Hello Everyone,
This
month we had our 8th anniversary of the Aubrey Rose Foundation.
It’s
hard to believe and somewhat bittersweet. We started the Foundation
on February 10, 2001, which was three months to the date
of Aubrey’s death. Starting this Foundation gave us a focus
to get up everyday and to live. We know that Aubrey would want us
to live
and to thrive and that’s exactly what we’re doing with
the Foundation.
This
has been a labor of love for us and so very healing to be able to
help so many children and their families. At
the same
time, it’s also a reminder everyday that our full-faced, always
smiling, beautiful little girl, Aubrey, is no longer here with us.
We also know that even though she is no longer with us, she is still
touching people even in her death! We had a doctor tell us that Aubrey’s
story is a story from the Bible and it needs to be told and so Jerry
and I have our work cut out for us in spreading her word and we’ll
be doing this forever – with a smile on our faces!!!
Thank you to all of you for
your love and continuing support of the Aubrey Rose Foundation.
Love
to you and your family!
Jerry,
Nancy, Carly, Spencer and Saint Aubrey Hollenkamp
George and Nancy Frondorf,
(Aubrey's Grandparents)
AMERICAN GIRL FASHION SHOW
On
March 27, 28 & 29th,
Music Hall will be transformed into an enchanting tea party where
you and that special little girl in your
life can experience the true traditions of the American Girl Doll.
Sit back for a fashion show highlighting outfits and accessories for
children and dolls while enjoying a tea party fit for a princess!
After
the show you can peruse the American Girl Doll merchandise before
you leave laden with goodies and souvenirs from your walk through
history
with American Girl Doll. Dads and brothers are encouraged to tag
along as well.
Be a "VIP Guest" & Rock the Catwalk at
Intermission. If you would like your little girl or granddaughter to
be a "VIP Guest", please go to http://www.mckinney-marketing.com.
VIP Guest Packages are only available to girls age 4-13.
To view raffle
items, or to purchase raffle tickets, please click
here (https://www.mckinney-marketing.com/raffletickets.html)
To purchase show
tickets, please click here (https://www.mckinney-marketing.com/tickets.html)
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SCHOLARSHIPS
One of the programs that the Aubrey Rose Foundation
does is a Scholarship Program. We give out 25 scholarships
to 8th graders
going on to Catholic High School education in the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati. These scholarships are a little unique in the fact
that they are not based on academics nor athletics but rather,
how good of a child the student is.
We
said that Aubrey made such a difference in her 3 short years.
How have you made a difference
in people around you? We ask the students to write an
essay and tell us what they have done. Judging these is actually
the hardest thing we have to do with the Foundation. You would
think
that
helping
families would be hard… that’s a piece of cake compared
to this. We wish we could give out 100 scholarships but that
is just not possible at this time but could be in the future!
It’s
not easy for some of these students to think along the lines
of what they have actually done but we’re not looking
for anything earth shattering but rather, something simple such
as a student having an elderly neighbor, and the student knew it
was hard for them to shovel their snow, and so the student, out
of the goodness of his/hear heart, shoveled the neighbors drive
without being told to do so. It’s so wonderful to see these
students share with us their stories and to see how they made others
feel. There are a lot of good kids out there!
These scholarships
are a surprise… we present them at their
graduation or awards ceremony with parents present. It is extremely
important for the parents to be there because they need to see
their child being rewarded for being kind-hearted! It’s also
very neat to see the schools embrace our scholarship program and
welcome us with open arms. We appreciate the principals and 8th
grade teachers who work with us and believe in what we do. This
is a voluntary program and out of 37 grade schools participating,
we had 319 applications turned in.
Our new
Junior Scholarship Board has their work cut out for them
this year along with Jerry, Nancy, Carly, Spencer
Hollenkamp and
Aubrey’s Grandparents, George and Nancy Frondorf in choosing
this year’s scholarship recipients. Our Junior Scholarship
Board is headed up by our board member, Anthony Buford, and past
scholarship recipients. Our criteria to be on this junior board
are the following
-
You
must be a past Aubrey Rose Foundation scholarship recipient
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You
and your family must have stayed involved with the Aubrey Rose
Foundation after your freshman year of high
school
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You
must be at least a Sophomore in College
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You
must continue to show involvement in the Community
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You
will be nominated by the Aubrey Rose Foundation Board Members
for this position
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This
will be a three year renewable commitment
The
Aubrey Rose Foundation Scholarship Program recipients will
receive a $500 scholarship toward their freshman
year of high
school. The money is nice but it’s more the honor of
receiving this scholarship because once you do, you will be
part of the Aubrey
Rose Foundation and the legacy of Aubrey’s story.
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Ronald
McDonald Dinner
We
held our 1st themed dinner party of 2009 on Saturday, January 31,
and we had a fun group of volunteers
that helped make
this dinner so special! Our theme was "Blue's Brother's
Party". We had Blues Brothers hats and sunglasses
for all of the families as well as inflatable guitars and microphones
and decorations hanging
from the ceiling. The dining room looked festive in spite of
half of it being closed off for renovation.
Ronald McDonald is adding an expansion wing to the existing House
that will have 33 new guest bedrooms, a small kitchen and dining
area, a playroom, wellness room and a fully landscaped patio. The
families will be encouraged to come over to the original house
for their main meals. Ronald McDonald House can accommodate 500
more families a year with this expansion.
What
that means for the Aubrey Rose Foundation is that, when the new
wing opens up, we will definitely
need to increase
our volunteers to help us prepare a delicious
meal for about 300+ people, to decorate
the dining area and to do
crafts for the children. If you would like to join us, our next
dinner
is scheduled for Saturday, April 18. Our theme is "Racing
at Ronnie's" and
we'll have race cars throughout the dining area. We could be
one of the first groups coming in to use the new kitchen facilities
and we would love to have your help. It should be a racing good
time!!! Please
email Nancy at nancy@aubreyrose.org if
you'd like to help.
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RED’S
OPENING DAY PARADE
The Cincinnati
Reds were baseball’s first professional franchise, founded
in 1869. It
didn’t take very long to realize that opening day in Cincinnati
was special and the Opening Day Findlay Market Parade was born.
On
April 6, at 11am, Aubrey Rose Foundation will celebrate opening day with
our float in
the 89th edition of the Findlay Market Parade. If you are interested in being
a part of the parade, and a part of our float, please email Nancy at nancy@aubreyrose.org.
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Aubrey Rose Jewelry
From artwork to beadwork to jewelry... MAYcreations has created a line of Aubrey
Rose Foundation jewelry that is all hand-made and designed to raise money and
awareness for the Foundation.
MAYcreations is proud to have been selected to produce a collection
of jewelry 
especially designed for the Aubrey Rose Foundation. This is a complete
line
of bracelets, necklaces, pendants and more. There are four styles of beads,
each in two combinations of colors.
We can't do justice to the beauty of this jewelry in this newsletter
so please visit our website at http://www.aubreyrose.org/jewelry.php to
see it at its best.
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VOLUNTEER
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about volunteering for one of our many different events.
DONATE ONLINE
Click here
to donate to The Aubrey Rose Hollenkamp Foundation and put smiles on the
faces of families and siblings caring for seriously ill children.
DONATE BY PHONE
Call Nancy or Jerry Hollenkamp, Foundation Founders:
(513) 265-5801
DONATE BY MAIL
Send your contribution to:
Aubrey Rose Hollenkamp Foundation
c/o 4480 Oakville Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45211
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