Due to the previous post, we decided to start a charity organization called Gavin's Gifts. When we were shocked by the news that our son had passed away and we needed to bury him or cremate him, we elected to have him close to us in the Meridian Cemetery. Little did we know that caskets for newborn children start at about $800. We were obviously not prepared for this, and I like to have some sort of wood project to do for each of my children, so I designed and built Gavin his casket. It was a great way to keep my mind off of things for a couple of days and to give him a very special gift.
We decided to take this a bit further and we started Gavin's Gifts, which is a charity in his name. We are going to make caskets just like the one we built for Gavin, and give them to local families that are forced to go through what we did. We think even this little gesture will help them out in their time of need. It will be a great way to help others like us and be able to give back to the community in Gavin's name. So we're really excited. For more info, see the website... Gavinsgifts.com or you can find our group page on Facebook. Thanks.
3 comments:
What are great thing to do!
You guys are amazing!
What a touching way to remember your son.
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