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January/February 2008
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Spring Celebration at the Beach
January/February/March So the kids have off school for a long weekend. Think about spending that weekend with us! It may be quiet in Ocean City but there's still plenty to do to keep your family busy.
You can curl up inside and watch movies or play board games. If you like getting out and about the family can take in ice skating at the Carousel, Arcade games on the Boardwalk, Salisbury Zoo, and Planet Maze just to name a few fun activities. Call today to schedule a weekend with us.
Upcoming Events:
• March 15th St. Patrick’s Day Parade and festivities
• March 22nd Spring Celebration & an Easter Kid’s Fair
Please contact Dawn Carroll to book your winter getaway!
dcarroll@believeintomorrow.org or (410) 744-1032
Click here to learn more about the Believe In Tomorrow House By The Sea.
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Winter in the Mountains
Winter is a great time to be at our Believe In Tomorrow House on Wisp Mountain. After making a snowman or have a snowball fight out front of the house our families can enjoy bonding time inside as they cozy up to the fireplace. Over at the Wisp Resort children are learning to ski or tube for the first time. Instructors are at the ready by offering classes. And there’s nothing like a heated indoor pool to swim around in after a day of being on the slopes. A perfect winter wonderland!
Click here to learn more about the Believe In Tomorrow House on Wisp Mountain.
Hospital Housing Update
After the long and stressful holidays, some of our families are ready to move into another phase of celebration, like rooting for their favorite NFL team. The Hyatt will be hosting a Super Bowl Party at The Children's House on Sunday, February 3rd. Several families have been watching the playoffs and are hoping that New England goes all the way since their home teams are no longer in the running. Volunteers will be making banners for the two participating teams and families will write their chants on them for the team that they're rooting for. We are looking forward to some great food and a great time. Quiet hours may have to be pushed back to 10:00 pm....ha, ha ha.
Click here to learn more about the Believe In Tomorrow Children's House at Johns Hopkins.
Port to Fort 6K Run/Walk
Sunday April 27, 2008 @ 9:00 a.m.
Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Highway
Registration is now open for Believe In Tomorrow's Port to Fort 6k Sponsored by Home Depot. The run/walk starts at the Baltimore Museum of Industry and travels through the neighborhood of Locust Point, running along the seawall around the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine and finishing back at the Baltimore Museum of Industry.
Port to Fort is a flat course and runners and walkers of all ages are welcome, at last year's event we welcomed over 1,400 attendees! Fees include a commemorative t-shirt to the first 1,200 registered runners, a race goodie bag and a post-race party with music, food and beverages.
Registration pricing:
Register online and create your own personalized Fundraising Page!
- $20 for the general public
- $10 for students, active military and Home Depot employees, Families who have participated in Believe In Tomorrow programs
- $25 day of the event registration
New this year, families in our programs can register at $10 pp under the Community Team Challenge” category. Get aunts, uncles, cousins, friends of the family and support our organization.
Form a team - increase the FUN(ds)!
Gather a team of co-workers, or friends and family to participate in the Port to Fort festivities. It's easy! Select a team captain, choose a team name and recruit team members!
Corporate Team Challenge - Award for most funds raised and largest team. Friends and family are welcome to join you and your colleagues!
Armed Services Challenge - Award for highest turnout from a military installation. Friends and family can also be a part of your team!
Community Team Challenge - Award for most funds raised and largest team. Community teams are comprised of groups of friends, family, churches, schools, athletic clubs, families who have been a part of Believe In Tomorrow programs, etc.
To learn more about Port to Fort, to register, fundraise, or sponsor someone, please visit
http://www.believeintomorrow.org/p2f
We hope to see you there!
Hands On Adventures Highlight
We’ve kicked off another exciting year with our partners at PBR -Professional Bull Riding. Bull Riding is just one of two exciting activities (blimp rides being the other) we offer to families who are lucky enough to live near the cities on the path of the event schedule.
Most of our families are introduced to Bull Riding simply because we ask them to go and try it out. Thanks to the PBR public relations staff our families are treated like VIP’s. They go on a behind the scenes tour and actually meet the riders! Deb Blasko mom of Max, from Northboro, MA commented, “I have to tell you, if a friend called me up and asked me to join them in a bull riding event I would have laughed at them. In the future you will see our family in the crowd. It was just so exciting, intense, and everything else you can think of to go along with that.”
Nearly five years old, Max is receiving treatment for ALL. His family is just another example of our organization helping to provide mini escapes and opportunities for the whole family to bond. “The best way to describe it is WOW! I wish I had a picture of Max’s face when he saw the first rider, he had huge eyes and an open mouth,” said Mrs. Blasko. She concluded by saying, “The kids loved it just as much as we did.”
If you are interested in joining us for a Hands On Adventure check out our events schedule to see if one of the activities is coming to your area.
Retreat Information
A couple of tips to remember when scheduling for the retreat housing:
1. We are currently taking requests for February and March.
2. If you are hoping to take a retreat in the future be sure to call three months in advance. For example, if you want to schedule for April we will take calls starting on February 1st.
3. June-September months are handled differently. In the Spring, Believe In Tomorrow will approach families who are eligible to go Summer 2008. If you have already stayed during the summer we suggest you take advantage of the October –May time
Believe In Tomorrow has been selected as one of YouTube's official nonprofit organizations! Check out our newly launched YouTube Channel: watch videos, leave us a comment, and add us as a friend. We hope to feature many more family videos in the months to come. Please feel free to submit your own retreat videos to add to our collection!
We Believe — Believe In Tomorrow provides exceptional hospital and retreat housing services to critically ill children and their families. We believe in keeping families together during a child’s medical crisis, and that the gentle cadence of normal family life has a powerful influence on the healing process.
Click here to learn more or apply for Believe In Tomorrow programs