What an honor! Triosmy 18 grandmother Emma Bowens of Atlanta. GA nominated Trisomy 18 Foundation to be nationally-recognized as one of 30 nationally selected charities in HSN Community Appreciation Month in April 2015. T18F was honored on April the 18th as the Charity of the Day to receive a $1,000 award from HSN Cares, the charitable arm of the Home Shopping Network. Thank you for supporting our organization in our mission and for your passion and creativity when you hear of opportunities like this. HSN Cares is dedicated to empowering women and helping families in times of need and announced us as the recipient of $1,000 on April 18th at 7:oopm ET on HSN.
Emma is the grandmother of Jayda Tyler who was lost at 21 days old to Trisomy 18 in 2009. But in that brief time, she blessed her family’s life immeasurably.