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after speaking with one of my guys here about Preston and his daughter,
I settled into my desk and started going thru the mail and messages.
The first letter I opened up was from a guy named Peter Walton. Peter,
for those of you who don’t know him, is one of the very first FFR
customers. My brother Mark and I built his kit ourselves and delivered
it up to his shop in New Hampshire on Christmas Eve 1995. In the letter
from Peter was a nice note and a check for $2,000 made payable to the CF
Foundation on behalf of Team Jenny.
As some of you know, my
wife Denise and I have a daughter named Jennifer who is battling a fatal
genetic disease called Cystic Fibrosis. Our family has received a huge
amount of love and support from friends, customers, relatives and
strangers. The difference that this love and support has made is simply
immeasurable. In our daily fight to help our daughter live as long as
possible, we have been carried by our faith in God and by the expression
of love from our family, friends, and the FFR community.
As a parent of a child
who has a fatal disease, and as someone who has witnessed close friends
deal with the loss of a child, I am witness to the incredible healing
and sustaining power of love, friendship and community. With that in
mind I am asking for your help.
The Factory Five
community has come together many times before to support our own in
tough times. When our boys Seth and Joe went to Iraq they received tons
of support and it helped. The Kunda family is in need of our support
now. I am asking that you take a moment to send Preston and his wife
Arlene a note or email of support and to remember Miranda in your
prayers.
Preston and his wife
have set up a charitable fund in Miranda’s’ memory if you are interested
in making a donation.
Dave Smith |
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Left: Jenny Smith,
Newport, Rhode Island, Summer ‘05 Right: Jenny’s brother, sisters, &
dog Sam. Summer ‘05 |
