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~WARM HEARTS~

 ~2004~
 

You did it again!!!!!  Thank you!!!!!  One hundred seventy-six coats were given out this year.  The year we've had and the one of the colder and heavier snow years we've had.  What a blessing you have all done.

This year we were extremely fortunate to have Clare Rose of Nassau join us in the coat drive along with State Farm in honor of Bill McLear and All For You Day Spa.

The coats were given out on a day with special meaning, it was what should have been Vanessa's 21st Birthday.  I'm not sure how we would have made it through if we didn't have your support to help us focus on a different way to celebrate life.  Just looking at the wonderful children holding their brand new coats (and they love them on the hangers with the tags hanging down) brings a smile to your face knowing that you/we were able to make a difference in a child's life.



 
 


 

Thank you for supporting us in keeping Vanessa's memory alive at a very difficult time of the year for us.  Your support means so much more than you know.
Beverly Wilson Herb Kahl
Bruce & Alice Rosen Jean Draper
Shelley Raskin Robert & Kathleen Draper
Sean Wilson Rosemarie Dallacqua
Glen Kubic Denis & Marina Kelly
Maureen Meehan Irene Fitzer
Dyke & Abbey Sassaman Nora Wilson
David & Debby Gold Peter & Janice Efron
Mitchell & Bonnie Maiman Michael & Patricia Kusila
Kim Pignataro Louis & Elaine Larson
Michael & Diana Draper Sanders & Mary Goldman
Don & Patty Meaney Rich & Dorotohy Simeone
Steve & Shelley Zalta Ed & Shelley Raskin
John & Eileen Cushing Kathy Milich
Paul McCutcheon Dyke & Gail Sassaman
Kim Chandler Joe & Darlene Laurenti
Richard & Ann Oresto Sue Renn
Ginny Markhart John Militello
Joe & Michelle Moran Sarah Wagner
Nicole Puglisi Lillian Pabst
Pete & Janice Efron Alex & Stacey Meighan
Frank & Iris Mandelbaum Maryann Kearney
Joe Cea Gary Moller
Mike Cincinnati Rory Wallace
Anthony Beck Sal Rossignolo
Kenny Meyer Manny & Debbie Rafaelle
Charlie Braunstein Fred Ward
Cassie Victor Joe Zuvich
Steve Regenato Doug Gulasy
Tara Lippman Rich Klarman
Melissa Dubicki Leda Sukow
Evelyn Schiano John Drew
Lidia Mejia Theresa Mehit
Victor Ryder Darwin Thomas
Steve Poppe John Ajello
John Reese Joe Digiacomo
Angela Risley Karen Hesekie
Lori Brady

In Loving Memory Of Our Children:

Rebecca Milich
Thomas Christopher Brady
Keith Draper
Danielle Draper-Meehan
Dustin Lee Fitzer
Kevin, Darren & Paul McCutcheon
Matthew Joseph Kusila & Steven Joseph Amato
Simon Wilson

and of course in loving memory of Angel #9
~Vanessa Draper~
 


~TODAY I CAN SMILE~

Today I can smile
When thinking of you
Today I can remember
The things we used to do

Today I can live
Where I once thought I'd die
When pain was all around
When I screamed out WHY

Today time has helped
To somehow go on
It has given me strength
It has made me strong

Today I can promise
A brighter tomorrow
Where sunshine will be
Instead of all sorrow

My love never changes
For my child that died
Yet I see sunshine
When the tears have dried

And though I get heart tugs
I've learned to survive
For I am a parent
Whose child has died

~©Sharon Jean Bryant~
2003

Please visit Sharon's web site
 ~FROM SHARON'S HEART~

Please Do Not Take This Poem 
Without Permision
 


 

~WIND BENEATH MY WINGS~
~Bette Midler~

It must have been cold there in my shadow,
to never have sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine, that's your way.
You always walked one step behind.
So I was the one with all the glory,
while you were the one with all the strain.
A beautiful face without a name for so long.
A beautiful smile to hide the pain.
Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
for you are the wind beneath my wings.
It may have appeared to go unnoticed,
but I've got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth, 
of course I know it.
I would be nothing without you.
Did you ever know that you're my hero?
You're everything I wish I could be.
I could fly higher than an eagle,
for you are the wind beneath my wings.
Oh, the wind beneath my wings.
You, you, you, you are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly away.  You let me fly so high.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly high against the sky,
so high I almost touched the sky.
Thank you, thank you,
thank God for you, the wind beneath my wings.
 



~WARM HEARTS ~ 2004~

~MY AWARDS~

 
 

 
 

 
 

 


 

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