The Everitt Family: March 2009

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Stealing Pieces

Kevin and I have had the opportunity to volunteer with ALS Association in the public awareness campaign, STEALING PIECES. We are fighting to find a cure for this dreaded disease which took my Pap's life in 1999. My sister, Kamden, works as the Public Relations Coordinator at the Association. She has been incredibly instrumental in spear-heading this campaign which includes, television commercials, billboard ads, and a travel memorial display.

The ALS Association’s Florida Chapter invites you to experience our Piece By Piece tribute display, which is dedicated to those whose lives have been taken by this dreaded disease. The exhibit features hundreds of mannequins, each shrouded with individual epitaphs, symbolizing a fellow Floridian whose life has been stolen from their loved ones. Its purpose is both to pay tribute and evoke personal reflection on the devastating number of those currently suffering. We hope you will share this powerful experience with us.

Please visit the website below to view a version of one of the TV ads and to see when the tribute display will be close to you.

http://www.stealingpieces.org/

The shirts are dedicated in memory of people who have passed away from ALS or who are currently living with disease.

This our way of paying tribute to those who are and were suffering with ALS. It is sombering to walk in between these mannequins each representing a human life.

We want a cure.

The Display stopped Ybor City

THE EDGE Student Minsitries

For the last 4 years, we have been a part of one of the most amazing youth groups in history. Ok! We are a little partial. But honestly, we are blessed to work with these great kids that drive us to edge of our sanity. Maybe that is why the name of the youth group is THE EDGE!!!

Kevin is the worship leader and has a blast jamming out with Michael and Garrett. I also love my small group girls. It's so cool to spend time with them. Kamden and Mitch do a great job as the youth pastor and his wife, and God is doing amazing things in these kids.

We're taking a mission trip this summer in July with the youth group, and we covet all of your prayers. We needs to raise $12,000. We are almost half way to our goal, and we are confident God will provide the rest.

Here are some pictures that documents our big adventure in ministry:

Mia chilling out on the bean bag in the new youth room

Hope playing on the keyboard in our cool new youth room. Don't you love the stripes? We have an awesome new youth room in the newly built rooms in the gym. We're going to be build a coffee shop in here, too.