Thank You Patty Moran!

We would like to send a HUGE THANK YOU out to 

Patty Moran, of Albany NY

for organizing an incredible gift card and fundraising drive on behalf of Doing Good In Her Name.

Last weekend, we took a trip to the Doing Good In Her Name P.O. Box, and came home with a large yellow envelope. When we opened it up, we just could not believe what we were seeing. There was a large stack of gift cards and checks inside. Our initial thought was that I had somehow sent the cards from our Holiday Gift Card and Fundraiser drive to the wrong address and someone had kindly returned it to me! That's how big the stack was! Boy were we in for a shock. Inside we found the following note from a woman whose grandson had received a Doing Good In Her Name package during his time at CCMC's NICU:

January 15, 2011


Last April my grandson was born prematurely at Hartford Hospital (CCMC's NICU). He got wonderful medical care, but I also remember the personal touches. He received a book and stuffed animal, blanket, and some preemie clothes. Those gifts means so much to my daughter and son-in-law during a very stressful time.


When my daughter told me about your organization I thought it was a wonderful idea. The gift cards are a great idea. I remember how nice it was for my daughter to get out of the hospital for just a quick bite at Friendly's.


I have a group of women friends who have been together for over 30 years. Each Christmas we would exchange presents. This year we decided to donate to Doing Good In Her Name instead of exchanging gifts. I also brought up the idea at my office, and everyone was very receptive.


Enclosed you will find the donations of money and gift cards for Doing Good In Her Name. I am sure they will be put to good use.


Sincerely,
Patty Moran


We are so grateful to Patty and her friends and co-workers for gathering such a wonderful collection of gift cards. In total they sent 23 gift cards totaling $260!

Additionally, Patty and her friends also raised $175 for the Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation! Isn't that just incredible!

THANK YOU SO MUCH PATTY!

Thank You Holly of Caring For Carleigh!

We would like to send a HUGE THANK YOU out to

The Wonderful Holly

 of the blog Caring For Carleigh, 

and her husband Anthony, 

for sending us the following donation.

Anthony and Holly sent in this beautiful 4 in 1 puzzle, Eric Carle's 123 to the Zoo.

This puzzle is sure to provide many hours of fun for the children at CCMC!

THANK YOU SO MUCH ANTHONY & HOLLY! 

An Update...

Please bear with us as we are a few weeks behind in posting donations. As many of you know, we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Peyton's little brother and sister this month. Because of some not so great weather in the northeast, and being slowed down a bit by the pregnancy, we have only been able to get to the P.O. Box every few weeks. Today we were overjoyed to find that two wonderful packages were waiting for us at the Post Office - one from Anthony and Holly Haas, and the other from Patti Moran. We will get both of these donations posted this week.