Today several of Nick’s buddies and Olivia’s friends joined me at True Value Farmer’s Hardware to stain our first ten Nick Nooks.  These bookshelves along with a large set of children’s books will be given to doctor’s offices and hospitals to be used in their waiting rooms.

Nick loved to read!  It was one of his favorite things to do!  For him being curled up on the couch with a good book was right up there with playing a game of Madden football or throwing a football in the yard with Tim and his brothers and friends.

We wanted to do something through Nick’s foundation that would share Nick’s  love for reading with boys and girls who might need a little encouraging. 

So with the help of Tony Collier who designed our book case model and the Carter County Vocational School students who built our first ten shelves as well as Farmer’s Hardware who has been so gracious to allow us to do our work within their walls, we are happy to say that by next week we believe we will be delivering our first Nick Nooks to area waiting rooms!!!!

These book display cases will be donated as gifts from the foundation, so we are thankful for all who support this ministry so that these funds are available.

Several times today as I watched the boys and girls working so diligently, my heart would feel faint as I longed to see Nick right there with them working away!  He would have loved today!!!

But would you believe that as two of the boys and I were picking up donated books which had been labeled by our “Nick’s Nook Label Lady,” Topsy Keeran, I found a penny in the back of my van under a crock pot that I need to return to someone from school?!??!?!  I just couldn’t believe it!!!  I felt like Nick was saying, “I’m with you, Mom!  And I’m loving every minute!!”

Here’s some photos from our day!!

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I had the kids give Melissa a group hug!  Thanks, Melissa, for sharing your store with us!  Melissa is on the board for Nick’s foundation, and I am so thankful for her spirit and her love and her enthusiasm! 

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Kaleb, Derek, Jon, and Andrew working away!   

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Cameron, Madison, and Olivia…having fun?!?!  🙂

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Trish works hard and smiles all the while!! Thanks, Trish!!

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Don’t kill me, Jenna..but this picture just had to make the photo journey!!! 

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Now this is teamwork!!!

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Colton needs some mommy-time!

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Colton watches a little “tv!”

 

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Thanks, guys!!!  You were amazing!!!!!!!!!!

I’ll share photos from our deliveries next week!

 

Thanks for all your prayers for Nick’s Foundation.  You can visit his foundation website at:

www.nicholasyancynischanfoundation.blogspot.com

or read his life story at

www.nick7-11.zoomshare.com