At the end of October I received an email out of the blue from a woman named Liz. She was writing on behalf of AT&T with a proposal for a huge donation to honor Maddie’s fifth birthday. As I read through her email, my mouth dropped open and tears came to my eyes…it was one…
Marching For Maddie 2012
April 4th, 2012Comments: 14
It’s time for the 2012 March for Babies, the March of Dimes’ biggest fundraiser. There are walks in cities all over the nation. We Spohrs are ready to walk for Maddie for the fifth year in a row. By participating, we are helping The March of Dimes champion the needs of families and babies in…
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You Are The One
November 7th, 2011Comments: 93
This Friday, on 11/11/11, Maddie should be celebrating her fourth birthday. Instead, it will be the third birthday we’ve spent without her. For the last two years, Mike and I have been comforted by donations made to the charity we started in her name Friends of Maddie. This year, we’ve decided to do something a little…
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Support Friends Of Maddie
June 29th, 2011Comments: 25
The following post is part of a two-part series sponsored by Yahoo! Every time someone clicks here to make Yahoo! their homepage, they’re showing their support for Friends of Maddie! As you all know, Mike and I started Friends of Maddie with the money many of you donated to our family after Maddie passed away….
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The Adventures Of Annie And Rigby, For Maddie
November 10th, 2010Comments: 43
On Maddie’s first birthday we asked her party guests to donate to the March of Dimes in her name instead of bringing gifts. We wanted to make sure that other babies would get to celebrate their first birthdays too. Last year on Madeline’s birthday a lot of people took it upon themselves to donate to…
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