Pancake Breakfast

Kinda late notice since I forgot, but tomorrow there is a Pancake Breakfast at Max & Erma's located at 1107 Trenton Ave in Findlay, OH. The all-you-can-eat breakfast is from 8-10 am and tickets are $5 and will be available at the door.

Proceeds will go towards some of Carleigh's expenses and to the Neural Tube Defect Research Fund.

So if you are in the Findlay area please stop on by! If you are a follower of my blog and are in the area I would love to meet you! Hope to see you there!

Benefit Calender

There are some benefits coming up on our behalf. Anthony's Aunt Jeanna has pretty much done everything to put it all together (Thanks!). All proceeds will be allocated to help with Carleigh’s medical bills, funeral expenses, and to the Neural Tube Defects Research Fund. I just thought I'd let everyone know about these events in case you wanted to participate in any of them. I have a flyer available for the benefits. If you would like a copy please email me.

The first benefit is Happy Hour located at Nino's, 331 N Main St in Findlay, OH. Tony Iriti will be a guest bartender and all tips he receives he is donating to us. We are very thankful for his kindness to do so! The first happy hour is to take place April 22 at 5 pm. The second is on May 6 at 5 pm.

The second benefit is a Bike Run on May 16. Registration is at Whiskey Venue, 1101 W Main Cross in Findlay, OH, from 11 am-1 pm. The first bike out will be at 1 pm and Anthony and I will be leading the run. The run is $15 per person and $10 per passenger. The run will end with a hog roast and the Rock 'N Roll Outlaws at Taylorpalooza.

The third benefit is a Pancake Breakfast at Max & Erma's, 1107 Trenton Avenue in Findlay, OH, on May 30 from 8-10 am. It is an All-you-can-eat breakfast for $5.

For additional information, tickets, or registration contact:

Coffee Amici

328 S Main St.

Findlay, OH 45840

419-423-7957

The fact that we are sharing Carleigh's story with more people is far more important to me than any money raised. I hope we can reach a lot of people!

Memorial Contributions

I have had several inquiries on how to make a donation to the Neural Tube Defect Research Fund in Carleigh's memory so here is the information:

To make an online donation to the Duke Center for Human Genetics please click here.

To send a donation through the mail please send it to the following address:

Center for Human Genetics
Barbara Due
Neural Tube Defects Research Fund
Duke University Medical Center Box 3445
Durham, NC 27710

If you make a donation be sure to specify that the money is to go to the Center for Human Genetics to support the Neural Tube Defects Research Fund in memory of Carleigh McKenna Haas.

Thank you to everyone who has donated already and to those who plan to. You may wonder what the purpose of donating is. The following is from the Duke website:

The Duke Center for Human Genetics is currently conducting a genetic study called "The Hereditary Basis of Neural Tube Defects" to determine the causes of anencephaly and other NTDs. By studying families with anencephaly and other NTDs, we hope to identify the genes that contribute to the development of the neural tube. We hope this research will eventually lead to more accurate genetic counseling and risk assessment, improved treatments, better prevention methods, and possibly, a cure.

Important research in my opinion!!! I am sure those affected by anencephaly would agree with me. As for Anthony and me, we plan on donating to this research as long as they are conducting it.