06/24/2024
Hi, im Faith from Faiths Heavenly Lemonade stand. I wanted to tell you about The Telephone to Heaven. It's honestly is really special to me, and I'm super excited to share it with you. I came up with it because I miss my uncle David so much. He was like my best friend, and he always made me laugh and feel loved. When he passed away, I felt really sad and had so many things I wanted to tell him. A week before he passed away I remember telling him. I want to be a lawyer and go to Yale. I remember he looked at me and said I don't doubt for a second you will go and when you get there you better call me and you better not have a boyfriend. It made me laugh so much. That's how we always joked around. A week later he crashed on his motorcycle. I realized then I wouldn't get to make that phone call. I host a lot of Lemonade stands to help people in need like barring loved ones moms dads sons and daughters and babies and I know how much it hurted them. So I came up with the idea is to have a place where people can go and use a phone to 'call' their loved ones who have passed away. It's like a pretend call, but it helps a lot to say the things you want to say. Like, I tell my uncle about my school, my friends, and all the things I'm doing that I wish he could see. It's like he's still a part of my life, even though he's not here anymore. I remember when I was little, he used to pick up a toy phone and pretend to talk to me, saying silly things that made me giggle. After he was gone, I really missed those moments. So, I thought, why not create a real place where people can do the same thing? It's a way to feel close to the ones we love and to keep their memory alive. I know some cool things that happened since he left that made me want to pick up the phone and call him and i knkw im not the only one that feels thouse things. The Telephone to Heaven is a bench with a phone where people can go and have a private moment to talk to their loved ones. They can share their feelings, their achievements, or just say things they never got the chance to. It's a safe place to let out all the emotions and find some comfort. I can't wait till the day i say hey uncle David I graduated high school, hey uncle David I got accepted into college, hey uncle David I found a really nice boy, hey uncle David I'm getting married and everything else that comes after. 💚
I hope this project will bring comfort and a sense of peace to many, just like it has done for me. I hope it can help others feel connected to their loved ones too.
