August 1, 2010
Thanks to your votes, LiveLovely has rolled over for voting in the Pepsi Refresh Contest for the month of August! Please continue voting every day this month and help us reach top 10 and win $25,000 for research for the AYA Survival Gap! CLICK HERE and go vote, now!
August 1, 2010
In honor of our founder, Charlie Lovely, Urgent Care Northwest in Jasper, AL, where Charlie was diagnosed, is providing free pre-season physicals for high school athletes. Urgent Care has already provided close to 400 free physicals this year for students at schools in Walker County and the surrounding areas. For location and phone number CLICK HERE.
August 1, 2010
LiveLovely board members, Dr. Tim Lovely and Dr. Perry Lovely, met Milagritos, a 14 year old girl with ovarian cancer, on a mission trip in Peru. Your donations have helped The LiveLovely Foundation provide Milagritos with $1,000 to help cover the expenses of treatment as well as a care package including a Spanish Bible and a journal. To learn more about Milagritos and follow her progress, CLICK HERE.
Pictured Below: Milagritos and her big sister.
July 17-18, 2010
LiveLovely is proud to announce their partnership with Playing By Air, an innovative show that fuses together music, circus and theatre to raise awareness for cancer. Their next shows are Saturday, July 17th from 7:00 to 8:00 and Sunday, July 18th from 2:00 to 3:00 at the Nashville's Children Theatre. LiveLovely as well as other participating organizations will be available before and after the shows in the lobby with information about their missions and what you can do to help make a difference! Check out Playing By Air and get more information at: http://playingbyaircares.com/.
July 16, 2010
LiveLovely Director, Laken Lovely, filmed a short commercial about LiveLovely and Through Charlie's Eyes for Mutual of Omaha's Aha Moment tour. Our story was one of the three featured stories filmed in Lexington, KY in the Aha Moment Tour Blog. CLICK HERE to watch our commercial! Voting begins soon, the aha moments with the most votes will air on national television through out 2011!
July 2, 2010
LiveLovely is proud to announce their membership in the LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance, a branch of the Lance Armstrong Foundation! CLICK HERE for more information on the alliance and stay tuned to learn more about exciting new information and updates from the alliance!
July 1, 2010
LiveLovely made it in the top 100 in the month of june for the Pepsi Refresh Everything contest! This means that LiveLovely's idea for a $25,000 grant for research for AYA specific clinical trials rolls over to the month of July. So, please go vote for us today and EVERYDAY in the month of July. The top 10 ideas for $25,000 receive funding. GO VOTE!
June 24, 2010
A group of Charlie's friends headed up by LiveLovely junior board member, Julianna Hallman, were on Rick and Bubba on Thursday June, 24 promoting LiveLovely and raising awareness for our cause! We are so proud of them! CLICK HERE to listen and watch them at the Rick and Bubba studio (they get on around 2:20:00). CLICK HERE to vote for us to win a $25,000 grant from Pepsi in their Refresh Everything contest!
Pictured Below: Some of Charlie's friends at Rick and Bubba's studio, this picture was also Rick and Bubba's photo of the day!
June 18, 2010
LiveLovely particpiated in the Relay for Life in Nashville, TN at LP Field on Friday, June 18th from 6:00PM to 6:00AM. CLICK HERE to join or donate to our team. Although the Relay is over, donations through teams are still being accepted! So far, this Relay has raised over $70,000 for the American Cancer Society! Just click on the link above to help increase that number!
Pictured Below: The LiveLovely Team
June 1, 2010
We are officially in the running for a grant from Pepsi in their Refresh Everything online contest! We need your help to win a $25,000 grant from Pepsi which would allow The LiveLovely Foundation to give The Charlie Lovely Research Grant, which will go towards new clinical trials for AYA's and could significantly reduce AYA cancer related deaths. Vote Now and EVERYDAY, at refresheverything.com/ayasurvivalgap!
April 22, 2010
Laken Lovely has submitted her Mutual of Omaha's "AHA Moment" and it has been accepted!!! Help us raise awareness for The LiveLovely Foundation by clicking here to post your comment and read all about Laken's "AHA Moment."
April 17, 2010
Through Charlie's Eyes was a part of the Southern Writer's Festival on Saturday, April 17th. The festival was held at Barnes and Noble Booksellers on Summit Boulevard in Birmingham, AL. Check out what our publisher has to say about the event as well!
March 29, 2010
Thanks to everyone at Daytime Alabama!
March 1, 2010
The Brickstreet Journal at the University of Montevallo ran a feature on Through Charlie's Eyes and Charlie's sister in the Mass Communication section on page 32. CLICK HERE to see it!
February 27, 2010
Books A Million in Bel-Air Mall in Mobile, AL hosted a signing for Through Charlie's Eyes on Saturday, February 27th. Thank you to everyone who came out, you made this signing a success!
Pictured Below: Family and friends of Charlie at Books A Million!
February 21, 2010
Charlie's sister, Laken, spoke at First United Methodist Church of Hueytown on Sunday, February 21st. Thank you to everyone at the church for being so gracious, and welcoming of the message of The LiveLovely Foundation! Lost & Found was the musical focus of the evening, and blessed our message with beautiful music.
Pictured Below: Lost & Found and Laken Lovely at Hueytown FUMC.
February, 12, 2010
Joseph Beth in Lexington, Kentucky hosted a book signing for Through Charlie's Eyes on Friday, February 12th at 7:00 PM. Everything went great! if you didn't have a chance to come out, here are some pictures from the event!
January 27, 2010
Laken Lovely spoke at the career fair in Jasper, Alabama on Wednesday, January 27th. The career fair was attended by fifth and eighth grade students in the area and Laken spoke to them about the positive message of faith and resilience that Charlie hoped to encourage through his story and the LiveLovely Foundation.
To read an article about this event CLICK HERE or CLICK HERE!
December 31, 2009
Charlie and his book, Through Charlie's Eyes, were mentioned in an article titled "Remembering Lives Lost in the Past Year" in the Daily Mountain Eagle. CLICK HERE to read the article.
December 19, 2009
Books A Million in Jacksonville, FL hosted a book signing for Through Charlie's Eyes from 2:00 to 6:00 PM. We're very excited to be spreading Charlie's messages to so many different areas, more news coming soon!
Pictured below: Through Charlie's Eyes display in Jacksonville, Fl Books A Million
December 11, 2009
Charlie's Curry High School basketball jersey was retired at the Walker vs. Curry boys varsity game on Friday, December 11 at Curry High School. Pictured below (from left to right): (speaking) Curry High School varsity boys basketball coach, Coach Henderson and the family of Charlie Lovely.
Pictured below: Charlie Lovely's Curry High School Basketball Jersey.
December 10, 2009
Laken Lovely spoke to students at Wallace State in Hanceville, AL about the LiveLovely Foundation and the story behind Charlie's mission. We hope to participate in more speaking engagements soon to bring awareness to the foundation and our mission!
December 4, 2009
Edie Hand and Laken Lovely will be at Waldenbooks for one last book signing. They will have copies of Through Charlie's Eyes and Edie's Ride Series books. Laken and Edie both lost brothers at young ages and both fulfilled promises to their brothers to tell their stories in their books. Come out to the Waldenbooks in the Jasper Mall from 4:00 to 5:30 and support Edie, Laken, and Waldenbooks.
Pictured above: Laken and Edie with the Through Charlie's Eyes book display in Waldenbooks in the Jasper Mall. To learn more about Edie and her Ride novellas visit her website: www.ediehand.com
November 22, 2009
To view another article about The Charlie Lovely classic go to this link: http://www.charity-charities.org/news.php?artid=199240
November 22, 2009
The Daily Mountain Eagle featured an article about The Charlie Lovely Classic and the amazing win for Coach Burns and The Dora Bulldogs. To read the article go to this link: http://www.mountaineagle.com/index.cfm?event=news.view&id=1AAECF38-19B9-E2F5-46396AB0C9B09270
November 21, 2009
The LiveLovely Foundation is pleased to announce that The Charlie Lovely Classic was a huge success! We are so thankful to all those who came out to support Charlie, the foundation, and our coach, Heath Burns. We hope to start a grant for cancer research with the money raised! To view a news story about the classic go to the following link: http://www.cbs42.com/content/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoid=14446@wiat.dayport.com&navCatId=10
Pictured above at the LiveLovely merchandise stand at The Charlie Lovely Classic (From left to right): Julianna Hallman, Sarah Ferguson, Blake Lovely, Chris Hurst, and Laken Lovely
November 21, 2009
Our hometown newspaper, The Daily Mountain Eagle, featured an article about The Charlie Lovely Classic on Friday. To view the article go to the following link: http://www.mountaineagle.com/index.cfm?event=news.view&id=10449ED8-19B9-E2F5-465471A066E2CF51
November 21, 2009
The Charlie Lovely Classic hosted by Heath Burns, head coach of the Dora Bulldogs, will be held at Dora High School. The classic will go on all day and eight of the best high school basketball teams will be competing for the title. LiveLovely merchandise as well as copies of Through Charlie's Eyes will be available for purchase. All proceeds from ticket sales and merchandise will be donated to LiveLovely.
November 15, 2009
The Barnes and Noble in Brentwood, TN is hosting a book signing for Through Charlie's Eyes. The signing will take place between 2:00 and 4:00.
We were excited to see the people who showed up because they were touched by Charlie's story, it warms our hearts to be able to share him with the all of you.
Pictured above: Laken Lovely at Barnes and Noble, Brentwood Book Signing
November 11, 2009
Laken Lovely is interviewed on "More at Midday." Click on this link to view the interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tb5g2UcHqw&feature=channel
November 6, 2009
Laken Lovely is interviewed on "Better Nashville." Click on this link to view the interview: http://www.wsmv.com/video/21543443/index.html
November 2, 2009
Through Charlie's Eyes book launch news is featured on Ambassador International's website. Check it out by clicking on this link: http://www.ambassador-international.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=56
October 30, 2009
Through Charlie's Eyes is featured on the front page of Charlie's hometown newspaper, The Daily Mountain Eagle. Click this link to read the article: http://www.mountaineagle.com/index.cfm?event=news.view&id=A42E5AB6-19B9-E2F5-46477F4E169B281F
October 30, 2009
Through Charlie's Eyes is released! Through Charlie's Eyes book launch at Waldenbooks in the Jasper Mall. Come join us to celebrate Charlie's birthday and the release of Through Charlie's Eyes! Laken signed books and the event was finished off by a balloon release.
October 28, 2009
Laken Lovely meets with Amici Jr members at Maddox Middle School. Amici donated proceeds from their fundraisers over the previous year to LiveLovely. Laken met with them to talk about the foundation and express her gratitude to the young people who are taking action to make a difference. Check out the story on Maddox's website: http://mms.jasper.k12.al.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=259&Itemid=45
October 10, 2009
The Through Charlie's Eyes trailer is featured on Ambassador International's website. Click this link to check it out: http://www.ambassador-international.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=56
October 10, 2009
Through Charlie's Eyes is the featured product on Ambassador International's website. Click this link to check it out: www.ambassador-international.com
October 10, 2009
Through Charlie's Eyes is available for pre-order at www.emeraldhouse.com and on www.amazon.com! A portion of proceeds will be donated to the LiveLovely Foundation. Also, check out the book trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkzoiTZJavk!
September 12, 2009
The LiveLovely Foundation is proud to be a part of Janelle Arnold and Lindsay Frail's most recent project. LiveLovely supports Leaping Into Faith, what would happen if you gave yourself 31 days to achieve some lifelong dream or goal? Leaping into Faith combines two things that our founder, Charlie, always stood for, achieving your dreams and honoring Jesus Christ. Join us and leap into faith, e-mail us at charlie@livelovely.org and tell us what you would do with your 31 days! We invite you to come to the premiere of the riveting documentary by Janelle Arnold of the first 31 days project, you don't want to miss this! The premiere will be at The Belcourt Theatre on September 12, 2009 at 12:30 PM. Join the Leaping into Faith movement, and start living your dreams!
April 25th, 2009
The Charlie Lovely Ping Pong Memorial in the Children's Harbor at Children's Hospital in Birmingham has arrived! Check back soon for more pictures!
Pictured Below: (From Left to RIght) Laken Lovely (Director of LiveLovely), Darby Calhoun (Children's Harbor Represenative), and Blake Lovely (Treasurer of LiveLovely)
February 26th, 2009
February 21st, 2009
Coach Heath Burns and Dora High School basketball team dedicate themselves to Charlie Lovely as they enter into the 4A State Final four in Birmingham, AL. Watch news story here: http://www.cbs42.com/sports/default.aspx?articleID=10743
January 11th, 2009
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January 2, 2009
Unfortunately Charlie Lovely lost his battle with leukemia on January 1st 2009. Charlie had unwavering strength, and character throughout his diagnosis, and treatment of the disease that took his life too soon. We have dedicated ourselves to this organization and pledge to Charlie that the foundation he founded will always serve the will of the families dealing with this terrible disease.
Check back often to livelovely.org.
Exciting events and fundraisers are just around the corner.... Stay Tuned!
