![]() We realized that what we really wanted to do was to help other families with sick and injured children so we created our own 501c.3 under the name Because of Bailey and gained approval in 2017. We were able to pay for some specialized training for the NICU staff, buy some much needed equipment and create a parent's room for families preparing to take their babies home from the NICU. The first event was a huge success and we raised thousands of dollars which we donated to the Spring Valley Hospital Auxiliary. They generously donated the use of their amazing equestrian facility in November of 2011 for us to hold the first annual Buckles and Barrels for Bailey. We contacted Michael and Paula Gaughan who are the owners of the South Point Hotel, Casino and Equestrian Center to see if they could help us make this dream a reality. While we were in the NICU our family came up with the idea to produce a charity barrel race to help other families with sick children and to help out the very special doctors and nurses that staffed that unit. Bailey spent the next four months in the Las Vegas Spring Valley Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. However, she developed an intestinal infection and had to have emergency surgery. She arrived a little early but seemed to be doing fine. Bailey was born on July 8th, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV. ![]()
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