Friday, July 21, 2006

 

What a day!!!

Last Saturday was the day we have been anticipating ever since we found out that it was being planned. For those of you who don't know, LeeAnn's good friend Ann and her husband Chris Caldwell, along with the help of some of our family members, organized and held a golf outing in honor of Liliana. It was an amazing event. A lot of people participated which we have not seen since before Lili was born. It was great to see everyone! A lot of people who were not able to participate in golf, donated to the cause. There were more donations than there were holes to put signs on. There were many signs and posters with Liliana's picture and story of her life and progress. There were souveneirs from the event, my personal favorite being red cause bracelets that say Liliana's Angels. There were lots of wonderful gifts donated to the event to be raffled off. It looked like people were having the most fun trying to outbid each other on the silent auction. There was a basketball and football signed by past Detroit Lions player, Tony Semple showing his support for Lili, and thanking everyone else for their support. The basketball was also signed by everyone who attended the event, and was given to us toward the end of the day. The football was raffled off and won by a neighbor of LeeAnn's sister who generously gave it to LeeAnn, Lili, and I. I won a $50 gift certificate to Dick's in the raffle. Ann's brother hand made a beautiful adirondak chair to be raffled off which LeeAnn wanted real bad. We bought a few squares but had no luck in winning. However, the person that won the chair ended up giving it to my parents, and my parents ended up giving it to us. What a surprise!!! Golfing was fun. We played at Centennial Acres, which is just west of Lansing. Got to play with my brother, my cousin, and one of my brother's friends. A lot of people thought we were going to be the team to beat, however we all played terrible and did not even come close to the first place team. We had fun and that is all that matters. Thank you to everyone for your support! Thank you to all who helped plan and put this event together! Thank you everyone for your generous donations! Thank you all who helped this event be such a great success! All of your love, help and support is helping us to give Liliana the best of what this world has to offer!

Comments:
The Golf Outing was unreal!! It was so overwhelming to have such love and support for our little girl!! I had an amazing time talking with and seeing people I had not been able to in years, Ann included! Thank You for making that day so special, one that we will forever remember!
Enjoy the update Vicky...now tell Steven to update his Blog too! LOL
Cant wait to see you guys in August...miss you much! XO to Logan.
 
Ann did such an incredible job planning the outing. She is truly one of Liliana's Angels. The generosity of everyone involved was so overwhelming. We just want to say thanks too. It was great meeting Ann and getting to help in the small ways that we could. Since its so hard for David and LeeAnn to see everyone, this was the perfect get together for those that were able to attend. Liliana was present in all of our hearts even though she couldn't be there. That was quite obvious by the enthusiasm, warm wishes and generosity. What a blessed event for our precious grand-daughter!!! Papa and Nana
 
It was truly an honor to plan the event for your little girl who is sooo loved by so many people. The generosity from others was incredible and she has truly brought out an amazing amount of love and kindness in so many people. I had so much fun at the outing and it was great to see everyone enjoying the day. Lili was definitely with all of us in our hearts. I am glad that we were able to help out! Thanks to everyone who helped plan the day.
XOXO to Lili, David & LeeAnn!
 
Oh, one more thing - thanks to Jan Mignano for donating the Adirondack chair back to the family. That was such an awesome thing to do and really made a lot of people happy!!! It looks perfect on Liliana's front porch.
 
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