Personal Narrative: The Piggyback Foundation

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Life is very delicate and at any moment it can be lost. My family learned the hard way of how it feels to lose a loved one at an early age. Eight years ago, my family was going through a crisis. My mom was in the hospital with Tim and my dad was working in New Jersey, so I hardly ever saw my parents during that time. We were struggling with money as my dad just had a heart attack and the hospital expenses of treating cancer were not cheap at all. Times could not have been worse, but the PiggyBack Foundation stepped in and gave us comfort and love when we needed it most. Our family was one of the first PiggyBack family’s and they were with us during and after Tim passed away. I am honored to carry on The Celebration of Life by honoring …show more content…

They help families maintain a sense of normalcy during times of serious illness by providing assistance to meet the emotional and educational needs of the children. Lisa Hiler, Director of the Piggyback Foundation, explained that “little things can make a big difference in the life of a child.” That quote really applies to my family as we were one of the first families taken in by this foundation. They gave us love and comfort and supplied us with all the basic necessities we needed. I never thought I would be so excited to see food during this time as they supported us with huge meals for dinner every night. My sister and I had a babysitter, so we did not eat anything else besides their meals. That made a difference in my life and one of my main memories. Charitable work is needed everywhere as families deal with life threatening situations and the Piggyback Foundation covers a 30 mile radius of Norwalk. We are blessed to have such a caring organization and my family is very gracious for what they have done for …show more content…

We raised almost $2000 from just private donations. These are from local businesses to individuals. We sent letters to local businesses and I was getting phone calls day after day. These people wanted to support the Piggyback Foundation and this is how the awareness spreads. That is our goal, people need to know about this foundation, so they can give to them. Our individual donations were on a different level this year. We are blessed to have caring community members and this senior project would not be the same without them. At St. Paul, we have had many families helped by The Piggyback Foundation. My mother, Allison Smith explains “that is why it is important to educate our school and community how important it is to support this local foundation.” I am proud of what we could do for this awesome foundation and I give thanks to the community for so much

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