On February 22,2005 a very special little boy was sent to us from heaven. This little boys name was Aiden Matthew Phillips. Aiden was born with a heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Aiden did not have an easy 4 1/2 years of life , but in the spirit of his name, he was a " Fiery Gift from God ". He made the best of the short time he had on Earth. Everyone who had the pleasure to know Aiden, knew that he loved everything in this world and took nothing for granted. Aiden loved the sights,sounds,smells,tastes, and especially all the people he had the privilege to meet during his short stay. Aiden always had a smile on his beautiful little face, and without a doubt, he would make you smile while in his presence. He lit up the room with his vibrant smile and his bright shining eyes.

Unfortunately, on September 28,2009, due to several complications after his Fontan Procedure, Aiden returned to his heavenly home. To honor Aiden's life and his spirit of living, we have started this foundation in hopes to make children smile. We are in the beginning stages of this journey now, but we will be successful and we are sure that Aiden is looking down from heaven and " smiling " on us. We want to ensure that not only families that are raising children with heart defects, but families that have children that are struggling, get the help they need. Several of our local projects address the needs of children thru the school system. We are currently helping thirty children at North Cove School, with the school backpack program. This program provides needy children with " kid friendly " meals for the weekend.

We cannot do this alone. Please, with your help, we can accomplish our goals,and make several families lifes more enjoyable and less stressful.

Rathbun Center Expansion Project
Making Space for the Children

Aiden's Heart Foundation is proud to say they have joined forces with The Rathbun Center in Asheville , to help raise money for their children's wing.

The Rathbun Center is western North Carolina's only hospitality house. Their mission is to provide lodging and other supportive services in a " home-like " environment to patients and /or their caregivers, free of charge, who are coming into Asheville, NC, for medical treatment.

To meet the growing demand, their Board voted in July 2009 to create a space especially for children and their families by renovating the existing, vacant 1,645 square foot office suite formerly occupied by Pathways program and their downstairs meeting room. The renovation will be specifically designed with children and their families in mind. It will add to the house five guest rooms with private baths and outdoor porches, a common kitchen, a dining area, a common/play room, and an outdoor deck. These five new rooms and five existing rooms will create a " Children's Wing " in the downstairs portion of the building. An additional guest room will be created in the main residential portion of the building where the indoor children's play space currently is.

This expansion project will provide a more child-friendly space for families of children receiving treatments at Mission Children's Hospital, the Reuters Children's Outpatient Center, and other Asheville area medical facilities. It will also augment the number of rooms available on the main floors for families without children.

Please help us on this project that is so near and dear to our hearts.

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