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Pennies for PaxtonCaringBridge ® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit web service that connects family and friends during a critical illness, treatment or recovery. They provide a free website to anyone going through a health crisis, so they can post updates in one place, and family and friends can post replies of support.Several Mommies Network community members have used this organization in times of crisis. Most recently was Jennifer Griffith, a former Network Administrator (experienced site admin who assists other site admins with their community) for TMN, co-site administrator for CentralFoothillsMommies (NC) and a member of CharlotteMommies (NC) since 2005.Jennifer created a page for her infant daughter Paxton, who started struggling with seizures weeks after her birth. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/paxton Paxton died Feb. 29th, she was four months old.Sherry, the site administrator for GreenvilleMommies (NC) has sites for two of her three children who were both preemies. http://www.caringbridge.org/nc/michael and http://www.caringbridge.org/nc/emilyKathy from UnionCountyMommies (NC) has a site for her daughter, who is currently battling leukemia. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/julianesbittAnnmarie from RichmondMommies (VA) has a site for her daughter, who has craniosynostosis http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/oclaireWe are honoring this organization and the wonderful work it does with a Network-wide charitable drive, in honor of Paxton, and all the other moms, dads and children in our Network who have benefited from this wonderful organization.We are asking you to donate Pennies for Paxton to support CaringBridge. 500 pennies each to be exact. Just $5 to help support a great organization working hard to support so many families during a health crisis. Our Network-wide goal is to collect 1 Million pennies: $10,000. With over 23,000 members this is a goal we can certainly reach together.Please help us support CaringBridge by sending a tax-deductible PayPal donation today to [email protected] - just click here to donate via PayPal. After you have made your contribution, please add this graphic to your page, to help us promote this campaign to the rest of your community.We encourage you to forward this to any of your friends and family who may also want to participate, and to consider organizing a coin drive or other fundraising effort via your TMN or TDN community to help us reach our goal. Please send your friends and family to www.themommiesnetwork.org/paxton.php for more info on this charitable drive.Thank You :)