One of my 5 year old nephew's best friends, Tate Kandas, passed away very suddenly from a brain tumor last year. His parents have started a memorial fund, which will fund the construction of a bronze sculpture at a playground in Tate's hometown of Bluefield, WV. The sculpture will be an interactive, child-friendly object that will capture the spirit of Tate the Great. The sculpture will be a raccoon because Tate's favorite book was "The Kissing Hand."
In order to build this wonderful memorial, $5000 needs to be raised. Since the fund was started in late October, $1000 has been raised. It would be wonderful if we can extend this fundraiser beyond Tate's hometown and help raise the $4000 that is still needed for this memorial.
Although the majority of people reading this blog do not know Tate or his family, I am sure you can appreciate the importance of this memorial for Tate's family, friends, and community. Any amount you can contribute would be greatly appreciated. Any proceeds exceeding the goal of $5000 will be put towards cancer research by the Children's Oncology Group Foundation (Columbus, Ohio).
I am setting up a PayPal donation button but in the meantime, donations can be sent to:
Play on Fund
PO Box 5533
Princeton, WV 24740
Tate Kandas
Tate (left) and my nephew (right)
Thanks,
Annemarie
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