Bulls Tickets & VIP attention

Bulls Game - 03.30.12

Talk about some lucky boys....Gilda's Club (the organization that was established by Saturday Night Live's Gilda Radner for cancer patients and their family) called us on Friday afternoon saying someone donated tickets for Friday nights game and would we like four tickets?!  Hopefully one day the boys will see how fortunate they are (and pay it forward)...through various friends and companies the boys have seen at least 5 NBA games by the ages of 4 and 6.

On a side note, the boys have been attending a weekly playgroup that meets on Saturdays at Gilda's.  They are with other kids their ages who have also been stricken with cancer in some way (either a relative is currently sick or already deceased).  They do fun things, but also talk about real life things...so they know they aren't alone and aren't the only ones experiencing this.  When the tickets were donated, Zevin's teacher instantly thought of him and his love and obsession with basketball.

Yet again, this generous and kind gesture made me all teary eyed.  All we were told was to go to a certain gate and then get our tickets at will call.....once at the gate, the gentleman had our name "on the list" and instructed us that we had VIP free parking.  We were only 4 short rows from the main entrance parking and our tickets were lower level (only 15 rows up from the court).  We were all on cloud nine.

Then, to top it off...during the second quarter, Benny the Bull made his way to me.  He obviously must of known we were Gilda's Club guests (or maybe the donator called in)?  Anyway, Benny made a big scene pointing at me from afar and then made his way to me by climbing his way over people/chairs.  He then sat right next to me and gave me multiple kisses, gave the boys a Benny stuffed animal and Benny t-shirts.  It was absolutely great....and the boys kept saying "Benny kissed mama".  Got teary eyed again, as you can tell in the photo.  Definitely a night my family will always remember.

What a wonderful organization and what a kind family who donated their tickets to us, a family who is beyond grateful.  My boys thank you and I thank you!