 
  
The Story of Kate's Kart
Tributes
& Condolences - View notes and messages from family
and friends sent to the Layman family after Kate's
passing. |
Way To
Go Upward...
Upward
Flag Football from
Crossbridge Community Church donated 370 books from
their Spring league. Thanks kids! |
Now
Rolling...
The first Kate's Kart
started
rolling through the halls of
Lutheran Hospital on Wednesday, June 4, 2008,
complete with TV coverage! We have since added
Parkview Hospital on July 8, 2008, and
Jay County Hospital will begin in August.
In
The News...
Click here to read the news story published in the Fort
Wayne News-Sentinel on June 2, 2008.
Attention
Volunteers...
For those of you who have
signed up to help distribute books to the children,
visit Volunteer Central for information
about scheduling. If you are
interested in volunteering in another capacity, please
contact us for more
information.
Thanks
Waterworks!
A special thanks goes out to
Waterworks Pure Drinking Water in Fort Wayne for
volunteering to be an official donation drop-off location
for Kate's Kart! Please visit Waterworks at 6510 E.
State Blvd.
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What is
"Kate's Kart"?
"Baby
Kate" was born
on June 26, 2006. Shortly after her birth, she was diagnosed with
a broken heart...Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia associated with the 22q
chromosomal deletion. Kate was a trooper, enduring 4 open heart
surgeries, 5 heart catheterizations, and over 150 days in the
hospital. On January 15, 2008, her heart gave out and she passed from
her mother's arms into
her Heavenly Father's arms at the age of 18 months.
One
of Kate's favorite things to do was look at books and
have others read to her. Kate's Kart, Inc. is a not-for-profit
organization founded by Kate's family to supply free
books to other hospitalized children for their
enjoyment.
Our
goal is to encourage the children and their families on
an ongoing basis. We are constantly in need of
donations, including new books, book store gift cards
and monetary contributions to help supplement the purchase of books.
Click here for information on
making a donation.
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