April 29, 2010 by admin.

January 28, 2010

What a gift. What an amazing, beautiful, overwhelming gift. The biggest gift of all being new memories to hold onto forever. Memories full of life, laughter, joy and togetherness. We are so grateful to Believe In Tomorrow for handing us these few days, to leave it all behind and just enjoy being a family. Thank you.

Our family includes Dad, Mom, Zach (18), Spencer (15), Maggie (11) and Caleb (6). In May 2008, Caleb was diagnosed with Nephroblastoma, Kidney Caner. After months of chemo, radiation, surgeries and hospital stays, he is now in remission. Praying, of course, that he stays there. Our lives, our family, will never be the same. Facing cancer head on is a battle that leaves it’s mark in so many ways. We were pulled apart and pulled together at the same time. Some of the ways we changed were blessings, other extremely painful.

We had amazing, gifted doctors, nurses, social workers and play therapists to help us through the frightening world of cancer and all that such a diagnosis brings. We have Believe In Tomorrow to help us cope as a family. It’s not a diagnosis just for Caleb. Your foundation gets that, and we thank you for your part in helping heal each one of us.

God Bless You,
The Hawbakers

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April 29, 2010 by admin.

February 1, 2010

Holy Blizzard of 2010! We couldn’t have asked for a more amazing place to be snowed in!

Our kids, Sam(Samantha) 4 and Ryan 2 had an absolute ball this week learning how to ski(sort of :)), ice skating for the 1st time, and running around like crazy exploring every corner of this amazing house!

Since Sam’s diagnosis of ALL (Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia) on February 20th, 2009…our family has not had a chance to just be together, relax, and have fun. This week together as a family has meant the world to us!

To Everyone at Believe In Tomorrow, the wonderful volunteers and the local organizations that provide services for the families…THANK YOU! The house is perfect and everyone that has helped us throughout the week has been kind and generous.

We are looking forward to running in the Port to Fort in April and will do everything we can to support Believe in Tomorrow in the future so as many families as possible can have an amazing week like us.

Lots of Love!
The Pratts - Jen, Todd, Sam, and Ryan

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April 29, 2010 by admin.

February 25, 2010

Thank you for letting me and my family stay in this wonderful home. It is because of organizations like yours that keep these kids happy.

Thanks you,
Andy, Tommy, Bean Kilby

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April 29, 2010 by admin.

March 24,2010

To The Believe In Tomorrow Children’s Foundation,

My family and I can not THANK YOU enough for the invitation to stay at your home on Wisp Mountain. We had such a wonderful time and enjoyed every minute we were there. The house was absolutely beautiful and the kids loved the goodies you left for them.

The long weekend was so relaxing and peaceful. Knowing that we could get away from the stress of having a child with cancer and just be a family enjoying our time together was something we will remember for a long time…

The kids really enjoyed learning to ski and skating as well as the ride on the outdoor rollercoaster.

Smileys Pizzeria was very nic eand the kids had a great time using their tokens to win prizes, we actually got a chance to relax and have an adult conversation while watching the Daytona 500 on the big TV’s.

As for Wisp Resort, WOW they really took care of us…

From the ski rentals, to the lessons for the kids, to the rollercoaster ride, to tubing it was wonderful, we could not have afforded to do this without their support and it really pulled the whole weekend together for us.

We can not thank you enough for the time we spent on Wisp Mountain.

The Mannas Family
Mike, Carrie, Samantha, Taylor and Robby

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