Remembering Hendrix
On his birthday.
On the playground.
On Hendrix’s heavenly birthday, we’re raising $10,000 to name a piece of the Almonte Civitan Accessible Playground in his honour.
His mother, Juliet, and grandmother, Robbie, want to celebrate the life he lived and share a little of who he was. Hendrix was born in Almonte and was the first boy born to the Saunders family in 26 years. Robbie remembers him as a happy, bubbly baby, with a big smile, curly ringlets, and soulful brown eyes. He loved bunnies, and had his own little morning routine: a bottle around 8:00 and then a couple more hours of sleep.
After Hendrix passed away, the house felt empty without his smile and giggles. In those first difficult weeks, Robbie and her two daughters, Juliet (mother of Hendrix), Olivia, and granddaughter Taliyah, would go for evening drives and look for blue lights. Blue was Hendrix’s favourite colour. People across Almonte, Mississippi Mills, and the Ottawa Valley turned on their blue lights to show the family they cared. That outpouring of love helped them through those early months of grief.
The Saunders family doesn’t want Hendrix to be forgotten.
Robbie has been looking for a way to honour her grandson, to leave a legacy in his name. When she learned about the Almonte Civitan Accessible Playground and the possibility to have a piece of play equipment named after Hendrix, she felt like that was the right choice.
Robbie and Juliet want to honour Hendrix with a lasting place in the community, in his hometown. The playground offers a meaningful tribute, where children will play for years to come and his name can be remembered for multiple generations.
“The accessible playground feels meaningful because it’s for children. Hendrix loved the swings and he was just starting to discover the slides, it would be wonderful to have his name on the swings or a slide.”
– Robbie Saunders, Grandmother
You can give a little boy a lasting legacy.
Because of generous people like you, we can keep Hendrix’s memory alive in our community for generations to come. Every gift helps to bring us closer to naming a piece of playground equipment in Hendrix’s honour.
Donate by eTransfer
We accept Interac e-transfers directed to playground@almontecivitan.com
Please send an email or note in the e-transfer directing your donation to Hendrix’s Birthday.
We provide tax receipts for donations over $50. If you would like a tax receipt, please provide your full name, mailing address and phone number in the notes of your e-transfer.
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Almonte Civitan,
Attn: Accessible Playground
500 Almonte Street,
Almonte, ON
K0A 1A0
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Almonte Civitan Accessible Playground
