We are so incredibly excited about Lincoln's upcoming event. Lincoln's aunt and uncle, Maria and Brian, have decided to put together a golf outing in his name. They are amazing, and are working incredibly hard to make sure this event is fun for everyone. It's in September, just a little over a week before Lincoln's birthday. John and I expect September to be a pretty difficult month, but this gives us something positive to focus on. Did I mention we're excited??
Proceeds from the golf outing will go to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in two forms. Most of the funds will go to the Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition department (the liver department). Lincoln got help from many departments during our stay there, but the Gastroenterology department was his "home base" and his core team. Our goal is to raise enough money to get Lincoln's name on a wall or plaque somewhere at Children's. He was a really important little guy and a big deal, so that is the very least we can do!
A smaller portion of the funds raised will be allocated to the Child Life department. This is the department providing kids with toys/movies/etc. to use during their stay at the hospital. We're going to buy several "star gazer" machines that Lincoln loved. They're small projectors that display "stars" on the ceiling and walls. They're a bit of a hot commodity because they're one of the more expensive items offered by Child Life so not many are available. In fact, the only time one was available to Lincoln was in the Pediatric ICU. They weren't available on the Liver floor so he didn't get to have one in his regular room there. We were going to buy him one as his coming home present. Since we never got that chance we're going to purchase several that will be specifically for kids on the Liver floor. This is what they look like:
http://www.amazon.com/Laser-Stars-Indoor-Light-Show/dp/B000VBNIP2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406986044&sr=8-1&keywords=star+light+show
The golf outing offers two options.
1) Golf and dinner. This option is $100, which includes a donation. Singles to full teams are welcome! If you don't have a full team, no worries. We'll be pairing individuals to create full teams. It's a scramble, so no pressure if your golf skills aren't at Tiger Woods level.
2) Dinner only. This option is $25, which includes a donation
The outing will take place at the Hamilton Elks Golf Club at 4444 Hamilton Middletown Road in Liberty Township, Ohio. Shotgun start at 1pm.
Before/during dinner there will also be a raffle. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase, and raffle items have been donated so all raffle proceeds go toward the donation. There are some great items being raffled off! Bengals tickets, Reds tickets, Xavier items, wine and food baskets, restaurant gift cards...it's going to be a lot of fun! And for anyone who likes the photographer who took mine and Maria's wedding photos and the photos taken of me, John and Lincoln on Lincoln's last day before he became an angel, our friend and favorite photographer Tracy Doyle has donated one photo session to the raffle.
I'm sorry I can't attached the flyer or sign up sheet, but both are available here: https://www.facebook.com/#!/lincolnclassic?fref=photo
You can also contact Maria or Brian Huberfeld:
Brian Huberfeld
bhuberfeld@yahoo.com
513-535-6482
Maria Huberfeld
lachermaria@yahoo.com
440-622-0640
This event is going to be a lot of fun, and we hope to see you there!
