This doesn't come with a manual

Originally Posted: 2016

We continue to be extraordinarily proud and humbled by the honor and privilege of running Gavin’s Foundation.  To date we’ve raised over $24K dollars, hosted 3 successful fundraising events, and donated our first bulletproof vest to K9 Carly! Since our last newsletter we added two new trustees: Dick McCabe and Jimmy McCabe – expanding our family’s involvement with Gav’s Foundation and also widening our reach – we now have a Texas branch!  We’ve made donating as easy as possible; via Amazon Smile, and using Square credit card readers at our events.  More importantly we continued our learning about the K9 law enforcement community – there is so much we didn’t know.  We’ve also done some boring administrative things; filed more forms, conducted board meetings, website updates, etc. there is so much to do, always.

While we stay focused on the business aspects there are times when the overwhelming grief bites down.  Quite simply there is neither a set of instructions, nor a manual for the work we do coupled with the emotional components.  When people at events ask ‘what happened to the little boy?’ – it opens an emotional sinkhole we find difficult to dig out of. This is absolutely a foreign landscape; how to grieve & deal with the realities of losing this incredible child & his parents while honoring them through Gav’s Foundation.  Please continue with us on this adventure and as always we appreciate your support & understanding!