Small business owners John Leavitt of Sport Clips and Doug Howell of Smoothie King have teamed up to help a Falcon baby born with severe heart defects. The two have hosted fundraisers in August at their businesses to benefit the Family Fund for AnnaSophia Berry.Berry was born Dec. 31, 2007 with misaligned arteries and a hole in her heart. When several open-heart surgeries failed to correct the problems and her heart eventually began to fail, doctors put her on the heart transplant list. She received her new heart July 12.Her parents and two older siblings have temporarily relocated to the Ronald McDonald House near the Children’s Hospital in Aurora to be close to the hospital for emergency visits and check-ups, while her father attempts to continue working at his job in Colorado Springs.Fundraisers held for the family’s medical expenses and related costs:On Aug. 10 Smoothie King at Briargate Parkway donated 30 percent of the day’s proceeds to the fund.All Saturdays in August Sport Clips at 3736 Bloomington St. in Colorado Springs will donate $5 from each MVP haircut service to the fund.The fundraisers were organized by a group of friends to support the Berry family.Donations can also be made to the “Family Fund for AnnaSophia Berry” at any Ent Federal Credit Union location, or by mail to: Ent FCU, P.O. Box 15819, Colorado Springs, CO 80935-5819.
