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ALEXANDRIA DAVIS

A New CamperGives Back

Alexandria (Alex) Davis, aged 26. She joined Lindsey’s Place this September and simply graced us with her presence. Alex is visually impaired. In her search to find somewhere to go have fun, independently where she could meet others with disabilities, she found us. “I loved it there. The other campers were so inspiring because they had so many neat stories and I loved getting to know them. I loved how the staff were so respectful of everyone and didn't talk down to us or treat us like we were less of a person because of our disability. I loved the food and I loved that everyone respected each other's values.”

A professional highland bagpiper living independently in Savannah, Alex made a special announcement after performing for everyone at our camp weekend. She will be donating 10% of what she makes to Lindsey’s Place. Just one week later, a donation was made. “I love being a professional musician. It

makes me happy because I love serving others.”

Alex is a bright young lady and we are all grateful she found us. A graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead, she began playing music at age 11, and bagpipes at age 18. Although 100% visually impaired, Alex learned to memorize all her music and has an exceptional ear for tuning.

You can learn more about Alex and all her gifts and community involvement on her website http://www.highlandbagpiper.net. While there, you can also hire her for your next special event!

Alex is planning on attending our next camp April 19th-21st. We are hoping she will play for us again! Open House will be April 20th 4-6pm. Please come meet all our campers and see some great performances at the talent show!

Our Mission: To enrich the lives of individuals with special needs by creating a residential experience that promotes self esteem, self confidence, and independence. Our focus is to provide experiential programs that promote personal growth in a nurturing environment that is challenging, creative, social, and positive.

Timeline of A DreamA recent picture of Kara and Lindsey with an outline of the progress we have made.Page 2

Volunteers and Gridiron Alumni

Volunteers who give, and a $3,000 donation!

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United Way, Staff Baby, Capital Campaign, and more...We asked to be remembered when you made your United Way contributions.

Here’s what happened...Page 4

Fundraiser Support and Baby Murphy Foster McKeel

Thank you to everyone who supports our fundraisers!

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The story of a little baby’s life - our new angel. Page 5

New Friends and OldCoastal Sports Club $6,800 donation and...Camper scholarships double!

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Inspiring ArtworkArt show in February proves to be a moving event for all.Page 7

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A Timeline of Love and Fate:

1994 - Kara and Lindsey meet.

1996 - Kara and future husband, David, talk about a dream with the Hart family to build a camp in Savannah for special needs.

2008 - Lindsey’s Place, Inc. is born.

2010 - Our first weekend camper retreat.

2011 - Capital Campaign born to build a ‘Home of our Own’.

2011 - Two successful camper retreats.

2012 - Two successful camper retreats.

Short-term Goal:

2013 - Acquire land/build our camp.

Long-term Goals:

ASAP - Run year-round camp programs.

Timeline of a dream...

Photo by Julie Florio

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Volunteer CornerThis year Lindsey’s Place (LP) was given gifts from many people. We were very blessed to have well trained volunteers come all the way from England.

Well known to Kara Billingham, they were a real asset this Fall. Thank you to everyone who made their stay possible!

Our own Angela Johnson, who has been with us since the beginning, brought in some friends to tie-dye shirts this fall! So much fun! Thank you to the McGrath Family.

Another great gift were those who came in to cook for us. Not only was it a gift in-kind, but

each person helped create a sense of ‘home’ as the smells surrounded us during prep time. Mmmmm.

Alexandria, pictured above, was especially grateful for the vegetarian Chili!

Our fishing was a great success again! We always have volunteers come out to help. What would we do without you?

Gridiron Alumni, Bob, and Eddie too!In the Spring of 2012, an alumni football game was held in Savannah with two local rival teams, SCPS vs. BC. Some of the proceeds in

the amount of $3,000 were given directly to LP! Bob Johnson, we have you to thank for

suggesting LP. Thank you! Eddie Wilson, for bringing the suggestion to Gridiron. We are so grateful for each of you and all those at Gridiron Alumni!

One of our own, Adam Hart (shown below right, with son, Gage, and father, Jon) played in the alumni game.

Wells Fargo

Gives Again!A BIG Thank You again to our friends and supporters at Wells Fargo. Our campers have been benefitting directly from all your kindness and charitable giving. For 2012, Wells Fargo has granted LP with over $2,500!

It’s great to have the support of this great corporation. Thank you!

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$5M Capital CampaignIn the summer of 2011 we launched our ‘Build a Home’ Campaign. With only $6,800 donated thus far, we are hopeful this campaign will be successful. Time is on our side but for our campers, we are working hard to make this happen in the most efficient and timely manner possible. Thank you for your efforts. You are a part of this dream now too!

United Way Winners and Wonderful Contributions!

In November 2011, our VP Donna Myers helped to raise $ and awareness through the United Way Basket contest for the second year in a row! The LP basket was put together by

Ms. Myers and all items were donated by Bobby Myers at JCB Roofing, a $1,000 value! The basket with the most votes (which cost $1) would WIN half the proceeds for it’s charity. We won AGAIN!!!

Through this fun event, the Myers Family, and donations made to the United Way in the name of LP, we have received $2,600 YTD from United Way donations designated to Lindsey’s Place. Thank you!

A Staff Baby is Born!In April one of our staff had HIS OWN little guy! Meet Baby JAC! That is...Jim Junior! Jim and Shelley, we are so happy for you both. Thank you for bringing JAC into the lives of everyone at LP!

Jim Chaplin works full-time at Abilities Unlimited in Savannah. He was discovered by one of our campers’ parents in 2010. He is great at what he does and is a real gift to all of us at LP.

Photo credit Julie Florio

Coastal Sports Club Gives to LP!

September 29th, 2012 we were honored for a 2nd year as a local charity by the Coastal Sports Club. A golf for charity event was put together by the club. One of our campers, Meredith, showed up to meet the golfers, and at the end of the day the club handed LP a check in the amount of $6,800! Coastal Sports Club is an amazing group and a blessing to us. Thank you for all you have done to help raise awareness and funding for LP!

Winter/Spring Fundraisers

Thank you to everyone who supported LP at Sandfly Sports Bar in February. We had such a great day! Because of your support and help from so many people, we raised $10,000 for our campers!

February 17th 2013 we are planning our next BIG fundraiser. Coach’s Corner is the place to be! Please keep us in mind for a good time and a great place to support. Thank you!

Kripalu Yoga RaffleHealth and Yoga lovers united in the Spring to give to LP. Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, located in Massachusetts, donated a 2 night stay worth $550. Kara Yoga in Hampton Bays, NY sold raffle tickets and helped raise $1,200 for LP. An additional raffle was held with donations from Gloria and Antonia Mennis and Kara Yoga, in which $285 was raised!

IKEA is Incredible!

This year we were graced with the gift of 3 camper scholarhips covered by IKEA. Not only did it help bring our campers who otherwise couldn’t afford it, but IKEA has decided to double the scholarship donation for 2013! We could not be more excited! Thank you to Dean Peterson and the IKEA family.

Reggie, the amazing piano player! Chelsea and Angela, BFF’s Nykiah and Caroline, 2 Peas in a PodPhoto credit Julie FlorioPhoto credit Julie FlorioPhoto credit Julie Florio

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In-Kind

Junkyard Angel

The Jeff Beasley BandSandfly Sports Bar

The LootersMoesch Media, LLC

Damon and the ShitkickersThe Train Wrecks

Wormsloew

$200 - $499

James and Sue ColeDexter Elliot

Lynetta Hartson

$100-$199

Pat BolandMichael and Laura Caputo

Ann FarrKristen Foley

Peg FrobeyMike and Debbie Harper

Paula and Meredith Herndon

Diana HintonJames and Angela Holcombe

Eileen Lanier

Ken MeszkatJack and Diane Munroe

Donna and Bobby MyersPhilip and Shirley Nack

Jackie PizzaNancy Slowey

$1-$99

Roy and Susan Allen Jr.

Phylis BergerDiana Bert

Diana Blaising

John ClaytonLisa Colbert

Susan and Richard ColemanJackie Cress

Dayna DiBiasiLorraine Doyle

Paul Loren Dunkle III

Andrea and Kelly EptingKim Folks

Kate Fullam

Claudia GaravitoLynn Girardi

Rick and Liz GowthropEllen Greaves

Morgan Nicole GriffinC. Wayne and Era Hall

D. Carol Hendry

Tom and Paula HerndonCara LandryLesha Lanier

Waters Tree Service LLCJill MadisonLouis MalaerArlene Mason

Jenn MasonSusan McNamara

Joan Moran

Edward and Brenda MyersBeverly OakleySuzanne Obser

Stephen RobertsJohn and Dawn Russell

Jacki SchulzeKimberly Sheehy

Rhonda SmithSheri Spellman

Marzena Szafranska

Amanda SullivanRochelle Tiedemann

Mike Tobin

Sidney and Linda TolerLeigh Wannamaker

O.C. Welch III

Silent Auction Donors

Flawless - A Skin and Body BoutiquePat Boland

Titus Family ChiropracticLocal ColorAmy Day

The McGeever FamilyViolet GardensElegant Gifts

Willie HughesJamie Ikerd

Bluff View InnRiver Street InnSavannah Jack’s

Frame of MindHugger Mugger

Donna MyersJulie Pence

Mickie RobySalon 2010

YMCA SavannahMaureen Skau

Sweet TeaSavannah Power Yoga

Savannah Harbor at the Westin

Grateful to Our Fundraiser Volunteers

Molly GoodmanDebbie Harper

Sara Beth HarperLynetta Hartson

Students of Era HallSarah Lundgren

Sara Jane StricklandRuss Toler

Thank You to Our Fundraiser SponsorsJohnny Moran Agency

Gridiron Alumni Hart and Associates

Zipperer, Lorberbaum & Beauvais

Akins & Bobb Auto Collision Center

www.BowlingButler.com

Bart, Meyer, and Company

Coastal Sports ClubWells Fargo

Adam and Katie Hart Art from the Hart

Dr. Patricia Turner, MD

Jason C. Jue  Pediatric ER Consultants, PC 

Smitty's Hardwood Floors, Inc.Lyn McCuen  

Antonia Mennis, LMT

Southern Motors of Savannah, Inc. Kara Yoga in the Hamptons

Kripalu Center for Yoga and HealthGloria Mennis at Gayle’s Beauty Salon

Lewie Shealy

A BIG Thank You to our 2012 Fundraiser Contributors

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In February of this year, we got news of the loss of a sweet little angel. Baby Murphy was born prematurely with severe complications due to a serious car accident his mother, Erica, was injured in while pregnant. The family was told Murphy would have cerebral palsy as a result. He fought hard to live. Just shy of one month old, God brought Murphy home.

Murphy’s parents, Erica and Caleb, heard about Lindsey’s Place (LP) while Murphy was being cared for in the hospital all those weeks. They felt a connection as it would have been a place of recreation in Murphy’s future.

Shortly after Murphy’s passing, Erica and Caleb asked friends and loved ones to donate to LP in his memory. The love from friends and family of the McKeel’s became evident very quickly. There is no doubt Baby Murphy was and always will be surrounded by a wonderful and loving group of people.

Since February, Lindsey’s Place has been blessed by our newest angel in Heaven. Murphy’s mother, Erica, has become one of our newest volunteers and she will stop at nothing when it comes to helping our campers. To describe her as beautiful is an understatement.

So, baby Murphy, we are grateful for your life. We are grateful for all the good you achieved in your short life. You brought people together. You taught us about love and gratitude, about our blessings and our strengths. To have known you is to know all the light you have brought and continue to bring. Thank you.

And to all the angels who gave in your memory, we thank you:

In Memory of Baby Murphy Foster McKeel

Forever in Our Hearts......January 18th - February 14th

Adams and Adams Attorneys at LawAlbert and Donna ButterhofAnna and George ButterhofAshley HartmanBlancke Marine ServicesChristopher BucklaewDavid and Amy CantrellDean and Wendy BeckettDoris, Joey, Lisa, and Marla BlakeEmily and Nicholas CantrellGreg and Bonnie FacemyerHelen and Harry Frank

International Special Risks, Inc.Jeannine ArnoldKristine AustinLaura SpurlingLauren McCrawLinda HixLocal Union 56

Officers and Members of the Swedesboro Republican AssociationPatricia DagnallRoseanne LuggS.T. Hudson EngineersWilliam Hoffman

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In Appreciation:Capital CampaignSecond FloorWells FargoLobby LevelDr. Pat Turner, MDGround LevelO.C. Ford Lincoln MercuryLevel 5Teresa CampbellLeonard and Karen PanzittaHilary Herrick WoodwardLevel 4Wells Fargo Community Janice and Hap Pearce Jeff and Cheryl GoodmanIn Loving Memory Of Todd Tipon and Kathryn CurranAlbert and Sandra BungardJulia and Leamon HollidaySallie and Scott VaughanLevel 3The Bowman Law Office, LLCJamie A. CasinoH. David White and Suzanne V. CoolerRhonda M. LangfordDexter and Kitty OdomBetty J. OrtmannRobert and Mary PaceWilliam Margaret PaulsenKimberly ProughLevel 2James and Janice HazelDanielle HillaryKelli A. Grant

Stephen and Sally GreenbergTommy and Anne NeaseTeri GraysonEileen L. Lanier

2011 End Of Yr. Donations$50-$99JC Davis HairEva Dragos

Jenny EigerJeff and Sherri Goodman$100-$499Margie M. AshburnMichael and Patricia BolandMike and Debbie HarperDavid and Paula Hart

Robert LenehanThe Meszkat FamilyH. Cleve and Mickie RobyJeffrey and Corrine Samuels

Robert and Nena Schivera

Jackie Wheeler

Ronald and Susan Whitaker

Mary T. and Don G. Wilson

Parveez Ali-Yousef

$500-$999Johnson Construction Ext. Inc.

Terry and Jane ConwayDonna Myers

$1,000-$2,499Terrill C. Hope

2012 General Donors$10,000 +Anonymous$5,000 - $9,999The Coastal Sports Club$2,000-$4,999Gridiron AlumniWells FargoThe United Way$1,000 - $2,499

IKEAThe Carmack Family$500-$999The Hart Family$100-$499Kara and David BillinghamThe McCuen FamilyWells FargoDavid and Patty GabriAdams and Adams Attorneys at LawPamela MonahanBobby and Donna MyersKitty and Dexter OdomMartin OttoEamon SheehanBrian WhiteParveev Ali-Yousef

Camp Program DonorsJeannine Arnold

Fred and Mary BuckEra HallMac McCuen and FamilyThe Bubba Fund

Chris KonculTom and Donna McAdamsLinda Madden

Donna MyersBecky RoskoMary Stewart

In Loving MemoryJohn Carmack

Jeremiah CorcoranDennis CorcoranMarguerite Ilene Gowthrop

Marlon GreenViolet and George HartLilly and Earl HicksJosephine Hinton

Baby Murphy Foster McKeelEileen P. McGeeverMartin Otto

Carolyn PickensMargie Ray

In Honor OfKara’s BillinghamThe Billingham ChildrenLindsey Hart and The Hart FamilyAdam, Katie, Gage Hart

Lindsey Hart Baby JACCorey MartinLilli and Liam O’MahonyShaniece RickettsChristopher R. WilsonIn KindCoastal Sash and DoorJCB RoofingJulie FlorioKara YogaMoesch Media, LLCBobby and Donna MyersThe McCuen FamilyThe Herndon Family

Volunteer SupportSam BillinghamDiana BlaisingJulie FlorioTroy FordJon ForsterJamie GilliattDiana HintonJack HucksteppMelissa McGrathErica Dryden McKeelVicki Nash

Board of DirectorsDonna Hart — PresidentDonna Myers — Vice PresidentAdam Hart — TreasurerKara Billingham — Secretary

Brent Goodman, Chris Frohn, Era Hall, Jonathan R. Hart, Paula Herndon, Lyn McCuen, Patrick J.McGeever, Jackie Roberts, Ocie Welch iii.

Public RelationsKara Billingham at (912) 547-7615 or via email kara@lindseysplace.org

Lindsey’s Place, Inc.35 Romerly Rd. W.Savannah, GA 31411

Inspiring Artwork

for SaleFrom February 12-24, 2012, Charlotte Botsford put together an art show at The Creative Coast Gallery in Savannah. Charlotte, a recent graduate of the SCAD program for photography, used Lindsey as her photo journalism piece. She followed Lindsey around for many months taking close range snapshots of the realities of a life

lived by a young lady born to live her life in a wheelchair.

The story unfolds to tell us that Lindsey Hart, an artist herself, was also born to make all those around her happy. Lindsey is a painter. The art show was a real treat for all to see as Lindsey’s paintings were placed throughout the show to accompany the beautiful photos taken by Charlotte.

Although no sales were recorded from the event, Lindsey continues to offer her artwork for sale as a donation to Lindsey’s Place. Pieces will be available to buy later this year via the Lindsey’s Place website.

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Annual Report Isuue #4 - 2012

For Young People

with Special Needs

“Life is short. Let’s make it sweet for as many people as we can!” ~ KB

Save The 2013 Dates:

February 17th - Fundraiser

@Coach’s Corner

Camper Weekend - A

pril 19th

Camper Weekend - Sept. 6th

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