As President and CEO, and on behalf of the Founder, Board of Directors, the Duckett Co-Chairs, the Duckett family, our event managers 'Inside the Ropes' and the Mexican children and parents we ultimately serve, I would like to thank all of the attendees of the Fred Duckett Challenge 2014 that returned for another year and made the entire event so special.

 

This year's event was designed to present an opportunity for you all to enter into a closer relationship with the LCCF children and identify more fully with the work of LCCF over the past year. The golf tournament was organized into the Spirit of Love and the Spirit of Joy flights, named after our cancer and congenital heart defect programs. Each team was named after one of the children that we all saved from a death sentence last year. The golf course and event areas had banners that introduced you to some of the children with a picture and a short bio. The closing dinner and presentation was an opportunity to share with you all; the stewardship of the funds invested by you all at the last Duckett; the wonderful and strong support we have from the Mexican government through the Governor, First Lady and Senator of BCS; the joyful 21 children and parents who came to sing to you all a song of gratitude and give you a piece of their heart, just as you gave them a piece of yours in 2013.

 

It was also an opportunity for our friends and supporters to gather together as a community of benefactors and philanthropists to express their vote of confidence in the mission and goals of LCCF and commit to another year of saving children's lives. And that you did! The Fred Duckett Challenge 2014 has turned out to be the most successful Duckett fundraiser ever....and that is saying a lot! An incredible total of 1,021,616 dollars was pledged to the children's programs AND an additional 1 million was pledged to the LCCF endowment fund! I was, and still am, amazed and thrilled by the incredible generosity of our friends and take it as a profoundly sincere and very visible endorsement of our work and a unified vote of confidence in our direction as an organization.

 

I promised you that night at the Duckett that your donations would go directly into programs and immediately. On April 6th,7th and 8th,  only 15 days after our evening together, Dominic and four other children waiting to have holes in their hearts repaired were brought to Salvatierra Hospital and the procedures successfully done. To read the full story and see the photos, please go to our LCCF blog: Dominic and the Duckett: A Life Changing Partnership

 

The Duckett Challenge 2014 was truly a magical event and journey together with so many memorable moments. Some of you may have noticed a pretty young lady taking photographs at the Duckett. Well, that was Amber of Amber Dawn Photography and she has compiled and posted over 700 photos on Shutterfly that were taken during these three days of fun and fellowship. On Shutterfly, one can make and purchase custom calendars, books or just get the photos they want out of the super pics Amber took of the entire event. Please take a look and enjoy reliving our journey together at: https://fredduckettchallenge2014.shutterfly.com/ 

 

 

 

In appreciation,

 

Greg Edwards

 

President/CEO
Los Cabos Children's Foundation

Twenty-one brave, little Heart Heroes travelled from their hometowns throughout Baja California Sur to Cabo in order to give thanks to the supporters who funded their life-saving surgeries by singing the song A Million Friends. Read more

Two and a half year old Dominic from Cabo San Lucas had the hole in his heart repaired on the 6th of April following the successful Duckett Challenge fundraiser. As a direct result of the generosity of our loyal donors, Dominic and four others now have new hearts for Easter! Read more

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