About the Foundation:
Dalton James Bruning was born via emergency c-section on October 20, 2014 at 1:31 AM, two minutes after his twin sister, Hadley Rae. They were born at 31 weeks gestation, nearly 2 months early. Minutes before birth, Dalton was thriving in the womb but was very small, weighing only 2 lbs 7 oz’s. Unfortunately, his little body couldn’t survive outside the womb and was pronounced dead upon arrival. His sister Hadley Rae was a little bigger at 3 lbs 5 oz’s but still incredibly small. She fought hard and spent 33 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Carle Foundation Hospital and came home just before Thanksgiving; nearly 3½ weeks prior to her term due date (something that is unusual given her early arrival – most preterm babies must wait until they are full term to be strong enough to go home). She has been thriving and growing stronger each day. As many can imagine the shock of losing Dalton was great and completely unexpected for the family. How does the money raised for the foundation work? First, we have created a scholarship in Dalton's name. This will be paid out annually to a Blue Ridge student beginning the year he should have graduated high school. In the past year, the foundation has provided an infant car seat to a NICU mother who couldn't afford one once her baby was ready to go home, multiple parking passes to families who have lengthy NICU stays, clothing, diapers, and other necessities for multiple families who have babies but struggle financially. Additionally, the foundation has made donations for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter meals for families who might otherwise not be able to afford one. In addition to these things, each year during the Memorial Golf Outing, the foundation will select an organization that had a great hand in not only Dalton’s life and memory but in Hadley and their parents, to make a donation with a portion of the funds raised in Dalton's name. If you would like to contribute financially to the Dalton James Bruning Foundation, you can either:
1. Snail mail your donation to: PO Box 214, Mansfield IL 61854
2. Send your donation via paypal to: cbreeze@illinois.edu (this links directly to the DJB Bank Account)
3. Visit out youcaring page at: https://www.youcaring.com/the-dalton-james-bruning-foundation-560698 #.Vx6FFyha0aY.email
