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Help for Family Following Accident at Home

posted on 01/27/2012 by
A few days before Christmas 2011, a 42-inch box television fell on four-year-old Cole Durham. This accidentresulted in Cole breaking every bone in his face as well as causing a split palate and jaw. The Durham Family had to spend their holidays in the hospital and faced a daunting journey towards recovery.
Cole, an extremely brave and always-smiling boy, already suffered from autism and epilepsy before the accident. He has demonstrated incredible courage over the past month as he has endured a series of CT scans, surgeries, transfusions, therapies, and medicines. Fortunately, after his long stint in the hospital, Cole and his parents are now able to continue their recovery from the comfort of home.
Cole’s parents, Travis and Sarah, have remained positive and believed in his ability to overcome his injuries. The day before the hospital discharged them, Travis saw his son smile for the first time in nearly a month. Despite the misfortunes his family suffered, Travis saw hope in his son’s smile: “I just cannot explain it but I cannot help to think of the future for Cole and what it may hold. This kid really seems so special to me, his family, his doctors, his nurses, his therapists, etc. I mean I just cannot help but to think that Cole is truly something different.”
In addition to Cole’s inspiring resilience, the Durhams’ community of friends and family has done its part to lift up Cole during this challenging time. On Cole’s fundraising page you can find numerous prayers, virtual hugs, words of encouragement, and generous contributions towards his well-being. The GiveForward Team invites you to visit his page and also show your support for Cole and his family.

Tech the Halls for Cabrini Connections!

posted on 12/08/2009 by

Screen shot 2009-12-08 at 11.48.42 AMWe’re not the only people holding holiday parties for a good cause this year (might as well make sure your karma’s in check while you’re rocking out, right?). Jelly Chicago, a group that allows freelancers, entrepreneurs, telecommuters and other professionals that may normally work from home to hang out with others with similar working arrangements, is holding their second annual “Tech the Halls” holiday party on December 11 and you’re invited to hang out with some awesome people and donate to a very worthy cause.

This year’s “Tech the Halls” will take place at Noble Tree Coffee at 10 PM on December 11. Jelly is taking donations for one of our favorite nonprofits, Cabrini Connections, a “grassroots non-profit organization founded to address the large number of children who live in educationally disadvantaged environments.” (You may remember them from their Northwestern vs. University of Illinois Alumni Fundraising Challenge held on our site last month)

So if you missed our Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl (or if you just can’t get enough of fundraising and partying simultaneously!) RSVP for “Tech the Halls” ASAP—the party is in 3 days!

Fund Race Midpoint Update

posted on 09/11/2008 by

We’re at the halfway point of this week’s Fund Race, which ends Sunday, September 14th at 11:59pm Here’s a look at the top three fundraisers so far this week:

Erica Austin has raised $255 for her fundraiser “Erica’s Run for Endometrial Cancer”

Booth Fellers has raised $180 for his fundraiser “Bring Clemmie Home”

Priya Patel has raised $150 for her fundraiser “Bring Bouba Back”

 

Keep up the good work everyone!

If you need help catching up with the leaders, don’t forget to check out our tips for fundraising on our blog or feel free to shoot us an email. We’re more than happy to give you a few suggestions!

Best of luck fundraising the rest of the week!

The GiveForward Team


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