Thursday, December 18, 2008

a family for the first time

Dear Wayne and Believe in Tomorrow family,

We have gone through a life changing experience since Latasha’s diagnosis of leukemia in November. It as a shock, treatment was continuous and fast paced. She missed everything from prom to football games, trips and such that make your senior year of high school so fun. By God’s grace she is now on the road to recovery and has been in remission the past 2 months.

This trip has allowed us to vacation together as a family for the first time. Due to varying reasons we have never stayed away from home together on vacation. The hard work and dedication of Wayne, the staff, volunteers and donors have allowed us to breathe again.

We don’t know how to thank the many people who have made this wonderful trip possible. We have truly had a great time here!

Thank you again!
Lots of Love,

James Sr., James Jr, Lynn and LaTasha

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Words alone can’t express...

Words alone can’t express our gratitude. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! This vacation will be remembered for so long. So thank you for the memories that we have right now. The house is gorgeous! It was such a pleasure to stay here and spend time together. Watching the sunset out across the bay is an image that I’m sure we’ll remember for awhile. The neighbors were so sweet and kind.

Some of the activities that we did were jet ski, parasail, go on the O C Becket, play mini golf, go to the Jolly Roger Water Park, and much more! I’ll have to say the parasailing and jet skis are our favorite.

So thanks again for this amazing vacation! We sure do hope that many more families have the privilege to do what we got to do.

Friday, December 5, 2008

Thank You, Gracias, Danke, Gracie

Thank You, Gracias, Danke, Gracie, in whatever language you choose we just want to say Thank You.

Words cannot express the joy we felt as we opened the door to this house. You have given us a wonderful haven to escape too. Wayne and all of your employees are exceptional.

At times we feel or felt unworthy to enjoy all of this wonderful gratitude, but as morning came and we rose to the sun rising over the bay we just smiled and said Thank You.

The Best Vacation Ever
Joe, Janice, Semone, Lauren, Nicholas and Joshua
CWRAMC – HOORAH !!!!

Dear Believe In Tomorrow,

The Strawberry family would like to express its sincerest gratitude and appreciation for the heartfelt work of the Believe In Tomorrow National Children’s foundation. Through this phenomenal foundation my family and I have experienced some of the most rewarding, loving, and cherished vacation time ever. Our visits to the Believe In Tomorrow house on Wisp Mountain in Deep Creek, Md. were truly enriched and have provided many special and lasting memories.

We were introduced to your foundation because of our daughter Daryn, who was diagnosed at 18 months with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Coupled with our strong faith and trust in God, the Believe In Tomorrow foundation has provided comfort, care and encouragement to what would be considered a long, hard journey. For that we are truly grateful.

As a family I can’t tell you how appreciative we are that you provided Daryn and ourselves a break from the routine of hospital visits and medicine regiments. It was an absolute joy to see the smiles created by the generosity provided through Believe In Tomorrow and to experience the beauty and richness of the open air at the Wisp Mountain house.

Keep up the great work.

Sincerely,
Bernard, Charlene, Daryn & Lynell