Charlotte was in a critical motorcycle accident in August 2012 which left her as a tetraplegic. She has a wheel chair for everyday use, but she needs a specialized standing wheelchair that will allow her more independence and health improvements. A standing chair will enable Charlotte to stand at the kitchen counter to make dinner for her family, stand at a changing table to change her baby and many other daily tasks that most of us take for granted. A standing chair will also help keep circulation flowing, eliminate pressure point sores, reduce muscle spasticity and increase bone density.

August 1, 2014

LeeAnn Scalia has this update from her fundraiser at work:

I'm so happy to announce that the employees of ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance Branch 40020 in Colorado Springs along with Tire King of Falcon in Falcon, Colorado have raised a total of $558.00 during our 3 month penny fundraiser campaign.

May 15, 2014

LeeAnn Scalia: I'm so happy to announce that we have collected $69.12 for Charlotte in the first two weeks of our office competition! We've had a vendor also show interest in joining our champaign as well! Yay!

May 13, 2014

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY to Charlotte's little miracle baby (tomorrow, May 13). Born happy and healthy exactly 9 months post accident!

March 28, 2014

It is Charlotte's birthday on April 15 (4/15). Let's give her a great birthday gift by raising $415 by her birthday!

March 22, 2014

We just finished our clothing drive fundraiser. Should know within a few days what our grand total raised is. https://www.facebook.com/events/295032433979024/303924953089772/?notif_t=plan_mall_activity

March 19, 2014

$4,429 is current amount raised. That update to this page will be made within the next month. We need to close out accounts and transfer funds to here via my employee matching fund - which will increase this overall amount.

March 19, 2014

Charlotte was in a critical motorcycle accident in August 2012 which left her as a tetraplegic. She has a wheel chair for everyday use and that can easily be transported.

However, she has the opportunity to also get a chair that will allow her to stand but insurance will not cover the entire cost. We are hoping to raise $8,000 to cover the remaining cost of a standing wheelchair that will allow her more independence such as standing at the kitchen counter to make dinner for her family, standing at the changing table to change her babies diaper and many other daily tasks that most of us take for granted each day. In addition to the independence it is also good for her health to help keep circulation flowing, eliminate pressure point sores, reduce muscle spasticity and increasing bone density to name just a few. Standing for at least one hour per day offers her all of these health benefits.

In the event we raise more than $8,000 the remaining money will be saved in her account to be used towards future expenses such as the purchase of a handicapped accessible car/van that is modified for her to drive, home modifications, additional therapy, etc. . As a young mother to three young children it is very important for Charlotte to have a sense of independence and not need to continually rely on her parents (whom she is currently living with) to transport her and her children to any appointments, events or just a trip to the park.

Any donations to this account or to the various fundraising events we will be posting to this site will be greatly appreciated.