Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2009. Mattie was standing next to Bob Weiman, the head of Mattie's lower school. Bob is also known as the "Magic Man" by my faithful readers. Bob visited Mattie often in the hospital and taught Mattie magic. Mattie loved it and gravitated to magic. They performed at the hospital together and even at the first Walk, which is why as a tradition there is still a magic show run by Bob at every Foundation Walk. In addition, you can be assured that this trick you see here is incorporated into the show. It is the peanut butter and booger trick, or as Bob calls it, the Mattie Brown trick. They learned and perfected it together. Of course anything with the title "booger" in it is a riot to a six year old! Magic empowered Mattie and it made him feel special. I think his smile says it all.
Quote of the day: Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. ~ Harriet Tubman
I am happy to report that as of tonight, the Foundation's Walk grand total is $61,000! Of which our Walk Teams have raised $19,000! It is an incredible achievement to have met our goal before the event.
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But here is the beautiful story. All of my posters and programs to promote our corporate sponsors at the Walk are already printed. Therefore there is no professional way for me to acknowledge our new corporate sponsor in the same manner at the event. This did not matter to Voxiva, because as their CEO told me.... it isn't about the acknowledgments, it is about supporting the cause. A cause their whole office is committed to, you see, because this is the company Peter works for. It was a very touching contribution tonight and I am thrilled that we are lucky to have 7 great companies standing behind our mission and who believe in what we are doing.
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