Just as I was getting ready to leave home for our regular meeting, my 4 years old daughter asked me where I was going. Instead of confusing her with the intricacies of the Sq and Cs, I decided to explain the charity we have chosen to support this year: The TLC Teddy Bear Appeal.
I talked about what this charity is trying to do. We then visited their website (www.tlcappeal.org). I definitely recommend visiting the Gallery pages if you haven’t seen those before. Photos of those children and the hospital staff definitely put the whole idea into perspective.
After listening to all of this, she excitedly asked if she could give one of her teddies to those children. She ran off to her room and picked “Veronica” which is clearly a perfect name for a male-looking bear! I thanked her for her donation and left the house.
During a most enjoyable festive board after a great meeting with Brethren from Heritage Lodge, I decided to auction the bear rather than offer it as a raffle price. I explained the story of “Veronica” to the Brethren and our Treasurer W.Bro. Ken Webb chaired the auction.
Bro. Steve Ratcliff offered the highest price but with one condition: the bear must be returned back to the original owner! What a gentleman!
Here is Veronica reunited with my daughter:
Ozan Seymen