The story of Aadya Lincey, this year’s honoree for the 2019 Enterprise Golf Scramble Classic, began a few months prior to her birth. Her parents received a devastating diagnosis during an ultrasound. Their baby girl would be born with a heart condition called tetralogy of Fallot. The treatment for this condition is open heart surgery…
Some may call it beginner’s luck. Others may call it just plain lucky, but for Dan Haddix, his purchase of two Norton Children’s Hospital Home & Raffle tickets was more about a chance to give back. Late last year, Dan won the grand prize — a new home in Norton Commons. The Haddix family had…
This year marks the 11th anniversary of the passing of Max Gilpin, a local high school football player who suffered a heat stroke during a team practice. The community remembers Max’s legacy through the annual Norton Children’s Hospital Splash ‘n’ Dash Walk/Run, which was started in his honor five years ago. Splash ‘n’ Dash raises…
Eleanor Westenhofer, an 8-year-old heart transplant patient, led a delegation to Washington. Eleanor, along with a team from Norton Children’s Hospital, met with lawmakers to make sure they keep sick kids in mind as they work on health care legislation. She took part in Speak Now for Kids 2019 Family Advocacy Day. Eleanor shared this about…
Hey there! My name is Eleanor and I’m 8 years old. I love drawing and art. I also really like to play with Legos with my little sister. I’m in the second grade, and the classes that I enjoy the most are science and reading. Pasta is my most favorite food. I have a lot…
The 10th annual Bourbon & Bowties celebrated all of the event’s honorees from the past nine years. Each of these remarkable honorees represents the more than 150,000 children who receive care at Norton Children’s Hospital each year.Bourbon & Bowties has raised over $2 million over the past 10 years This year’s event also remembered…
The students of North Harrison Elementary School in Ramsey, Indiana, raised $39,543.53 for Norton Children’s during the 2018-2019 school year and celebrated with a fun-filled field trip to Louisville Slugger Field on May 15, 2019. Nearly 300 pre-K to fifth-graders were rewarded with the field trip. North Harrison Elementary has been raising money to support…
Enjoy dining out at 26 local restaurants if you are the winner of the 2019 Bourbon & Bowties™ raffle. A $25 ticket will give you a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to each restaurant. The raffle benefits Norton Children’s Hospital through the Children’s Hospital Foundation. The drawing will be held June 6 at…
Two families with one common cause. That’s what led to the creation of Bourbon & Bowties, now celebrating its 10th year as a premier fundraising event for the Children’s Hospital Foundation. Finding a way to turn grief into a positive force after losing their son, Charles, in 2009, Lenny and Kelly Gant began to plan…
Derby week is the time to get that new bow tie or neck tie for the festivities. The Children’s Hospital Foundation is working with several retailers in the area to offer special bow ties and neck ties in honor of the 10th annual Bourbon & BowtiesTM event, which benefits Norton Children’s Hospital. The ties feature…
It was a few days after Morgan Villanova’s fifth birthday in September 2015, just as she was beginning kindergarten at Goldsmith Elementary School in Louisville, when she and her family received life-changing news. Morgan had cancer. The then 5-year-old, who is the youngest of eight children, was diagnosed with stage two nephroblastoma, also known as…
When acute lymphoblastic leukemia took away Lana Dobson’s greatest love — gymnastics — she was left with a void she thought she would never fill. From age 4, gymnastics was Lana’s life. She practiced six days a week and excelled in competitions. By age 8, she was on a path to compete nationally, with her…