February01

3rd Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K Run/Walk

The 3rd Annual Addison Jo Blair 5k Run/Walk is scheduled for Saturday, May 18, 2013. Registration is open at www.active.com. You will need to type in Addison Jo Blair 5K to find the event. This year we have added a Kid Zone which includes a bounce house, snow cones, face painting and card making for children at Kosair Children's Hospital. We would love to see you all there! Thanks for all the support the foundation has been shown!


January05

Central Hardin High School Fundraiser

Thank you so much to the Central Hardin High School students and staff for organizing such an amazing fundraiser for the Addison Jo Blair Foundation. We want to thank our wonderful community for supporting our foundation and being so very generous. We truly appreciate all the love and support we have been shown. Central Hardin is an amazing place filled with amazing individuals! We are so very proud and appreciative for your hard work during this fundraiser. This donation will be used to help the many children battling for the lives each and everyday from cancer. Thank you all so very much!

Addison Jo Blair Foundation and CHHS working together to help kids with cancer! :)


December23

3rd Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K

The Addison Jo Blair Foundation committee will begin planning for the 3rd annual Addison Jo Blair 5K Run/Walk at the first of the year. We are very excited to begin planning and look forward to seeing everyone at the race in May.

The race will be held on Saturday, May 18th at 8:00 am in Glendale, KY. Registration will begin on February 1st. More information will be coming soon so please check back for updates. :)


September05

Elizabethtown Junior Woman's Club Charity Cocktail this Friday!

Elizabethtown Junior Woman's Club Charity Cocktail will be held this Friday, September 7th, 2012 from 7:00-10:00 pm at the Quality Inn in Bardstown, KY. For tickets see an Elizabethtown Junior Woman's Club member or email them at ejwcevent@hotmail.com. You can also stop by First Federal Savings Bank in Bardstown or the West Dixie branch in Elizabethtown to purchase tickets.

Tickets: 1 for $30 or 2 for $50. If purchased at the door they are $35.00.

There will be hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, music, photography sessions, door prizes and a silent auction.

Proceeds will benefit: The Addison Jo Blair Foundation & Flaget Cancer Center.

Hope to see  you there!


August20

Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center

The Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center dedication was held tonight at Kosair Children's Hospital. The center looks truly amazing and is breathtaking as you step off the elevator up on the 7th floor. We truly want to say thank you to all of our family, friends and our community as well as surrounding communities for helping to make this dream come true. Thank you to the staff at Kosair Children's Hospital for making this day so special for our family.  We are truly humbled and blessed!

Addison would be so proud! We love you sweet, girl and miss you so very much!


July31

Elizabethtown Junior Woman's Club Charity Cocktail to benefit AJB Foundation

Elizabethtown Junior Woman's Club Charity Cocktail will be held on Friday, September 7th, 2012 from 7:00-10:00 pm at the Quality Inn in Bardstown, KY. For tickets see an Elizabethtown Junior Woman's Club member or email them at ejwcevent@hotmail.com. You can also stop by First Federal Savings Bank in Bardstown or the West Dixie branch in Elizabethtown to purchase tickets. 

Tickets: 1 for $30 or 2 for $50. If purchased at the door they are $35.00.

There will be hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, music, photography sessions, door prizes and a silent auction.

Proceeds will benefit: The Addison Jo Blair Foundation & Flaget Cancer Center.

 

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June19

2nd Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K Pictures

The pictures from the 2nd Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K are up and ready for you to view and purchase if you would like. A big thanks to all 3 photographers: London Bridge Photography -Ashlee Tomes; Martina Rachau Photography; BLISS IS IT Photography-Stephanie Hardin) that were at the race and donated their time and photos to the foundation. To view the photos click the following link and the photos are organized by photographer. Please share with anyone you know who will want to view these photos. They are WONDERFUL! Thanks again!

http://www.londonsbridgephotography.com/ajb5k2012


June17

2012 Addison Jo Blair Memorial Scholarship

The 2012 Addison Jo Blair Memorial Scholarship was given out to a student at Central Hardin High School in May. We had several wonderful applicants who told their story of how they overcame adversity in their lives in order to make an impact on others.  After reading all applications the foundation committee decided that the 2012 Addison Jo Blair Memorial Scholarship winner was Nikki Coates. Congratulations to Nikki and best wishes in all you do!


June15

Very Exciting Month

This has been a very busy and exciting month for the AJB Foundation. The 2nd Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K Run/Walk was definitely a HUGE success! There were 608 registered participants and we raised $27,259.93 Wow! Thank you so much for all of the sponsors, participants, donors, volunteers and our foundation committee. A lot of work went in to putting the event together and we truly appreciate each and every one of you who helped make it a success! We are working on uploading all the pictures from the race to a site that will be accessible from the homepage. We are hoping they will be up within the next week. :)

There has been alot happening at Kosair Children's Hospital as well. Yesterday we got to be a part of a very exciting day for Kosair Children's Hospital. The Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center was ranked 16th in U.S. News and World Report that was just released. This is a huge accomplishment and we are very proud of all of the staff that work so hard each and everyday. This ranking was out of 178 hospitals in the country. Also, the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Center renovation started yesterday. In approximately 6 weeks the unit will be back up and running with a new name and a new and improved look. :) Another piece of exciting news is that in September a new oncologist will be joining the Kosair team. This oncologist specializes in neuroblastoma, the cancer that Addison had, and brings with him an impecable background on new neuroblastoma research. We can't wait to meet him once he arrives.

All of you, who have supported Addison, our family, and the Addison Jo Blair Foundation are responsible for many of the amazing things mentioned above. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!! God Bless.

 


May27

Legacy of a Smile

It has been a year today without you, Addison. We miss you so very much! We long for the day we get to see your sweet, smiling face once again! We will continue to keep your name and spirit alive by doing our very best to help others that are going through similar trials as you were faced with. We are so very proud of you and love you so much!
We apprecaite all the prayers and support we have been shown over this past year. It has defintely been a hard year but know that our sweet Addison is so proud of the impact she has made and the many children she has and will continue to help. :)

Here is a poem written by Mike Kinney that we would like to share:
 
The Legacy of a Smile
Her smiling face is the symbol
To win the fight of fights
We'll always have it in our thoughts
Throughout the days and nights
That make the weeks and months
That add up the years
That will provide all the cures
And take away the fears and tears
We know she kepts that smile
Through the suffering and the pain
With every major setback
And with every little gain
Spirtual, strong and thoughtful
Wise way beyond her age
Walking her yellow brick road in Heaven
Where that smile is all the rage
Now she will be our conscience
Against these cancers--such a crime
HELPING KIDS IN NEED
ONE SMILE AT A TIME