Did you know that as many people are diagnosed with breast cancer a year the same amount are diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis?
Saturday night we attended the MPS Foundation Kickoff Dinner. As most of you know my dear and longtime friend Heidi lost her father last September to Pulmonary Fibrosis. At the same time she gave birth to her 2nd son Connor. Seeing the family experience such a huge loss and also experience the birth of a child was indescribable! The Savoca's are so strong and such a solid amazing family!!! Mike's 6 children decided to start a foundation in his memory. The kickoff event was a huge success!! They were able to raise around $25,000 that night!!!! Plus they will be having a 5K event in Long Grove on September 11th to raise more money for the foundation. I will put their foundation website at the end of this post so you can check it out. Cam and I will be running in the event so thanks to all of our family and friends who have donated money to our team!!!
The event was outside in the Savoca's backyard. There were over 150 people! That just shows you how wonderful of a guy Mike was and how many people loved him!
There were 2 huge tents. One was where the dinner and dancing was held and the other had the raffle prizes and silent auction in it. They had an awesome band playing too!
I took this off their foundation website. Here is a picture several years ago of the Savoca family on vacation in Mexico. Their family has grown even more to include another son in law and 2 more grandchildren.
Heidi, Steve, Cam and myself.
Heidi and I grew up together and have been friends for so long! Same with Cam and Steve. We introduced them and the rest is history:) They are married with 2 adorable boys!
My dad with Cam
My mom and myself
Aren't they so cute:)
My parents with their best friends Gigi and Lee.
The live auction was a huge success! Their was a signed Kane Jersey, 2 sky boxes for the Blackhawks game, trips to Mexico and Hawaii and so much more!
Please check out the foundation website so you can educate yourself about pulmonary fibrosis!! If you are interested in making a donation or participating in the 5K event here is the link:
There were 2 huge tents. One was where the dinner and dancing was held and the other had the raffle prizes and silent auction in it. They had an awesome band playing too!
I took this off their foundation website. Here is a picture several years ago of the Savoca family on vacation in Mexico. Their family has grown even more to include another son in law and 2 more grandchildren.
Heidi, Steve, Cam and myself.
Heidi and I grew up together and have been friends for so long! Same with Cam and Steve. We introduced them and the rest is history:) They are married with 2 adorable boys!
My dad with Cam
My mom and myself
Aren't they so cute:)
My parents with their best friends Gigi and Lee.
The live auction was a huge success! Their was a signed Kane Jersey, 2 sky boxes for the Blackhawks game, trips to Mexico and Hawaii and so much more!
Please check out the foundation website so you can educate yourself about pulmonary fibrosis!! If you are interested in making a donation or participating in the 5K event here is the link:
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