Who Are We?
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Bailey's Heartprints is an organization dedicated to continue a legacy of kindness in memory and honor of Bailey Leander James McCollum.
Bailey James Leander McCollum was a kind, loving little boy who loved to be active and had a tremendous amount of curiosity. Bailey was killed in a car accident On October 8, 2013. He was going to turn 6 on November 5th. Bailey had just started kindergarten weeks before the accident. In order to honor and remember Bailey we decided to start an organization. After great thought and inspiration from P.K. Hallinan and his book, "Heartprints", we created Bailey's Heartprints and made it our life goal to make Bailey's legacy one of kindness. If you have questions or would like to support in any way, please contact Kirsten McCollum.
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Here is an overview of our timeline since Bailey's Heartprints in 2013:
2013 - Bailey's Heartprints Kindness Cards 2014 - Inception of Bailey's Heartprints Theater Scholarship for graduating Seniors 2014 - Inaugural Bailey's Ball as our first fundraiser 2015 - Heartprint Heroes Program for Elementary Schools 2015 - Turned Bailey's Ball into a family fun Halloween Themed Event- Bailey's Halloween Spooktacular Ball 2018 - Inception of Heart of Gold 8th Grade Scholarship 2018 - Started Bailey's Buddy Bench Fundraising Campaign 2019 - Began visiting schools and holding assembly to promote and grow Bailey's Heartprint Heroes 2019 - Purchased first 2 Buddy Benches for Bailey's alma mater, Somers Elementary School 2020 - Bailey's Spooktacular! (Virtual Contests due to COVID) 2022 - Centered focus on Elementary students 2024 - Bailey's Spooktacular Ball is back! * To date: 3,000 Bailey's Heartprint Cards have been distributed 1,000 children have become Heartprint Heroes 22 Scholarships were granted |