Do you remember our Giving Tuesday campaign, Give Julian Wheels, from last year? Did you contribute to and/or share this campaign? If so, THANK YOU!! Within two weeks of releasing our campaign and during pre-launch, forty-two individuals generously donated early and helped us reach our goal of $2,150 to gift Julian and his family!
Julian’s gift request was a custom adaptive tricycle from Freedom Concepts. After several weeks of waiting on manufacturing to be complete, we received Julian’s tricycle in January. Given the fact that in-person giftings were few and far between, we were ecstatic to have the opportunity to gift Julian and his family in-person.
Julian’s mother, Leslie, jumped into action and coordinated with his principal to allow us to gift Julian at school. In February, our SGF team drove up to his school and surprised Julian with his adaptive tricycle in front of several school staff members and his schoolmates who were there to show love and support. We also surprised his family with a check for $2,500!
This gifting experience received media attention as well. Dalton Public Schools Media was present to capture the moment. They featured Julian’s gifting on their website, which can be found here! This was a perfect example of how small gestures can lead to huge moments! Our community came together in two weeks to help us create this moment. The exposure from this gifting then led to more families learning about our mission in the Dalton area.