Customers
and Visitors of MillerOutfitters.com,
From
November 1, 2011 through December
24, 2011, I will be donating 0.50% (1/2
of 1%) of my products sales (some exclusions apply) to the Julia Ellen Burnett
Memorial Fund. This cause is near and dear to my heart. I had the pleasure of
spending one evening with this lovely little girl, her parents and grandparents,
during her short time with us. Please continue reading for additional
information.
On
Friday, April 21, 2006, one of my closest friends and his lovely wife, Tim and
Stephany Burnett, gave birth to their first child, a beautiful baby girl, at
Good Samaritan Hospital. They named her Julia Ellen.
Soon
after her birth, Julia was diagnosed with Trisomy 18, a chromosomal disorder in
which a baby has 3 chromosomes in the 18th position instead of the
normal pair. Trisomy 18 is fatal in about 95% of all cases, with most babies
dying before birth and those who do make it to birth typically living only a few
days. In Julia’s case she lived for six days and died peacefully in her
mother’s arms on Thursday night, April 27, 2006.
Our
thoughts and sympathy go out to Tim and Stephany every day, but especially
during April and Christmas holiday season. We pray that they receive all of
the strength and comfort they will need to get through the rough times ahead.
A
scholarship fund has been set up in Julia’s memory:
Julia Ellen
Burnett Memorial Fund
c/o The Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty
5641 Union Centre Drive, West Chester, OH 45069
If you would like to make a contribution,
payments can be made directly to the address above or contact us at
Sales@MillerOutfitters.com.
For further
information about Trisomy 18, a good resource is the Trisomy 18 Foundation’s
website at
www.trisomy18.org, and for more information about the Community Foundation
of West Chester/Liberty and the local scholarships it offers you can visit
www.wclfoundation.com.
Sincerely,
MillerOutfitters
