This Saturday morning, seven of the Seminole Sitters are volunteering their time to man the kids' station at the American Lung Association in Florida's annual Fight for Air Walk. This is a great opportunity to meet some of our staff, while they help the kids on the free bounce house, offer face painting, and more! Enjoy the day, support a great cause, and come out to meet:
The Fight for Air Walk is an event where families, friends, businesses, schools or individuals walk to help make a difference in the millions of lives affected by lung disease. Whether you are on a team or walking by yourself, this is a great way to show your community that you are fighting for air. When you finish the walk, we hope you will walk away with a new-found respect for your lungs.
Toys donated to the Guardian ad Litem program
The Seminole Sitters sponsored a dozen children this year through the Guardian ad Litem program, aged 14 months to 16 years. Eleven of the children were boys, as the program's contact informed us that there was a deep need for little boys to be "adopted" this Christmas.
The Florida Guardian ad Litem program speaks for abused and neglected children in court. It's difficult for children to testify against their own parents, especially when the parent-in-question is in the same courtroom. An advocate from the GaL program is granted time alone with the child to hear their story, and then speaks in their place during the hearing.
Seminole Sitter Lisa-Marie is a former Guardian ad Litem, and encouraged the others, writing "You guys have no idea how much this makes these kids' day - their year. My child was crying; he was so happy with the gifts he got." Without these gifts, many of the children being assisted by GaL would have a very lonely and empty Christmas.
If you are interested in getting involved with the local Guardian ad Litem program, they are always seeking volunteers.
A good friend of ours, Angie Pichard, works with the Guardian Ad Litem program. She says they have over 500 children this year, and deeply need individuals and businesses to step up and sponsor a child for the holidays.
The Sitters are stepping up one-by-one to sponsor children, and we want to encourage you to do the same. It's very simple, and inexpensive:
- Pick a boy or a girl (they have a large need for boys to be sponsored).
- Pick an age group: 0-5, 6-9, 10-12, or 13-17.
- Angie has a "wish list" for each child, and you'd be asked to help put something together for them in time for the holidays.
It's such a small thing to do for a little one in need. Please E-mail Angie at alpichard@hotmail.com and let her know we sent you.
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