Emily Morgan is Mychol Ormandy’s niece. As her doting and loving uncle, Mychol is organizing "The Ninth Annual Emily Morgan Celebration Softball Tourney with a Twist" Iiin support of The Emily Morgan Foundation.
Saturday, August 22 at Centennial Park from 11am to 5pm.
Emily Morgan was an energetic and creative girl whose life ended far too early at the young age of 14. In February 2002, Emily underwent a life-saving double-lung transplant, necessitated after years of lung damage from Cystic Fibrosis. The transplant team at the Toronto Sick Kids Hospital was phenomenal, and with the new lease on life given her, Emily captured the imagination of her community. Despite her health hardships, Emily’s big smile and vivacious personality always shone brightly. She inspired so many — those she knew personally, and those who only came to know her through her story, so caringly told in the pages of the local paper. Emily symbolized the significance and success of organ donation, and she took on this role with pride and gusto. She always welcomed the opportunity to bring awareness to the importance of signing your donor card and discussing your intentions with your family. Aptly described as "spunky" and "tenacious" by the press, Emily was an absolute pleasure and joy as a daughter, and a loyal protector and best pal as a sister. Her very presence is missed terribly each and every day by her family and friends. In establishing The Emily Morgan Foundation, the delightful spirit of our remarkable girl will be kept alive in the community by providing financial assistance to other families with sick children. Twenty-six monetary gifts of this kind have already been given, including support to a Western Provinces family in need. In addition, the Annual Emily Morgan Courageous Spirit Awards and Honouraria are presented to selected graduating students at Emily’s home town school: the Pierre Elliott Trudeau French Immersion School (previously Homedale Senior Elementary School).
We hope you will participate in this FUNdraising event to support The Emily Morgan Foundation.
www.emilymorganfoundation.com
For further information, please contact:
Mychol Ormandy 780-931-6225
Terry Neufald 780-883-0723
