06/11/2016
EVERYONE PLEASE READ: I NEED A FAVOR
This was the headline of a note written by Rebecca Lyn.
It's about her cousin Hallee.
Hallee has autism.
And last year no one showed up to her birthday party.
Not one person.
But that’s where all of us come in.
Here’s what Rebecca wrote about Hallee and the simple favor she's asking:
Hallee is a beautiful young woman-both inside and out.
She is funny, sweet, caring, smart, an athlete, a jigsaw puzzle champion, a wonderful student, and a best friend to all.
Hallee is also a person who just happens to have Autism.
She has never let that small detail define who she is as a person.
Which is why I refuse to use it as something to describe her.
Hallee's Birthday is fast approaching!
And this is where I have a favor to ask of all of you....
Below is a picture of Hallee last year at her 18th birthday party.
She had been so excited to have a party with her friends.
She wanted to go bowling, have fun, and eat cake and Ice Cream.
Invitations went out to her classmates at school and to other friends in the area.
Hallee sat at her party anxiously waiting for her friends to arrive so they could have fun....but Hallee's friends would never arrive.
Not a single one.
Below is the picture of her celebrating alone - eating her birthday cake.
My cousin is a beautiful young woman who will always have the mind of a child...so as you can imagine, she was heartbroken and beyond sad.
She was hurt...
But you can help make this year’s birthday incredible!!
I would love to flood her mailbox with birthday cards, from all over!
Hal loves getting mail- this would be the best birthday gift she could ask for.
If you could find it in your heart to take a few mins out of your day and send her a card, I would be forever grateful.
This would mean a lot to her mother as well, for as you can imagine, watching your child cry into her birthday cake breaks your heart.
If there is anyone who deserves a great birthday, this is the girl.
Feel free to share this post!
Hallee's 19th Birthday is in July
Address:
Hallee Sorenson
34 Wellesley Way
Bangor, ME 04401
Please help us make this birthday memorable.
Thank you,
Becky ❤
https://www.facebook.com/rebecca.g.prefontaine?fref=nf
I hope a ton of people send Hallee a card.
How cool would that be?
Can you imagine her smile?