New Orleans Visit to Oschner...

We had the amazing opportunity to expand our horizons this year, by reaching out to patients at Oschner Children's Hospital in New Orleans while Rowan was in town for the Kidd's Kids Golf Tournament.  He joined forces with his honorary "brothers", firemen from two local fire departments, the Terrytown F.D. and the Marrero Ragusa F. D.  The firemen raised money for his foundation earlier this year, so we wanted to put some of that money back into their own community.  It was such a joy and an honor. (You can read more about Rowan's connection with these awesome men, and see photos of the patient gifts that we purchased, on the previous post)

Here is Rowan with Matt Ducote, at the Kidd's Kids Golf Tournament the day before they went to the hospital to deliver toys.  Matt is the one who initiated the Firefighters fundraising for Rowan's Foundation.  They are best buddies.

 

Here are some photos of Rowan putting foundation labels on all the goodies boxed up to take down to New Orleans...

 

 

Rowan, dressed in his own uniform, headed to meet the other firefighters...

 

 

And as promised, here are some photos of Rowan's visit to Oschner Hospital with the firemen, and our family ...

 

 

 

 

We had a few extra helpers too...

 

 

 

 

We donated toys, arts and crafts, play-doh, books, barbies, blankets, legos, and flavored chapsticks.

Rowan was so excited when one of the nurses said she just had a patients asking for some chapstick,

because he was carrying a bag filled with 115 of them!

 

 

The nurses were very grateful, said that the patients were going to be very excited and that Child Life would start passing them out the next day.  Then they posed for a few pictures with us.

Finally, we got some great photos of the boys.

As you can probably tell, Rowan had a few poses he wanted them all to do:)

 

 

Thanks to Rowan's "brothers" for helping us organize this, for their fundraising efforts, and for serving your community so well.  We appreciate you all so much, and can't wait to do this again next year!



 

Rowan's Foundation heads to New Orleans!

You may remember when Rowan had the pleasure of getting to meet and hang out with some amazing firemen in New Orleans last Summer, when he was there at the Kidd's Kids Golf Tournament in July. 

 

 

 

 

He made a real connection with those guys.  A few weeks later, they even ended up making him an honorary fireman with a real uniform and badge and everything.  You have never seen a little boy so honored and excited in his life.

 

 

 

 

 

Then, they went way above and beyond and spent several months fundraising for his charity, the Rowan Jameson Windham Foundation, sending him a check for over $3000!  Because they worked so hard to raise this money to help other kids like Rowan, we decided to put some of those funds back into their own community.  So, we are proud to announce that this month, when Rowan returns to New Orleans for the Kidd's Kids Golf Tournament again, he will be taking one morning to join those amazing firemen and deliver toys, games, art supplies, blankets, and chapsticks to over 115 patients at the Oschner Hospital for Children in New Orleans.

 

Rowan and I purchased coloring books and crayons, playdoh sets, games, window markers, magazines, card games, dice, puzzles, doodle books, bracelet making kits, bubble sets, glow sticks, blankets, chapsticks, infant/toddler toys, super hero capes/masks, journals and pens, etc.

 

 

 

We are very excited about this collaboration between the Rowan Jameson Windham Foundation and the Firemen from the Terrytown F.D. and the Marrero Ragusa F. D. and cannot wait to share pictures after we deliver the gifts to the Child Life Department of the Oschner Hospital for Children in New Orleans in just two weeks.

 

 

And to think, it all started when one little boy met a real life hero...

 

 

who ended up calling him his own personal hero...

 

 

But you know...

 

 

In my book...

they both are!