Day 17: January 17, 2012

Today I had one of those "proud mom" moments.

During the months of November and December, and in between basketball practice and homework, Lexi did a duct tape fundraiser for charity. Her charity = Designer Genes, a group that provides support to families of children who have Down syndrome.

This was all Lexi's idea. She wanted to "give back to the community". Seriously. Her words. Love this kid.

Tonight, she presented Designer Genes with the money she rasied - all $318 of it - and a special duct tape pencil bag.

I was so proud, listening to her explain to the group how she got her idea and why she wanted to donate to Designer Genes.

Because she is almost 13 years old, I was not allowed to take my very nice camera to the presentation. That would have been embarassing. She did let me take a picture on my cell phone though :)

The coolest part, was hearing that the money she donated will be enough to buy supplies for two informational packets for families to take home from the hospital with their precious babies. We had no idea it cost that much to give families that valuable information.

I'm so proud of my daughter!

Lexi was featured in a KFYR-TV news story in December. Here's a link to that story:
KFYR-TV Duct Tape Story

And here is the video she made to promote her idea:

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And, in case you're wondering, she's still taking orders.... and still hoping to "give back to the community."

Yep. So proud.