Party for Lily

Come join us May 3rd at Tailgators Sports Bar in Avon Lake from 3pm to Midnight to celebrate and remember our daughter Lily Marie. For the past few months, Emily and I have been working hard to raise money and awareness for the Congenital Hearts Information Network's "Circle of Hearts 2008" campaign in honor of Lily who passed away this past January due to a Congenital Heart Defect. Please come and have a bite to eat, maybe a few drinks, and hopefully some laughs with some great friends. We have events planned throughout the evening including a raffle for a set of 4 Club Level seats at the June 15th Cleveland Indians game. Proceeds from the evening will go towards Lily's Circle of Hearts fundraiser. We are pleased to announce we are close to our fundraising goal of $5000.00. Please join us to celebrate the moment when we meet and pass our goal in memory of our little angel. Come early, come late, just join us in celebration of Lily. Please contact us if you cannot make it but are interested in purchasing raffle tickets. Tickets are $5/pc or 5 for $20.
Tailgators is located at:

Tailgators Sports Bar
32370 Lake Road
Avon Lake, Ohio 44012
(located in shopping plaza of old movie theater)

Hope to see you there!

Blog Update

Hello to everyone still checking out Lily's Pad from time to time. I have made a few changes to the blog. It has obviously shifted from a blog that reports on the progress of Lily (as originally intended) to a place where friends and family can check for updates on the online fundraiser and other events we have planned to honor Lily's memory. I want to thank everyone who has supported the Circle of Hearts fundraiser for Lily. The fundraiser is still going strong and my new goal is to look for support from local businesses in our area that might want to help. I should have some exciting news regarding this hopefully soon. I have been trying to spread the word about this blog and the fundraiser to more people so anyone that is new to this blog please start by going to the archives and reading from the first posting back in September 2007. I want Lily's story to be told from day one. The first posting was made after we first learned that Lily had a Congenital Heart Defect. The posting on January 29th, 2008 explains what happened on the day Lily was born, the 28th of January. Also, on the right hand side of the blog there are important links that everyone should check out. There is a link to the Circle of Hearts Fundraiser in memory of Lily. There are also links to sites with important information about Congenital Heart Defects and the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital. Thank you for visiting if this is your first time and thank you to everyone else who has been there supporting us from day one!