Our 2021 Toy Drive is officially underway! With over 50 drop-off locations (see below) we are poised to make this our biggest year yet. If you can’t make it to any of the locations but still wish to contribute we have made it as easy as a tap on your screen or a click of the mouse.
Follow this link (2021 Toy Drive Wishlist Link ) to our 2021 Toy Drive Amazon wish list and pick a toy/teen gift you wish you purchase for the drive. The gift you purchase will be automatically sent to us! It’s that easy. Please help us help those who are less fortunate this holiday season. We can make the holidays a little brighter, one Rees’ piece at a time…
2021 Drop Off Locations
All 12 Saf-T-Swim locations
All 7 Maloney Funeral Home locations
All 4 Branches of the Smithtown Library
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The ReesSpecht Life foundation is looking for businesses located on Long Island that would be interested in being a dropoff location for our annual toy drive this year. If you, or someone you know owns a business that might be interested please email us at info@reesspechtlife.com
… Read MoreReesSpecht Life is proud to announce that we are booking school shows (and other institutions) for this summer and next school year (2015-2016).
If you are interested in having Rich come and share our message of kindness and how a change in our perspectives can make the world a better place, contact the foundation at info@reesspechtlife.com or call 631-353-9924.
Dates are filling up fast!
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The finality of death is never really truly comprehended until you face it and stare down its gaping maw. When I peer down the abyss I see that my little boy is gone forever from the mortal plane and will never, ever grace me with his physical presence ever again. When I look around my home I see constant reminders of the life he lived for those brief 22 months. I moved the couch the other day only to find one of his little cars that he no doubt left behind to pursue some other grand adventure and never, ever will play with again. When I found it my initial reaction was to leave it there as it was something that connected him to me. I did not want to “clean it up” as that symbolically would mean I am removing him even more from my world. As time passes, … Read More
Over the past couple of months one of the most frequent questions I have been asked is “What can I do to help?”. Well the answer is simple: Pay it forward. We have been sending out ReesSpecht Life cards all over the country (and internationally too) – with the hope that each card represents a reminder to people who recieved a random act of kindness to pay it forward themselves. In order for this to work people need to believe in the power of paying it forward and the chain reaction it can create.
Unfortunately, a chain is only as strong as it weakest link, and there are many cases where the card is passed on, but the chain is broken – and that is ok. The act of kindness is what matters. Don’t be discouraged if the card ends up in the trash if you pass it along, because … Read More
Today ReesSpecht life had the opportunity to pay it forward to a kindred spirit. I have been following the blog of Kate Leong (www.kateleong.com) and her incredible story for a couple of weeks now. Sadly, her Son Gavin passed away from an as yet unidentified affliction that he bravely fought through for 5 and 1/2 years. Kate’s story is a sad one, yet it is also one of strength and hope. Kate represents the best that we have to offer – and she gave it her all in trying to find a way to make Gavin’s life here special. She recently started a trust called “Gavin’s Trust” and they have raised over $13,000.00 in the past 24 hours. The trust is intended to provide needed materials to help children serviced by the Chester County Intermediate Unit in their Pre-School Multiple Disabilities programs. Kate herself acknowledged that she does … Read More