"Living The Dream at the Hurley Pro Surfing Event"

Come down and join Living The Dream at Lower Trestles in CA Sept 13th - 19th at the Hurley Pro Surf Competition... We will be there to House Our :LTD)( Family...
We're Honored to be a part of this Great Hurley Event!!
click link below 4 more info:
http://www.hurley.com/hurleypro/

Thank You Hurley!!! :-)

Scottie:LTD)(
Hurley
"LIVING THE DREAM"

"Please go watch the Warped Tour 09 Movie"

"Warped Tour 09 Movie showing Sept. 17th"

This is a Must See Event!!! The Warped Tour was So Amazing to Our :LTD)( Children throughout the Country; This Movie showcases the Fun that We All got to Experience 1st Hand...

Thank You Warped Tour!!

Scottie:LTD)(

Hurley

"LIVING THE DREAM"

click link below for more info:

http://www.warpedtour.com/warpedtour/anniversary.asp

"Shoot for the Cure this Saturday August 29th"

This Event is to raise money to help Children with Cancer.

Living The Dream, CHOC, The Anaheim Ducks, Chick-fil-a, Reebok and several other generous sponsors are all getting together this Saturday, August 29th in Huntington Beach CA to raise money to help Children with Cancer... If you're interested in joining :LTD)( at this special event, please click link below to learn more and sign up:
http://www.shoot4thecure.com/
Hope to see You there!! :-)

Scottie:LTD)(
Hurley
"LIVING THE DREAM"

"2nd Annual :LTD)( CHOC Walk at Disneyland"

Please click link below to sign up for Our 2nd Annual Living The Dream Team CHOC Walk in the Park:

http://www.chocwalk.org/

Please join Us and the 15,000 other Special People that come out to Walk for, and in Honor of Our CHOC Children... This Walk is a BLAST!!!!

Love and Respect...

Scottie:LTD)(

Hurley

"LIVING THE DREAM"

"Warped Tour Date with Robert"

Below written by Robert:


My :LTD)( day at warped tour was absolutely amazing! I met so many amazing people and went backstage to see all the bands all because of Scottie and the whole :LTD)( family. I want to help Scottie out someday so I can make a kid feel how special and lucky they are. Thank you so much for the tickets and amazing time. I will remember warped tour all because of the :LTD)( Foundation.
~Robert




The Ram Family were PERFECT!!! I just fell in Love with Every Single One of Them!!! Robert is a CHAMPION that was dealt a Devastating Blow, but has Definitely come out on Top... Robert had Cancer in His leg and had 15 surgeries to try and save His leg, but they were unsuccessful... I'm not even going to write "unfortunately", because Robert's Life has if anything only gotten better... This is a Strong Young Boy/Man that You will here alot about... We're Honored to have Robert and His Family's Values a part of Our :LTD)( Family... We Are All In This Together!!! All of US!!!!! I'm So Proud of Robert and His Family; Their attitudes and Courage throughout All that's happened, is Truly Amazing!!! Robert was accompanied by His Sister Lauren, Mom Liia and Dad Ravi... We were All inseparable the Whole Day, running from one stage to the other, only stopping to eat and for restroom breaks... This was a Great Conclusion to an Amazing Summer with So Many Amazing Living The Dream Kids... I Can't Wait to do it All again next year!!!
Thank You to the Ram Family for making Me a Better Man...
I'm So Blessed to know All of them...
Love You All...xo

Ps. I Love how Robert sports shorts with His leg; He's doing it All Right and Living The Dream!!! :-)

Scottie:LTD)(
Hurley
"LIVING THE DREAM"

"Warped Tour with the Twins Lizzi and Alec"

Alec and Lizzi are Twins that were both born with Cystic Fibrosis. Their Warped Tour story was a Fun one for not only Living The Dream, but for the Girls and their Mom. Shortly after Lizzi wrote in and won this Living The Dream Day at Warped 09, She also got notice from Warped tour from another submission that she applied for, that her request was excepted to travel with, follow the Warped Tour and make her documentary about the Tour for her school project. This was a Very Exciting Summer for these two Girls!! About midway through the tour, I found out that they were eating raviolis and spaghettios only, so I put a stop to that and offered to pay for their meals with catering for the rest of the tour; eating well is a very important tool in staying healthy and Living The Dream… All that being said, when the Twins day arrived, the Girls still wanted their Dream Day with :LTD)(, and so we gave it to them and had a Blast!! :-) I’m So Happy we got to meet these two Beautiful Girls and be a little part of their Super Fun Summer…
We’re Family for Life Now…xo

Scottie:LTD)(
Hurley
“LIVING THE DREAM”

"Liz at the Blink 182 Friends & Family Only show"

Liz flew to CA from PA for the Friends & Family Only Blink 182 show...

Below written by Kacie:LTD)(

It’s one thing to make someone’s day. It’s another thing to make someone’s week, month, or even year. And on rare occasions, you get the opportunity to make someone’s life. When Scottie received a phone call that he could bring a Living The Dream child to a private Friends & Family Only Blink 182 Show at the Forum in Los Angeles, he knew this was an opportunity to make someone’s life. The first person who came to his mind was Liz. She’s 20 years old and has Cystic Fibrosis. Liz prides herself on being Blink 182’s biggest fan. She has an entire wall covered in her room from top to bottom with dozens of pictures and magazine articles about the band. She owns every CD and knows every song. He called her to share the good news and she could hardly believe what he was saying. That same night she booked a plane ticket to come out to California for the concert. She said that flying from her home state Pennsylvania to California was the longest plane ride of her life; she knew she was about to have her dream come true. I attended the concert with Scottie and Liz and I had never seen anyone’s face glow like hers. Our hearts smiled when she looked at us and said, “This was the best night of my life.” That evening, Living The Dream was able to make someone’s life. To be able to experience that special moment with her made my life too. It was a night we will both remember for the rest of our lives… That night we were Living The Dream!

~Kacie

“We make dreams come true for children with life-threatening afflictions while instilling a positive message of truly Living The Dream everyday to enrich their lives.”

Scottie:LTD)(

Hurley

"LIVING THE DREAM"

"Warped Tour Date with Patrick and Sam"

Below written by Patrick:

Hey Scottie!

Dude... today was sick! Thank you so much for hooking all of that up. It was seriously a lifetime experience today. I've been to some pretty gnarly concerts, but today was hands down the craziest and most fun out of them all. Getting to meet the band members, chill backstage and hang with you was so awesome! Also thanks for hooking Sam up too. She had a blast!

Thanks for all you do bro!

Love Always,

Patrick



Patrick has been a Special Friend and part of the :LTD)( Family for 2 years now. Patrick was ran over by a car and paralyzed when he was about a year and a half old; he's a Warrior in Life that has made the most out of his disabling situation… Patrick is an Ambassador for our friends the Life Rolls On Foundation and helps others whenever he can; that's Awesome…

Patrick was joined by His Loving Sister Sam for this Fun Day at the Warped Tour; We had a Blast together and laughed all day… It’s an Honor for Me to call Patrick Brother and Sam Sister. I’m Inspired and taught new things every time I’m around Patrick. I learned that I can’t leave him unattended in the restroom for too long… After Patrick was done doing his business, he physically couldn’t get out of the restroom when He was done! He had to call my cell phone for HELP...haha...Oops...Sorry Buddy!!!! Now I know, lesson learned... :-)
Love You Little Brother…
Thank You for Enriching My Life Patrick…

Scottie:LTD)(
Hurley
“LIVING THE DREAM”

"Kalie and Scottie United to Help Others"

This is a Loving Story that goes back many years before Kalie was born...
Donald Martin (Marty) Garness and Scottie Somers had grown up together from childhood on thru High School and beyond. As Children, Marty knew that Scottie was a little different and was living his life with the terminal disease Cystic Fibrosis. Scottie had CF, but didn't ever act as if he had any disease at all to those around him. It was for this reason that when Marty and Karen (Kalie's Mother) found out they were going to have a Baby Girl, they wanted to name her after their good friend Scottie in Honoring His Life. Scottie actually has had 2 Children named after him, the other is Hunter Scott Gibson, Son of Eric and Courtney Gibson. These 2 Gifts of Love have been Priceless Presents that have left Scottie speechless; He's Very Honored to share names with both Kalie and Hunter. Later, shortly after Kalie's birth, Marty unfortunately was diagnosed with Brain Cancer. Marty had fought this ruthless disease for several years, sometimes seeming as if he was beating it, but in the end, it took His Life...
Many years later after Kalie has grown up, Kalie recently came to Scottie at the Hurley US Open of Surfing Event, to Unite from there on out to help others in Loving Memory of her Daddy, Donald Martin Garness. Scottie has lost a lot of good friends during his journey, Marty being one of them. Scottie carry’s Marty and all the rest of his deceased Loved Ones at the forefront of his being in his journey’s to help terminal Children continue Living The Dream every day regardless of their current conditions.
It was an Amazing Gift of Love after all these years that Kalie came to Scottie saying this, "I wanted to let you know that I think what you're doing with :LTD)( and everything, is amazing. If you ever have any volunteer work I can help with, anything at all, I would love to get involved."
Thank You for being selfless Kalie…
I Will Protect You Always… You're a Living Angel to Me Sweetheart...xo
I Love You Kalie Somers Garness!!!

Scottie:LTD)(
Hurley
"LIVING THE DREAM"

"Tribute Video of Brother Allen Shellenberger"

please click link below to watch this Beautiful Video of Allen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujxrE1IReqQ

We Love and Miss You Brother...xo

Scottie:LTD)(
Hurley
"LIVING THE DREAM"

“Living The Dream at Hurley US Open Surfing Event”

Thank You Hurley for giving Living The Dream the stage to bring awareness to an upcoming CHOC Walk at Disneyland, providing a space for Be The Match Bone Marrow Registry and for the wheelchair access ramp and stage setting for Our Terminal and wheelchair Family and Friends…
This was a Super Fun 4 Days that United to help Children and Young Adults… We Registered 90 New possible Bone Marrow Donors on site; if we can Save 1 Precious Life, it’ll be Amazing!!! Thank You Hurley for allowing :LTD)( the space to Help Our Family….
Forever in Debt and Thankful to Hurley!!!

Scottie:LTD)(
Hurley
“LIVING THE DREAM”

*****Lit and Stryker join Living The Dream at CHOC Children's*****

This was an Amazing Day and one of the last Gifts Allen was able to share... Even in the end, Allen was Selfless & Giving to the Children...

***check out video link below of Event, it'll Stoke You:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=41613675

R.I.P. Brother Allen.....xo
We Love You and You Will Be Greatly Missed!!!

Scottie:LTD)(
Hurley
"LIVING THE DREAM"

"Warped Tour Date with the Bookers---Meet Kaiya"

Below written by Kacie:

This weekend was one of the most magical weekends in my life. I got the opportunity to take the Booker’s, one of Living The Dreams favorite families, out for a full day of rock star treatment. Their day included meeting all their favorite bands, going backstage, going onstage, and walking out with bags and bags of Warped Tour merch donated by all the great people working on the tour. Although they insisted that Living The Dream and Warped Tour gave them a day they will remember for the rest of their lives, little did they know that THEY had changed all of our lives as well. It wasn’t long before Kaiya’s big blue eyes won over the crowd. In just the short time we were all able to spend together, Sarah (4Fini) said, today the Booker’s family just got a lot bigger. Special Ops Joe said Kaiya had changed his life. Special Ops Lauren and Michael are already counting the days to Warped Tour Utah next year when they get to see Kaiya again. An overwhelming sense of love surrounded each and every person in such a way words cannot describe. All of us wished we could make that day last forever. When it came time to say goodbye, tears filled the eyes of each and every person Kaiya had met. All of us had been so inspired by this tiny angel who always had a smile on her face, who laughed all day, and who handed out an endless supply of hugs and kisses to everyone she met. Kaiya taught us all what it’s like to truly be Living The Dream, and for that, we are forever grateful. Thank you Kaiya for shining your beautiful spirit into our lives and lighting up our hearts. I love you K-bug.

~Kacie

This was a Dream Day that :LTD)( was looking forward to All Warped Tour Long… Kaiya aka K-Bug has been in the Living The Dream Family for about 2 years now… The moment I came into Her website, I instantly fell in Love with K-Bug, Shalee and Dustin Booker; they’ve been Family ever-since… We were Excited to Surprise them with a Fun Living The Dream Day at the Warped Tour in UT… Kaiya Loves music, She listens and helps Her Daddy play His guitar (So Cute!)…
If you want to Enrich Your Life, You’ll definitely want to invite the Booker's into it; I did, and it’s been up-hill ever since… The Booker's have a saying “No Bad Days!” That’s a pretty good saying if you ask me… :-)
We Love You Kaiya, Sis Shalee and Brother D…

Scottie:LTD)(
Hurley
“LIVING THE DREAM”

"Warped Tour Date with Michael"

Mike was so Awesome to be around; there was a positive Glow that followed him everywhere we went…

Michael got out of the Hospital just 2 days prior to his Warped Tour :LTD)( Day and still brought a Great Smile and Energy to the plate!! I could tell the moment I met him early that morning that he was ready to have a Super Fun Day, and that We Did!!!
Michael has been Living with Crohn’s Disease All His Life and has had many surgery’s along the way (His stomach has the scars to prove it)…
Thank You Michael for the Perfect Day that I got to spend with You and Your Buddy Dave; I’ll cherish that day Always…
You’re an Inspiration and a Brother for Life!!
Love and Respect You…

Scottie:LTD)(
Hurley
“LIVING THE DREAM”

"Warped Tour Date with Natalie & Kalynn"

Below written by Natalie:

August 1st was without a doubt, one of the best days of my entire life. I couldn't believe all the things I was able to do, such as going onstage, backstage, eating with the bands, and so much more. The best band I saw from onstage was probably A Day to Remember, they really know how to put on a show. Meeting Forever the Sickest Kids was a moment I'll remember forever; I couldn't stop smiling after that. Scottie is the most inspirational person I've ever met. I can't believe all that Scottie has accomplished throughout his life. One day I hope to start a foundation similar to his to help others. If I could relive that day over and over, I'd definitely do it. (:

~Natalie

I had So much Fun with these Girls... The Day was Full of Good Energy and I didn't want it to end... Hope to see them both again sooner than later... Thank You Natalie for writing in and sharing your touching story... I Hope to meet your Brother some day; He sounds Awesome!! You and Kalynn are Forever in our Living The Dream Family!!!

Love and Respect Always...

Scottie:LTD)(

Hurley

"LIVING THE DREAM"

"Warped Tour Dream Day with Beth"

Below written by Beth:

My day was truly memorable and incredible from start to finish and, afterward, I literally felt as if I was in a dream. Running from one favorite band to the next all day and getting the best views from on stage at Underoath, A Day to Remember, Senses Fail, The Devil Wears Prada, Forever the Sickest Kids, 3OH!3, and the Maine made the day that much more of an unforgettable experience. Being in the sound booth during the Gallows, which was circled by the circle pit, was amazing and they definitely put on an insane and high energy performance to remember!The food was incredible, and meeting and seeing all the bands during lunch and by the buses was fun as well. The day definitely ended on a high note when we hung around under the tent with Scottie Somers, Kacie, Kevin Lyman, Sarah from productions, and Brandon from the Architects. Talking to Brandon (Brandon has crohn's disease too) was definitely a great experience, and I hope to keep in contact with all the incredibly generous and cool people I met that day.

Keep up the great work Scottie!

Love,

Beth

Beth Lives with Crohn's Disease, but refuses to let it hinder Her Dreams of being a Journalist and Her Love for Photography... It was a Pleasure to get to spend the Day with Beth and watch Her Smile All Day Long...

Thank You Beth...

Love Always!!

Scottie:LTD)(

Hurley

"LIVING THE DREAM"

"Warped Tour Date with Kelly"

Below was written by Kelly:


When I received the email from Scottie Somers that I won my Living The Dream Warped Tour day, I screamed with excitement! Neither my sister Taylor nor I had been to the Warped Tour before, so we were excited and didn’t know what to expect. When we got there we got to park with all the bands buses backstage and skip over all the crowds. We each got an all access pass allowing us to go anywhere we wanted to. We were able to see all our favorite bands like Anti-Flag , 3OH!3, Streetlight Manifesto, Rocket to the Moon, etc. from on stage! Not only that, but we got to meet my favorite singer Jeffree Star and my friends favorite band Underoath! Throughout the whole day we learned a lot about the Living The Dream foundation and what they’re doing for all the kids. It was such an amazing day and we will never forget it . We would like to thank Scottie, Kacie, Lauren, Warped Tour, Living The Dream and everyone else for making this possible. ~Kelly B.




I had So Much Fun with You, Sisters and Friends Kelly... Thank You for writing in and sharing your story with Living The Dream...
Love and Respect You Always...xo

Scottie:LTD)(
Hurley
"LIVING THE DREAM"

"Warped Tour Date with Justin"

Below was written by Justin:

Hey Scottie,
Thank you so much for yesterday! That was honestly one of the coolest things I have ever done in my life and I am so happy I got the opportunity to do it. Like you said it would be, I did meet a ton of amazing people who helped me out throughout the day and made things like keeping hydrated and eating really easy for me! People like Kevin, Lauren, Sarah and Tiffany as well as others who came on and off Kevin's bus. I also got to see all the bands I wanted to see from the stage which was pretty cool because I thought I could only choose one or two bands...but I ended up seeing like 5 or so bands which was awesome! Also, I got to meet some band members like Chris from Less Than Jake, Buddy from Senses Fail and Craig from Chiodos and others too!

Lauren was a HUGE help in letting me do the things my friend and I wanted to do and she was honestly such a great fun person to be around too! At the end of the day Kevin actually invited me back next year which made me feel so welcomed and liked by everyone I met. I cannot tell you how that made me feel because Warped is the event of the summer that I always look forward to. Hopefully Lauren will be there next year too, that way we can hangout again because like you said, she is truly amazing at what she does for the Living The Dream kids like me on Warped! Also, hopefully I was thinking it would be cooler if you could maybe come to Atlanta next year so you, Lauren, Kevin, the rest of the crew and I can all hangout.

So Thank You So Much for giving me this incredible opportunity Scottie, I’m Living The Dream, and I hope to stay in touch,

Justin Bentley

Justin has paralysis of His esophagus and can't eat or drink by mouth. His Story is Very Inspiring and His Attitude is Gold...

It was Our Honor to have you out for Your Rock Star Living The Dream Day Justin...

Thank You for the Inspiration that You continue to deliver everyday to All Brother!!

Love and Respect You Always...

Scottie:LTD)(

Hurley

"LIVING THE DREAM"