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Blog • Bid • Hope
After only a few short months of blogging, I’ve been introduced to a community of bloggers that supports one another, encourages one another, and helps each other out when needed. It’s an amazing community and I feel fortunate to even know the generosity and kindness that these bloggers give to one another.
Shortly before Thanksgiving, a blogger named Anissa Mayhew landed in the ICU after suffering from a stroke. Anissa is a 35 year old mother of 3 young children. Anissa is now out of ICU but she has a long journey to recovery. This is not the first tragedy for the Mayhew family. In 2005, Anissa suffered her first stroke and, in 2006, her daughter Peyton was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the age of two. Thankfully, Peyton has since recovered. Anissa has not yet recovered from her second stroke and is still in the hospital. Her family needs her and they need our help.
Another blogger needs our help, too. His name is Matt Logelin and he is the President of the Liz Logelin Foundation. In March 2008, Matt lost his wife Liz to a pulmonary embolism within hours after she gave birth to their daughter, Madeline. Matt has a profoundly sad and touching story to tell and he is helping others with similar stories. His foundation works to help other families with young children who lost a parent.
If you would like to help Anissa Mayhew and the Liz Logelin Foundation, there is a 3-day auction going on right now to help and support these two good causes. The auction is offering a variety of goods, from toys and gift certificates to accessories and art. Seven bloggers are running the auction through their websites and the items donated have been given by many participants. Ain’t Yo Mama’s Blog has donated several Blue Hat Toy Company, Emerson, and Shift3 toys to be auctioned. Those items can be found on each auction website.
Make sure to visit the blogs below to access the auction and please make a bid to help support families that need our help.
