How Smiles Began....


Parents Tad and Vanessa, along with their three children Kylee 6, Hanna 3, and Tyler 3 months were involved in an auto accident on April 15, 2006. The family was on their way to a family birthday party. Kylee, the oldest of the three children, had been listening to her favorite country singer Tim McGraw. She was singing, laughing, and smiling. The family was traveling on Scott Rd. toward Hemet. When attempting to make a left turn onto Winchester Rd. they were struck by a Dodge Ram truck. Parents Tad and Vanessa were treated for a few cuts while the two younger children Hanna and Tyler escaped without injury. Kylee was unresponsive. A sheriff arrived at the scene and he immediately performed CPR on Kylee. She was then taken to Rancho Valley Hospital where she was then flown to Riverside Regional Hospital. Kylee suffered major head trauma and respiratory failure. Prayers and support poured in from many people. Kylee never regained consciousness but she was able to be baptized in the hospital on Resurrection Sunday. It was something she had wanted to do during the summer but people thought she was too young to understand. Kylee entered eternity on April 21, 2006. The day Kylee passed away her mother found a few journal papers stapled together in her closet in a folder. They showed how much Kylee loved the Lord. This journal has been a source of comfort and hope for the parents. Weeks after Kylee passed, Kylee’s parents decided they wanted to start a program where they could give to other children in memory of Kylee. They envisioned a program that would enable them to keep giving for years to come. This is when the Smiles 4 Kylee Children’s Fund was created. It has been a great blessing to the family to see the Smiles on the faces of the children as a result of the various fundraisers and drives where they are able to keep giving to children in the community…just like Kylee would have wanted.

Event & Fundraising Calendar

Walk 4 Smiles


Smiles 4 Kylee Children's Fund Presents our:
1St Annual Walk 4 Smiles
Saturday April 18th.
Walk begins at 10am-11am
The Wolf Creek Park, located off Pechanga Park Way and Wolf Creek Rd in Temecula.
Walk will be followed by CPR & First Aid info & Lunch.
*All participants will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a family 4 pack of passes to the San Diego Wild Animal Park & Zoo.

* Walkers need to check in by 9:45am
* Attached is the sponsor sheet.
* You can participate as a individual
or group, family, school, church, business etc.

*Walkers who are unable to participate the day of the walk can still join us simply by filling out your sponsor sheet and dedicate 1hr to walking then return donations to Smiles.
* We currently have 2 walkers in Texas!!!

* Walkers without Sponsors can still participate in the event as well just make a donation of $25 or more, we still encourage you to get sponsors to make this event a success.
* Sponsors can donate per lap or a flat donation.


Thank you to Ranhco Water for providing waters, as well as
Chick-Fil-a for providing chicken sandwiches and
Veronica from Life Tech for providing us with life saving information

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