Ava loves water!!!

Ava loves water!!!

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

It's OFFICIAL!

Well, the cooperate papers are filed...the EIN number with the IRS has been received.... we are officially the


Avalyn Shaye Foundation, Inc. 


Our mission: The Avalyn Shaye Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization established to preserve the memory of Ava Bright by enriching the lives of children through compassionate actions that build and uplift communities for the benefit of all children, giving them opportunities to embrace the things Ava portrayed: joy, love, and laughter. 


Our Vision: 


  • To support the local community through the building and maintaining of “Ava’s Splash Pad”, an aquatic playground located at Charlie Daniel’s Park in Ava’s hometown, Mt. Juliet Tennessee. 
  • To make quality preschool education attainable through the “Avalyn Shaye Preschool Scholarship”, allowing young children between the ages of 3-5 years old to explore areas of creative play with music and art, as well as to engage in activities promoting cognitive development in the preschool environment. 
  • To address community needs and strengthen our community by collaborating with and supporting existing child related charities that have similar missions, providing proof of the good that emerges when neighbors come together. 
  • To improve the lives of children and families who have endured pediatric trauma resulting in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) hospital stay by providing care packages resulting in a more comfortable hospital experience for the children and their families. 

AN OFFICIAL WEBSITE AND LOGO IS ON IT'S WAY AS WELL! WE ARE SO VERY PROUD OF THIS!!!! 

XOXO
JIM AND KRISTA BRIGHT (AVA'S MOMMY AND DADDY)