CountryAngel Network Hosts Charity Auction for Spina Bifida

Posted by Carmen Wagster on 10/21/2008
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rodney-atkinsOctober is Spina Bifida Awareness Month and the kick-off date for the 12th Annual CountryAngel’s Network Online Charity Auction was Monday, Oct. 20. The auction is held to benefit and raise awareness for spina bifida, a birth defect that involves an abnormal portion of the spinal cord because the embryonic neural tube has an incomplete closure.Some of the first listings posted as auction items are autographs from Rodney Atkins, Ashley Gearing, Sugarland and Nashville Star winners Buddy Jewell and Chris Young.All listings for the auction are posted on CountryAngel’s website www.countryangelsnetwork.org.  Listings will also be posted at http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/countryangelsnetwork.The auction is held in honor of 13-year-old Andy Dalbert of Robinson, Kan., who was born with spina bifida and several other health conditions. He is fighting rounds of lung and trach stoma infections. In spite of his condition, he has a praise-worthy spirit and outlook on life. Those who are close to Dalbert say he is a blessing, and they consider it a privilege to know him.To find out more about Dalbert, his story and his struggles, read this article from his hometown newspaper at www.webspawner.com/users/foreverfriends05/index.html