Dear Mr. Catt,

I am Aubrey’s mom, Brenda Bonnichsen. I want to thank you so much for putting a smile on Aubrey’s face!

We went Saturday to the Guitar Store, and Eric helped Aubrey pick out a guitar. Eric was very helpful and was so patient with Aubrey and really desired to fit her into her idea of a “perfect” guitar! He was excellent!!!

Aubrey has a piano background but for the last year has mentioned several times that she wants to play guitar. I used to play but due to some hard financial times, I ended up selling my guitar, and kept telling her that “one of these days” we’d try to get her a guitar. We were so thrilled when Allison at the hospital mentioned the possibility of Aubrey being able to get a guitar!! For her it is a dream come true!

The night we got back to the Ronald McDonald House, we happened to see the house manager. She asked about the guitar and we told her all about it. She got excited and said that she had a friend that has taught her grandson to play and that maybe he would come and teach Aubrey to play. Well, Monday she had her first lesson and I think you’d be pleased to know that her teacher was very impressed with how quickly she seemed to pick up the beginning basics. He said that most of his beginning students need, 2, 3 or 4 lessons to do what she did her first lesson. So of course, that made her smile even bigger! It amazes me how all these pieces of a girls dream have come together in the matter of a week! I will be forever grateful to you Mr. Catt and your organization for putting the tools into the hands of kids to help their creative juices flow! It is just the outlet that Aubrey needed! Bless you!! Attached is a picture of Aubrey with her guitar! She’s hoping to be able to play like Taylor Swift in no time at all!!!

Blessings, love and appreciation,
Brenda Bonnichsen