Bo was supposed to have surgery today at noon. Hopefully everything went well and he'll be home again soon.
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Silent Auction, Craft Show, Bake Sale, & Family Activities
Holy Cross Catholic Church 405 W Clark, Champaign, IL
Sat May 5th from Noon - 4pm
"Baby Bo Buddy" Fundraiser
Directions to Holy Cross
Coming from Neil St, head west on Clark for 2.5 blocks and it is on the west side. Parish center and parking on the west side of the church.
Coming from Prospect, go east on Clark for 3.5 blocks and it is on the right side. Parish center and parking are on the west side of the church.
Additional parking on the school playground and across from the school on the 400 block of White St.
Relaxing after another tough day fundraising
Volunteers Needed
- People to ask for donations
- People to pick up donations
- People to work on Children's Activities
- Bakers to donate baked goods for the bake sale
- Crafters to donate crafts for the craft sale
- Poster & Flyer Distributers
- Designer & Writer for Auction Booklet/Fundraising Program
How to volunteer
You can email Kara: bopfund [at] insightbb [dot] com and leave me a way to contact you via email or phone.
Websites of Businesses Who Have Donated to the Fundraiser
- Andrea's Harley Davidson
- Aroma Cafe
- Art Mart
- Baker's Square
- Best Buy
- Biaggi's Restaurant
- Big Dogs
- Blossom Basket
- Bob Evans
- Body N Sole Sports
- Boltini's Lounge
- Boneyard Pottery
- C & A Inspirations
- Cake Artist Studio
- Candy Bouquet
- Cardinal Fitness
- Champaign Park District
- Cheddar's
- Chevy's
- Chicago Bears
- Chicago Fire Soccer Team
- Chicago White Sox
- Chili's
- Cookies by Design
- Crackel Barrel Old Country Store
- Creative Memories - Kim
- Culver's
- Dallas & Co
- Dixon Graphics
- Dominos
- Dragon's Table
- Durst Cycle
- Espresso Royale
- Esquire Lounge
- Family Video
- Famous Dave's
- Fiesta Cafe
- Garcia's Pizza
- Gold's Gym
- Golf Discount
- Great Frame Up
- Great Harvest Bread Co.
- Great Impasta
- Hickory River Smokehouse
- Hooters
- Horizon Hobby
- Human Kinetics
- Indian Acres Swim Club
- Jillian's Billiards
- Jupiter's Pizza & Billiards
- Kamakura
- Kennedy's at Stone Creek
- Kessler's team sports
- La Bamba
- La Bamba
- Le Peep
- Little Ceasars Pizza
- Maggie's Place
- Marine Bank
- Mary Kay- Brein
- Miko Restaurant
- Minnecis Restaurant
- Modern Management and Josh Turner
- Monicals Pizza
- Needleworks
- Newberry's ATA Blackbelt Academy
- Old Orchard Lanes and Links
- Old Time Meat and Deli
- Olive Garden
- Outback Steakhouse
- Pages for All Ages Bookstore
- Panera Bread
- Papa Johns Pizza
- Pease's Candy
- Peoria Chiefs
- Pizza Hut
- Radio Maria
- Red Lobster
- Rubens Chocolatier
- Scrap N Stamp Art
- Slumberland
- Starcrest Cleaners
- Steak N Shake
- Sylvan Learning Center
- Texas Roadhouse
- TGI Fridays
- The Fitness Center
- The Original Pancake House
- Timpones
- Urbana Park District
- Village Inn Pizza
Silent Auction Items
- Andy's Shoes Gift Certificate
- Aroma Cafe gift basket
- Art Mart Lots of Toys
- Baker's Square 3 free pies
- Basmati - gift certificate
- Beck's Country Shoppe - sofa tray table
- Biaggi's Gift Certificate
- Billy Barooz Gift Certificate
- Blossom Basket Gift Certificate for one dozen roses
- Bob Evans Gift Card
- Body n Sole Gift Certificate
- Body Shaping Classes Carle Sports Medicine
- Boneyard Pottery Porcelin Bowl
- Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar
- Box of White Sox golf balls from Golf Discount
- Cake Artist's Studio Gift Certificate
- Candy Bouquet
- Cardinal Fitness- 3 gift certificates for free joining fees
- Carle's Community Breastfeeding Clilnic - Baby Gift Basket
- Cheddar's Gift Certificate
- Chevy's Gift Certificate
- Chicago Cubs Tickets
- Chicago Fire Team Soccer Tickets
- Chicago White Sox autographed picture of Rob Mackowiak
- Chicago White Sox Tickets
- Chili's gift certificate
- Contractor Supply - Tools
- Cookies By Design Gift Certificate
- Cracker Barrel - Gift Basket
- Cracker Barrel - Gift Certificate
- Creative Memories - a basket of goodies
- Culver's Gift Courpons
- Dallas and Co large stuffed tiger
- Dom's Patio Villa Gift Certificate
- Domino's Pizza Gift Certificate
- Dos Reales gift certificate
- Durst - bicycle light
- El Torero Gift Card
- El Toro Gift Certificate
- Esquire Gift Certificate
- Family Video Gift Cards
- Farren's Gift Card
- Fiesta Cafe Gift Certificate
- Fitness Center- 2 month membership
- Games & Videos from Dragon's Table
- Gold's Gym 1 month memebership
- Great Frame Up - Special Edition Chief Photos by Richard E. Brooks
- Great Harvest Bread Company - Gift Basket
- Great Impasta - Gift Certificate
- Hickory River Smokehouse
- Hooters Gift Card
- Human Kinetics books
- Indian Acres - One week day camp
- Jillian's VIP Party
- Jupiter's Gift Card
- Kamakura Gift Certificate
- Kennedy's gift certificate
- La Bamba - Gift Certificate
- Las Margaritas Gift Certificate
- le Peep Gift Card
- Lil' Porgy's Gift Certificate
- Little Ceasar's Gift Card
- Manzella's Gift Card
- Miko's Gift Card
- Minneci's Gift Card
- Monical's Pizza Gift Certificate
- Needleworks Gift Certificate
- Newberry's ATA Blackbelt Academy Gift Certificate
- Nitaya Thai Gift Card
- Office - Gift Card
- Old Orchard lanes gift certificate
- Olive Garden Gift Cards
- Original Pancake House Gift Certificate
- Outback Steakhouse Gift Certificate
- Pages For All Ages Gift Certificate
- Papa John's Gift Certificate
- Pease's Basket of assorted candies
- Peoria Chiefs tickets and merchandise
- Pickles - Gift Card
- Pie-Full Delight - pie gift certificate
- Pizza Hut free pizza
- Prairieland Feed Gift Certificate
- Radio Maria - Gift Certificate
- Rainbow Garden Gift Certificate
- Red Lobster Gift Card
- Ribeye gift certificate
- Rock's Gift Cards
- Ruben's Chocolates gift certificate
- Sammie's Pancake House - gift certificate
- Scrap N Stamp Art - scrapbook
- Seaboat Restaurant gift certificate
- Slot & Wing Hobbies 7 models
- Slumberland - gift certificates
- St Louis Cardinal Tickets
- St. Louis Cardinals Merchandise
- Stampin' Up - scrapbook items
- Steak N Shake Gift Card
- Sylvan's Learning Center - gift basket with assessment gift certificate
- Taffie's gift certificate
- Texas Roadhouse Gift Card
- TGI Fridays - Free Dessert Certificates
- Timbers Gift Certificate
- Timpone's Gift Certificate
- Victorian Style Mirrored Wall Shelf
- Village Inn Pizza Gift Card
- Wild Birds Gift Certificate
- Willow Pond Golf Course - Round of golf with cart
- Za's Italian Cafe Gift Certificate
- Zelma's Gift Card
Door Prizes
- 50$ Savings Bond from Marine Bank
- Big Dogs - 3 beach towels
- Big Dogs - football
- Big Dogs - Princess soccer ball
Rules for Gift Baskets
There's only one big one. For insurance purposes, no alcohol at the site. All alcohol must be in the form of a gift certificate.
Bo's Story
Robert “Bo” Porter was born on March 10, 2006. For most of us, the birth of a child is a time of rejoicing and wonder. It was such a time for Bo’s parents, Rob and Katey, but Bo’s birth was also a time of fear and anxiety. He was nine weeks early and weighed less than three and half pounds. Bo was born with a rare condition called omphalocele, with his stomach, liver, intestines, and other internal organs on the outside of his body. Critically ill at birth, he spent the first 265 days of his life in a hospital.
Bo has survived many surgeries to correct his birth defects, but his battle is far from over. Thankfully he is at home with his family now, but he remains on life support, breathing only with the help of a ventilator, and requires care around the clock. Though he has also survived many infections, his heart and lungs have problems related to the extended illness and need for ventilation. In the coming months and perhaps even years Bo will have extensive treatment and many more surgeries to face.
Rob and Katey are tremendously grateful for their little son, and in spite of the many challenges their spirits and their faith remain strong. Their finances, on the other hand, have been exhausted. In addition to tens of thousands of dollars in outstanding medical bills, they have had substantial travel expenses as Bo’s condition required extended hospitalization in Peoria, far from their home in Urbana. Additional surgeries are likely to be in Peoria as well. Given Bo’s situation his mother Katey is only able to work part time, and unfortunately his father Rob is currently unemployed. Katey and Bo are currently receiving public aid; however it does not cover many of the financial obligations for Bo’s care that were incurred before they qualified for assistance.
For this reason, a few friends are working together to raise money to assist this family in their time of need. While it is unlikely that we will be able to raise sufficient funds to eliminate all the outstanding medical bills and partially supplement the cost of his care and related expenses, we are doing what we can to help ensure that they can be reduced to the point where the family can continue to make reasonable monthly payments and still cover the ongoing costs of Bo’s care.
Welcome to Bo's Fund Page
This is a place to chronicle my efforts to help Katey, Rob, & Bo. Bo was born premature on March 10th with an abdominal wall defect. This led to many surgeries and infections for Bo. After 9 mos Katey and Rob brought Bo home. He is on a ventilator at home and requires 24 hr care. Even with home nurses, this has drastically cut the amount of time that Katey and Rob are able to work and still keep Bo at home. Many parents would not be able to bring a baby home on a ventilator. I hope that I can bring a community together to help support this family when they need help the most. I hope through my fundraising efforts I will be able to help eliminate some of the financial stress that Katey and Rob are experiencing so that they can better enjoy their time with Bo. You can email me at bopfund [at] insightbb [dot] com if you are able to help.
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