Tonight's picture was taken on May 11, 2009. It is hard to believe this was 8 years ago, since it seems like yesterday to me. This was a special day planned for Mattie by is care team. Hundreds of people came out to support Mattie from his school, work, and community. It was this event that the Foundation's Walk was born. In this photo, Mattie was surrounded by his friends from the hospital, and they helped him collect some of his favorite creatures while on the track.... tent moth caterpillars. Mattie loved collecting them every spring. Don't you know it, after that walk was over, we came home with a cup filled with all the caterpillars he collected that day. Mattie was wheelchair bound, but with help from his friends he secured all those caterpillars.
Quote of the day: It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. ~ Babe Ruth
I very much appreciate Babe Ruth's quote, but I think I have met my match now. I am officially worn out and need to take a break tonight. Mind you it is 11pm, and I am still working. I was up until 3am today and got up at 7am, so I am worn. Walk preparations are pretty much set now, but there are still some outstanding things that must get done. None the less, as of tonight we have achieved 93% of our financial goal and hold steady at $65,000. How was this achieved so far? With 1) 300 individual donors, 2) 9 corporate sponsors, 3) 10 individual walk sponsors, and 4) walk registration and the online raffle. We thank all of you who are supporting us and we want to make ONE last push in the next couple of days to get us at our target goal as well as increase event registration.
For more information about the walk go to: www.mmcfwalk.com
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