| The Corbin Burnett Scholarship Softball Tournament was held for five years at Memorial Field here in Orange, the same place Corbin loved to play ball. After five years, we were able to give away $24,000! To all those who participated or contributed in some way, on behalf of my family, we say thank you from the bottom of our hearts... YOU... have made a difference! Corbin's journey with cancer and the faith, determination, and acceptance he displayed for what was happening changed the way many of us look at life. He never lost his sense of humor or his desire to be just an ordinary boy. Just days before he died, all he wanted to do was to go to school and be with his friends. During his illness and after his death, God used the entire LC-M school district and community to make the difference in my little boy’s last days here on earth and also whether we would survive the unthinkable. That is when the idea of playing ball in his memory came about. We wanted to give back to this community that had been so good to us. We wanted to remember Corbin’s spirit and acknowledge what his life meant to us. We decided we would have a softball tournament every year in his name to help put someone in his graduating class through college, to give a student the opportunity that Corbin would not have. That’s when Team Corbin began. This did not happen because we are this great family who has been able to do great things. We are just an ordinary family, just as Corbin was just an ordinary boy. Our faith in God and Heaven has sustained us through every parent’s worst nightmare. We are still surviving this horrible tragedy because of a man named Jesus Christ that came to earth and suffered and died on a cross in order to give us eternal life. Our God gave us hope when we were hopeless. And he showed us a future when all we felt was despair. Because of Him, I will be able to see my son again. This scholarship is a reflection of what a wonderful community we all live in. Thank you so much for allowing God to use you to love us. And just as God put on my heart Romans 8:28 the day we buried Corbin, He has placed this same scripture on my heart today.... "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him." And this is a good thing! So, in memory of our son, brother, grandson, nephew, and friend, Corbin Burnett, who we lost way too soon, and because of God and such an awesome community we call home, the following Corbin Burnett Scholarship awards were given: $5,000 each – Tim Barry & Brandy Anderson $1,000 each - Katie Bloxom, Jordan Brooks, Colbi Romero, Ty Sonnier & Landon Woodard $2,000 Baseball Scholarship - Tyler Derouen $1,000 Band Scholarship - Brett Heil Twelve $100 Scholarships - North Orange Baptist Church Seniors Adam Alford, Kathryn Blackwell, Shelly Conn, Emilee Fregia, Kellen Gandy, Katie Harrell, Matt Johnson, Hannah McIntosh, Mark Pitts, Jake Tsuchyia, Maci Wilcox & Jacob Wilson We have also given out the following over the last five years... Cody Courmier, Mission Trip to Japan - $500 Mazy Walthall, Mission Trip to Honduras - $100 Katie Bloxom, Mission Trip to Ecuador - $100 Inspire 12 program - $500 Legacy Park - $680 And in remaining true to our Father in heaven who has sustained us, we donated roughly 10 percent, or $3,000, to the redoing of the youth Sunday School department of NOBC in Corbin’s memory. Again, on behalf of Deon, Colby, Bailee and myself, and in memory of our precious Corbin, thank you for loving us all these years, for giving of your time and money every time we asked; and I pray God’s grace and blessings on each and every one of you. |
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