Nonprofit helps kids, parents
Now 5 years old, their daughter still doesn't speak and has a feeding tube. The couple has been on the Division for Services for People With Disabilities waiting list since their daughter's birth, Christina Heard said. A five-year wait is not uncommon.
But then they learned of Friday's Kids Respite, a nonprofit organization designed to give parents a break at no charge.
"From the first night we left her at Friday's Kids, we knew she was in good hands and would be well taken care of," said Christina Heard. "How wonderful it is to be able to have a date night and let her have a play date at the same time!"
Friday's Kids rents space Thursday and Friday nights at the Kids on the Move building near the Orem Community hospital.
"We get two nights a month," Heard said.
One to two volunteers tend their daughter while a nurse is in the building if any medical issues arise.
Maladies among the children include autism, Down syndrome, brain damage, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and other rare conditions, said program spokeswoman Amy Powell.
To access The Lifting Angels Auction see: www.fridayskids.org on eBay. Bids can be made starting at 6 a.m. Monday through 11:59 p.m., Friday.
Among items donated and up for auction are Disneyland tickets, spa and salon services, vacations to Hawaii and St. Thomas, gift certificates for LDS Travel Study. children's birthday party packages and date night packages.
E-mail: rodger@desnews.com
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Only five years? We have been on the list for close to ten years,...
ONLY 5 years | May 4, 2008 at 12:20 p.m.
