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. Christmas Book Drive
This is an article I wrote for our church newsletter concerning the Christmas Book Drive for Cameron’s Amazing Book Club.
During the Christmas season of 2006 my daughter-in-law Catherine and I decided we wanted to give something to Susan and Derrick Bobbitt that would let them know we had not forgotten that this was to be our first Christmas without Cameron. We settled on children’s books because Cameron had such a love of reading. She had listened to books all her life, knowing when to turn the page when she was only a few months old. As a kindergarten student, she had just started to read on her own when she was tragically killed while crossing the road in front of her school.
We thought we would have enough books to supply the waiting room at Susan’t clinic, but the response was too overwhelming for that. Our many friends had been so touched by Cameron’s life and death that we had collected over 200 books by Christmas. Cameron’s family delivered books to many local organizations that serve children. Central Tiny Tots was one of the groups that received books. All through the year books have continued to pour in. These have been distributed throughout the state of Arkansas.
This year new friends that Susan and Derrick have made since moving to Fayetteville have created some beautiful collection boxes for a Christmas book drive. One of these boxes has been placed at Central United Methodist Church. Any children’s books you donate will be lovingly distributed to children so that they may experience the joy of reading just like Cameron.
Ann Averitt, Cameron’s grandmother
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