Val was cleaning out some things, and found some more José goodies. ;o) One of her old tickets featuring you-know-who. :D
I swear to God, this is a slightly different one. ;o) It is!!
They deserve ALL THE HUGS!!
And bless Sam!
Local Fan Dedicates Bar Mitzvah Project to Caps-related Fundraiser -
Arlington, Va. - Two years ago Sam Greene was reading the sports section of The Washington Post when an article on his favorite team captured his attention.
The piece profiled former Capitals goaltender Jose Theodore’s experience with premature birth and the subsequent loss of his infant son, Chace, in June 2009.
Born prematurely in June 1999 at Shady Grove Hospital in Rockville, Md., Greene immediately felt a special connection to the netminder, who established Saves for Kids prior to the start of the 2010-11 season as a fundraising program to honor his son’s life and benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Children’s National Medical Center.
Theodore’s performance, statistics and pledges from the community eventually resulted in a $45,191.01 donation to the hospital as well as an inspired fan.
“I read [The Post article] and thought, ‘that’s what I want to do,” said Greene.
Recently Greene organized Walks for Kids, a charity walk in the spirit of Theodore’s foundation, for his bar mitzvah project.
Required to perform a mitzvah – a good deed – as part of his Jewish faith, Greene developed Walks for Kids because it allowed him to combine his love of the Capitals with the chance to benefit sick newborns and infants hospitalized in the NICU at Children’s National.
“What it means is that more people who weren’t as fortunate as I was will get the chance to have a full lifetime,” said Greene.
The sixth-grader began organizing the event early this year by writing a letter to family and friends that described the mitzvah project, explained Theodore’s experience with premature birth and invited participation in Walks for Kids.
Greene’s effort culminated on May 6, when he and 44 friends and family members gathered at the Rio Center in Gaithersburg, Md., for a mile-long charity walk, which also featured music, games, giveaways and an appearance by the Red Rockers.
Walks for Kids resulted in $3,183 for the NICU, surpassing Greene’s goal of raising up to $2,500.
The support from friends and family members was meaningful to Greene, who will celebrate his bar mitzvah next month.
“It’s been overwhelming in a positive way,” he said. “So many people have given so much to us and it really is touching to know how many people will support you if you really put your mind to something.”
Throughout his project, Greene wanted to raise awareness for premature birth, a cause he hopes resonated with his supporters.
“I hope they [learned] that there are people out there who aren’t as fortunate as me or who aren’t as fortunate as them and that by supporting NICU they’re supporting the children for the rest of their lives,” he said.
Theodore, currently a goaltender with the Florida Panthers, is among those who were warmed by Greene’s project.
“It’s definitely special and that’s why my heart will always be in D.C.,” said Theodore. “The fans and people were and are so generous. I am really moved and touched.”
I’m feeling much better tonight than last night. Perhaps it’s because it’s Friday, and I am away from there for 2 days.
But I also think it’s because of this: I’m the type of person that if I have a hope or expectation in my mind of how something or a situation is going to be, and then I’m hit smack in the face with the fact that it’s not going to be that way, then I need a little time to digest and process that shit sandwich.
So yesterday when I realized I will be the one responsible for the scheduling and supervision of the Circulation students, along with my ILL work, for at least the next 3 months, it was a smash in the face. I thought someone else was going to be handling the bulk of that. I was wrong I realized. So I was not happy.
But I’ve had a day to process, and I’m ok. It was just the initial shock. Now that I understand the situation fully, I’m fine.
Oh, and to make it even better though (and to be honest, I was fine before I found out this part, but this is a plus) my supervisor/new department head told me that the dean DID approve a temporary raise for the extra duties I’ve taken on!! I’m SHOCKED!! She’s always said no in the past when someone asked. I think it might be because she LOVES my new supervisor, so the fact that she was on board with it helped me. It still has to be approved by our HR department, and the guy in charge of that area is a total dick, so it could still get shot down, but at least the dean said ok, and that makes me feel much better.
Happy weekend, everyone!
Now if our neighbors would take their heinous cooking smells and shove them up their asses, I’d actually be pretty happy right now.
This is all kinds of adorable. Just stop it with that hair on your forehead!
So many rats…
Did I post this one already? Well, just in case I didn’t, I am now. ;o)
I’m going to find out how he got that forehead scar if it’s the last thing I do on earth. Haha.