"Our son, Carson, is 8 years old. He has severe autism. He doesn’t speak, dress himself, come to his name, or eat with utensils. He runs as fast as he can whenever he can, and has no fear. We pretty much got him potty trained last year, so we’re excited about that. He had a blast at the carnival jumping and finding bugs. Carson started saying random words this year and signing a few words. He imitates the little dog on a video that is Cheech Marin’s voice, saying “Check it out!’ We loving hearing his voice.
It really is overwhelming that you all put on this activity for our kids. As a parent of a disabled child sometimes life can be very stressful and hard. It is a real ray of sunshine to have people like yourselves care about my child even when you don’t have to."
— Cheryl and Carson Smith
"Our family attended the Autumn Carnival for Autism on Saturday, and we want to express our thanks to all of you at Sahara. You made it a very special day for our son Isaac and the entire family. Isaac’s volunteer was wonderful, and all of the volunteers and people that we met with Sahara were so thoughtful and caring. It was just an outstanding day for our family, and we appreciate all of you! Thank you."
— The Hemmat Family
"Thank you for supporting the school children in our community through the Newspaper in Education program. Your generous donation will allow hard-working teachers to use the newspaper to teach our children real-life skills in an interesting and challenging format."
— Gurney King
"Thank you so much for everything you did Friday night. What a great company to work for! On behalf of the students, teachers and staff at Jackson – Thank you for your support of education. It is wonderful to have the opportunity to work with Sahara. PRIDE garden couldn’t have happened without you. Please know we will always remember your kindness."
— Karen Nicksich
"I would like to thank you for the dinner and travel kits that you recently gave to the Ronald McDonald House. Your contribution is an act of service that will bring much comfort to our courageous families. Your thoughtfulness and generosity is greatly appreciated. Thank you for enabling us to serve more families in need!"
— Billie Poulos
"On behalf of the Board of Directors for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF), I thank you for your generous donation in support of our 2007 Tri-County Walk to Cure Diabetes. It is because of the support we receive from friends like you that JDRF has funded over $100 million in diabetes search in the year 2006.
Your gift will help move the JDRF on step closer in its urgent mission to find the cause and cure of diabetes. We are pleased to count you among our friends who will share in the success of our endeavors when the cure is found."
— Laura Hayes Western
This is a “thank-you” letter that is a pleasure to write! After all, it is always a joy to share some good news. The good news is by sponsoring 45 angels through The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program you played a considerable role in helping more than 4,000 children enjoy a brighter holiday season.
— Deborah Greene |
