I Did It!
(our blog)
This is where we share stories of Spreading Brightness.
We named our blog after one of Levi’s favorite sayings – “I Did It!” Here’s a short video clip of Levi.
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Love from Levi
(opens in a new tab)LovefromLevi.com, a 501©(3) organization, celebrates the life of 4-year-old Levi by offering personalized medical play books and toys to children, helping them to understand and cope with their medical challenges.
Kansas
Reid was 5 years old when he died and went to the Angels Playground. He had been battling cancer for 3 years. On earth, he loved his family and everything to do with garbage trucks. He loved watching the trucks, playing with toy trucks, and even sorting recycling from garbage. We will remember Reid finding happiness in all things even trash.
Zach received his book just in time. He is heading back to the hospital this week. We hope it helps support his understanding of all his treatments and procedures. Have a great week Zach and know we are thinking of you!
#LoveFromLevi, #hospitalbooks ...
Thanks to the winning team (Gary, Jeff, Anna) for burning those calories and picking us to receive the donation winnings. We are grateful for all your hard work! ...
Happy Halloween! We dropped off some spooky treat bags for the kids at Stead family hospital so everyone can enjoy some treats. ...
💙 We Did It! 💙
"We did it!" Those were words Levi loved to say, and they feel especially fitting after this incredible weekend.
We were honored to be part of the Midwest Child Life Conference, Making Waves, and what a wave of kindness and impact it turned out to be!
A special thank you to Aunt Brandy, who served as the closing keynote speaker. She shared the story of LOVEfromLevi, our mission, and the incredible impact Child Life Specialists have on children and families facing serious illnesses. We are so grateful for the opportunity to share Levi's legacy and the work being done in his honor.
After the keynote, more than 100 amazing Child Life professionals stayed for our book-making session. Together, they assembled over 750 book pages and countless accessories. Because of their hard work, we'll be able to send out many more books in the coming weeks as we work through our queue of more than 200 orders.
Every day, Child Life Specialists help take away some of the "hospital scaries" that children face. We are so honored to support them by providing books that help prepare, comfort, and empower the kids in their care.
This weekend would not have been possible without an incredible team of volunteers:
💙 Trina, Tiffany, Memphis, Janet, Emily, Brandy, and YuHsin for serving as page leaders.
💙 Big Brother Owen and Grandma Lorry, our amazing resident felt cutters.
💙 Grandpa Jim, who proudly served as our book ambassador, showing off completed books around the room and spreading excitement.
💙 Daddy Zack for holding down the fort allowing Mommy Beth time to do all the unseen prep for the conference.
💙 Aunt Brandy for sharing our story so beautifully.
💙 Emily, Laura, and the conference leadership committee for organizing the conference, inviting us to speak and hold a book-making session.
And while all of this was happening, our Sewing Sisters gathered for a sewing potluck and completed the finishing touches on another 150 pages!
There are countless other volunteers and donors who give their time, money, talents, and hearts to make this mission possible. Every page cut, every stitch sewn, every book assembled helps a child facing a difficult medical journey.
This work happens because of an amazing community that believes in Levi's legacy and the power of helping children feel a little less scared.
So to everyone who volunteered, sewed, assembled, cheered us on, and supports LOVEfromLevi in any way:
We did it. 💙
And because there's still more work to do, we'll keep going... one book, one child, and one smile at a time.
#LOVEfromLevi #hospitalbooks💙 ...
Early this morning, I was able to give a talk about what we do at LovefromLevi. There was great participation, lively discussion, good food and wonderful company. Thank you Old Capitol Kiwanis for hosting me, allowing me to spread the word about LovefromLevi, and all the work you do for the kids. ❤️ ...
Photos from Child Life at The University of Iowa's post ...
We were hard at work this weekend. Sewing our books has been our bottleneck to getting the books out to the kids. Luckily for us a wonder group of ladies stepped up. These sewers brought their machines and sewed over 300 pages. They even volunteered and are taking more pages for homework. With their assistance our production speed will greatly increase. Thank you to Anita, Bev, Carla, Carol, Eileen, Karen, Katherine, Marsha, Rita. A special Big Thanks to Louella for organizing the whole party. We are so happy to have you all on the LovefromLevi team. ...
September is childhood cancer awareness month. We have started our Goldy the rock snake. We will see how long it gets this year! ...
We are so happy to customize Kambry’s book to give her the support she needs! ...