September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. We are truly thankful for all the awareness and support that is being shown. We appreciate our local school district for the awareness they raise each year for kids battling cancer. There is a link below if you want to order a shirt to support Central Hardin High School Gold Out. The deadline to order is Friday, September 12th.

https://hwdukessports.chipply.com/chhsgoldout2025

We are blown away by the outpouring of support and awareness that took place last month. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and many of our local schools decided to raise awareness by having gold out days and many raised funds for our foundation. We would like to thank the following schools for their support: Lincoln Trail Elementary, Lakewood Elementary, East Hardin Middle School, Central Hardin High School and John Hardin High School. These schools raised a combined total of $3,161.30 for the Addison Jo Blair Foundation. We are so appreciative and thank everyone who wore gold and donated. :)

Addison's 15th Birthday was on March 25th. We celebrated her day like we do every year with balloons and new flowers at her grave. We sure miss Addison but also know that one day we will have a wonderful party together in Heaven. Until then, we will continue to celebrate her life and her legacy here on earth.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month...

The awareness childhood cancer is getting from our community and schools is absolutely amazing! We are blown away by the outpouring of love and support that is being shown for all the warriors who are currently battling, have battled, and have become angels, like our precious Addison. This means the world to us to see so much awareness being raised. Continued prayers for Damarie Lyons' family and Qunicy Sweat's family..

Thank you!

It's AJB Rainbow Time....

Burger King restaurants in Hardin County (Elizabethtown & Radcliff), Meade County (Brandenburg), Breckenridge County (Hardinsburg), Larue County (Hodgenville), and Ohio County (Beaver Dam) are selling Addison Jo Blair Foundation rainbows for a $1.00 donation.

They will be selling them from February 14th-March 20th

The donations will support the mission of the Addison Jo Blair Foundation "helping kids with cancer...one smile at a time." All money raised will go to kids battling cancer in the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center at Norton Children's Hospital in Louisville, KY.

Thank you Burger King for your continued support and thank you to everyone who purchases a rainbow over the next few weeks. Your generosity will go to help the many kids and their families fighting the toughest battle...childhood cancer.

God Bless!

Thank you Burger King restaurants in Beaver Dam, Brandenburg, Elizabethtown, Hardinsburg, Hodgenville, and Radcliff for raising and donating $7,216.00 to the Addison Jo Blair Foundation. We thank everyone who purchased a rainbow and supported this fundraiser. We appreciate all of your support!!

Today is always a tough day for our family. On this day 10 years ago, Wes and I lost our beautiful, smart, kind, and brave little girl. There have been many days where the pain has been unbearable but we have always been given the strength to withstand the pain. We are blessed with Addison's brother, Brandt, and sister, Brynlee, to help us get through these tough anniversaries. So on this anniversary, we remember the smart, brave, and precious little girl that will forever be our hero! We love you Addison and we will see you soon!

Burger King restaurants in Hardin County (Elizabethtown & Radcliff), Meade County (Brandenburg), Breckinridge County (Hardinsburg), Larue County (Hodgenville) and Ohio County (Beaver Dam) are selling Addison Jo Blair Foundation rainbows for a $1.00 donation. They will be selling them from February 15th through March 15th. The donations will support the mission of the Addison Jo Blair Foundation "helping kids with cancer...one smile at a time." All money raised will go to kids battling cancer in the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center at Norton Children's Hospital in Louisville, KY. Thank you Burger King for your continued support and thank you to everyone who purchases a rainbow over the next few weeks. Your generosity will go to help the many kids and their families fighting the toughest battle...childhood cancer. Thank You and God Bless!!

We want to say a huge THANK YOU to all the Burger King restaurants in Hardin, Meade, Larue, Breckinridge and Ohio Counties for selling our Addison Jo Blair Foundation rainbows last month. They raised our foundation $8,180!!!! INCREDIBLE!! We are blown way by the generosity of Burger King and all those who generously donated. We greatly appreciate Burger King's support over the last 9 years! THANK YOU!!!💜💛

Burger King restaurants in Hardin County (Elizabethtown & Radcliff), Meade County (Brandenburg), Breckinridge County (Hardinsburg), Larue County (Hodgenville) and Ohio County (Beaver Dam) are selling Addison Jo Blair Foundation rainbows for a $1.00 donation. They will be selling them through March 17th. The donations will support the mission of the Addison Jo Blair Foundation "helping kids with cancer...one smile at a time." All money raised will go to kids battling cancer in the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center at Norton Children's Hospital in Louisville, KY. Thank you Burger King for your continued support and thank you to everyone who purchases a rainbow over the next few weeks. Your generosity will go to help the many kids and their families fighting the toughest battle...childhood cancer. Thank You and God Bless!!

We celebrated Addison's 11th Birthday on Monday, March 25th. It doesn't seem possible that it has been 8 years since we have been able to celebrate her birthday here on earth. We know that she got to see us celebrate her special day by eating her favorite foods at Cracker Barrel and decorating her grave site with spring flowers. We miss her dearly but know we will get to celebrate special days with her again soon!

The FINAL Addison Jo Blair 5K is scheduled for this Saturday. Registration is closed online but we will be registering runners/walkers Friday evening at Glendale Christian Church from 5:30-8:00 pm as well as Saturday morning beginning at 7:00 am at the church. Packet Pick-up will be at the church on Friday night and Saturday morning. We hope to see you there!!!

The 8th Annual and FINAL Addison Jo Blair 5K is scheduled for Saturday, May 19th at 8:00 am. Registration is open at www.active.com. Early registration is until May 4th and the cost is $25 with the guarantee of a race shirt. May 5th the cost goes to $30 and you aren't guaranteed a race shirt in your desired size but we will do our best. More detailed information can be found on this page on the link to the right. We would love to see all those who can make it and be a part of this great event and say thank you for all of your support!

If your business hasn't been contacted and you want to sponsor it isn't to late. The sponsorship form is attached. Deadline for sponsorship forms is April 25th. Thanks!!

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We want to say a huge THANK YOU to the Burger King restaurants in Elizabethtown, Radcliff and Brandenburg. They sold our rainbows last month in their restaurant and gave us a donation of $5,200 this year! We want to thank everyone who purchased a rainbow for $1.00 while visiting Burger King or who gave a donation. We truly appreciate all the support and we couldn't continue our mission to help those children battling cancer without you! Our daughters legacy continues to live and help other people going through similar battles as she went through because of all of the support from our local communities. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

The 8th Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K is scheduled for Saturday, May 19th at 8:00 am. Registration is open at www.active.com.

When the Addison Jo Blair 5K began in 2011 it was done by several wonderful ladies who decided to put on a 5K to raise funds for our family as Addison was in the fight of her life battling cancer. Addison was given a race shirt, the #1 race bib and a goody bag that we hung in her hospital room. It was a wonderful event that brought so many together to show their support for our precious Addison and our family.

When Addison passed and our family began the Addison Jo Blair Foundation we knew that the 5K was the event we wanted to focus on and call our own. Our foundation board has ran this event for the past 7 years and we have had a tremendous amount of support whether it be in sponsorship's, participants or community members helping us out on race day. We truly appreciate everyone who has been a part of making this event run so smoothly over the past 8 years. As a board we feel that it is now time for this event to come to an end and so this will be our last Addison Jo Blair 5K event.

This is not the end to the Addison Jo Blair Foundation as we will continue our efforts of raising funds for kids with cancer, assisting with the needs of the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Center at Norton Children’s Hospital and doing all we can to help raise awareness for childhood cancer. We will still be working to raise funds to help these families who are going through such a tough journey.

We would love to see all those who can make it and be a part of this great event at our last 5K on Saturday, May 19th.

Thanks and God Bless!

Burger King Restaurants in Hardin County (Elizabethtown & Radcliff) and Meade County are selling Addison Jo Blair Foundation rainbows from February 20th through March 17th for a $1.00 donation. The donations will support the mission of the Addison Jo Blair Foundation "helping kids with cancer...one smile at a time." All money raised will go to kids battling cancer in the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center at Norton Children's Hospital in Louisville, KY. Thank you Burger King for your continued support and thank you to everyone who purchases a rainbow over the next few weeks. Your generosity will go to help the many kids and their families fighting the toughest battle...Childhood Cancer. God Bless!

Hello!! We are in the planning stages for the 7th Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K Run/Walk. You can register to participate at www.active.com and search for Addison Jo Blair 5K. The race will take place on Saturday, May 20th in Glendale, KY. There is more information on this site with details such as the times of packet pick-up; race day agenda etc. The money raised will go to the Addison Jo Blair Foundation to help kids battling cancer in the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center at Norton Children's Hospital. If you take a look at the About the Foundation page on our website you will see how the money raised has been spent over the past 7 years. It is truly amazing how generous and supportive everyone has been for the foundation and kids with cancer. It is a sad reality that more and more families are having to face here locally. Our mission is to support those families and help fund research so that a cure can be found as soon as possible. We thank each and every one of you for all of your support and look forward to seeing you all at the Addison Jo Blair 5K in May!

We want to say a big THANK YOU to the Burger King Restaurants in Elizabethtown, Radcliff and Brandenburg. They raised $5,000 by selling Addison Jo Blair Foundation rainbows during the month of March. We appreciate these restaurants selling the rainbows and all the people who purchased one. The money raised will go towards helping children battling cancer at Norton Children's Hospital. Thank you!!!!

Registration is open at www.active.com for the 6th Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K. If you have not registered please do so soon. This year we have absorbed the fee that is charged by active.com so when you register online the price is $25.00 for early registration and then $30.00 for late registration which begins May 7th. We look forward to seeing everyone at the race and raising funds for children battling cancer being treated at the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center at Norton Children's Hospital. If you have any questions for our foundation please email us at info@addisonjoblair.org or send us a message on our Facebook pages (Addison Jo Blair Foundation or Addison Jo Blair Annual 5K Run/Walk).

Thanks!

Hello everyone! Just wanted to give a quick update as to what is going on this month with the Addison Jo Blair Foundation. We first want to thank the Burger King restaurants in Elizabethtown, Radcliff and Brandenburg for selling Addison Jo Blair Foundation rainbows this month. We appreciate these restaurants supporting our foundation and working so hard to sell these rainbows. We want to thank all of you who have purchased one as well. All of the money raised will go directly towards helping local children battling cancer at Norton Children's Hospital on the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center. If you haven't had a chance to go inside a Burger King restaurant you should because several stores are spelling out Addison's name with the rainbows. It is truly AWESOME to see~!

As you know the 6th Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K is right around the corner. It will take place on Saturday, May 21st in Glendale, KY. Registration is open at www.active.com. Due to the fees associated with active our foundation has absorbed the fee that is charged when you register online. So early registration is only $25 with no added fee from active. We look forward to seeing everyone at the race!

Our foundation was able to take part in an amazing event last weekend here in Elizabethtown. We attended the St. Baldricks event where we got to witness countless people from our community take a stand and shave their heads in support of childhood cancer. It was amazing to witness and be a part of. A big thanks to all those who put together such a great event and those who raised money and shaved their heads.

If you have any questions or concerns for us please email us at info@addisonjoblair.org

Registration is open for the 6th Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K which will be held on Saturday, May 21st in Glendale, KY. You can register online at www.active.com and type in Addison Jo Blair 5K. This is our foundations #1 fundraiser and we are so appreciative of all the support we have been shown over the past 5 years. Please take a look on the foundation website under the tab "About the Foundation" to see what all our foundation has done over the past 5 years because of your support. It is truly amazing! We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday, May 21st at the 6th Annual Addison Jo Blair 5k. Please remember if you have any questions please don't hesitate to email us at info@addisonjoblair.org.

Thanks!
Wes and Kelly Blair
(Addison's Parents)

Registration will open this week for the 6th Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K Run/Walk which will be held on Saturday, May 21st in Glendale, KY. Once registration is open you will be able to register at www.active.com. We will let you know once the website is ready for registration to take place.

Last year, our foundation did very well. In March Burger King did Rainbow Sales for foundation and raised $4,500. In September Cut-N-Up, Jones Home Center, Magness Primitives, Price Less Foods, and Sonora Farm Center sold rainbows and raised $3,100 for our foundation. We greatly appreciate all the businesses selling these rainbows for us and for everyone that purchased one. We truly appreciate your support! You can find our updated information under About the Foundation on the website. We had a great year thanks to each and every one of you!! This foundation would not be where we are today without all of the support we have been shown.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the race in May!! God Bless!

If you would like to contact us please feel free to send us an email at info@addisonjoblair.org.

We are so pleased to announce that the 5th Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K was a HUGE success! We had 414 participants and raised over $21,000 for children battling cancer at Norton Children's Hospital in the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center. We would like to thank all of the businesses that supported this event as well as the participants that participated. It is because of you that the Addison Jo Blair Foundation is able to continue to raise funds and support children battling cancer each and every day. We are very humbled by the generosity of so many.

We look forward to the 6th Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K which will take place on May 21, 2016.

Thanks and God Bless you all!!

Official Race Times from TriState Racer: http://www.tristateracer.com/

Pictures taken by London's Bridge Photography: (You will need to create a free snapfish account to view the images)

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Registration is open for the 5th Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K Run/Walk which will be held on Saturday, May 16th in Glendale, KY. You can register at www.active.com. The Addison Jo Blair Foundation is extremely busy preparing for this event and we are so excited to be hosting this run for the 5th consecutive year. :) A huge thank you to Burger King for selling Addison Jo Blair Foundation rainbows this past month. Also, we thank each and everyone of you who purchased one at any of the Burger King stores. Your support is amazing and we appreciate it so very much. Our foundation would not be where it is today without the love and support from all of you. We look forward to seeing everyone at the race in May!! God Bless!

Hello!! Just to fill our wonderful followers and supporters in on what the foundation has been up to lately. First we want to let everyone know that we update regularly on the Addison Jo Blair Foundation Facebook page. We try to put main events on this webpage but update with pictures and other information on the Facebook page.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. We have 7 local businesses that have been selling Addison Jo Blair Foundation rainbows this month to raise funds for children battling cancer at Norton Children's Hospital and CureSearch (pediatric cancer research). We truly appreciate these businesses very much as well as all of the people who have purchased one. We will post pictures later in the month on the foundation Facebook page.

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to the following businesses:
Price Less Foods (Elizabethtown)
Fazoli's (Elizabethtown)
Jones Home Center (Upton)
Simple Pleasures Coffeehouse (Elizabethtown)
Adventure PowerSports (Elizabethtown)
Magness Primitives (Elizabethtown)
Cut N' Up Hair Salon (Upton)

The 4th Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K Run/Walk was a huge success! We had 427 racers participate in this years event. We want to thank everyone who came our and participated as well as all of our sponsors/donors. The results of the race can be found at www.tristateracer.com. You will need to click on Results and then search for the Addison Jo Blair 5K. We do not have a grand total just yet of what was raised but we will in the coming days. Again, we thank everyone for all of your support and appreciate those who participated in this years event. We look forward to seeing everyone next year at the 5th Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K which will be held on the third Saturday in May.

Registration for the 4th Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K is now open at www.active.com. The race will take place on Saturday, May 17th in Glendale, KY. Preregistration is from February 1st through May 2nd with the price being $25.00. After May 2nd, the price will go to $30.00. Everyone who preregisters will be guaranteed a dri-fit race shirt and goody bag. We will have the Kidzone again this year so bring your family out for this event. This is the foundations #1 fundraiser for the year and we look forward to another great turnout this year. Thanks again for everyone's support over the years. It is greatly appreciated!

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The Addison Jo Blair Foundation wants to wish everyone a Happy New Year! We thank everyone for your support in 2013. The foundation continues to support the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center at Kosair Children's Hospital. The foundation has also helped numerous families this past year with gas and food gift cards as well as care packages. The foundation gave a donation to CureSearch to help with pediatric cancer research in order to help find a cure to this horrible disease. Our annual Addison Jo Blair Memorial Scholarship was awarded at Central Hardin High School to Jacqueline Carver. The Addison Jo Blair Foundation has been extremely blessed by such wonderful support from all of you. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Our sweet Addison above is so very proud that her legacy continues to help the many other children battling the horrible disease called cancer! We hope and pray that a cure is found soon so that children and families do not have to go through the pain of dealing with this monster.

The foundation has started planning the 4th Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K which will take place on May 17th. Please mark your calendars now! :) There will be many more details to come soon.

The Addison Jo Blair Foundation recently delivered several boxes of toys to Kosair Children's Hospital to be handed out to patients on the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Center. These toys were collected by Creekside Elementary Schools BETA Club students, staff and parents as well as toys donated by Paige Westwood. The Creekside BETA Club held a toy drive in honor of September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Students created posters advertising this toy drive and there were many boxes filled with new toys to be given to patients at Kosair Children's Hospital battling cancer. We appreciate all the hard work and dedication that went into making this toy drive a success. We thank all the students, staff, and parents that made this toy drive a success. We also give a huge thank you to Paige Westwood who purchased toys and filled bags to be given to patients on the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Center at Kosair Children's Hospital. Many children benefited from the generosity displayed by everyone who donated these toys. THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts!

A big thank you to everyone who stopped by the Addison Jo Blair Foundation booth at Glendale Days on Saturday. We appreciate all the support we were shown. We want to announce the winner of the John Calipari autographed UK basketball as well the winner of the handmade, wood child picnic table.

Donna Knott won the signed basketball and Layla Hawkins (Jennifer) won the picnic table.

Congrats to you both!

The official race results are in for the 3rd Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K!  You can view the complete race results at the website www.tristateracer.com and click on Addison Jo Blair 5K.  We had an amazing day at the race today! We appreciate the support and want to thank you all. The Addison Jo Blair Foundation would not be possible without each and every one of you!

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!

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! :)

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. :)

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!

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!

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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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

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!

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.

 

If you are interested in seeing your official race time from the race today you can go to www.tristateracer.com and look for Addison Jo Blair 5K. Thanks again to all the participants, sponsors, AJB committee members, Glendale Chrisitan Church and God for making this event so successful! We are truly honored and appreciate everyone so very much!

 

The 2nd Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K is scheduled for Saturday, May 19th in Glendale, Kentucky. Glendale is located just 5 minutes south of Elizabethtown. If you take 1-65 you will take Exit 86 (Glendale) then take a right at the Stop sign and follow it in to Glendale. Packet pick-up is at Glendale Christian Church (after you cross the railroad tracks in Glendale the church will be straight ahead on your left). To register go to wwww.active.com and type in Addison Jo Blair 5K. The cost is $25.00 until Friday, May 4th then it will go up to $30.00. All participants that register by May 4th will be guaranteed a race shirt and a goody bag. If you register after May 4th we cannot guarantee that you will recieve the race shirt and goody bag. The race this year will be chip-timed by TriStateRacer. Awards will be given including trophies and cash prizes.

All proceeds will go to the Addison Jo Blair Foundation which raises funds to support the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center at Kosair Children's Hospital. The foundation also distributes funds to support pediatric cancer research through CureSearch. Monetary and needs assistance is also given to families whose children are undergoing critical and life threatening treatment.

We appreciate all the support and thank you so very much!

REGISTER TODAY!

www.active.com 

Today is Addison's 4th Birthday. Instead of celebrating here on Earth she is getting to spend this birthday with Jesus in Heaven. What a wonderful gift that is for her. We miss her very much and truly wish that we were with her today celebrating this joyous day, but know that in what seems like no time to her we will be together again. What a wonderful day that will be..:) While we wait we will continue to make sure Addison's legacy lives on and that we do whatever necessary to make her proud.

We love you Addison!

Mommy, Daddy and Brandt

The 2nd Annual Addison Jo Blair 5K is scheduled for Saturday, May 19th in Glendale, Kentucky. Glendale is located just 5 minutes south of Elizabethtown. If you take 1-65 you will take Exit 86 (Glendale) then take a right at the Stop sign and follow it in to Glendale. Packet pick-up is at Glendale Christian Church (after you cross the railroad tracks in Glendale the church will be straight ahead on your left). To register go to wwww.active.com and type in Addison Jo Blair 5K. The cost is $25.00 until Friday, May 4th then it will go up to $30.00. All participants that register by May 4th are guaranteed a t-shirt and a goody bag. If you register after May 4th we cannot guarantee that you will recieve the t-shirt and goody bag. The race this year will be chip-timed by TriStateRacer. Awards will be given including trophies and cash prizes.

All proceeds will go to the Addison Jo Blair Foundation which raises funds to support the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center at Kosair Children's Hospital. The foundation also distributes funds to support pediatric cancer research through CureSearch. Monetary and needs assistance is also given to families whose children are undergoing critical and life threatening treatment. 

We appreciate all the support and thank you so very much!

 

Addison Jo Blair 5K Registration is now open...The race is Saturday, May 19th in Glendale (just 5 minutes south of Elizabethtown). You can choose to run the 5K; walk the 5K or walk the mile course we will have open. This is our main fundraiser for the year for the AJB Foundation. We appreciate all the support and hope to see you there. :)

Go to www.active.com and type in Addison Jo Blair 5K

We are so excited to let everyone know that Addison's tombstone is up for Christmas.  It was unexpected but defintely a nice surpirse and a great gift for us. The workers were out in the rain working hard to get it up the last two days.  We want to thank Tim Thomas and everyone at Keith Monument for working so hard to get Addison's stone ready to be put up in time for Christmas. It is defintely the best gift for us.

Addison, we miss you terribly and its been very tough this holiday season without you here.

We want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

 

I see the countless Christmas trees around the world below.
With many lights, like Heaven's stars, reflecting on the snow
The sight is so spectacular, please wipe away the tear
For I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.
I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear
But the sound of music can't compare with the Christmas choir up here.
I have no words to tell you, the joy their voices bring.
For it is beyond description, to hear the angels sing.
I know how much you miss me, I see the pain inside your heart
But I an not so far away, we really aren't apart.
So be happy for me dear ones, you know I hold you dear.
And be glad I'm spending Christmas with Jesus this year.

We love you and miss you so much our sweet baby girl!

UPDATE ON RECYCLING: We have an account established at Freedom Metals in Elizabethtown as well as in Louisville. If you would like to donate anything metal (aluminum; copper; tin etc.) please take to Freedom Metal or contact us so we can arrange a pick up time. If you take the items to Freedom Metal please be sure to mention the Addison Jo Blair Foundation and they will give us an extra five cents per pound. We appreciate all of you who have already taken items or have donated items for us to take to Freedom Metals. This is such a great way to make money for the foundation and we appreciate all your support.

This is a poem written by Mike Kinney that we want to share with you. He wrote this on October 25, 2011 about Addison. Thank you Mike!

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 TO THE YEARS

THAT WILL PROVIDE ALL THE CURES

AND TAKE AWAY THE FEARS AND TEARS

WE KNOW SHE KEPT THAT SMILE

THROUGH THE SUFFERING AND THE PAIN

WITH EVERY MAJOR SETBACK

AND WITH EVERY LITTLE GAIN

SPIRITUAL, 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

MIKE KINNEY-OCTOBER 25, 2011

Our website is now up and running perfectly! We are no longer going to post on Addison's Caringbridge site so if you would like to comment on our blog please feel more than welcome to do so. We love hearing from each of you and appreciate all the support we receieved on the Caringbridge site. If you have any ideas or comments you want to share please do so on our blog. Simply click Blog and then Comments. Your comment will not automatically post on the site as it takes a few hours before it is uploaded. Thanks

Wes and Kelly

Thank you WebGuys!

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With the press breaking the story in the papers tomorrow morning, we would like to go ahead and share our legacy gift in Addison's honor at Kosair Children's Hospital. We were so fortunate with all the fundraising and help our family received during Addison's journey. After everything was taken care of we had a significant amount of money left over from the fundraising. We decided to take that money and turn it into life insurance policies to be made payable upon our death. This was a great way to take one gift and turn it into something much, much bigger. We felt obligated to use that money in a way that everyone would be proud of and feel a part of. The money raised by YOU made this policy as a gift possible. We want everyone to know that this is not only a gift from us but essentially this is a gift from everyone who gave during Addison's courageous fight. We thank you and hope you take pride in the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care and Renal Center at Kosair Children's Hospital.

 

Newspaper Links to Kosair donation:

http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/content/blair-family-makes-gift-kosair

http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/content/blairs-leave-lasting-rainbow-influence

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20111019/NEWS01/310190108/Parents-donate-3-million-Kosair

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011310220033