The foundation, Smiles for Sophie Forever, is creating an "awareness
tree" for the holiday season to raise awareness about pediatric
brain tumors. The tree will be on display in the medical building
in Westlake Ohio. The idea is to decorate different colored
ornaments with the names of those children afflicted (fighting and
deceased) and their diagnosis.

If you would like your child to be included on this tree, please
email the following info emily@... by
December 4th:

child's name
age
diagnosis
date of diagnosis (and date of death if appropriate)
{Tell them that you came from ATRT because I think Emily would like
to know how people found out about this}

A picture of the of this rainbow/gray ribbon tree will be made
available- not sure if it will be sent by email or on the
Foundation's website.

There is no cost but the foundation is accepting donations. You can
visit the foundation to donate and every little bit helps.
www.smilesforsophieforever.org

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I personally know of Emily- Sophie's mom- through the DIPG
yahoogroup. Smiles for Sophie Forever- A Foundation Confronting
Pediatric Brain Tumors was inspired and in memory of Sophie
Elizabeth Quayle. In February of 2007 Sophie Elizabeth Quayle, at
age three, was diagnosed with a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.
Sweet Sophie Girl left this earthly world at 11:55 p.m. on October
6, 2007.

Sophie loved all the colors so a rainbow was chosen as a symbol for
this foundation and holds very special meaning. The family invites
you "to appreciate all the colors in your life and think of Sophie
each time you are blessed with the sight of a rainbow."
http://www.smilesforsophieforever.org/rainbow.asp
Hence the rainbow and of course the gray is the color to represent
brain tumors.