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
March 31st, 2009 by GrAnn-Ma
Senator Ted Kennedy has some thoughts on grief. He is a man who is well acquainted with the subject!
“You try to live in the upside and the positive aspects of it, the happier aspects and the joyous aspects, and try to muffle down the other kinds of concerns and anxiety and the sadness of it, and know that you have no alternative but to continue on.”
“The passage of time never really heals the tragic memory of such a great loss, but we carry on, because we have to, because our loved one would want us to, and because there is still light to guide us in the world from the love they gave us.”
These quotes were found in the new biography Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy. Anyone who has experienced grief, and that would be all of us, will recognize the truth of these statements.
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March 28th, 2009 by GrAnn-Ma
As I have more time to read now that I’m retired, I find comfort and inspiration from many varied books.
A young boy named Mattie Stepanek who died of a rare form of muscular distrophy wrote a wonderful book called Just Peace with the help of his mother and his hero, Jimmy Carter. He had this helpful phylosophy of life: “Always remember to play after every storm.”
I found this quote in a book called The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer: “Small griefs are loquacious. The deeper griefs are quiet.” Those may not be the exact words because I couldn’t find the quote when I looked back for it! It seems to fit in with what I’ve been thinking, which is that some griefs are too deep for words or even tears. My grief over Cameron is one of those deep griefs.
Right now I’m enjoying the most beautiful snow of the season!
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March 12th, 2009 by susanaveritt
We have been so blessed lately with the reciept of several loads of books. Our friend, Scott Harris, at Game On Promotions in Fayetteville got his co-workers to collect books in February. Yesterday Derrick and I went over and picked them up. There were so many nice children’ books that we can now pass on to others!
Little Jack Baldwin of Springdale collected quite a few books at his 3rd birthday party. What a wonderful little boy to forfeit gifts for himself to donate books for children who need them more. Thank you so much!
Also, thanks to my patients Rylee Youngblood and Kaitlyn Clifton who drive in from Oklahoma just to see me. You guys make my day. Thank you for bringing me books today. I appreciate you always remembering Cameron!
Derrick packaged up 5 parcels of books today with all these generous donations. These went to St. Francis House in Springdale, Benton Co. Women’s Shelter, Family Network in Springdale, Kids First in Fort Smith and Peace at Home Family Shelter in Fayetteville. These lucky children appreciate your donations. We feel so blessed to be able to make these book donations in memory of our precious daughter. Your generosity makes our mission possible. With love, The Bobbitts
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