Ali-Fundraiser For Eric Eaton's Family

Eric Eaton is one of our PA's here at Peninsula Orthopaedics Associates. On December 28th, 2011 his 14 year old daughter, Alexandra Eaton, was in a motor vehicle accident. Ali was flown to Shock Trauma and had immediate surgery for a spine fracture. Her continuing care was transfered to Kennedy Krieger for rehab which entailed many returns to Johns Hopkins for infections and problems that encluded one incident of near death. She is paralyzed from the chest/trunk body down both legs. She is able to move her head, shoulders and arms. She has had nerve stimulation in her trunk body from time to time but so far nothing in her legs. Ali came home on March 22nd and has the most upbeat, positive attitude that I sincerely doubt that any of us as adults could duplicate. Her mom, Angie, stayed with Ali in Baltimore until their return home on March 22nd. Angie is her 24 hour caregiver at this time. Ali is doing home schooling as well as physical therapy. (She is really in need of a neuro-stimulator bike for home use...we're waiting to see if insurance will approve/cover any part of that. Her wheelchair has been approved and should be here soon.)

Some of us ladies here at POA have started an organization called "Ali's Angels" to help Eric's family with bills. We have (and are still) organizing fundraisers for this cause. So far we have only completed a Joe Corbi pizza fund raiser. Our future fundraisers will be...Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser, Mary Kay Lip Gloss Fundraiser, 50/50 tickets here at our office, Celebrating Home Fund Raiser (which is going on now with us to get 50% of the profits...and we are working on getting an email set up for this so people can order online), Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser (that flyer is attached) and a 5K Run/Walk/Wheelchair or whatever in conjuction with Progressive Radiology on Sweetbay Drive. We will be getting a bank account set up as soon as our Joe Corbi monies are cleared.

The Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser will be on Sunday, June 3rd, from 1:00pm to 7:00pm at the American Legion Post #64 in Salisbury on the wet end of town, Route 50 across from the National Guard Armory. It will enclude (plus maybe other stuff) for a $10 in advance/$12 at the door (with 300 tickets to be sold) price...spaghetti dinner, salad, bread, dessert, soda/tea/water; Mark Shores DJ; band Red No Blue performing (and possibly the band Rip Tide); T-Shirt Sales; the sale of bracelets and pins; Corn Hole Tournament; silent auction and live auction if we get any big donation items, donation jar and 50/50 tickets. There will not be any alcohol sales downstairs but the Legion has a bar upstairs for anyone who would like beer/mixed drink/wine. We will have use of the downstairs at the Legion as well as their pavilion. Mark Shores will make sure that the pavilion has speakers set up so everyone can enjoy the music. I am in the process of having flyers and tickets printed, (donated by Salisbury Minuteman Press 410-548-7122), as soon as I hear back from the band Rip Tide. As soon as our flyers are ready we will be going from business to business asking for donations of food, money for auction items.

We, at POA, had the opportunity to meet Ali yesterday when Eric and Angie brought her by the office after her physical therapy evaluation. She is a light of inspiration at a time when most people would quit.

If anyone would like to help or donate anything (even your time) we welcome your participation. Please feel free to forward this email to all of your friends, family, coworkers, etc. LETS BOMBARD TEXAS ROADHOUSE ON APRIL 16TH!!!!!!

We are "ALI'S ANGELS" and we are honored to be a part of this exciting endeavor!