Last night we went to “a Night of Magical Moments” presented by the Megan S Ott foundation. http://www.megansottfoundation.org/
You can read all of the details at that site, but Megan lost her life to breast cancer in 2010. This wonderful foundation raises money to help others fighting this battle. Jill is one of the recipients of the foundations generosity.
Jill and I, along with several of her family members (and spouses) went last night. In addition, we knew many of the folks at the event. Megan was from Noblesville as are Jill and I , so we have a lot of connections. Jill was selected by the foundation partially due to the similarities (young when diagnosed, from Noblesville, two daughters)
Prior to dinner, there was a brief presentation about Megan. She was far too young and is survived by her husband and two kids. Then it showed some pictures of current recipients. After seeing Megan’s story, it was very difficult to see my wife and my kids on the same screen. Pictures that I took and that I have seen many times made me cry.
The the event was wonderful. Dinner, drinks, and dancing. Well, as you might suspect, I did not dance. But Jill did. And for much of the evening, it was like any wedding or party – Jill out on the dance floor having a wonderful time and me having a drink and conversation with friends at a table.
I am stunned at what this foundation has done in such a short time. There were around 400 people in attendance and the auction items were amazing. I suspect they raised north of $50k. It was and is an honor to be part of this foundation’s love.
I hope this event happens every year and I hope we are there for many many of them. Look for us to round up you all to come next year.
u bet pal..we will be there..Cat & Lynn
ReplyDeleteGreg,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the wonderful post about the Megan S. Ott foundation. We are so glad you and Jill could come to the event. It was wonderful to see both of you and your family. We are working hard to help as many families as we can in central Indiana because Megan knew how much assistance was needed. We are honored to have so many people involved in the foundation and you can bet we will have this event again next year! Hope to see you in the fall for some kickball!
Greg,
ReplyDeleteIt's a scientifically documented fact that the ability to work wonders on networks and the ability to dance both take up the exact same spot in your brain. We all know which one was dominant in your case.