Hello everyone!

I wanted to let everyone know we have decided this will be the last update to this site. The site will remain active so we will still use it to share Mallory’s story! All past updates, pictures, guestbook entries etc. will remain as well. Please continue to share Mal’s story and feel free to share the website so others can read about our journey!!

We have a Facebook page that we will update regularly as we will continue to have fundraisers and special announcements as well. Our FB page is Pay It Forward 17, please be sure to like this page and invite your friends to like our page as well. If you have not joined the FB world and wish to keep up with all that is going on please send us an email and we will be sure you are in the loop.

We miss our girl so much, no parent should have to bury their child. One thing I can say for sure, our girl touched so many lives and still does all the time. I love it when I get the opportunity to share Mallory’s journey with other folks and hope you will continue to share as well.

We cannot begin to thank all of you enough for following our girl’s story, we still miss her every single day! Thank you all so much for all the prayers, thoughts, comments and support!!
Missing our brown eyed girl and love to all.

We will leave you with one of Mallory’s favorite versus: 1 Corinthians 13:13, And now these three remain, faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Mike and Lisa Smith
Email: teammal717@gmail.com FB: Pay It Forward 17

Hello everyone, hope your year is starting off well!! We are long overdue for an update so here goes!

In 2015 we raised $19,347.17 for the Georgia Transplant Foundation Mallory Smith Legacy Scholarship! Our total amount since September 2011 is $103,549.93, YAY!! We did this with the help of so many of you and we are so thankful for your support!

As you probably know we will no longer have a walk in September. We will however continue to have our Zaxby’s night, one on February 16th and another in August. We will also still have our JD’s Barbeque day in April. We are so thankful to Zaxby’s and JD’s Barbeque for their continued support. Here are the addresses for the locations participating on the 16th:

3511 Baker Rd., Acworth
202 Hillside Overlook, Dallas
1640 Old Hwy 41, Kennesaw
2500 Barrett Creek Blvd., Marietta
1347 Church Street Ext., Marietta
2756 Sandy Plains Rd., Marietta
3405 Dallas Hwy. SW, Marietta
4410 Brownsville Rd., Powder Springs
1420 Spring Rd. SE, Smyrna

A few weeks ago I was listening to 104.7 The Fish on my way in to work and one of the announcers was talking about how he loved to wear crazy socks! Of course, all I could do was think about Mallory and her socks so I decided to call in to the station. Yes, I was on the radio so her story was heard by a lot of folks! After this “moment of fame”, we received several emails and post from people wanting to help with SOCK day! We had a few donations of socks before the 15th and are expecting more soon which we will use next year. As a matter of fact we have 3 kindergarten classes donating 100 pair from each class for their 100th day of school!

On January 15th, that dreaded anniversary date, we went to Egleston and handed out about 500 pair of socks to the kids. It was bittersweet and so rewarding to see how a pair of silly socks can bring a smile to their faces. We look forward to doing this again next year and plan to make this event BIGGER. If you would like to have a sock drive to collect socks please contact me and we will work it out.

Thanks for your continued support!! Please sign our guestbook if you have a moment.

Missing our girl….Prayers always welcome.
Lisa, email teammal717@gmail.com

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Hi everyone!
 
Just a few quick updates, this past Saturday was Mallory’s birthday, which is always a very tough day.  Mike and I went to the cemetery and took our girl balloons and roses.  Then we went and had lunch at her favorite restaurant, Friday’s and had her favorite meal Jack Daniel’s Chicken, my mom and Robert joined us for lunch. Tough Tough day!!
 
We wanted to take this opportunity to thank each of you for your support for Team Mal and making our walks such a huge success.  We could not have reached our yearly goals without your support and monetary donations!!
 
Our goals for 2015, 100 walkers - we had 166, 20 corporate sponsors - we had 22, raise $16,000 - we raised $18,645.17!!!  Goal to be reached by the end of 2015 - $100,000, DONE!!!!! I thought you might be interested to see what we have accomplished since our first walk in September 2011 (just 4 years), here are the numbers!
 
 
2011   $22,332.00
2012   $24,896.09
2013   $20,787.15
2014   $16,187.52
2015   $18,645.17 >
GRAND TOTAL:   $102,847.93
 
All of this could not have been possible without each and every one of you, so thank you!! From the entire Smith family, thank you so much!!  We are touching many lives with the Georgia Transplant Foundation Mallory Smith Legacy Scholarship.  Mallory"s legacy will live on for many years!!  This is not the end of our efforts, just the end of the annual walk, we will continue to raise money for GTF and continue to tell our girls story.  For anyone that has not read her story, I highly suggest you click on the journal and read it from the beginning, I am sure it will inspire you!!
 
Also, September 17th will be the 7 year anniversary of Mal’s second transplant.  If you have a moment please say a prayer for the donor’s family as well as our family.  These anniversary dates are emotional for us and I know they are for the one that lost their loved one in order for Mal to be a little longer.  Sure do miss that girl every single day!!!
 
This will be our last update for a while as we are taking a much needed break from fundraising, but we will be back soon!!
 
Don’t forget to sign our guestbook we love hearing from everyone!
 
Lisa and Mike Smith   
Donate Life
Website: www.teammal.org
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Hello everyone! We are so excited about the 5th Annual (Final) Mallory’s Walk Sunday, September 13th!! We will walk rain or shine!! Here are a few details you will need to know:
GOAL FOR 2015 is $16,000.00 which would put us over $100,000 for the GTF Mallory Smith Legacy Scholarship!! We have about 175 people signed up to walk this year and we hope ALL of you can make it!!!!
• Location is Northstar Church, 3413 Blue Springs Road, Kennesaw GA 30144. Parking, please park in the parking lot behind the church. Please do not park in the parking lot to the left of the church (if you are facing the front of the church) as this is where we will walk and we want to keep the lot as empty as possible. After you park and are facing the back of the church go to the right side of the building and you will see a bridge that you can walk over to reach the registration table, we will have folks to guide you for those of you who have never attended. Also, our church now has 3 services and the last one ends at 12:45 so the area might be a bit congested for a short time just before registration time.

• Registration will begin at 1:15 and the walk will be from 2:00-3:15ish. When registering please be prepared to pay for your shirts and turn in any donations you have collected, hopefully you are asking friend, family, coworkers, etc. to sponsor you with a donation. ALL checks should be payable to Georgia Transplant Foundation (GTF). GTF can accept cash, checks and credit cards. No amount is too small and of course no amount is too large either! If someone wants to join you at the walk but has not registered that is fine also, we just cannot guarantee a walk shirt will be available for them to purchase as we only ordered a few extra.

• Shane’s Rib Shack is donating BBQ box lunches again this year. You can purchase the lunch for $5.00 each and ALL proceeds will be donated to GTF. The lunches are being delivered to the church at 11:00 so we can sell them after our last two church services. PLEASE NOTE: THESE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS!!

• Be sure to wear your crazy socks in memory of our girl!! As in the year’s past we will be collecting crazy socks to be donated to kids at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in January. Currently, our biggest need is for middle/high school boys and infants sizes.

If you registered for someone else or a group please be sure they see this email so they will have all the details. 

Thank you all so much for continuing to walk with us on this journey and support our efforts for the GTF Mallory Smith Legacy Scholarship. If you should need to contact me with any questions please reply to this email or you can call/text me at 770.313.9818.

Hello everyone! Several updates! Over the past couple of months Team Mal had a crayon/coloring book drive to collect items for CHOA (Egleston). We collected 375 boxes of crayons and 249 coloring books!! Thank you to everyone who donated and special thank you to a very sweet young lady in Eufaula Alabama that helped with this drive and collected at least 1/2 of these for us. I will be taking them to Egleston next week and am sure these will put a smile on the faces of many children.

On August 4th from 5-8 pm, we will have our next Zaxby"s fundraiser and have 8 locations participating as follows, if you are local please try to attend and be sure to thank the staff for their kindness:

3511 Baker Rd. Acworth, 678.574.040, 105 Thomas B. Murphy Dr. Dallas,770.505.8961
202 Hillside Overlook Dallas, 770.443.2856, 1640 Old Hwy. 41 Kennesaw,770.428.8789
1347 Church St. Ext. Marietta, 678.733.9300. 2500 Barrett Creek Blvd. Marietta,770.429.3965
2756 Sandy Plains Rd. Marietta, 678.383.4600, 4410 Brownsville Rd. Powder Spgs 678.384.1005

Preparations are under way for the 5th (Final) Annual Mallory"s Walk to be held onSunday, September 13th at Northstar Church. Registration will begin at 1:15 and the walk will start at 2:00. Shanes Rib Shack has agreed to donate boxed BBQ lunches again this year!! Each lunch will be $5, we will have 200 boxes and they will be first come first serve. All proceeds will go toward our goal.

Our goal is to raise a total of $16,000 for 2015 which would put us at $100,000 for the GTF Mallory Smith Legacy Scholarship; this will fund the scholarship for 25 years!!! Currently for the month of July we are asking for 100 people to send just $10!! This would add $1,000 to our total and help us get closer to our goal. If you are interested in donating $10 please email me and I will give you the details on how to donate.
Registration is OPEN on the website, please click on "Mallory"s Walk" in the top left hand corner of the website. Please just complete the information and submit. You will then receive a confirmation email, if you do not receive the confirmation please let me know at www.teammal.org If you have attended in the past you know what a bittersweet day this is, I challenge each of you to bring a friend, coworker, family member, etc to experience this day with you. Also, be sure to start collecting your donations to turn at the walk.
We are also looking for Corporate Sponsors so if you are interested or know anyone who might be, please email me and I can provide more details on how to become involved.

Thank you all so much for your support and we look forward to seeing you at the walk! God Bless and GO TEAM MAL!!
Lisa Smith, www.teammal.org, Facebook: Pay It Forward 17
 

Hello everyone, I have a few things to update all our Team Mal supporters on:

On February 12th, I attended the KMHS Cheerleading Banquet where the recipient of the Mallory Smith Cheerleading Scholarship was presented to Ansley Wells. This is always a bittersweet night and I am so thankful to Coach Sherri Gilliam for continuing this tradition and as always I could not have made it through the night without Rhonda, thanks for always being there with me! Here is a picture of Ansley and me below:



Our 1st Zaxby’s night for this year, which took place on 2/26 was a huge success! We had 8 stores participate and raised a total of $1,629 for the GTF Mallory Smith Legacy Scholarship Fund. Here are the 8 locations, in case you ever stop in and want to thank them for their support of Team Mal, 3511 Baker Road Acworth, 105 Thomas B Murphy Drive Dallas, 202 Hillside Overlook Dallas, 1640 Old Hwy 41 Kennesaw, 1347 Church Street Ext Marietta, 2500 Barrett Creek Blvd Marietta, 2756 Sandy Plains Road Marietta, and 4410 Brownsville Road Powder Springs, all in GA. As always thank to our 8 stores that participated and to all the folks that came out and enjoyed some good food with friends and family. We will plan to do this again in July or August.

Save the date! Our next fundraiser will be held on Tuesday, April 14th at JD’s Barbeque in Acworth, 4424 S. Main Street. I will have more details on this soon and will update in a couple of weeks.

The 5th Annual Mallory’s Walk will be held at Northstar Church on Sunday, September 13th, so please go ahead and mark that on your calendars and plan to attend.

Our goal for this year as far as all our fundraisers is $16,000, this would put us over $100,000 in less than 4 year, so we need your support!! We can do it!! Thank you all so much for checking in and keeping up with our girl’s story. We still hand out cards, still share her story as often as possible and still miss her so much!!

One more thing to share….I have been trying to decide what to do with Mallory’s T-shirts, (she has so many). Then it finally hit me months ago that I wanted a T-shirt quilt made from her favorite shirts. I wasn’t really ready at that time to “pull the trigger” but a month or so ago I decided to do it. My boss but me in contact with a friend of his who owns Little Quilts in Marietta, GA. So, I went over and met with her and picked out all the fabric I needed for the quilt. Rhonda and I even had a very small part in the making of the quilt; we cut out all the shirts and ironed the backing on them. I then delivered all the shirts and fabric back to Little Quilts for them to assign to a quilter. Well the quilt was ready this week so I picked it up on Monday. It is absolutely more beautiful than I could have ever imagined!!! And, I found out after the quilt was made that the lady who made it…..well her son and Mallory went to school together from 3rd grade all the way to Graduation!! Now, isn’t that a small world. Here is a picture:



Thanks again for continuing to check in on us and keep spreading our girl’s story!! Remember, don’t take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them here! If you would like to subscribe to receive an email when we post an update please just email me at teammal717@gmail.com

Thanks again and God Bless you all!!

Lisa Smith
Facebook: Pay It Forward 17
 

Good morning everyone! Just thought I would share this in case you want to help advertise our next fundraiser. It will be also be posted on my FB page and the Pay It Forward 17 FB page, (feel free to join the page) then you would be able to share any updates:

Happy New Year, hope this finds you all doing well! I wanted to go ahead and give you a heads up on our first Team Mal GTF fundraiser of 2015. We will have Zaxby"s night on Thursday, February 26th from 5:00 - 8:00 pm. We currently have 6 locations participating and hope to get a few more on board. The participating locations will donate 10% of all sales to GTF in memory of Mallory to help fund the Mallory Smith Legacy Scholarship Fund.
Here are the addresses of the participating locations:
1347 Church Street Ext. Marietta, 2500 Barrett Creek Blvd. Marietta, 202 Hillside Overlook Dallas, 2756 Sandy Plains Road Marietta, 1640 Old Hwy 41 Kennesaw, and 4410 Brownsville Road Powder Springs.

If you live in any of these areas and could support our cause that would be awesome. You have to eat so why not have some Zaxby"s chicken or one of their awesome salads. You can even get your meal to go and it will count towards our donation to GTF.

Please forward this email to everyone you can and help us make this the biggest Team Mal Zaxby"s night yet. Also, please share on social media with all your friends and family! The more we can get the word out the bigger our turn out.

On a side note, if you go to one of the locations above and are told they are not participating, please don"t worry and be assured they are.

I will send another email shortly before the event to remind everyone. Thanks so much for your support of Team Mal and GTF! Our goal is to raise $16,000 in 2015 with various fundraisers, hope to see you soon!!

Remember, SHARE SHARE SHARE!


Lisa Smith
www.teammal.org
FB: Pay It Forward 17

Well yesterday was 4 years ago that we said goodbye to our brown eyed girl and we still miss her so much! I cannot believe it has been four years. Sometimes it feels like 10 and sometimes it feels like yesterday.

We went to Egleston and handed out crazy socks to the patients and it truly brought a smile to those kids’ faces, they got so excited over something as simple as socks. We had a total of 575 pair of socks, 5+7+5...17!! We left some for future patients and with the child life specialist for games and for the ER! Thanks so much to everyone that helped make this possible by sending us socks! Thank you Rhonda for being there with Mike and me, your friendship means so much to us!

If you ever feel down or like the weight of the world is on your shoulders you should walk the halls of a children’s hospital, I guarantee you that you will leave feeling different than when you arrived!

I was so amazed at how many nurses/doctors talked about Mallory, everyone remembered her (of course) and several even said they still have her picture on their desk...or in their office...or a drawing she did for them. I am so blessed God picked me to be her momma!

We also went to Friday’s for dinner and enjoyed one of Mal’s favorite dishes, this has become an annual thing for us and it is just our way of remembering our girl. Miss her every day!!

Thank you all so much for continuing to support Team Mal and our efforts. We appreciate each and every one of you for all you do. Our next Team Mal event will be a Zaxbys night, date and locations will be announced in a couple of weeks. Also, if you have a moment leave a note in the guestbook and let us hear from you as well. God Bless!!

Lisa Smith

Hello everyone. I wanted to ask everyone to please keep Brandon Tovar’s family in your prayers. Brandon is a young man that Mallory met through the transplant world and he passed away on Tuesday. Brandon lead a life full of health issues and was the recipient of 2 transplants. His family has some tough days/months ahead of them so please take a moment and pray for them as they travel this unimaginable road. Here is a link to Brandon’s obituary in case you want to read more about him: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pjstar/obituary.aspx?n=brandon-tovar&pid=171107176&fhid=11505 As you will notice his family is directing donations to Team Mal GTF in memory of Brandon, we are very honored, still touching lives!

Also wanted to give an update on a few things: We had our JD’s BBQ fundraiser last month and raised a total of $500 in one day. So far for 2014 we have raised just under $3,000 for GTF! We will have another Zaxby’s fundraiser in July, last time we had 10 locations and hope to have even more with our next event. The date for the walk has been set for Sunday, September 14th so planning for that will start soon, more details at a later date.

Now, just a short update on what else is going on in the Smith house. Mike and I decided we needed a change of scenery, we have sold our house in Kennesaw and are in the process of building a new home on 5 acres of land in the Dallas/Douglasville area. This was a huge step for us but felt it was the right decision for the next chapter in our lives. Michael, Angela and the boys are doing great. The sweet grandsons are now 2 and 3 and are just amazing. God sure knew what he was doing when he blessed our family with those boys!

Thanks for reading and leave us a note if you have a moment.

Missing our girl…endlessly. Lisa

April Is Donor Awareness Month! Are you an organ donor? If not, you should consider becoming one! Because of the generosity of two families we had almost 5 more years with our brown eyed girl. Sure do miss her every day and it does not get easier!! I miss all the things we will never get to do….

Here is what is happening with Team Mal so far in 2014.

We had our first Zaxby’s night back in February and raised $2,000 for GTF! Thanks to everyone that came out supported us for this event. We certainly appreciate the various Zaxby’s locations supporting us with these events from time to time.

My daughter in law, Angela, is an Independent Distributor for Premier Designs Jewelry, during the month of April she will donate a portion of her profits to Georgia Transplant Foundation Mallory Smith Legacy Scholarship Fund! So, if you live in our area and would like to host a show and earn yourself some free jewelry while supporting a great cause or if you would like to place an individual order please email me and I will put you in touch with Angela. Thanks Angela, we love you and appreciate you!!

Our next event is Tuesday, April 22nd at JD’s BBQ located at 4424 S. Main Street, Acworth GA. JD’s will donate a portion of ALL sales for the ENTIRE day to the GTF Mallory Smith Legacy Scholarship so come on out and join us for some great food! Thanks to Chip Allen for supporting us with this fundraising day!

Also, please mark you calendars for the 4th Annual Mallory’s Walk to be held on Sunday, September 14th! More details later in the year.

Thank you for checking in and supporting Team Mal, Mallory’s story is still touching so many lives and we appreciate you all. The guestbook is still active so please drop us a note if you have a moment. God Bless! Lisa , teammal717@gmail.com
 

Hello everyone. I just wanted to give an update on the 3rd Annual Mallory’s Walk! We had a great day with perfect weather and raised a lot of money for GTF. Our total as of Sunday was $18,826.37 (more coming in), our total that we have raised for GTF since our first walk in September 2011 is around $64,000!! We met all our goals again this year: raise over $15,000, have at least 20 sponsors and at least 100 walkers, all three goals met! Thank you so much to everyone that joined us on Sunday and to everyone that continues to support Team Mal, we could not do this without each of you! We sure do miss that sweet brown eyed girl of ours but feel sure she is smiling down on us as we continue to touch lives with HER story. If you ever need to contact us feel free to send us an email, teammal717@gmail.com and be sure to sign the guestbook! Thanks for checking in and have a blessed day! Lisa

Just wanted to remind everyone that if you are planning to attend the walk and want to receive a t-shirt, today is the last day to register. Please do so before midnight tonight as the shirt order goes in tomorrow. Thank you

Hello everyone. Just wanted to update you on what is going on with Team Mal. Thanks to Lindsey Lewis for hosting a fundraiser at Harrison High School a couple of weeks ago. A few girls fastpitch softball teams (middle school) had a tournament and raised money for Team Mal, total raised was $560.00!!

Please see the flyer posted below for another Zaxby’s fundraiser, tomorrow night! This time we have 4 locations participating so if you are in the area this is a great way to support Team Mal! Mike and I will be at the Baker Road location around 6:30 in case anyone wants to join us!

Also, the walk plans are going great! We have 21 sponsors (goal was 20) and have 75 folks registered so far. Please be sure to register soon to help us meet our goal of 100-125!! Deadline will be September 2nd. Remember our cheerleaders can’t make it this year so we need participates! And, our goal is to raise $15,000, we can do this! GO TEAM MAL!!

As always, thank you for checking in and continuing to pray for our family. Missing my brown eyed girl….Lisa

Hello everyone! Hope this finds all of you doing well. I have lots to share!

First of all, GREAT NEWS….I recently entered a Mary Kay makeover contest for a chance to win a $5,000 donation to GTF in memory of Team Mal, guess what? I won and am so honored to have been selected as one of the winners!!! Thanks Angela Smith for inviting me to participate in this with you and to Paige Bulloch for introducing us to Mary Kay!

We have a fundraiser this weekend for middle school girls fast pitch softball at Harrison High and North Paulding High Schools tonight and tomorrow. We will be selling Team Mal shirts and taking up donations for GTF. If you would like more information please shoot us an email and I can give you the exact times. Thanks Lindsey Lewis for putting this together again this year, we appreciate you!!

Also, on Tuesday August 27th from 5 – 8 pm we will have another Zaxby’s night! The great news is this time we will have multiple locations participating by donating 10% of their sales to GTF on behalf of Team Mal!! I will post the address for each location as soon as everything is finalized.
Planning for the 3rd Annual Mallory’s Walk is moving along great. Here are our goals: 20 Corporate Sponsors, raise $15,000 and to have between 100 and 125 walkers. If you are planning to attend the event please click on the link in the upper left hand corner and submit your information. If you wish to donate you can now do so by clicking on the link in the upper right corner which will take you to the GTF secure donation page!! Please be sure to click the “In memory of” and enter Mallory Smith or TeamMal so the donation is counted toward our goal. Also, we will be collecting crazy socks again this year to hand out at Egleston on January 15th, we really need socks for boys (infant – high school age).

As you can see we have a lot going on right now and are staying very busy! We are so excited that so many people are still supporting our cause!! I know a lot of you that read this are not in our area so it is hard for you to physically be at our events. However, you can still help by donating, just click on “Donate Now” at the top of this page and send a donation, only takes a couple of minutes and you are supporting a great cause as we remember our girl. Also, be sure to click in memory of Mallory Smith or Team Mal.

Thank you all so much and don’t forget to sign the guestbook!!

God Bless,

Lisa Smith
teammal717@gmail.com
 

Hello everyone!

Well, yesterday marked the 7th anniversary of Mallory’s 1st transplant, hard to believe it has been 7 years! Our prayers and thoughts are with the donor family as we know all too well how hard anniversary dates, holidays, birthdays, etc. are. I hope each person reading this is a donor, if not you really should reconsider and Save a Life! Because of someone else’s kindness we had a few more years with our girl, my goodness how I miss her!

We are now starting to plan the 3rd Annual Mallory’s Walk and the website is ready to take registrations for the walk! If you click on the icon in the upper left hand section of this page you will be directed to the form to fill out. After you have submitted the form you will receive a confirmation, if you do not get an email confirmation please let us know by sending us an email at teammal717@gmail.com, so we can research.

Here are a few details of the walk: Sunday, September 15th Northstar Church, Kennesaw GA. Registration will begin at 1:00, walk will be from 2:00 – 3:30. If you cannot attend the walk but would like to make a donation please send us an email and we will provide an address to send checks, (credit cards and cash are accepted also). The fee for the walk is $5.00 which includes a t-shirt designed for the walk.

Also, we are still looking for a few corporate sponsors!! $200.00 or more gets their name on the back of the walk t-shirt, please shoot us an email if you know of someone that might be interested.

We NEED walkers so PLEASE register soon!! Thanks for continuing to support TEAM MAL!!! If you have any questions please email us at teammal717@gmail.com

As always, we love to hear from you so please sign the guestbook.

Thanks everyone for your continued support!! Missing our girl!!

The Smiths

Hello everyone! I wanted to give everyone an update on our fundraisers, YTD raised $2,151.83

Zaxby’s near Kennestone $504.83, this included 10% of sales for the evening as well as a few individual donations, thanks Dustin, Ian and staff!

HOW (Helping One Woman) $335.00, March donations, thanks Lisa Kruger for making this happen!

JD’s BBQ $550.00, this included 20% of all sales for an entire day as well as a couple individual donations,
thanks Chip Allen and staff!

Premier Designs $201.00, Percentage of sales for the month of April from my daughter in law, thank you Angela!

Mary Kay $ 61.00, Percentage of sales from orders related to makeover night, thank you Paige Bulloch!

KSU Baseball Game $500.00, ticket sales, thanks to Caric Martin, KSU and Dogwood Golf Club and staff!

Thanks so much to everyone listed above and to all the people that come to support our fundraisers, we could not do this without you!!

All the donations above will be counted toward our total for the walk this year. The 3rd Annual Mallory’s Walk will be held on Sunday, September 15th, Northstar Church, Save the date!!

Another way you can help….I have entered a make over contest for Mary Kay. The first phase of the contest is the entries are voted on by the public, the top 250 will be the finalist and 50 will be chosen by a panel of judges to receive $5,000 donated to a charity of their choice. The voting has started and runs through 5/28 at noon, 5 votes per day per email address (use as many as you have) and only takes a couple of minutes! So, please check out this link and start voting today and everyday until the 28th! https://www.makeovercontestmarykay.com/en-us/participant/local/955ba891edc8a95ba28a49083f66962572000304/?contentBlocksnt=/common/gallery/local-gallery/?search=Lisa S

Thanks so much for checking on us. Still missing our girl every single day, it just hasn’t gotten any easier.

Lisa

I just wanted to let everyone know about a few fundraisers coming up in the new few weeks.

 · My daughter in law, Angela, is an Independent Distributor for Premier Designs jewelry and during the month of April she will donate 17% of her profits to Georgia Transplant Foundation Mallory Smith Legacy Scholarship Fund! So, if you live in our area and would like to place an order or want to host a show and earn yourself some free jewelry while supporting a great cause just email me and I will put you in touch with Angela.

· JD’s Barbecue in Acworth, 4424 S. Main Street Acworth GA, will have a Team Mal day! On Tuesday, April 30th JD’s will donate 20% of all sales to our cause, hours are 10:30am-9:00pm. Come on out anytime on this day, enjoy some great food and support Team Mal!

· On Saturday, May 11th at 2:00 Kennesaw State University baseball will host USC Upstate . Tickets to the event are $10.00 each which includes entry to the game, food and drinks and access to a suite! All food and drinks are being donated by Dogwood Golf Club! Please email me at teammal717@gmail to reserve your tickets!


So, as you can see we have quite a few opportunities for everyone to support Team Mal. If you have any questions about any of the events please email us at teammal717@gmail.com Thank you for your continued support as we share our girls story!
 

I have a lot to share so this update will be a long one!

We had our first fundraiser for Team Mal last month at Zaxby’s near Kennestone. With 10% of sales and donations we raised $504.83!! Great way to start the year and thanks so much to Zaxby’s and everyone that came out for supporting Team Mal.
KMHS recently had their Annual Cheerleading Banquet and presented their 3rd Annual Mallory Smith Cheerleading Scholarship. This years recipient is Nicki Bono, she and I are pictured below. Thanks so much to Coach Gilliam for continuing this scholarship in memory of our girl.
 

If you have a moment please check out this website, www.helpingonewoman.org, click on newsletter, Marietta Chapter. My church participates in this and I was chosen as the March recipient, I am humbly honored to accept. The event was held last night and donations were made totaling $335.00, all will be donated to the 3rd Annual Mallory’s Walk!! Thanks so much to the ladies that organized this and to all the individuals that attended!
Now on to April which happens to be Organ Donor Awareness month so we have a few things planned! First, my daughter in law, Angela, is an Independent Distributor for Premier Designs jewelry and during the month of April she will donate 17% of her profits to Georgia Transplant Foundation Mallory Smith Legacy Scholarship Fund! So, if you live in our area and want to host a show and earn yourself some free jewelry while supporting a great cause just email me and I will put you in touch with Angela. Secondly, JD’s BBQ in Acworth has agreed to do a fundraiser for Team Mal during the month of April, the date will be announced soon and I will post more details here as soon as I have them!
Thank you all for continuing to check our site and for supporting our efforts!! If you need to contact us our email address is teammal717@gmail.com. Also, if you wish to subscribe or unsubscribe to our updates just shoot us an email.
Missing my girl, ALWAYS. Have a blessed day! Lisa Smithh
 

Just wanted to remind everyone that tomorrow, February 7th is our 1st fundraiser of the year for Team Mal! Zaxby’s near Kennestone, 1347 Church Street Ext. NW, Marietta GA from 5 – 8 p.m. Zaxby’s will donate 10% of all sales to Georgia Transplant Foundation Mallory Smith Legacy Scholarship! If you live locally hope you will stop by, grab a bite to eat and hang out with Mike and me!!

Save the Date, Sunday September 15th, 3rd Annual Mallory’s Walk at Northstar Church in Kennesaw GA, more details in the coming months.

Have a blessed day.

Lisa

Speaking from the heart……..Two years ago…..

Two years ago today our whole world changed, the life we knew was gone, forever changed.  Two years ago we had to say good bye to our brown eyed girl, something no parent ever thinks they will have to do.  After all, they are supposed to say good bye to us, not us to them.  As I type this update the emotions of that day are right here right now, not any easier, still unbelievable.  How in the world is a parent suppose to go on without their child, it is difficult, so very difficult.  Yes, we know she is not in pain, yes we know she is in Heaven with GOD, and for that we are very thankful.  However, that does not take away how much we miss her, how much we long to hear her voice again, see her smile again.  That does not heal the huge hole in our hearts.  Yes, we do take comfort in knowing we will see her again one day…and oh my goodness what a glorious day that will be.  Getting through her birthday, the holidays (she loved the Holidays) is so incredibly hard, but looking at the calendar and realizing today is January 15^th puts this huge lump in my throat that just will not go away.   

Our plans for today will be very similar to what we did last year on this day….we will hand out socks to the kids at Egleston (lots of socks), we will eat at Friday’s and order her favorite entrée (Jack Daniel’s Chicken), we will take balloons and roses (red roses, her favorite) to the cemetery then we will watch one of her favorite movies, this year we will watch Grease.  We will be together and comfort each other and just pray that we get through the day as best we can.  I do know that Mallory would be so proud that we are sharing her story, that we are using her story to touch more lives and that we are carrying on HER legacy!  What can you do as a member of Team Mal?  You can stop what you are doing right now and pray for us…our family, just pray for strength for us; we need it every day but especially today.  I will go now, and leave you with one of my favorite verses and two of Mallory"s favorite: 

Isa 41:10: So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Two of Mallory’s favorite verses:

 Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

1 Corinthians 13:13

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

God Bless, Lisa aka Mallory’s momma!!

 If you have a moment, leave us a note in the guestbook to let us know you stopped by.

Hey everyone, Just wanted to take a moment and share a link to an article about the walk that is featured in Atlanta Cheer magazine.  Click on this link http://www.atlantacheer.com/issues/atlanta-cheer-november-december-2012.pdf, you can either search for “Mallory” or scroll to page 37 to read the article.  Thanks to Atlanta Cheer magazine’s Sebastian Cifuentes for running this article and to Jamie Parrish of GA Allstars for making it happen.  Also, thanks again for your prayers, support  and for helping make the 2^nd Annual Mallory’s Walk a huge success!

If you stop by please sign the guestbook to let us hear from you.  Thanks and God Bless!!  Mike and Lisa

Hello everyone! Our server that houses the website recently crashed on us and we lost a couple weeks of posts. Two of my journal entries, 9/12 and 9/17 are no longer in the journal. The entry on 9/12 was for Mallory’s birthday and the one on 9/17 marked the 5 year anniversary of Mallory’s 2nd transplant and to update the results of the walk. Also, if you signed the guestbook between 8/28 and 9/25 the entry was lost.

Here is a summary of September, which was a very difficult month. September 12th was Mallory’s birthday, she LOVED her birthday and we sure did miss celebrating with her! September 17th marked the 5 year anniversary of her 2nd transplant, which allowed us to have more time with our sweet girl. Extra prayers were said on this day as another family was dealing with a 5 year loss of their loved one.

As for the 2nd Annual Mallory’s Walk, it was a huge success!!! We probably had near 400 walkers and raised $22,221.08!! We have gotten additional donations in since the day of the walk so our total is now $22,681.08! Thanks so much to everyone that sponsored, attended and/or donated to the event!! If anyone wishes to donate it is NEVER too late, just shoot me an email and I will give you the details!

Thanks for reading and please leave us a note in the guest book to lets us know you stopped in! God Bless! Lisa

Hello everyone!  WOW, we are busy planning  3 fundraisers!!

Girl’s Fast pitch Softball tournament – Saturday August 11^th at Harrison High School, 4500 Due West Road, NW, Kennesaw GA from 9 am to 4 pm!  (Thanks Lindsey!)  ALL proceeds will be donated to GTF!

Dinner at Zaxby’s – Thursday, August 16^th at Zaxby’s near Kennestone Hospital, 1347 Church Street Ext., Marietta, GA from 5  pm to 8 pm. (Thanks Ian and Dustin!)  10% of ALL sales will be donated to GTF!

2^nd Annual Mallory’s Walk – RECAP:

Sunday, September 16^th at Northstar Church, 3413 Blue Springs Road, Kennesaw GA, Registration from 1 pm to 2 pm, walk from 2 pm to 3:30 pm.

We need walkers and donations!!  Registration fee is $5 and includes an event t-shirt. 

The website is now ready to take registrations for the walk, if you click on the icon in the upper left hand section of this page you will be directed to the form to fill out for the walk. After you have submitted the form you will receive a return email.  If you do not get an email confirmation please let us know by sending us an email to  teammal717@gmail.com.  Please register ASAP!

Shane’s BBQ will be donating boxed BBQ lunches for us to sell the day of the walk at 100% profit!! The plate will consist of BBQ pork, bread, chips and slaw or beans. The cost of the plate is $7.00 and MUST be preordered, If you decide to order a lunch (optional) it will be available for pickup the day of the walk from 10:30 – 1:30. Preorder information is available on the registration page mentioned above.

T-shirts and BBQ must be preordered!!!!

Also, we are still looking for a few corporate sponsors!! $200.00 or more gets their name on the back of the walk t-shirt!! At the moment we have 18 confirmed!

We NEED walkers so PLEASE register soon!! Thanks for continuing to support TEAM MAL!!!

If you are unable to attend any of the events above you can still help!!  Send a donation, just drop us an email and we will give you all the details on how to get your donation to us!! 

So, as you can see the next several weeks are busy!!!! We hope to hear from each of you on how you plan to help us make all of these events a HUGE success and make our girl proud!!

Hello everyone!

The website is now ready to take registrations for the walk, if you click on the icon in the upper left hand section of this page you will be directed to the form to fill out for the walk. After you have submitted the form you will receive a return email. If you do not get an email confirmation please let us know by sending us an email at teammal717@gmail.com

Here are a few details of the walk: Sunday, September 16th Northstar Church, Kennesaw GA. Registration will begin at 1:00, walk will be from 2:00 – 3:30. If you cannot attend the walk but would like to make a donation please send us an email and we will provide an address to send checks. You can also pay via credit card or cash.

Shane’s BBQ will be donating boxed BBQ lunches for us to sell the day of the walk at 100% profit!! The plate will consist of BBQ pork, bread, chips and slaw or beans. The cost of the plate is $7.00 and MUST be preordered, If you decide to order a lunch (optional) it will be available for pickup the day of the walk from 10:30 – 1:30. Preorder information is available on the registration page mentioned above. The fee for the walk is $5.00 and includes a t-shirt.

Also, we are still looking for a few corporate sponsors!! $200.00 or more gets their name on the back of the walk t-shirt!!

We NEED walkers so PLEASE register soon!! Thanks for continuing to support TEAM MAL!!!

For anyone that lives in the local area we have a fundraising night coming up hosted by Zaxbys! The event will be held on Thursday, August 16th at Zaxby’s located at 1347 Church Street Ext. Marietta GA. 10% of all sales from 5 – 8 p.m. will be donated to the walk!

Another event to be held at Harrison High School on Saturday August 11th from 9 – 4 is a Girl’s fast pitch softball tournament. All proceeds from this fun filled day will be donated to Mallory’s Walk as well! Thank you so much Lindsey Lewis for putting this event together!

So, as you can see the next several weeks are busy!!!! We hope to hear from each of you on how you plan to help us make all of these events a HUGE success!!

Thanks everyone for your continued support!! Missing our girl!!

The Smiths
Teammal717@gmail.com

We all are still struggling every day; the days are certainly not any easier that is for sure. I tried to sort through some of Mallory’s things in her room today and well I just could not do it, just way too hard. Mallory is still touching so many lives and we miss her so very much!!! So proud to be her momma!!!!

In case anyone is interested we are working on a few things to raise money for Mallory’s Scholarship. First of all, we have a new shipment of Team Mal shirts in, if you are interested in purchasing one please send me an email and we will work out the details, teammal717@gmail.com. Secondly, we are selling tickets to the KSU baseball game being played on May 19th at 1:00, tickets are $10.00 each and includes admission to the game and lunch. Please also send us an email if you are interested in attending or want to help sell tickets.

We are also working on the details for the 2nd Annual Mallory’s Walk which will be held at Northstar Church again this year. The date for the walk is September 16th; time will be announced later but will probably be around 2:00. We will be looking for Corporate Sponsors again this year as well as walkers to raise money and participate in the walk. Any suggestions please send us an email to teammal717@gmail.com.

Well, I believe that is it for now. Thanks so much for reading and please leave us a note in the guestbook!! Lisa and Mike

Well, Monday is November 28^th, last year on November 28^th Mallory was not feeling well.  I called the Liver team and was advised to take her to the ER at Emory.  We thought for sure this would be something minor….little did we know that we would never bring her home again.  This all still seems so unbelievable to us.  I cannot believe our girl is gone, just seems so unreal, still.    I had planned on making this a long entry….but I just cannot put into words all the emotions, so I will just leave it at this…..Mallory is missed every minute of every day, our lives will NEVER be the same.  The next few weeks and into January are going to be tough, SO tough.  Please if you think about it, pray for us….not just Mike and me, but all of us….Mallory’s family and Mallory’s friends as well.  Thank you for checking in and we appreciate your words and prayers.  Lisa