We have all witnessed a moment where a small token of kindness resonates into your soul
and yet stays with you for the rest of your life. For volunteer Seth Timen, his time came
helping Harvey, a young bilateral above-knee amputee who came over from London with
his parents to attend CAF’s recent Heroes, Heart and Hope Gala and multi-sports festival in
New York city.
Harvey’s mother said that Harvey would never go into the water and that kicking and
screaming was his normal reaction to anything that scared him. When paired with
Seth, who wouldn’t give in to his crying, Harvey quickly came around and they became
buddies. Soon he was pushing off the edge into Seth’s arms, dunking his face in the water
and was actually swimming. Seth believes that those few hours are the beginning of a great
swimming future for Harvey and affected him personally as he stated,
“Being an athlete is confidence boosting; it’s empowering. Everyone needs the hope to do more
than they thought was possible. That day did this for these young athletes and for myself”.
CAF’s Planned Giving campaign was created to do more than we thought was possible
and to ensure that such acts of kindness and support will continue for those we serve with
physical disabilities for many years to come.
