Ben & Mandy McCool premature birth of son Archer
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Hello everyone
My name is Dan Peever and I have put together this GoFundme to help out one of our own Ben McCool. Ben is the chariman on the NYC Lions club and not that long ago hosted a load of us for our annual meet up in 2018 in his great city. He is a great person and of course is very passionate about the Villa.
For those who do not know on April 26th 2021 Bens wife Mandy went into premature labour and their son Archer (Archie) was born at just 23 weeks and 6 days weighing 1lb 6 oz. Currently Archie is doing well and recently came off a ventilator after 4 weeks and is breathing on his own. Things are looking postive at this point.
As many of you will know but not all of you just 22 months ago on July 22nd 2019 my partner Tori had our son at 25 weeks and 5 days weighing just 2lbs 1 oz. I know all that Ben is going through and the stress can be monumental. Add into the current pandemic world we are still in (though thankfully coming to an end soon) and it has got to be a lot on his and Mandy's shoulders.
At the time my son was born the Lions clubs across North America and the UK came together to secretly put some cash together for Tori and I. To say it was appreciated is an understatement. Tori was off work and I was driving a 1500km (950mile) round trip every 5-6 days. Everyone's generosity allowed us to worry about a few less things while we focused on our son Wyatt.
Now I would like to return the favour to one of our own and friend of mine. Anything helps and I know from experience every donation no matter the size is appreciated. Thank you all very much.
My name is Dan Peever and I have put together this GoFundme to help out one of our own Ben McCool. Ben is the chariman on the NYC Lions club and not that long ago hosted a load of us for our annual meet up in 2018 in his great city. He is a great person and of course is very passionate about the Villa.
For those who do not know on April 26th 2021 Bens wife Mandy went into premature labour and their son Archer (Archie) was born at just 23 weeks and 6 days weighing 1lb 6 oz. Currently Archie is doing well and recently came off a ventilator after 4 weeks and is breathing on his own. Things are looking postive at this point.
As many of you will know but not all of you just 22 months ago on July 22nd 2019 my partner Tori had our son at 25 weeks and 5 days weighing just 2lbs 1 oz. I know all that Ben is going through and the stress can be monumental. Add into the current pandemic world we are still in (though thankfully coming to an end soon) and it has got to be a lot on his and Mandy's shoulders.
At the time my son was born the Lions clubs across North America and the UK came together to secretly put some cash together for Tori and I. To say it was appreciated is an understatement. Tori was off work and I was driving a 1500km (950mile) round trip every 5-6 days. Everyone's generosity allowed us to worry about a few less things while we focused on our son Wyatt.
Now I would like to return the favour to one of our own and friend of mine. Anything helps and I know from experience every donation no matter the size is appreciated. Thank you all very much.
Organizer and beneficiary
Daniel Peever
Organizer
Chicago, IL
Benjamin McCool
Beneficiary