Katelyn's Giving Tree
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As the air begins to cool and the leaves start to change colors and fall from the trees many of us are starting to think of the joy and happiness of the up coming holidays. And then there are the ones that are terrified and heartbroken wondering how am I possibly going to survive the holidays, the first holiday without my lost loved one.
That's where my family and I fit in. How are we possibly going to survive the upcoming holidays and what would have been Katelyns 20th birthday on December 7th, without her. How do we get through Thanksgiving dinner and truly feel thankful? How do we manage her 20th birthday. How do we feel the joy, love and beauty of the Christmas season the way she felt it?
Just this past Christmas Katelyn was able to express into words to her PopPop how much Christmas meant to her. It wasn't about getting presents, to her it was about giving and the beauty , love and joy the holiday season brought with it. It was about the lights on the houses and the trees, the smells of cookies baking but most of all was the way she noticed how people were a little kinder and more caring towards eachother.
We lost Katelyn on February 15th of this year to a fatal fentanyl overdose. She wasn't a"junkie" . She was a beautiful loving soul that made a very bad choice.
It is so hard being a teen in today's society. All of a sudden you turn 13 and you are supposedly no longer a child. You can't even participate in the joy and excitement of Halloween anymore because suddenly you are too old. And what about Christmas. There is so much help and support out there for families of children, 12 and under, to be able to provide presents for the little ones , but what about the teen. The forgotten teen " who is old enough to understand". Yes they might understand that they won't have a Christmas but it hurts.
I started this GoFundMe in the hopes of providing Christmas for some of these forgotten teens in memory of Katelyn .
One act of kindness, one act of love, one act of showing them they are worthy could possibly make all the difference in a forgotten teens life.
Won't you please join my family and I in trying to make a difference this year in someones life., hopefully many teenage lives.
Buy one less bag of Halloween candy this year, give up one meal out, pass on the Starbucks for the day and maybe even buy one less gift this holiday season so you can donate . Not only will you be helping my family get through the pain of the holiday season but you can make a difference in the life of one of our forgotten teens.
Do it in Katelyn's memory or the memory of your lost loved one. Together we can get through this holiday season and honor the memory of the one who will be spending Christmas in Heaven without us this year.
In Memory of :
Katelyn Sharon Klosowski-Woodward
Sunrise : December 7th 1998
Sunset : February 15th 2018
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That's where my family and I fit in. How are we possibly going to survive the upcoming holidays and what would have been Katelyns 20th birthday on December 7th, without her. How do we get through Thanksgiving dinner and truly feel thankful? How do we manage her 20th birthday. How do we feel the joy, love and beauty of the Christmas season the way she felt it?
Just this past Christmas Katelyn was able to express into words to her PopPop how much Christmas meant to her. It wasn't about getting presents, to her it was about giving and the beauty , love and joy the holiday season brought with it. It was about the lights on the houses and the trees, the smells of cookies baking but most of all was the way she noticed how people were a little kinder and more caring towards eachother.
We lost Katelyn on February 15th of this year to a fatal fentanyl overdose. She wasn't a"junkie" . She was a beautiful loving soul that made a very bad choice.
It is so hard being a teen in today's society. All of a sudden you turn 13 and you are supposedly no longer a child. You can't even participate in the joy and excitement of Halloween anymore because suddenly you are too old. And what about Christmas. There is so much help and support out there for families of children, 12 and under, to be able to provide presents for the little ones , but what about the teen. The forgotten teen " who is old enough to understand". Yes they might understand that they won't have a Christmas but it hurts.
I started this GoFundMe in the hopes of providing Christmas for some of these forgotten teens in memory of Katelyn .
One act of kindness, one act of love, one act of showing them they are worthy could possibly make all the difference in a forgotten teens life.
Won't you please join my family and I in trying to make a difference this year in someones life., hopefully many teenage lives.
Buy one less bag of Halloween candy this year, give up one meal out, pass on the Starbucks for the day and maybe even buy one less gift this holiday season so you can donate . Not only will you be helping my family get through the pain of the holiday season but you can make a difference in the life of one of our forgotten teens.
Do it in Katelyn's memory or the memory of your lost loved one. Together we can get through this holiday season and honor the memory of the one who will be spending Christmas in Heaven without us this year.
In Memory of :
Katelyn Sharon Klosowski-Woodward
Sunrise : December 7th 1998
Sunset : February 15th 2018
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Organizer
Sharon Woodward Klosowski
Organizer
Millsboro, DE
