Alexandria Beetles honor Hofflands' grandson

Greetings from the Land of Enchantmant!
We are so glad that the BLOG is up and running again. You haven't heard from us for awhile so we thought we would share some goodness with you and everyone who reads the BLOG.

Just to keep you all informed on our grandson, Nolan ( age 10 ) , who recently we wrote about in having this rare eye disease, Uvetitis (Pars Planitis), is on his way to Alexandria, Mn(he lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico).
The Alexandria Beetles baseball team is having a benefit-fundraiser for the Ocular Immunology and Uvetits Foundation in honor of Nolan.Nolan will throw out the "first pitch" on this Friday, June 8, 7 PM Beetles baseball game. Sara, (our daughter) and Alix (our grandaughter) will also accompany him as well.
The Beetles are giving so much per ticket to the foundation. Plus, they have given Sara tickets and t-shirts for her family for the event. Nolan is so excited. He just can't imagine 1000 people cheering him on when he is on the pitchers mound. Nolan recently had more eye surgery and more than likely is looking at another surgery fairly soon.
Nolan's friends and family here in Abq sponsored a car wash to help them raise money to support his trip to Alexandria for this special game/event in honor of Nolan. Nolan (and us too) have been so blessed as Nolan has been remembered well.
What is even more pleasing is that in all this support and effort we make more and more people aware of this disease. Hopefully, one day there will be a cure.
Therefore, if any of you are in the Alexandria area on this Friday, June 8th and want to see our grandson through out the first pitch and donate to a good cause, please go and cheer him on. Our daughter, Melissa and boys(from St. Cloud) will also be there. They will all be sitting at a table with reading information regard Nolan's eye disease.
So, if you make it to the game please give them a hug or hand shake and say you read about it on the 65ers Blog. You will also see an ad in the Alexandria Echo with Nolan's picture announcing the event/game fundraiser. Harland will be on his way to Canada that evening for his annual fishing trip, therefore, he will not make it for the "first pitch" but hopes to make his appearance for the fundraiser before heading off to Canada.

But, to even sweeten the pie, a classmate, Sara Sevey and her husband Jim, had a fund raiser also for the Uvetis Foundation in honor of Nolan for their Super Bowl Party . Sara did it up right and made Nolan feel so special. However, Nolan was unable to attend that event. Sara and Jim Sevey started this support and donations for Nolan and it continues to grow. As a grandparent, it feels so good for so many people to care about your own.

We just wanted to share with you our blessings and encourage anyone in the Alexandria area to go to the Beetles game and help donate towards a good cause.

I am sorry I don't have any beautiful pictures right now to share, but just imagine in your head this little boy who has encountered so many eye surgeries and disappointments with his disease, walking up the the pitching mound at the Beetles game and throwing that "first pitch" and all those fans cheering him on........... and by the way, Nolan is a pitcher and or catcher for his little league baseball team here in Albuquerque. So, this will be BIG stuff for him!

Thanks for listening.......it is always great to share wonderful stories.

Always, Carolyn & Harland Hoffland