Welcome to the website honoring Cameron Averitt Bobbitt. 
Cameron 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
June 24th, 2007 by susan
We are so pleased that the Cameron Bobbitt Memorial Fund is now endowed! What does that mean? It means that we have received an amount of contributions that has taken our fund to endowment status. We have to have a minimum of $10,000 in the fund in order to be endowed. Now that we are endowed, we can begin making charitable contributions to organizations that support children and families. We will only make donations from the earnings, so the principal amount will be reinvested to earn more money. As the fund grows over the years, so will the amount of money we can donate to others in Cameron’s name. We owe a great debt of gratitude to all those who have contributed so far. Please remember the Cameron Bobbitt Memorial Fund when you consider charitable giving. Your gift is tax deductible and goes to help children in need. You can give by sending a check to the Fayetteville Community Foundation (Cameron Bobbitt Memorial Fund)/P.O. Box 997/Fayetteville, AR/72702
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June 26th, 2007 at 7:59 am
Congratulations! That is an amazing accomplishment in such a short amount of time!