We have been feeling very blessed, and we've decided to start a "Giving Back" program here at Reeves to pass that joy along to others in our community. Every month, we will pick a person, family, cause or organization that we believe is deserving of some financial help. We will donate a minimum of 5% of all regular print sales to that cause. We'll also be doing a free photoshoot with the person/family/organization (if they are local, willing, and able) before their month of sponsorship. They'll have a chance to share their story in writing, which we will post to the blog along with their photos.
For the month of June, we have decided to donate those profits to Bobbi Jo Brenner and her husband Willi. They are an amazing couple, and we are blessed to know them. Bobbi Jo has been on dialysis for 14 years, and just received a kidney transplant TODAY! We couldn't be more excited for them! Bobbi Jo has had two other transplants in the past, both of which failed (one of which wasn't a good match from the start, and the other due to a blood clot), so we are praying that "the third time's the charm" :) The kidney was donated by Willi's sister, and it's an incredibly touching story. As you can imagine, several weeks at Mayo clinic, on top of having done dialysis for 4-5 days a week for 14 years, is a huge financial burden, and we want to help alleviate a bit of the financial stress. (Photo below taken during dialysis in March).
In July, we'll be giving to Josh, Yvonne and Nick Jones (photo below taken just before Christmas of 2009). Nick was recently diagnosed with Alexander's disease, and will be traveling to Mayo clinic and doing a lot of physical therapy in the near future.
We'll let you know what's on the schedule after that soon-- we still have a lot to sort out and get ready for this program :) Thank you SO much for following our blog, coming to our studio for photographs and now, for the financial blessings that these families will be receiving. We truly appreciate you!
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