The FIFTH annual GenerosiTEA Party for Le Bonheur was a wonderful success! It seems like the event grows more and more in attendees each year as well as in the quality of activities! We just have so much fun getting together and planning. We do some planning early in the year, but we start full swing in August!
This year, we raised over $26,000! Our costs were around $4,000 - this is almost all food for the lunch! We have so many things donated, that our costs are really low! We were able to give over $22,000 dollars to Le Bonheur! Last year our money went toward the Comfort Kids program aimed at pain free needle pokes. This year, we plan to continue providing Buzzy Bees (a pain blocking aid for blood draws and shots) to the hospital and the local pediatricians' offices as well as offer nursing continuing education scholarships! We are very excited about these plans!
Now for the pictures! We had a really fun time!
The tea party is just a couple of hours, but loaded with fun!
Can't wait until next year!
Ready for some fun!
Sabrina and Sus getting their hair done!
Loving it!
Madeline getting her nails done!
Our awesome committee who make it all happen!
Enjoying the Tooth Fairy Pouch craft….
The attendees got to decorate a Buzzy Bee! A wonderful tool that blocks pain during a needle stick! Madeline has experienced the "magic" of Buzzy during a blood draw and now requests one anytime she needs a "poke!"
Ramona from Le Bonheur is spear heading the Comfort Kids campaign! Here, she is holding 100 Buzzy Bees that will equip the hospitals' phlebotomists and local pediatricians' offices!
Lauren Ashley and her friend Hannah took great care of Madeline and Susanna to make sure they had an awesome time since I had to work a lot of the time….
My awesome sister-in-law, Tiffany, and sweet Sabrina! So happy they came from St. Louis!
Frances and Savannah - two of Madeline's good friends from school!
Lindsey and her mom and grandma with Kennedy and Ainsley - Lindsey's friends from her school!
Ballet Memphis dancers came to give a tutorial to our attendees! This was right up Madeline's alley!
All the Le Bonheur patients present at the Tea party!!
Madeline and Nonna and Mimi! So glad they were able to come enjoy the day with us!
Below are our vendors:
Dad and daughter team of "Junebug Designs."
"Burlap Squared"
"Noonday Designs"
"Simple 2 Sassy"
The AMAZING women of Plaza Beauty School who donated their time and talents to do the girls' hair and nails -- the girls' FAVORITE activity by far!
Nonna, Hannah, Lauren Ashley and Aunt Dessa - so glad they were able to come!!!
Lindsey, Kennedy and Madeline
Me and my girlies - Susanna had about had enough of all this activity!!!
The tea party is just a couple of hours, but loaded with fun!
Can't wait until next year!
