Cameron’s Amazing Book Club

Share in the legacy of the joy of reading…

Purpose

Welcome to the website honoring Cameron Averitt Bobbitt.  Cameron Averitt BobbittCameron was an amazing little girl who died on January 19, 2006. She was truly one of the most precious people to ever walk this earth.  As her parents, we will never be able to express the loss we feel now that Cameron is gone. 

Even though Cameron was only five years old when she died, she loved to read books and share them with others. In December 2006, the family and friends of Cameron started a book club in her honor.  This book club was inspired by her grandmother, who is a reading specialist.

We initially received over 200 books just by word of mouth.  On the one year anniversary of Cameron’s death, we personally donated many of these books to schools, hospitals, libraries, and medical clinics. Many people from places that received books collected new books and sent them to us.  This has allowed us to continue to provide books for children who otherwise might not have them.  It is our hope that in receiving these books, children will share in the legacy of the joy of reading the way that Cameron did.

If you would like to help continue the book club, you are welcome to participate. Please purchase a book appropriate for a child of any age and send it directly to Cameron’s parents, Susan Averitt and Derrick Bobbitt.

If you or someone you know needs children’s books, please let us know.  We would love to provide books to schools, clinics, churches, or other organizations that involve children.  Reading with children is a way to help them learn to read, discover lessons about life, and feel loved.   

Thank you so much for your interest in the book club. Enjoy your reading!

Sincerely,

Susan and Derrick Bobbitt

May 2007

April 27th, 2007 by susan

I am anticipating May with a sense of sadness.  May is Cameron’s birth month.  Cameron was born on May 13, 2000.  This year, May 13 falls on Mother’s Day.  Our family will be traveling to McAlester, OK to see old friends.  On the birthday, we will get together and lauch balloons to our little angel.  The following day we will go to the school Cameron attended (and location of her death) to see a new walking trail.  There is an area next to the trail with a bench, flowers, rock and plaque in memory of Cameron.  I have made a stepping stone to put next to the trail.  Then we will go to the Warren Clinic where I worked to see the tulip tree planted there for Cameron last year.  I heard it survived the ice storm.  Please pray for our strength during this difficult time.  Just thinking about a trip back to McAlester and especially to her school causes me stress.  It is something that I want to do, yet hate to do at the same time.

Many people ask me how I am doing.  I will tell  you, everyday is a challenge.  I cry in the car a lot.  I listen to Christian music.  I try to pray.  I spend time with my family.  I work, sleep, and go throught the daily motions of life.  My beautiful girls keep me going, but one of them is forever gone.  Living without Cameron is the hardest thing I have ever done.  All things considered, I feel I am doing the best I can.  Thanks and take care– Susan

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