The $5 Slushie to Brick Challenge- Gift a Slushie
Okay… full honesty….Charlie can’t have slushies….but Momma can!
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This fundraiser would be the equivalent of 100,000 kind-hearted people saying, “I’ve got you, Momma,” with a $5 slushie.
Instead of slushies, the funds will go toward something even more important: a safe, accessible forever home for Charlie, his family, and to sustain his continued care. But the home comes first! We can do this! One brick at a time.
A home where:
- Charlie can safely receive his medical care without training in parkour
- His medical equipment fits without hanging it in hammocks from the ceiling
- His family can focus on caring for him instead of, y’know, living in a cardboard box.
It takes a village sometimes…and this family is bravely asking their village to show up.
All it takes is a stadium full of Taylor Swift fans gifting $5 over the next six months. Basically…one slushie each!
Can you hook Momma up with a slushie?
$5 doesn’t change a life by itself…but thousands of $5 gifts absolutely can! Takes about 10 seconds. No account changes required. You can also schedule a recurring slushie monthly…or even weekly.
All gifts go directly to support Charlie and his family. Always. (Though when they grow up they’d like to help others and donate to research…)
Don’t have Venmo but want to gift? You can also use:
If you don’t have a spare 5-spot right now, you can still help!
Please share, share, share.
Share with your daddy.
Share with your neighbor.
Share with your ex-wife.
Share with those aliens that abducted you last week.
Share with Taylor Swift.
Share with Ryan Reynolds (hi, Deadpool!).
Share with Wolverine (hi Hugh 👋).
Don’t share with Francis. He’s mean.
If some random guy can get $1,000,000 gifted to him by asking for beer money, surely many of you sweethearts can spare $5…not for beer, but for a forever home for Charlie and his family. (And if you read the article…yes, that incredible gentleman donated 99.9% of it to a children’s hospital. Absolute. Legend. Hats off to you, sir!)
I hate to beg. I really do. So please, please, please, please, on my hands and knees, don’t make me beg. (See what I did there? ;-))
We’re all mutants, according to our DNA. Join the rest of the mutants in keeping Charlie happy and healthy! Thank you in advance!!
You can also donate to our active GiveSendGo fundraiser. Funds from that go exclusively to the forever home for Charlie and his family. If you’d like to learn more about who, what, when, why, and where of that fundraiser, do the ever-popular-thing and click here. If you really don’t care about the w’s but still want to donate, please check out the family’s GiveSendGo.
You can also learn more about Charlie and his family by clicking here.
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Fundraising Updates!
Unlike many charities or other fundraisers, we’re going to update…right here… everything that’s going on so you can follow along and see how your help is being utilized.
December 29, 2025- We’re launching the GiveSendGo on Tuesday, January 6,2026. We hope to see you there! We’re also almost finished with the first book, Charlie and His Secret Wish on a Star…and…the second book, Charlie and His Tasty Wish on a Coin, is underway! This is an exciting time!
January 6, 2026- The GiveSendGo is LIVE! Annnnnnnd we’re off to the races, folks!
February 13, 2026- I did it! I did it! I’m a published author! Charlie and His Secret Wish on a Star is available on Amazon through this website and IngramSpark. This is the first book in the Charlie book series. It was a family collaboration with two of my three daughters illustrating it. I’ve finished the first draft of the second book, Charlie and his Tasty Wish on a Birthday Candle. As soon as that’s ready I’ll update here. In the meantime, I’ve also finished the first draft of my Young Adult novel, Sylas Sam and the Tree of Souls.