EVELYN HAZEL MILLER MEMORIAL FUND
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Mission Statement
To support education, literacy, hunger deficiency and the general well-being of children.
About This Cause
In 2019, the Evelyn Hazel Memorial Fund/Foundation was created to celebrate the life of Evelyn Hazel Miller. Our Evelyn was a wonderful, sweet, caring little girl when at 21 months of age, she suddenly and without warning, acquired Bacterial Meningitis. She became a HERO when she gave the gift of life to two people in August, 2018, through organ donation. Though the hearts of her parents and family will never be whole again, we are pleased that both recipients continue to thrive and enjoy their families. The primary focus of EVIE BEAR HUGS and the Foundation is to provide support and promote efforts that would make Evelyn proud of her legacy. This primarily includes the Hazel Miller Memorial Fund at the Columbus Zoo which supports the Zoo's Pre-K zoo education program, animal experiences and encounters. The Foundation also provides Christmas and Easter HUGS to children who are hospitalized at Dayton Children's Hospital, where Evelyn was lovingly cared for until she could give the gift of life. Each HUG includes a plush, reading books, a coloring/activity book, and crayons. In 2020, the Foundation created "Evie Bear's Little Libraries" and currently, ten libraries are available in several locations throughout Central Ohio (Fairfield and Franklin Counties) and Troy, Ohio, providing free books to children, Pre-K through High School. Last year, nearly 1,500 books were taken from the libraries which we are pleased to restock each month. Since the library program began, more than 5,000 free books have been available to children of all ages. The Foundation also supports additional entities including: ...Organ donation through Donate Life of Ohio and Life Connections of Ohio ...The Ronald McDonald Houses at Dayton Children's and Nationwide Children's Hopsitals ...The Tim Tebow Foundation ...The Bereavement Program and Music Therapy Program at Dayton Children's Hospital ...The Scholarship Program of VFW Post 10523 ...The Joy of Muzic in Cincinnati, Ohio ...The music program of Windswept Academy ...The Garden Program at Indian Trail Elementary ...The Sole Sisters Program at Winchester Trail Elementary