While watching basketball recently, I was inspired to hear about the story of Tanner Smith who plays for Clemson. And after doing some research on line, I found out that he grew up in Alpharetta, Ga, which is "next door" to our county of Gwinnett. In the fourth grade, he wrote an essay "If I Had Three Wishes." His first wish was for a golden retriever, his second wish was to play professional basketball. But his third wish was most unusual, as he wished "to make kids with cancer laugh." Two years later in the sixth grade, Tanner reiterated his wish "to make kids with cancer laugh"
The Smiths turned their son's dream into a reality, stuffing smiles and kindness alongside toys and trinkets into Tanner's Totes, the grab bags of goodies the family's nonprofit company delivers to preteens and teenagers battling cancer and other long-term ailments. In seven years the family has delivered more than 1,200 totes.
"Plenty of people are affected by cancer, but not everyone is spurred to action by it," said Clemson coach Oliver Purnell. "That's what makes Tanner and his parents extraordinary. They did something
about it."to read more click this link to "From childhood wish to lasting legacy..."
Visit the website at this link to Tannertotes.com
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