Smiles 4 Kylee

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.

2nd Annual Family Fun Day
Sunday June 29, 2008 12-4pm
Ronald Reagan Sports Park, Temecula

Planning has began for the Family Fun Day, We are excited that this day is almost here. Things are coming together alittle at a time.

Last year there were about 40 Baskets to Raffle, Look at some of this years donations from business in our community:

Awesome Otters Swim School
C28 Stores
Chick-fil-A
Golden Spoon
In In Out
Cool Cuts 4 Kids
Vibrant Health-Indep.Shaklee Dist.

Fun for the day include:
Food/Snow cones/Popcorn/Cake Walk
Jumper/Slide
Hair Braiding/Nails/Face painting
Lots of fun Carnival Games
Tennis/Bowling
Free Crafts
Basket Raffles

Vendors include/
Air1, C28, West Coast Chiropractic,
Brunswick Bowling, 1 Serve Youth Tennis Foundation,Inland Valley Dental

Fun Children's Music,
and many more performances

Lots of Giveaways from: C28 Stores, Brunswick Bowling, Air1 90.1, Golden Spoon, Chick-Fil-A In In Out and much more....

Safety Info provided by: Temecula Fire Station 84, City of Temecula Home Safety Assessments, Temecula Police, CHP, Protect a Child Pool Fence Systems , Farmers Insurance-Robert Bryant,Jonboys-Free alternative transportation, Crisis Resorces,

Lets not forget this day will help us continue to Spread Contagious Smiles to Children in Need...

Backpacks and School Supplies will be collected this day also that will be given over the summer for the new school year.

Each Family member will receive a raffle ticket for bringing any of the following items:

Backpacks
Bibles
Pencils/pens/markers/crayons
Toothbrush/toothpaste
Paper/notepads
Glue/scissors

Families bringing donations will also receive an additional gift from Golden Spoon and Chick-Fil-A.

All activities have a small suggested donation.

Prayer Corner

Smiles is currently looking for a building site for 6 months as we get through our Back to School Outreach. This will allow many donations to come in as well as a home to store & pack smiles goodies.

Our Goal is to have a Smiles resource/outreach center.

To be guided to children in need of a Smile.

Teacher, messenger at many of our outreach events we have a message for the children and we are looking for a/few volunteers that enjoy this area of outreach.

Business Support, which aids us in Spreading Smiles.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: I cann't wait only a day or so to go until the Family Fun Day. We have had a few hills to climb but God was with us all the way...We have a had a great response from volunteers and sponsors this brings this day all together..And lets not forget helps us Spread more of our Ky's Smiles!!and Gods Love!!!; June 27, 2008 at 9:47 PM
Anonymous said...: I am getting ready to go to bed, I don't even know if I will be able to sleep . The day is just a few hours away!!!!We have packed up trailers and as many cars as we could with fun stuff for tommarrow.
I know there will be lots of giggles and smiles through out the day, but the best is the Smiles raining down from Kylee. I know Kylee has been right there with her sister Hanna counting the days.
Me Too!!!!; June 28, 2008 at 10:05 PM