Gabriel's Bowl-A-Thon Fundraiser

[Corin Nava]

Gabriel's Bowl-A-Thon
In memory of Gabe for his second birthday


Date: Sunday November 16, 2008
Time: 1:00 pm
Place:
Cranston Lanes
1450 Elmwood Ave
Cranston, RI 02910


You are invited to participate in a Bowl-A-Thon in memory of Gabriel Eric Nava. All proceeds will go to CHERUBS to help families affected by Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Come bowl with us, enjoy some pizza (and of course cake) & have fun with family and friends!

If you are interested in participating please RSVP by October 15th by calling Corin at 401-524-9182 or email at Chefrinny@gmail.com to sign up and receive your sponsor sheet, information pack, and a Gabriel's CDH Awareness T-shirt.

Everyone is welcome to join us for cake and pizza even if you don’t bowl! Feel free to meet family and friends to cheer along our bowlers and help us remember Gabe for his second birthday in heaven. If you would like to attend please RSVP and let us know you are part of our “cheering squad”!


I have also set up a firstgiving page if you are interested in sponsoring. You can find the page at:

http://www.firstgiving.com/gabrielsbowlathon

[Chris and TracyMeats]

What a fun and great way to raise money in Gabe's memory. Very creative!! Wish I could be there, you are going to have a lot of fun and I am sure Gabe will have a blast from heaven watching his family and friends bowl. Hugs to you Corin.

[StephanieOlivarez]

You know we will be cheering for all the bowlers from Indiana.
Oh how I wished we lived closer.
The firstgiving page looks wonderful!!!!
Gabe's video always makes me cry.

Gabe will watch over all of you on that special day.

Can't wait to see pictures.
You are amazing Corin.
Bless you girl.

[Damon andSharonknott]

Corin,
WOW..You are amazing!
Gabe and his Angel CHERUB friends will be smiling and laughing at you all.
I wish I could come.
x

[JenniferBrown]

Hi Corin i'm in , i'll call you.
Damian loves bowling i can't wait:)

[LynneB]

Aw Corin, you are such a good mom, you really "bowl" me over!

[Corin Nava]

Thanks everyone! I hope it's a success! I really NEED to plan something for his birthday every year-kind of helps me keep the day positive. I will keep everyone updated on it :)

Jen-I am SOOO excited to hear that you will be coming!!!! It's going to be so much fun! It really means a lot to me that you will be there! Can't wait to see Damian bowl! :)

[KateC]

I can't believe our angel's 2nd birthday is coming up!! It does not feel like 2 years - does it? I wish I could come, maybe next year when the girls are older. The day sounds like it will be loads of fun!! I know you will have fun planning, let me know if you need anything ;)

Steve keeps talking about our trip to Salem next year :) I don't even have to remind him!

[Corin Nava]

No, it doesn't feel like two years have gone by. Some days lately it feels like it was all just a bad dream.... very surreal. Other days I can just about smell the hospital and remember every little detail. It's crazy to think that we would have a 2 year old boy running around the house right now. It's hard to imagine what that would be like.

You definitely have to come here next year! We really should plan a CHERUBS Salem trip next October. Who else is in??? Dawn- You said that you wanted to go! :)

[KateC]

I was feeding Lily last night and just kept thinking about what it would be like to have a two year old tugging at me also - all I could do was cry. I am very emotional about Shannon lately.

We will defnitely be there for Gabe's Birthday next year! I cannot WAIT for our Salem trip!

What kind of cake are you making for Gabe's birthday, I can't wait to see

[JenniferBrown]

Hi Corin and Kate i'm in for next year trip to Salem !!!!!

[Corin Nava]

Kate-I'm not sure what I'm going to do for the cake this year. It's hard to think of one that would fit. I want to do something different than last years. Any ideas???

Alright so after the New Year I will start planning a Salem trip!!! I can't wait!

[DanielleGolding]

Corin,
The Bowl-a-thon sounds like so much fun. Seriously I wish that I could be there! I am certain it will all go off without a hitch. Can't wait to hear all about it.

[Bethany Gillham]

That's a really neat idea, Corin. Hope you have a great day for Gabe's birthday! If I was closer I would come embarass myself and bowl! :)

[StephanieOlivarez]

Count me in for the Salem trip!!!!!!

[AmyMiles]

What a great idea Corin! You are so creative! Make a bowling ball cake or a pair of bowling shoes. chocolate cake is always good:)

Praying that this is a success!

Wow, I can't believe he is 2 years old already!

[Corin Nava]

I could go for some chocolate cake right now....mmmmmm! Ah-gotta stay on the diet! lol

A bowling ball-I think I might give that a try :)

[Barbara and KevinWagner]

Corin....I am with Bethany! If I lived closer you know I would be there embarrassing myself also! LOL

The bowl-a-thon sounds soooo fun! What a great idea! How are the plans going? Need anything that I can do from here?

A bowling ball cake would be awesome! You are so good at making/decorating cakes that it will great Take pics!!! You know that we will be hounding you for lotsa pics.....and besides that u will have to make some digital pages! hehe!

Love ya lots!!

Barb

[StephanieOlivarez]

What is the weather like there is Fen or March???????

[Corin Nava]

Thanks Barb! The plans are going good. I sent out the invitations a few days ago and waiting for everyone to reply. So far it looks like quite a few people are interested :)

Steph-Feb & March are cold and snowy.... perfect visiting weather :)

[StephanieOlivarez]

Sounds great about Gabriel's Bowl-A-Thon Corin.
Let me know if I can do anything to help.

[LynneB]

Love the cake idea. i would love to be there too. I bowl like Fred Flint Flintstone, on his toes.

[KateC]

Amy gave some great Cake idea!! You are so creative with that - I can't wait to see the cake!

Wish I could make it. Next year, next year!! We will be celebrating over here, I'll buy some cupcakes! (I don't bake, I burn)

I was thinking, when do you think I should book a hotel for Salem? I would assume October is a crazzzzyyy month up there. I am so excited to go. I love Halloween!

[Corin Nava]

You all are so great! :)

Kate- I've heard that October is pretty crazy in Salem. I actually have only been to Salem once when I was like 10... so it will be kind of a new experience for me too! I figure once the holidays are over we will set the dates and I will take a drive up there to look for a good hotel, and make all the arrangements. How long do you think you will be staying?

[DanielleGolding]

The bowl-a-thon will be fab.
Corin - I only just noticed your weight loss ticker! Well done on losing the 4lbs - you go girl. I've been doing weight watchers for a few months. Am losing very slowly, I figure it's now or never and it's something that always plays on my mind!

[Corin Nava]

Weight watchers is a great program! I did it when I was 17 and lost 20 lbs! It's nice b/c they really stress healthy eating, but you can still have a bit of chocolate or such. Loosing slowly is the way to go, they say about 1 lb a week is healthy to loose, but loosing too much at once isn't. I have put on so much weight these last few years, I really need to get rid of it. I'm hoping having the ticker as a daily reminder will help motivate me to put down the ice cream!!!! :)

[KateC]

If it was up to me - I'd move up there! I would imagine we would stay maybe like an extended weekend? Like Friday through Monday? If you find a cheapy motel let me know. I have watched shows about Halloween is Salem. I know that many witches (like actual practicing Wicans) go up there every year and have crazy rituals. I am excited to see the beautiful trees. Steve and I are taking a ride up to some rapid falls about an hour away from the house next weekend to go see the leaves changing.

[Corin Nava]

sounds good. There really is some beautiful foliage around here. I am going up to New Hampshire this weekend and can't wait to see all the trees :)

[Corin Nava]

I just wanted to let everyone know how the bowl-a-thon went... it was amazing! We had over 50 people attend including a few cherubs members. Steph and Barb flew in on Saturday and spent a few days with us! Jen Brown along with her family and cherub Adrian were able to make it :) We also had Joelene Ross and her family- including her beautiful cherub Lydia, and Jeanne Vaughn with her adorable cherub- Griffin. Makayla got very friendly with Griffin and we have the cutest video of them kissing! :)

The bowl-a-thon was a huge success! Although I won't know the exact amount until all the pledges come in, I already know we far exceeded our goal! Best of all everyone seemed to have a great time and we were able to spread the word a bit about CDH to the local bowlers!!!

Here are a few pics:

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This is the beautiful shadow box Kate made me:
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[Damon andSharonknott]

Corin,

What a wonderful day you all had. I'm bet Gabe is beaming down at you all.
The pics are great, I especially LOVE the one of your shadow box.

Hugs
Shaz xxxxxxxxxxxx

[Chris and TracyMeats]

What a great day you must of had. Love the pictures!! Those truffles look yummy!

[Corin Nava]

Thanks! Now if I can just figure out a cheap and safe way to ship the truffles.... :)

[DanielleGolding]

Corin,

The pictures are terrific!!!
I love the shirts - they look great on everyone! And how adorable
was Ayla in her funky little outfit- such a cutie:)
Those truffles sure do look yum - did you make them??
Didn't Kate do a beautiful job on the shadow box, just lovely!
I'm glad you all had a great and successful day, Gabe would be chuffed and so proud of you all.
Much love to you Nate and Ayla xxxx

[Corin Nava]

Thanks Danielle!
That outfit was actually one that Steph brought her, it was Shelby's :)
The shadow box had me in tears-it really is just so beautiful! It's hanging in my living room now!
I made the truffles. The recipes are in the new cherubs cookbooks :) I'm having a christmas truffle sale to raise some $ for the Gabriel Gift Bags project! There's no better way to sell them than to give out samples ;)

[KateC]

Awwww I loved the pictures! The pictures of the little cherub's and Makayla together are just the cutest things ever!!!!

I am so glad you liked the shadow box, you had me in tears looking at the pictures of you in tears LOL!

[Corin Nava]

Kate-we are an emotional bunch aren't we :)

You should check out the video of them kissing! It's sooo cute! Ayla would kiss Griffin and than cry! My mom has it on her flickr account:

http://flickr.com/photos/marieroseferron/3041755361/in/set-72157609398784628/

[JaanaRosenlund]

I love the photos! What a wonderful day.
Gabe would be so proud of you all!

Beautiful shadow box as well.

xxxx

[Dawn Torrence Ireland]

Somehow I missed these photos yesterday - these are wonderful!!! I can't wait to see the video of the kids. Corin, once again, you did an amazing job and I know Gabe is so proud of you - we all are!

[jeannevaughn]

I can't wait to show that to Griffin when he gets older!!! Thank you for sharing! We had a great time, and were so happy to be included. Jeanne and Griffin

[MaryanneReid]

Hi Corin

The pictures are great! It looks like you all had a wonderful day. Gabriel would be so proud of you!

I love the shadow box!

xx

[CarrieCrum]

Your shadow box made me cry. It was so beautiful. You all looked like you had a blast.

[Corin Nava]

Thanks everyone :)

Jeanne-I am so glad you came! Griffin was adorable!!!! I am glad you enjoyed the day!

[StephanieOlivarez]

Happy Birthday to Griffin!!!!!
It was great to meet you both Jeanne!!!

[StephanieOlivarez]

Great pictures!!
Love the video!

[StephanieOlivarez]

I wanted to tell you all that Corin bowled a 133!!
That girl can BOWL!!!!!!

[Corin Nava]

lol Steph-I was motivated!