Trishelle Playing along with Nick Ettlin
Trishelle and her sister sharing instruments
Beckem and his mom
Beckem and Nick
Owl cookies, A big thanks to Jacivas!
Trinity loving her new Owl!
T-shirts from Linda Tower and Soft Icon LLC
Zoe, Korina, and Madeline enjoying their T-shirts and Owl cookies!
Group Picture! Ruth Fox,
Beckem Nimmo, Owl (Build a bear), Maddy Bennett, Madeline Joel, Zoe, Korina, Nick Ettlin, Banner (Fed Ex),
On October 26th Owl Be Better with Music had their first event at Shriners hospital, playing for twelve of their patients. We brought two musicians and a neighborhood of build-a-bear box houses. Each child got their own Owl Build a Bear and Owl Be Better with Music T-shirts. The most rewarding part of the day was seeing the joy on the children’s faces. The first child that we worked with was five year old Trishelle Adsuna. The room was full of joy as she and her little sister passed instruments between each other while Nick Etlin played and sang. It was such a sweet moment watching the two sister’s share and play together, the moment finished with owl cookies from Jacivas bakery. We then moved to the activity room where 5 year old Beckem Nimmo tapped on the keyboard with his mother sitting next to him. The minute Nick took out his guitar Beckem could not take his eyes or his hands off the guitar, positioning the guitar just how he liked it, and never letting Nick stop playing. The excitement in Beckem’s eyes and the pleased look on his mothers face made all the time, planning and money worth every bit. As we continued down the hall from room to room Nick and Ruth gave personal performances for those who were up to it. We came to some rooms that required quiet, so while those children weren’t up to a musical performance they really enjoyed their new owl friend, shirt and cookie. As we completed all our deliveries I was so excited to let Susan know that three months ago we were donated a guitar by Brian from Fed Ex who just wanted it to go to a new home. Beckem will have his own guitar before he goes into surgery and it will have all new strings and be tuned complements of Jim, the owner of Rivercity Music in Vancouver Wa. . This event today was a group effort by our two performers Nick and Ruth along with Rivercity Music who donated all the instruments for the patients, T-shirts from Linda Tower and Soft Icon LLC, Build A Bear ,Fed EX and those amazing cookies from Jacivas Bakery in the Hawthorn District. Thank you to everyone and creating the most incredible day I have ever witnessed.
