Great Job! And Another Opportunity...

Auction results are in and we were able to raise $408.01 for the OI Foundation (OIF)!  Thank you to everyone who donated items, thank you to everyone who spent time organizing this, and thank you to everyone who bid, especially the four auction winners.  We are touched that all of this would be done in response to our son.  Because of your generosity, research will be funded and people living with OI will receive support.  Thank you.

As promised, though, there is another way you can give, if you still desire to do so.  Whether you lost a bid on the auction or are just hearing about this for the first time, you can still help out the OIF.  Matt from ATQ contacted somebody who volunteers with the OIF and told her about what we were doing.  Of course, the woman, Julie, is a Duck fan, so she was more than willing to help out.  They worked together to organize a special donation.  The proceeds of this donation will go directly toward sending people to the OI Conference, which is a three-day gathering in Portland, Oregon, of OI patients and their families, which includes informational sessions and fun social events.  Julie, who volunteers in the Portland area, told us she knew personally of several people who really wanted to go but wouldn't be able to afford the entry fee of $150.

Last night Matt set up the donation account through Paypal, and then set a goal of raising $300, which would send two people to the conference.  Well, within 12 hours, we've already blown by that goal, so Matt raised it to $600!  If you would like to help out, you can read all about how Matt set this up (there is a link on that page to donate):

ATQ: OI Miracle Wolf Scholarship Fund

If you want to donate directly, go here:



There are so many things that we read about that make us shake our heads in sadness for the state of humanity.  Take a few minutes, push all those things out of your head, and consider this: a bunch of Duck fans who post stories and comments on a blog, whom neither Julia or I have ever met, have made the effort to honor Wolf by contributing time and money to a cause that they only heard about several weeks ago.  These are amazing people, and I can't even describe how much they've blessed us through their generosity.  They saw a need, they worked together, and they responded eagerly and selflessly to that need.  Even though we have never met in person, I consider all of the people at ATQ dear friends, and I hope that someday we can meet so I can look each one of them in the eye and say thank you (and then break down in tears, most likely).  God can work through anyone, anywhere, and He does. 

Thank you, ATQ!  And thank you to everyone else who has participated in this!