifting us here at the

Three Pillars Retirement Home. Albums

of Hope!

Active seniors do not sit and acted

bored. Not here! We formed a team 8

steps to make a mask, to date our team of

24 have produced over 2,000. Skill

cutting, pressing, and sewing,

etc. Everyone loves a surprise, a gift, and

Albums of Hope was quite

that. Unexpected joy!

Beautiful story of Laura’s journey with

Brad. Through her tears, just look at the

incredible joy she continues to motivate

others to give of themselves.

Jenny, love Laura Townsend and of

course Creative Memories

Gracious thank you from our Mask Task

crew.

THANK YOU!