From a Dragonfly Volunteer: “Quick story… Left The Landing and stopped by Fed Ex to get the card you gave me copied. Ended up getting about 30 copies and put them in my work binder. Went home and changed in to one of my older Dragonfly Tshirts and decided to stop by Starbucks to sit and work while waiting to …
MARY LOU EARNS HER WINGS Source: http://local.aarp.org/news/mary-lou-parrott-earns-her-wings-37368.html#sthash.9ISI6CW4.dpuf By Tara McQuinley, AARP Cincinnati Intern As I entered the Dragonfly Foundation, a patient family center affectionately called, “The Landing”, Mary Lou Parrott was waiting for me behind the welcome desk with a bright smile. She is short in stature, but high in energy. The Landing is an area filled with comfy couches …
4/15/14: Reprinted from a letter we received from a 7th grader at Nagle Middle School in Cincinnati, OH. (We immediately called the principal and the teacher — wish we could have called his parents, too — to thank them for giving the student the environment that helped him create such a letter.) Dear Christine and Ria, I am a seventh …
From Sarah Thomsen, a volunteer photographer for The Dragonfly Foundation: THIS is the amazing organization that I am proud to volunteer for and feel so blessed to be a part of. Tears every time I watch this video. Ria Davidson, Christine Neitzke, you have no idea how much I love you and how grateful I am to be a part …
From a Dragonfly Mom: “Thanks to the Landing volunteers today for letting us hang out for a bit between appointments! Great to know there is a place where we can hang out and not worry about counts for awhile.” [soliloquy id=”1694″]
From the uncle of a Dragonfly: “When I saw a dragonfly in the past, it was just a pesky insect I’d see flying around a swimming pool. Now when I see a dragonfly, I feel a tug on my heart. When my sister first signed M up for the Dragonfly Foundation, I never realized what it would do for my …
From a Dragonfly Mom: “Your blue gift bag is the reason I got to eat some days. Like a godsend, I got your bag a week when things were really tight. Your foundation should of won all the contests, because there is no contest. you guys are there for us in our darkest hour, a beacon of hope when there …
We currently have more than 5,511 FB Likes and a total reach in excess of 34,000… but of all the people who have posted in the last 24 hours, here are two of my favorites: “Happy Birthday! Thank you! For starting this organization, for putting in countless hours, for crying with the parents when we receive bad news, for reaching …
Our Dragonfly volunteers receive a special t-shirt that says “Earn Your Wings.” This special shirt is worn by very special people. The following email was received from our volunteer, Debbie, who works in the Pilot House at the Great American Ball Park. In addition to seeing our families at Reds games, she also sees them at outside events. Apparently, she …
From a Dragonfly Employee: “You know, reflecting about yesterday, it was just so amazing to think about all the volunteers and public enjoying the Touch a Truck, Touch a Life event and supporting the Dragonfly Foundation while I was at home, calling and registering new families, several of which were just so emotional – about the Dragonfly Foundation and what …
