"He has a plan and I have a purpose"
Our goal is to advocate to protect children from hidden dangers and threats to their safety.
Our first and primary focus is to raise awareness of the dangers of button batteries and to advocate for legislative action to prevent other families from suffering – either with lifelong health issues or the death of a beloved child – due to accidental button battery ingestion.
Changing the world is possible. We’ve done it before.
Reese Elizabeth Hamsmith, known affectionately to those closest to her as ReRe, was born into this world a spunky, sassy, full-of-life little girl on June 13, 2019. At only seventeen months old, Reese took the attention of an entire room the moment she walked in with her spirited demeanor and inquisitive attitude. She loved hard, played hard, and fought harder.
Reese swallowed a button battery in October 2020; she endured countless surgeries and scopes and was intubated under sedation for 40 days. Reese lost her fight on December 17, 2020, at just 18 months old.
We always knew Reese would do big things in this world. In Reese’s hospital room sat a plaque that read, “He has a plan, and I have a purpose.” Her Earthly battle may be over, but her true battle, her true plan, and her true purpose has just begun.
Through sharing her story, we can save lives – that’s Reese’s Purpose.
Every June 12th
is Button Battery Awareness Day!
We encourage everyone to do a Button Battery Search and Clean Out to ensure your homes and places your kids visit are safe. Tell your families and friends to do it as well! See the flyer for information on where you can find Button Batteries in your home.
Post pictures from your Button Battery Search and Clean Out with #buttonbatteryawareness and #reesespurpose!
“We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary. But what is unseen is eternal.”
— 2 Corinthians 4:18
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