"Pray for my friend Bennett Bacon": A Zaarly with a Heart
On November 28, 2011, Bennett Bacon, a Tybee Island, GA native, was in a life threatening snowboarding accident in Breckenridge, CO. When the ski patrol found him he was without pulse and airlifted to the nearest trauma center. The doctors confirmed he had two broken femurs, a lacerated liver and kidney, massive internal bleeding, and copious blood loss. It did not look good.
Every time my phone rang for the next several days, my heart stopped. Racing through emotions of fear, panic, sadness, and hope, I felt helpless like many of his other friends. What could we do? Just pray. Send him as many positive and hopeful thoughts as possible. That's where Zaarly came into the mix. Why not ask the thousands of Zaarly users to pray for Bennett as well? Thus, the "Pray for my friend Bennett Bacon" Zaarly request was conceived. For every response and positive thought send to Bennett through Zaarly, I pledged to donate $5 to his family to help them get through this monumental battle.
While the response was amazing, the most touching aspect of all was that, of the 30 people to wish Bennett and his family well, not a single person actually knew him. To that, I speak for his family in saying we are all eternally grateful. It has been two productive weeks now but the battle has just begun. Please continue to pray for Bennett Bacon, his family, and his recovery. To stay updated on his status and other ways to help, visit Bring the Bacon Home for Bennett. Below you can see the inundation of responses from the Zaarly family. I love you guys! Just another reason Zaarly rocks!