FRIDAY OCTOBER 5TH. It was raining all week, and supposed to rain the whole day. Luckily our little angel had other plans. We had been planning for this day for months now. Eager for it to come, yet still heartbreaking that we weren’t able to have Rylee with us. We knew when Rylee passed away we wanted everyone to remember …
Camp Hazelnut 2018 (Sister Hazel’s Lyrics for Life Foundation)
We spent this weekend at the 4th annual Camp Hazelnut at Camp Crystal Lake outside Gainesville, FL. The Camp Hazelnut goal is simple: create a playful, safe, uplifting experience for kids and families navigating the overwhelming challenges of a cancer diagnosis… a place to simply get away and come together. The band members from Sister Hazel organize the event through their …
Karaoke 5k (the recap)
I reached out to Beat Nb in April of this year. It’s an organization that I had been following here and there for some time while my son Nnamdi was alive. Nnamdi passed away on October 31st of last year after battling the disease for 18 months. He was two. By April of 2018, I was physically and emotionally exhausted …
Patriots Present Patriots Difference Maker of the Week Award to Patrick Lacey from Braintree, Mass.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (Sept. 14, 2018) – Eight years ago, the Kraft family and Patriots Foundation introduced Celebrate Volunteerism, a season-long initiative focused on recognizing community volunteers and promoting the importance of giving back to the community through service. Throughout the 2018 season, the foundation will continue its Celebrate Volunteerism initiative by teaming with nonprofit organizations to educate fans about the …
Gold: An Evening to Beat Childhood Cancer (Tampa, 2018)
It was a beautiful and perfect evening. Presented by CrossCountry Mortgage, Inc, with incredible support from the Ryan Callahan Foundation, Papa Johns, and the 13 Ugly Men (among many others), Beat Nb’s Gold: An Evening to Beat Childhood Cancer raised over $265,000 on Sept 8 at Armature Works in Tampa. 350+ caring, passionate people came together to celebrate how we …
Hoops for Lives
On June 24th in San Diego, the Hoops for Lives 3 on 3 basketball tournament was a great success – raising over $10,000! It’s one of our favorite types of events – organized out of the heart and passion of kids: specifically, students Zachary Robinson, Julia Maurer, Spencer Reckles, Reese Reckles and Ellery Robinson. 12 year old Zachary wanted to do …
Give Day Tampa Bay: the Insta-llation
What a blast! On Tuesday May 1st, Give Day Tampa Bay, we featured our pop-up art installation at Armature Works in Tampa.Three separate kid-themed scenes made up the Instagrammable pop-up, with pro photographers at each scene. For any donation, we’d snap your photo and email it to you on the spot.The kite scene was created by Tallahassee muralist Matt Shanaghan. …
Karaoke for the Kure: GALA 2017 raises 6 figures for KIDS fighting cancer
What a night! Our most successful Tampa event yet happened Friday, October 13th, at Port Tampa Bay in Cruise Terminal 2. (We also premiered the video above there, featuring Rea and Sofia + family).Karaoke for the Kure: GALA 2017 was presented by CrossCountry Mortgage this year, along with support from many incredible groups and individuals from around Tampa.Around 300 Tampa and …