I work for the Rypien Foundation here in Spokane and this is a little bit more about:
"The Rypien Foundation was built with the heartfelt devotion of its founder, Super Bowl XXVI MVP Mark Rypien, who lost his three year old son, Andrew, to cancer. Mark and his family experienced firsthand what families go through when fighting this potentially deadly disease, and recognized the value that quality care can bring to both patient and family. In the wake of his difficult personal experience, the Rypien Foundation was created with a commitment to provide HOPE for local families battling childhood cancer."My job is pretty cool and I love knowing that everything I do no matter how big or small is helping these local children and their families battle cancer. The Rypien Foundation recently donated $3 million dollars to Providence Sacred Heart Children's Hospital here and the hospital was able to re-do the children's ER and make everything there a little bit easier and warmer for the kids there. If you ever come to Spokane, I encourage you to check out what the Rypien Foundation has done for the hospital. We put up huge shadow box displays of sports memorabilia of past and present athletes who have battled life challenges of their own. After personally walking through the new remodel, the Children's area of the hospital doesn't even feel or look like a hospital but more like a huge inviting playground and a fun place to be.
Currently we are getting ready for the 9th Annual Winemakers Dinner on March 16th! Work is getting really busy but it is great. I got to write up and send out over 400 donation requests to local businesses as well as across the country. It is exciting to see all the generous donations coming in to the office everyday. Lots of caring and supporting people out there! At the Winemakers Dinner there will be both loud and silent auction items for guests to bid on and all the money goes to help these kids and families with childhood cancer.
I smile just thinking about my job.
Another great part of my job is that it allows me to still be a full time mom and not miss a beat of Kaden growing up. Some days I can work from home and some days I go down to the office for a couple hours while Kaden goes to Grandmas. I don't just sit behind a desk all day which is GREAT!! Chris and I were both raised in households were the dads worked and the moms stayed home and took care of us. My mom always tells me to have an education and try to work while being a mom because she wishes she did. I am glad I took her advice and working part time has been amazing. I am still with Kaden all the time but I also feel like I am contributing to my family and to a great cause. I feel very blessed.
I am excited to see where this job takes me over the next year or so.
Well there ya go. I don't really talk about my job much on social media but now you know a little bit more of what I do! :)
