A BIG GIVE for a deserving DIS family PLEASE READ

[billwendy]

All I can say is WOW!!!

Everyone who participated has done a wonderful thing!!!

Beth - thanks for starting this all!!

Betsy - WOW it looks amazing!!! Thank you so much for putting it together!!!

 

[tcuplvr]

All I can say is O M G!!!! That basket is absolutely beautiful!!!! I wish I could see their faces when they see it!!!! I feel privilged to have been a small part of our own BIG GIVE!!!!!

Bonnie

 

[staceyj2]

HERE IT IS! What a pleasure to participate in such a worthy project! The amount of items included was overwhelming and very touching. I'm SURE the Winkler family will be really pleased! The basket is practically bursting, so I apologize if you can't see your items. But they're all in there!! Thanks again for letting me help!

I just found this thread and all I can say is WOW!! What wonderful people you all are to have put this together for this family. It really speaks volumes to the kindness of strangers. It's a reassuring thing to see. Thanks for sharing.

 

[SpectroMouse]

Just found this thread and wanted to tell all of you how great you are! I know the basket is complete, but please let me know if I can do anything to help!

 

[MouseTriper]

Wow, thanks for posting photos!

They are going to be quite excited, to get such a cool cool basket!

And, how cool is that, that the basket will be assembled and delivered free of charge! It really puts your faith in humanity again.

It truly does....I am just in awe at everyone'e generosity and kindness!!!!

Thank You for sharing pictures of everything , That's wonderful that Betsy is going to assemble & deliver the basket .

Thank You for organizing this

It has been my honor and privelege to do this for the Winklers. When I first read their story I just felt I had to do something for them....I could never have done it without all of YOU!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!

HERE IT IS! What a pleasure to participate in such a worthy project! The amount of items included was overwhelming and very touching. I'm SURE the Winkler family will be really pleased! The basket is practically bursting, so I apologize if you can't see your items. But they're all in there!! Thanks again for letting me help!

Oh Betsy...It looks absolutely WONDERFUL. Thank you soooo much!!!!! You are an angel for doing this for us. That basket must be HUGE with everything that is in there. It will take hours for Isabelle to go through it all....hahahahaha!!!!

Beth-glad to see you're back and had a good trip! We leave on Tuesday for MI. Thanks so much for all of the time, energy and money you've put into this. I've got a box of snacks that I'm going to ship down to their resort since they couldn't be included in the basket.

Hiya...thank you. We had such a good time in Michigan, I am ready to go back again NOW. LOL. I hope you guys have just as much fun as we did!!

Thank you for all the kind words but thank you even more for everything that you have done as well. I am sure they will love all the goodies you are sending. It is so sweet of you!!!!

All I can say is WOW!!!

Everyone who participated has done a wonderful thing!!!

Beth - thanks for starting this all!!
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Hi Wendy, I am so glad that we all did this. Like I said up above, I could not have done any of this without all of you wonderful people. So I thank YOU!!!!!!!!!

All I can say is O M G!!!! That basket is absolutely beautiful!!!! I wish I could see their faces when they see it!!!! I feel privilged to have been a small part of our own BIG GIVE!!!!!

Bonnie

Hi Bonnie....Awwww, I wish I could see their faces when they receive our basket too. Alicia better take lots of pictures...lol. I truly believe our BIG GIVE will bring smiles to each of them and that is what we did it for, so I agree with you....I feel very privilged to be a part of this. It is a beautiful thing!!!!

I just found this thread and all I can say is WOW!! What wonderful people you all are to have put this together for this family. It really speaks volumes to the kindness of strangers. It's a reassuring thing to see. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Stacey..thanks for all your kind words. Did you know that in addition to the secret gift basket, Isabelle received a TON of custom Disney outfits sewed by loving DisBoutiquer's!!!! If you haven't done so yet, check out Alicia's pre-trip report and you can see all the wonderful pictures of each outfit as Isabelle received them. Alicia did a wonderful job capturing all the pictures for us!!! Like you said, the kindness of strangers speaks volumes!!!! It is a BEAUTIFUL THING and I just feel so happy about it.

Just found this thread and wanted to tell all of you how great you are! I know the basket is complete, but please let me know if I can do anything to help!

Hi SpectroMouse...thank you so much!!!! I know this upcoming trip for the Winklers is going to be very bittersweet so any and all prayers we can give them would be wonderful. Alicia and I talk on the phone everyday now and have become great friends, even though we have not yet met. (soon though....) I know she is excited about the trip but I also know it is going to be very difficult at times. My heart still aches for their loss of Levi. He was a beautiful baby boy, who was loved so much by his family and is greatly missed.

 

[MouseTriper]

I just wanted to thank each of you again for all that you have done!!! I can not tell you enough how much your kindness has meant to me. It is beyond words. After reading about what happened to Levi, I could not sleep for days. I just felt like I had to do something, no matter how small it may be. I hoped and prayed that I could figure out something to do for them, to just let them know that I cared. When the BIG GIVE idea struck me, I was praying that I could just get a couple people to help me. Well with in an hour of posting my idea on the DisBoutique thread, my PM box was almost full. I was in utter shock and amazement. Tons of people offered to help, even self-proclaimed lurkers came out of nowhere offering to help. For weeks my PM box was full and I got to work organizing the BIG GIVE - SEWING STYLE and then eventually the idea of the secret gift basket struck me. So many people wanted to help and I was just overwhelmed with emotions. It renewed my faith in human kindness...knowing complete strangers could come together and help someone in their darkest hour. I have never met any of you, yet I am honored to know each and everyone of you. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, now and forever.

 

[iluv2go2disney]

I just wanted to thank each of you again for all that you have done!!! I can not tell you enough how much your kindness has meant to me. It is beyond words. After reading about what happened to Levi, I could not sleep for days. I just felt like I had to do something, no matter how small it may be. I hoped and prayed that I could figure out something to do for them, to just let them know that I cared. When the BIG GIVE idea struck me, I was praying that I could just get a couple people to help me. Well with in an hour of posting my idea on the DisBoutique thread, my PM box was almost full. I was in utter shock and amazement. Tons of people offered to help, even self-proclaimed lurkers came out of nowhere offering to help. For weeks my PM box was full and I got to work organizing the BIG GIVE - SEWING STYLE and then eventually the idea of the secret gift basket struck me. So many people wanted to help and I was just overwhelmed with emotions. It renewed my faith in human kindness...knowing complete strangers could come together and help someone in their darkest hour. I have never met any of you, yet I am honored to know each and everyone of you. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, now and forever.

Very well said. I agree with everything. This has reasuured me that there are still good people in the world. Sometimes in everyday life you don't see it, but this proves it. I am so proud that I could be a part of this.

 

[MouseTriper]

Very well said. I agree with everything. This has reasuured me that there are still good people in the world. Sometimes in everyday life you don't see it, but this proves it. I am so proud that I could be a part of this.

Aww, thank you!! There truly are kind-hearted souls in this world. It's such a beautiful thing!!!

 

[newtodis]

Back from MI last night and this is the first post that I checked

The DISboards are truly amazing in so many different ways. There are so many wonderful people here who helped out in many different ways and put so much time and energy into someone they'd never met in person. I'm so proud to be a part of such a wonderful community.

I can't wait to hear all about it when they get back! Someone better warn Alicia to take an extra memory card (or film) for the camera. She's going to need it on this trip!

 

[articia13]

I just want to say that everyone on this board is just a super bunch of ppl. I have two lil girls and dont know what I would do w/out them. I know that the basket is done and I am not a DISigner in any way, but I would love to help out in anyway. I read this and my heart broke, I'm at work and crying. So please let me know what I can do. You are all really special I hope you know that.

 

[MouseTriper]

Back from MI last night and this is the first post that I checked

The DISboards are truly amazing in so many different ways. There are so many wonderful people here who helped out in many different ways and put so much time and energy into someone they'd never met in person. I'm so proud to be a part of such a wonderful community.

I can't wait to hear all about it when they get back! Someone better warn Alicia to take an extra memory card (or film) for the camera. She's going to need it on this trip!

Welcome back!!! How was Michigan?? I still miss it. Wish I was sitting at one of the lakes right now...hahahaha.

Thanks again for everything.....Alicia better take extra memory cards. I will call her to remind her. Hahahahaha

I just want to say that everyone on this board is just a super bunch of ppl. I have two lil girls and dont know what I would do w/out them. I know that the basket is done and I am not a DISigner in any way, but I would love to help out in anyway. I read this and my heart broke, I'm at work and crying. So please let me know what I can do. You are all really special I hope you know that.

Awww what a sweetie you are too. If you really do wanna help in another way, I know how you can. Just send me a PM when you get a chance! Thanks!

 

[BetsyinFL]

Hi everyone!
Wanted to let you know I delivered the basket this morning to Pop Century for the Winkler Family. I let the Front Desk know the situation and requested they do anything special they can think of for this deserving family! They were amazed at the size of the basket and very impressed when I told them it was all donations. Hopefully, we'll get to see photos of Alicia with the basket when they get back! Thanks again!

 

[noahdove]

I sent Isabelle a note to the resort so she should get it when they arrive I can't wait to see the basket...thank you for all of your hard work

 

[MouseTriper]

Hi everyone!
Wanted to let you know I delivered the basket this morning to Pop Century for the Winkler Family. I let the Front Desk know the situation and requested they do anything special they can think of for this deserving family! They were amazed at the size of the basket and very impressed when I told them it was all donations. Hopefully, we'll get to see photos of Alicia with the basket when they get back! Thanks again!

Thank you so much for your help with the basket Betsy. Alicia called me about an hour ago and told me they received it. She said it was absolutely HUGE and that Isabelle was so excited. Isabelle said something about this being the best day ever!!!! She was very appreciative!!! Alicia said she took pictures and I'm sure that she will be posting all of them once she works on her TR.

Betsy, thanks again and thanks for mentioning the situation at the front desk. I hope they can think of something special to do for this family. That would be awesome!!!!

I sent Isabelle a note to the resort so she should get it when they arrive I can't wait to see the basket...thank you for all of your hard work

Hi there...when Alicia called me she said she had received a letter as well. I bet it is the one you sent. She also received the box from Newtodis!!! They had just arrived not long before she called me and she sounded so excited. I sure hope they have a WONDERFUL trip. The pixie dust has already been sprinkled on them!!!!

 

[taekwondo mom]

Hi everyone!
Wanted to let you know I delivered the basket this morning to Pop Century for the Winkler Family. I let the Front Desk know the situation and requested they do anything special they can think of for this deserving family! They were amazed at the size of the basket and very impressed when I told them it was all donations. Hopefully, we'll get to see photos of Alicia with the basket when they get back! Thanks again!

Thanks for the update and taking the time to put everything together and delivering to the resort. I can't wait to read the trip report..

 

[taekwondo mom]

Thank you so much for your help with the basket Betsy. Alicia called me about an hour ago and told me they received it. She said it was absolutely HUGE and that Isabelle was so excited. Isabelle said something about this being the best day ever!!!! She was very appreciative!!! Alicia said she took pictures and I'm sure that she will be posting all of them once she works on her TR.

Betsy, thanks again and thanks for mentioning the situation at the front desk. I hope they can think of something special to do for this family. That would be awesome!!!!

Hi there...when Alicia called me she said she had received a letter as well. I bet it is the one you sent. She also received the box from Newtodis!!! They had just arrived not long before she called me and she sounded so excited. I sure hope they have a WONDERFUL trip. The pixie dust has already been sprinkled on them!!!!

Thank You for the updates , I 'm glad to hear they loved the goodies
( I missed your post yesterday )

 

[nyveggie]

beautiful pictures.