Tommy Gaynord Memorial Fund

Tommy Gaynord Memorial Fund In 2007, my brother Tommy Gaynord passed away after a battle with Muscular Dystrophy. That is why we started the Tommy Gaynord Memorial Fund.

During his 27 years of life, he was fortunate enough to experience tremendous things thanks to family, friends, and countless other caring individuals. After Tommy’s passing, we wanted to keep his memory alive and continue to help and inspire others like Tommy always did. Our goal is to help others the way others helped Tommy throughout his life. Thanks to your help and generosity we have been abl

e to donate more than $80,000 within our local community over the last 10 years! This money allowed Make-A-Wish to grant 10 local children their wishes. The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) has put our donations towards therapies, equipment repairs, and summer camps for individuals just like Tommy. And our gifts to the Ronald McDonald House have helped make sure that families have a comfortable place to stay while a loved one is in the hospital. Since so many people helped touch Tommy’s life over the years, our biggest goal is to find a local family that we can help. For instance, in the last few years, with your generosity, we helped Nicholas , a young man with MD, to get a computer and the special equipment he needed to use it. There is also Aubree, a 3 year old girl from Scranton, who was born with Interstitial Pulmonary Hypertension and Down Syndrome, which led to numerous medical expenses. We helped her family by paying her insurance premiums so she could get the care she needed. Quinn, a young boy from Scranton, who suffered brain damage after being born prematurely. Due to this illness he needed certain medical equipment that insurance would not cover. We provided Quinn with a standing board and feeding chair to make his daily life easier. These are just a few of the families we have been able to help thanks to you. Thank you for keeping Tommy’s memory alive.

06/29/2021

Since Tommy passed away on July 5, 2007, we have been absolutely humbled by the outpouring of support we have received from all of you. We set out with the goal of honoring Tommy’s legacy by supporting local families and charities. Safe to say: mission accomplished. Over these last 14 years, we have been able to raise and donate over $100,000 to the local community.

With that said, we have decided that now would be an appropriate time to end the Tommy Gaynord Memorial Fund. Tommy’s legacy continues to endure in our everyday actions and relationships that he helped to cultivate and inspire during the 27 years he was with us and in the years following his passing. He will always be in our hearts. Thank you all so much for helping this turn into so much more than we had ever hoped.

02/01/2021

Happy Birthday in heaven. Can’t believe you would be 41 years old. Not a second of any day goes by that we don’t think of you and miss you. We just want/need one more hug and to hear your voice. Until we meet again. Love you always!!

07/14/2020

Due to the uncertainty surrounding the Coronavirus, this year’s Tommy Gaynord Memorial Fund Party is unfortunately cancelled.

Thanks to all of you we have had a great 13 years. Over that time, we have donated more than $100,000 to local families and charities while keeping Tommy’s memory strong.

07/05/2020

It’s been 13 long years since you left us and got your angel wings. There is not a day that goes by that our hearts don’t hurt. We see and hear you in everything that we do. We can’t express how much we miss you. If only we could hug and hold you one more time, but that would never be enough. We feel peace in knowing that you are finally healthy, walking around and playing poker holding your own cards. Can’t wait to meet you again. We love always 💔💔💔💔💔💓💓💓💓💓

02/01/2020

Happy 40th Birthday in heaven Tommy. 40! Where did the time go? We miss you and love you every day.

01/29/2020

Our hearts are saddened by the loss of Pat Dougher. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Lauren and the kids and the entire Dougher family. Heaven gained another angel today. RIP Pat!

The TGMF committee presenting Pat Dougher with our 2019 donation.
10/18/2019

The TGMF committee presenting Pat Dougher with our 2019 donation.

The TGMF committee presenting Make-A-Wish with our 2019 donation.
10/18/2019

The TGMF committee presenting Make-A-Wish with our 2019 donation.

The TGMF committee presenting The Ronald McDonald House with our 2019 donation.
10/18/2019

The TGMF committee presenting The Ronald McDonald House with our 2019 donation.

09/14/2019

We'd like to thank everyone for the great turnout last night. We’d like to thank the ladies who volunteered their time, everyone who donated a basket, EJ the DJ for the music, everyone who donated to our cause, and most importantly everyone that came out last night. We can’t tell you how much it means to us that after 12 years and 13 parties you all still care. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!

Tommy Gaynord Memorial Event September 13, 2019
09/14/2019

Tommy Gaynord Memorial Event September 13, 2019

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