Saturday, September 26, 2009

The Little Lighthouse- Mini Laps

Thank you so much to everyone who made The Little Lighthouse Mini Laps fundraiser a huge success. Overall something like $260,000 was raised, including corporate sponsorships and matching grants. And Ava brought in $2,345!! Woo-hoo! Thank you all!

Here are some photos from the event. Unfortunately I forgot to get a photo of the 'world' on the bald head until the end of the event. It had smudged quite a bit, oh well. The theme was "It's a Small World". I KNOW you will enjoy browsing through the photos of these beautiful children, walking, or rolling their lap while the crowd cheered on their accomplishments. It was a tear jerker for sure. By the way, Ava did so great!
































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14 comments:

  1. JustineSeptember 27, 2009 at 3:00 PM

    So precious! Thanks for posting these pictures, Charissa! What an inspiration!

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  2. Sarah MaplesSeptember 27, 2009 at 3:04 PM

    I'm wiping away tears right now. What beautiful children. Love Ava's head!! What amazing children and blessed families. Looks like a really fun day!

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  3. amyl4September 27, 2009 at 4:09 PM

    Wow, these pictures brought tears to my eyes, they are the most precious children!!:)
    Amy

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  4. kirstenSeptember 27, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    Great pictures, Charissa....they are beautiful children.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Arizona mom to eightSeptember 27, 2009 at 6:26 PM

    They are so sweet, so cute! Tell me, what is mini-laps about, a few folks talked about it,, is it tuition for Ava? What is the money raised for?

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2009 at 6:31 PM

    How precious those faces are! Sweet, sweet, sweet.

    Jan

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  8. Larsen FamilySeptember 27, 2009 at 6:49 PM

    Amazing. Those are beautiful kiddos. I can't believe that they raised that much money. Praise God.

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  9. CharissaSeptember 27, 2009 at 6:51 PM

    Kris,
    Mini Laps is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Little Lighthouse. It's a private, christian, tuition-free preschool for handicapped children. Because it is tuition free for the families, they depend on these types of fundraisers to operate.

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  10. MamapierceSeptember 27, 2009 at 9:00 PM

    How on earth did I miss the fact that Ava is now walking??? Hooray for our two artemovsk kids who are NOW WALKING!!!! :o)

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  11. JulieSeptember 28, 2009 at 6:28 AM

    Beautiful! I needed to see those precious children this morning. Thank you for sharing.

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  12. jennifer...September 28, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    I would have LOVED to be there to see that! Those children are PRECIOUS!!

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  13. Cammie HeflinSeptember 28, 2009 at 5:58 PM

    I told Stephanie (Aiden's mommy) that I'm pretty sure the little girl in the hula skirt could be Addy's sister!

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  14. StephanieOctober 18, 2009 at 8:20 AM

    I enjoyed meeting you (briefly) at Mini Laps! Hope Ava had a lot of fun making her Lap and is enjoying the school year.

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