Having a party…
Are you hosting a party and looking for a way for people to give back? How about asking everyone to bring 1 item to go towards a basket? Everyone could bring a package of water or chap-stick, a box of snacks or a notepad, a baby blanket or socks. There are lots of items you [...]
Thank you
2011 was quite a year for the Forrest Spence Fund. We welcomed a new Event-Volunteer Coordinator, Donna Nash, who is such an asset to the Fund. We are so thankful for Donna and the hard work she puts in everyday to make sure the Fund is helping others in the Mid South. We also had [...]
More gifts for the Sibling Playroom
Another precious family contacted the Fund about wanting to donate items to the Forrest Sibling Playroom this Christmas. Their family went shopping and let their son pick out items that he thought the kids would enjoy playing with. They then made a trip down to Le Bonheur to drop their gifts off. What a wonderful [...]
Gifts for the PICU at Le Bonheur
The PICU at Le Bonheur has started a new tradition of “No one should eat hamburgers on Christmas”. The PICU staff brings Christmas food for the families to enjoy a delicious meal on Christmas day. They also collect presents for the families. This year the FSF contributed some gifts for the families. We purchased baby [...]
Le Bonheur Christmas Dinner
This past Monday night the staff and volunteers of the Forrest Spence Fund hosted a Christmas dinner for the families in patient at Le Bonheur. The food was delicious and the volunteers and staff were so helpful and kind. We can’t imagine how difficult it must be to have a child in the hospital over [...]
Volunteer Newsletter
The Volunteer Newsletter for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital was just sent out and an article and picture about the Parent Mentor Program Brittany started were on page 2 and 3. Click the words below (November 2011) to read about the program. November 2011
Great Christmas gifts
The Fund recently had a mother contact us about giving Christmas gifts to her children’s teachers by giving to the Fund in their honor. What a wonderful idea. The Fund made up 20 notecards, one for each teacher, that stated a donation had been given in their honor to the FSF. The card also thanked [...]
Giving instead of Receiving
The Fund was contacted recently about a precious almost 6 year old wanting to give to the Forrest Sibling Room at Le Bonheur instead of receiving birthday presents. What a servant heart even at the young age of 5. His birthday theme was Harry Potter and his mother did an amazing job on the theme. [...]
Forrest Sibling Playroom-note from the coordinator
*This is a note from the Coordinator of the Forrest Sibling Playroom. We are so thankful that the room is being used to help families in their time of need. I am the Child Life Activity Coordinator for the Forrest Sibling Playroom. On behalf of Child Life, I would like to thank the Forrest Spence [...]
FedEx Family House Dinner
The Forrest Spence Fund treated the families at the FedEx Family House to a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. The wonderful volunteers served the families turkey, ham, green beans, stuffing, pies, and drinks. We are so thankful for this wonderful facility that houses and loves on families while their child is admitted at Le Bonheur. It really [...]
