SANDY, Utah (ABC 4 News) – The end of Thanksgiving marks the yearly tradition of Festival of Trees. Volunteers spent Monday transforming the South Towne Expo Center into a “Gift of Love” for the Primary Children’s Medical Center.
While each of the hundreds of trees, wreaths and holiday displays are beautiful each possess their own story. It’s a very touching and special story for the Frazier family.
Corrine Frazier spoke to ABC4 while she was decorating her tree on Monday; she said, “I have to be strong because she was strong for me and to keep her memory alive, we try to help other people.”
Frazier is helping PCMC and remembering her angel, Livi. In June of 2010 Corrine was eight months pregnant and driving home from work when she was hit head on. Emergency crews were able to save Corrine, but her unborn child did not live. Doctors later told Corrine, her Livi protected her organs and saved her life.
Now Corrine remembers her daughter with a butterfly tree, their message “Fly Little One.”
Frazier said, “It’s neat to know that Livi's legacy continues to go on and help others and that's what the spirit of Christmas is all about.”
It’s not just Corrine’s family carrying on Livi’s legacy. A call was made for donations on Etsy.com and they came in from around the world, artists touched by Livi and Corrine’s story.
While the tree is a beautiful miracle, there is another: Grayson. Corrine and her husband adopted a little one back in August. Corrine says his life is a “bittersweet” miracle.
Of course this is just one of the many stories inside the South Towne Expo Center on display this week. The festival opens Wednesday and as every year, all proceeds raised will go directed to PCMC.
