Fundraising for Tatum

We have started some serious fundraising to help pay for Tatum's therapy! It is both an exciting and a difficult road for us to travel. Chris and I feel very uncomfortable asking for money from our friends and family but the alternative is not an option at this point. If we don't fundraise, Tatum cannot continue to participate in the Institutes' program.

Some people may say, "why not use the resources available to you through the province?". The answer is simple, they will not do enough for Tatum. Traditional programs provided by the Ontario Government will not heal Tatum's brain. She needs the type of program that the Institutes provides and unfortunately, there is nothing like it in Canada.

Our big fundraising intitiative is going to take place in March in the form of a party! We are really excited about our "Party with a Purpose" and can't wait to get out, celebrate Tatum and have a good time while we raise money!

Our second fundraising initiative is an online donation site. We set up this site for friends and family who want to help Tatum but can't be here to physically help her. We are fundraising because we have to. We hope that we will be in a better position next year at this time and will be able to cover Tatum's therapy costs on our own going forward. If we could wait we would but Tatum needs this program today and everyday for the next couple of years.

We hope that our fundraising efforts get us back to Philly in both April and October of 2013 and we also hope we are able to raise awareness for The Institutes' program and the potential that brain injured kids have.

Crowdfunding