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Seventh Annual Birthday Event
The Laurie Berkner Band plays BergenPAC
May 18, 2008

This year's event will be fun for the whole family! We have booked The Laurie Berkner Band to entertain young and old at BergenPAC theater located in Englewood, NJ! The event will be held on Todd's birthday this year – set to begin at 1pm. Following the show, we hope you will join us for a "cookie reception." **If this is your first Todd Ouida event please e-mail amyruthmorik@gmail.com to secure that you will be mailed a formal invitation. The invitation will include instructions on how and when to obtain tickets. All ticket sales will be done online.

Sixth Annual birthday Event
May 17, 2007

Todd's Night of Tunes

We celebrated Todd in New York City this year! Todd’s friends and family gathered at Crash Mansion and boogied down to the music of New Jersey’s very popular cover band, The Nerds. The evening included fabulous dance and sing-along music as well as a surprise raffle – congratulations Helen Morik – big winner!

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Fifth Annual Birthday Event
June 17, 2006

Todd's Day at the Stadium

That's right! We celebrated Todd's 30th birthday at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees were away, and in addition to our usual family fun and fundraising, this special day included a barbeque in Monument Park, face painting and bucket hat decorating for children, baseball fun for all ages, and stadium tours for every guest. One lucky raffle winner walked away with Todd's very own New York Yankees Saturday subscription for two. This spectacular day created unforgettable memories for 600 attendees – all to better the lives of children in Todd's honor.

Fourth Annual Birthday Events
May 7, 2005 & May 18, 2005

Todd’s Race and Family Day—May 7, 2005

The Todd Ouida Children’s Foundation Fourth Annual Birthday Event—Todd’s Race & Family Day—held on May 7, 2005 was a shining success in every way. Over 120 people participated in the race/walk and over 400 gathered in the tent and park for a meeting of good friends, good food, children’s activities, and a fundraising raffle and auction. Thirty-five children from a local home supported by the foundation enjoyed the festivities as our guests. Including the generosity of friends and family who could not attend, over $50,000 was raised to help children in Todd’s name.

My Buddy Todd Day of Service—May 18, 2005

Once again we honored Todd on his birthday by volunteering at agencies supported by the foundation. Alan and Debra Hecht, Megan McCarthy and Jay Gerard spruced up the garden planted in Todd’s honor at the Holley Child Care Center; Nan Gettis and Jennifer Dresner helped preschool children plant flowers at the Turrell Child Development Center; and Karen Rancourt, Heather Ouida, Rosemary and Gene Dunton helped sort donations at the Center for Food Action warehouse.

Good deeds in Todd’s name were generated all across the country by those who could not join us in person. Special thanks to Lisa di Prima (at the art center where she teaches in California), Julie and Larry Gracer (donating toys to a pediatric ward in a local hospital), Darren Hugo (volunteering for professional days at two schools), Alex Morik, Mary Hernandez (working with exceptional children), Carrie Pinkman, Kristin Rancourt, Jenn and James Salvo (in the schools where they teach), Susan and Jeff Sawyer, and Electra and Ed Sklavos (at a home for the aged). Alex Morik, who teaches in a high school in the Bronx, wrote: “I wanted to let you know that we had a very successful day of service at school yesterday. Every student participated. One group cleaned up the entire school campus, another went to the Bronx River and cleaned the river bank (they picked up 12 bags of garbage and sadly it still needed more) and another group went to a local elementary school and tutored 1st-4th graders, which they do every week but this week it was with a different purpose…to honor Todd. Some of the teachers are already talking about next year and what else we should do….”

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Third Annual Birthday Events
May 16, 2004 & May 18, 2004

This year, Todd’s family and friends gathered in Tony’s di Napoli restaurant in New York City for a chicken parm feast—acknowledging that this was Todd’s favorite food and one of his favorite venues. Over 350 people were in attendance, including close to 100 children. While the adults enjoyed the scrumptious buffet and browsed the raffle and silent auction items, the children were entertained by the clowning, face painting, and balloon wizardry of Sammie and Tudie. The highlights of the day were, as always, the reconnecting of old friends, the meeting of new friends, and the sure knowledge that Todd’s spirit is very much alive. Additionally, over $45,000 was raised to bring hope into children’s lives.

Because “Tony’s for Todd” was held on May 16th this year, May 18th was designated as a day of service in Todd’s memory. About 20 volunteers gathered at the home of Todd’s parents for breakfast, then went off in groups to work at various agencies the foundation supports. An equal number of people volunteered in their own communities in Todd’s name. Local volunteers helped pre-schoolers plant flowers at the Turrell Child Development Center; revitalized the garden planted in honor of Todd at the Holley Child Care Center; and helped sort donations at the Center for Food Action warehouse. A friend of Todd’s, who serves on the event planning committee and now teaches second grade, had her students plant flowers all along the front walk of their school.

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May 18, 2003
Second Annual Birthday Event

This year we had sunshine! On May 18, 2003, several hundred of Todd's friends and family members gathered at Spring Lake Day Camp to celebrate Todd's life and raise money for the Todd Ouida Children's Foundation.

Children jumped in the moonwalk castle and rode ponies, friends played volleyball and softball, and the brave ones attempted rock climbing and breezed across the lake harnessed to a zip line-all at the camp where Todd worked as a lifeguard for several summers during his high school and college years.

More than $50,000 was raised this year-all of which will be donated to charities that support psychological services for children of families in need. We are able to donate all monies raised at the event directly to the charities, thanks to our corporate sponsors who covered the affiliated costs.

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