Forrest Sibling Playroom Magazine Article
The most recent publication of the Le Bonheur magazine had an article on the Forrest Sibling Playroom. Click here and scroll to page 15 to read the article.
An Unexpected Surprise
Written by Donna Nash – Volunteer/Event Coordinator for the Forrest Spence Fund A little more than a year ago, I mentioned to a friend that returning to work swirled in my mind. The kind of job I wanted would need to drop from the sky and be just perfect for me and my family. Several [...]
Cleaning a House
There is a family who is going through some tough times right now. One of their children has leukemia and they are fighting everyday for him. The Fund wanted to do something to help them in their time of need so we hired a cleaning lady to go and clean their house before he comes [...]
new tires
We received a phone call yesterday from one of the social workers at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital asking if we could help a family who had 2 shredded tires. They are from a small town over 2 and 1/2 hours away and can’t get home because of the 2 bad tires and no money to [...]
Supplies for Le Bonheur
The Forrest Spence Fund purchased lots of goodies for Le Bonheur last week. They asked for: Newborn developmental toys Small boom boxes Floor swings Bouncy chairs Blank CDs Journals for parents Small tool kit (used for putting swings, mobiles together) Parenting or other magazines for family room Boppy pillows for breastfeeding mothers Exersaucers Stickers Pretty [...]
Restaurant Gift Certificates
A precious family at Le Bonheur is currently spending every waking period with their child in the CVICU (Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit). The staff noticed that the parents weren’t even leaving to eat so they asked if the fund could help. We purchased numerous gift certificates to restaurants that would deliver to Le Bonheur so [...]
2nd Grant
A new program we have started is our Grant Program. A family who could use some financial help while they are dealing with a child who is hospitalized can apply for a grant. We just awarded our second family with a generous grant. This family not only has a child who has been hospitalized for [...]
Helping Families Travel
The Fund purchased a Greyhound bus ticket for a dad to travel to and from Cincinnati, OH to be with his family. His daughter had a critical surgery that could only be done at Cincinnati Children’s. Medicare paid for the mother and daughter to travel but not for the father. We were glad we could [...]
6th Family Story – The William’s Family
The Williams family The Forrest Spence Fund has had a great impact on my life. My son was at Le Bonheur for 4 months with a rare genetic disorder. My husband and I felt like we were in a whirlwind of confusion with question after question. When I met Brittany she was a huge help [...]
Forrest Sibling Playroom Grand Opening
On August 26, the Forrest Sibling Playroom had its grand opening at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. This is something the Forrest Spence Fund has been dreaming about for a long time. Brittany was on the committee that helped design the new hospital and during those meetings she began speaking up about the need for [...]
