BBMS Happy Children Memorial Fund

Our goals are simple. We want to give individuals rebuilding their lives that have been affected by domestic violence, families who are living in sobriety, hope, in the face of hopelessness. Believe in themselves, when others around them are waiting for them to fail. Encouragement to succeed by showing them what life looks like once the storm has passed. We will be there to give them a hand-up, not a handout. Often organizations are there for a moment. BBMS is there for the long haul because we understand how devastating failure feels, what it looks like, and the pain it leaves behind.
We also reach out to our local churches and community for help. This creates "The village" that is there to help those who need us the most.

Our strategies consist of strategic marketing campaigns and creative fundraising events.
We partner with Code 7 Ministries (a local nonprofit) that provides food to needy families in the Antelope Valley, Lakes, and Valleys areas on an ongoing basis.
We reach out to local churches, businesses, and other local organizations to find families who need our assistance. Our rules are simple: Any family that we help has to be committed to living in sobriety.
In any one year, we create at least 4 major fundraising activities, and thanks to social media, and the wide variety of platforms available to us, we have been able to grow our audience, and therefore increase our fundraising goals.

We have already taken steps in meeting our goals by employing someone who has over 30 years of marketing and social outreach experience. We would also consider ourselves a "Solid asset" within our local and surrounding communities, as we are a part of a family-owned business that has served our catchment area for 15+ years. This helps to build trust when fundraising.
Not only that, but due to the fact, that we have personally and tragically experienced the immediate effect of addiction, we approach our mission from a very personal standpoint. Our daughter lost her life because of her addiction, and we now raise our autistic grandson in her absence. We understand the absolute pain that these families are choosing to avoid because of their sobriety, and we want to celebrate their success and achievements in any way we can; this truly drives us.

BBMS was founded on October 6, 2018. We raised $1800.00 with a Facebook fundraiser and private donations. In the same year, we helped 2 families. We continued our fundraising efforts and in 2019 we were able to help 4 families. Since employing our marketing strategist, we have grown awareness and contributions dramatically. In 2021, we raised in excess of $7,900 and accepted so many wonderful donations of toiletries, clothing, food, toys, and gift cards, we were able to help 11 families. Our goals have now increased for 2022, and we will be able to help even more families living in sobriety.