He turned 13 yrs old on January 19 and is growing very quickly; he is in desperate need of new equipment such as a wheelchair, bathseat and lift, stairglide etc. This is next to impossible to a fford over $20,000 in equipment in the next year alone or so and as he continues to grow equipment will need to be replaced or altered. His father works tirelessly 6 days a week to provide for the family and we have never asked for help before from any private or public funding such as organizations, government funding etc. Now is the time to do some fundraising to help Jordan's Family.
Daily tasks are getting more complicated like bathing, dressing, feeding and day to day care. As Jordan grows it makes it challenging for the family to continue without necessary renovations to our home.
In total for renovation costs and equipment costs we are looking upwards of $40,000. We are taken back by this number knowing it is going to grow as he gets older and bigger. I hope all of our friends and family can attend this event. We have an awesome DJ and MC for the night. Some great donations are coming in for the silent auction but more are still needed. Jordan's mom will be catering the spaghetti dinner along with help from friends and family.
I really wish I could have been there. I worked with Jordan in 2009 when he was in grade 3. I was in grade 12 doing my co-op in his class. He is the most amazing little boy. There isn't a day I didn't leave the school in a smile because of him.
ReplyDeleteI tried to get it out there to everyone that ever worked with Jordan but it is impossible to get everyone everywhere. Sorry you missed it. Would love to see you June 9th at the benefit concert. I will send you the info :)
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