it takes a village

Dear Eddie's Fund Supporters:

A few days ago I told you about a boy named Danny, who used his birthday to raise money for Eddie's Fund. His mom emailed me with the story, and I'd like to share it with you. Here's what she wrote:

When we learned of Eddie's struggles over the years and the financial impact it's had on his family, we wanted to help out Eddie, his mom and little brother in some small way. Danny's 8th birthday party gave us the perfect idea... he simply asked his friends in the spirit of Thanksgiving instead of birthday gifts would they consider giving a small monetary donation to Eddie's fund instead. I have to tell you I am totally blown away by the generosity of Danny's friends' families. Upon hearing Eddie's story and about you two amazing moms [here she's speaking of Melissa and the original person who told her about Eddie's Fund, who Melissa met through online Down syndrome networks and whose own son is undergoing cancer treatments] looking to help them out, calls immediately started coming in, people asking if they could donate meals and truly rallying around Eddie, contributing much more than I had anticipated. Danny was absolutely beaming that night as he counted up the donations for Eddie ... and we were reminded how lucky we are to be surrounded by such thoughtful, supportive friends here in Hingham. As they say "it takes a village" ... I'm so glad my little village here wanted to help out Eddie's village.

Amazing. And all this from a family we've never met, a family who has never met Eddie.

Thanks for building Eddie's "village" larger and larger. We appreciate you all!

Blessings,
Melissa