Gavin

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Shop at Pick ‘n Save and Earn Money for Gavin!

Gavin is now officially part of the Pick ‘n Save WE CARE program.

This is how the WE CARE program works. Every time you shop at any Pick ‘n Save store in Wisconsin and use your Advantage Plus Savers Card at a register (this does not include service desk purchases), Gavin’s fund will receive a cash rebate which is distributed every three months. The cash rebate amount will be a percentage of the total amount of WE CARE dollars that Pick ‘n Save has contributed. The more you use your Advantage Plus Savers Card, the larger percentage of total WE CARE contribution Gavin’s fund will receive.

Here are the steps to take advantage of this program and help Gavin:

  • Visit any Wisconsin Pick ‘n Save.
  • Apply at the service desk for an Advantage Plus Savers Card.
  • If you own an Advantage Plus Savers Card, you can assign/reassign the charity organization for the WE CARE program at the service desk.
  • Assign charity organization #129110 (COTA Children’s Organ Transplant Association – Gavin Winslow) to your Advantage Plus Savers Card for the WE CARE program.

Please consider taking just a few minutes to apply for a Pick ‘n Save Advantage Plus Savers Card and assign Gavin’s fund as your WE CARE charity. If you are the current owner of a Pick ‘n Save Advantage Plus Savers Card, please consider reassigning from your current charity to Gavin’s fund for the WE CARE program. Just a few minutes of your time could mean all the difference in saving Gavin’s life.

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Reminder: Purchase Tickets for Children’s Concert on January 21st

Please tell your friends and family about the wonderful children’s concert on Gavin’s behalf that will take place on Sunday, January 21st. We need your help making this a successful event.

A Concert of Music and Play with Jim Gill
Sunday, January 21, 2007
3:30 pm (doors open at 3:15 pm)
Sheraton Brookfield Hotel in the Brookfield Ball Room
Advance Tickets $10 each, $12 each at the door (under 1 year free)

To purchase tickets by mail, please call Samantha at 262-548-0614

To purchase tickets online using a credit card, please click the ADD TO CART button below. Once you have ordered, please print your PayPal confirmation e-mail and bring it to the concert to verify your ticket purchase.

To listen to Jim’s latest CD, please click here

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Thank you Katherine and Jacqueline Vo

Once upon a time, two very pretty and special young sisters, 8-year-old Katherine and 10-year-old Jacqueline Vo, like in a fairy-tale, found a way to spin straw into gold for sweet baby Gavin. Both girls filled coffee mugs with candy and then requested donations for them around the Twin Cities. Together they raised over $600 for baby Gavin’s campaign.

Thank you so very much Katherine and Jacqueline, we are deeply grateful. May you enjoy many “happily ever afters.”

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Press Release: “Bowlin’ for Gavin” Bowl-a-thon, Sunday January 28th

Greenfield, WI – A fun, family-friendly event and great way to get friends together will be held to raise funds in honor of Gavin Winslow, who is in need of multiple kidney transplants.

“Bowlin’ for Gavin” will take place on Sunday, January 28, 2007 from l:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Classic Lanes Bowling Alley at 5404 W. Layton Avenue, Greenfield, WI. Cost to participate is $10 for adults and $5 for children under ten, which includes three games of bowling and shoe rental. Tickets may be purchased at the check-in table at the door on the day of the event. Bumper bowling will also be available for the children, and silent auction items will be on display for bid from a variety of vendors. Pizza and beverages will also be available to purchase.

To view the entire press release, please click here.

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file, please download the latest version here.

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Thank you Gene, Amy and Gino from WKTI

To Gene Mueller, Amy Taylor, and Gino Salomone from The ‘KTI Morning Show, please accept our heart-felt gratitude and thanks for driving all the way to Lake Mills yesterday to visit with “sweet baby Gavin” and his parents. What a thrill it was to meet each of you!

Thank you dearly for offering to hold little Gavin’s hand as he walks on the edge of his life. We remain forever grateful!

Jane Schwalbach, Gavin’s Grandmother

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New Video: Gino talks about Gavin on “The Morning Blend” television show

Gino Salomone, the host of WKTI 94.5 FM’s The ‘KTI Morning Show and the staff on the television program, The Morning Blend, aired Gavin’s story on Friday, December 22, 2006 and urged people to help him.

Click here to see what Gino said.

Again, another big thank you to Gino and the entire staff of The Morning Blend for helping us tell Gavin’s story, and for allowing us to link to The Morning Blend’s website to show the clip.

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Making Miracles Happen…Gavin’s First Christmas

Feliz Navidad! Jingle jingle sniffle sniffle, we are over the flu and onto the cold so this Christmas was pretty low key! Lauren picked out tacos as her Christmas meal of choice and is relieved that Christmas is finally here; Gavin of course, chose green beans, three times a day. Although, Lauren is decidedly concerned that Santa won’t make it due to lack of snow, I assured her that he has some wheels for his sleigh too. Jay is worried that she is going to discover that the fireplace doesn’t have a chimney, but I told him it may be a few years until we have to explain our way out of that! Simple day, may we be aware of the treasure that you are! We did our birthday cake to baby Jesus and Lauren was elated that she got to blow out the candles and Gavin was giddy with the flicker of the fire, we will see how easy it is for her to sleep with the anticipation floating in her head!

I had just gotten out of the hospital last year at this time to spend Christmas with my family and I was told by one of the doctors on rotation that they caught Gavin’s problem too late and that he wouldn’t make it, that I should just go home and be with my family. We called him “Dr. Death”.

Then when he was born, they brought us in this room to start preparing us to lose our son. They told us that they would manage his pain and that we could have people come and visit him in this secluded room. We told them to do whatever they could, and I looked up at all the doctors and interns in the room, there must have been like fifteen people there staring at us, and I said “go make miracles happen”. As I thought about this room I thought that if it came to it, I would set it up like Christmas (even though it was February), so even if he didn’t make it to Christmas he would see what Christmas would be like, the lights, the love, all the people that shared their cheer.

Today is like heaven on earth, a day that I was afraid Gavin wouldn’t make it to, a milestone in his journey. It makes me believe that the odds of him making it to transplant is more than the 50%, that it’s 100%, nothing can stop us now! We have him and there is no way I am giving him back! We believe in miracles…we have two of them with chocolate kiss eyes and shiny red cheeks with smiles that can melt your heart. May your Holiday be bright and filled with love and joy, I have some snuggle time to get to, Disney Christmas is on – that crazy Donald, and we are tracking Santa on the internet. Right now Santa is in Peru! We have been blessed with many blessings, may you be too! Peace and love, The Winslows

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Thank you Gino Salomone!

Every now and then someone suddenly comes into our lives and steps up to the plate for Gavin. This week it was Gino Salomone, the host of WKTI 94.5 FM’s The ‘KTI Morning Show and the staff on the television program, The Morning Blend, who aired Gavin’s story and urged people to help him. Gino has taken Gavin’s cause so close to heart that he himself asked people to donate instead of Christmas gifts this year, which is so incredibly thoughtful and generous!

We appreciate all that you have done and are doing on behalf of Gavin. Thanks Gino, you prove the power of one can be very powerful! May all good things come your way!

Jill Winslow, Gavin’s mom