March 2008

Well, our first annual Rylee’s Rally went off without a hitch. Okay, so there was the incident with the elevator breaking down...but the weather was perfect, parking worked out well, and we had a great turn out!
We had fifty-seven vendors and agencies who participated, in addition to nearly 500 people in attendance seeking information and resources.
Over and over we heard from the families, “I wish we’d had this years ago...Everyone is so helpful...I had no idea I could access this much for my child.” Many parents stopped us throughout the day, tears in their eyes, thankful for a day devoted to getting their child the services they deserve and need.
Vendors called weeks after, letting us know how they were still helping families and also networking with other agencies and vendors in the community-providing the best care possible for our families.
We hope you will take a few minutes to look over the newsletter, hear how the day impacted lives, and our plans for next year’s Rylee’s Rally. What an awesome privilege and opportunity to help families in our community. The day reminds us all that we each can make a difference.
These precious children are not defined by a diagnosis...but rather by who they are to those who love them.

Thank you to all our vendors who made this day possible.
2008 Vendors

ADHD Center--Astra Zeneca--Autism Services Center--Autism Training Center--Automated Health Services--Birth to Three, River Valley Child Development Center--Cabell County 911--Cabell Huntington Hospital, Pediatrics/PICU, Home Health, Pediatric Oncology--Camp Barnabas--CARES--Children with Special Health Care Needs--Dreamer Design--Enfamil/Mead Johnson--Family Connections--Family Medical Supply--Hanger Prosthetics and Orthopedics--Healthy Life Market--Help Me Grow, Ohio Birth to Three--Holizer Clinics, Ohio--Home Health Care Supplies--Hospice of Huntington--Huntington City Mission--JCESOM Class of 2008, Woodmen of the World, WV--Kansas City Life--KidsLink/Physician's Choice--Make A Wish--Mainstream Services--March of Dimes--Maxim Healthcare Services--Milestones Physical Therapy--Missing Pieces Photography--Mountain State Centers for Independent Living--Mountain State Parents and Children/Adolescent Network--Music Therapy Services, LLP--Novo Nordisk--PAIRS--Parent Partners in Education--Progressive Elevators, Inc.--ResCare, Inc. Huntington Agency--Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic--Region 2 Family Network--River Cities Therapeutic Riding Center--Shriner's Hospital for Children--SkyHigh--Starlight Behavioral Health--Squeeze-n-Brush--Tangible Alternatives--Toys R Us--United Health Professionals--United Way of the River Cities--University Pediatrics--Valley Health Systems--Wee Care, Birth to Three--WV Aging & Disability Resource Center--WVDHHR, DD Division--WV Division of Rehabilitation Services--WIC Programs, Cabell County