Becky Needham and I have been friends for years (25 to be exact). We have stuck by each others sides through thick and thin. She was there just days after Casey was born and has watched me struggle with his medical condition for 7 1/2 years now. She has visited him in the hospital, often bringing toys and balloons to cheer him up! Becky is "Auntie Becky" to all 3 of my kids and always will be.
This is the first year that Casey has really gotten into supporting "his" hospital whenever he can. Earlier this year, a group of friends and family (and most of Becky's ASB Class) joined "Team CASEY" at the UCLA Run/Walk benefitting Mattel's Children's Hospital at UCLA.
So naturally, when Becky and her class heard about Casey's toy drive, they were super excited to help out. I remember getting a text from Becky saying something like, you're going to need a BIGGER TRUCK!!! (and she was right!)
I couldn't wait to tell Casey that Becky's class was collecting toys and when I did, he "challenged them" to donated 32 toys. In return, he would throw them a pizza party!
Today was their pizza party! When we arrived, the kids were counting the toys and bagging everything up for us. As soon as everyone was seated, Becky (Mrs. Needham) started dismissing kids to get their pizza and drinks. We all had a great time. My kids were LOVING the attention from the big kids... and I'm pretty sure that the ASB kids were having a great time too! It wasn't until the pizza was gone and most of the kids had gone to lunch that I saw "132 TOYS!" written up on the white board. At that split second, I was completely overwhelmed. This group of kids is AWESOME! I would like to give A BIG HUGE THANK YOU TO THE ASB CLASS AT REDWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL! You all have done an amazing thing!
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