Charlotte’s Wings – A wonderful local non-profit organization!

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ALLIED INSURANCE MANAGERS IS A PROUD SUPPORTER OF CHARLOTTE’S WINGS

Charlotte’s Wings is a local Rochester Hills, Michigan non-profit orga­ni­za­tion that is ded­i­cated to sup­port­ing ail­ing chil­dren in South­east Michi­gan through dona­tions of new books to the chil­dren and their fam­i­lies in hos­pi­tal and hos­pice care. By giv­ing books, Charlotte’s Wings endeav­ors to bring sick chil­dren a smile, a dream, or an escape from an unfor­tu­nate real­ity. Whether a child is fac­ing some­thing as benign as ton­sil­li­tis or as severe as a ter­mi­nal dis­ease, a book can pro­vide encour­age­ment and com­fort to a sick child dur­ing a chal­leng­ing and fright­en­ing period. 

CHARLOTTE’S INSPIRATION

On Decem­ber 8, 2007, a pre­cious and beloved five-month old girl, Char­lotte, was lost to a rare and incur­able brain dis­ease called Alexander’s Dis­ease. There have only been 500 reported cases of Alexander’s Dis­ease world­wide. Charlotte’s untimely pass­ing was a tragedy felt by fam­ily, friends, and count­less mem­bers of her com­mu­nity. Those who came into con­tact with baby Char­lotte will never for­get the over­whelm­ing sad­ness and sense of help­less­ness occa­sioned by her suf­fer­ing and loss. 

Charlotte’s beau­ti­ful fam­ily not only per­se­vered through this painful expe­ri­ence, but they man­aged to spread hope to oth­ers in the process. To honor Charlotte’s mem­ory, her par­ents looked for an oppor­tu­nity to assist other chil­dren fac­ing ill­ness. They decided to donate hun­dreds of children’s books to a local hos­pi­tal in trib­ute to Char­lotte. It was this sim­ple act of gen­eros­ity by Charlotte’s fam­ily dur­ing a time of unimag­in­able grief that inspired Charlotte’s Wings. 

CHARLOTTE’S WINGS 6TH ANNUAL BEN­E­FIT

Allied Insurance Managers is excited to be a platinum sponsor of the Charlotte’s Wings 6th Annual Ben­e­fit. This amazing event will take place Fri­day, May 17, 2013, at the Royal Park Hotel. They will have live music from LoveSick, din­ner, danc­ing and local media per­son­al­i­ties Jamie Samuelsen and Christy McDon­ald as the Mas­ter and Mis­tress of Cer­e­monies. Tick­ets cost $60 each and can be obtained by email­ing charlotteswings@wowway.com. 

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

To make a direct donation please visit Charlotte’s Wings.  By giv­ing to Charlotte’s Wings, you help bring sick chil­dren a smile, a dream, or an escape from an unfor­tu­nate real­ity. Whether a child is fac­ing some­thing as benign as ton­sil­li­tis or as severe as a ter­mi­nal dis­ease, a book can pro­vide encour­age­ment and com­fort to a sick child dur­ing a chal­leng­ing and fright­en­ing period. 

Website:  www.charlottes-wings.com

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Charlottes-Wings/72088159906