A Great Month For Publicity & Visibility
February has been a very active month for Colby and I. First of all let me thank all of our new donors, and many of the old friends that donated to help the kid’s at CHOP. Your kindness makes everything possible. The weather has been a little warmer than last month and it’s been great to see many of you outside enjoying the bright winter weather. We logged 226 miles this short month.
It’s been an exciting February with newspaper articles in the Main Line Times, Suburban Life, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. We were also lucky enough to be featured on NBC TV with Tim Lake and Dawn Timmeney. Colby handled his TV appearance like a real pro. His handler was a little more rattled.
The Inquirer actually went with us on a walk to Wayne, and interviewed many of the people we meet on a daily basis along the way. The reporter (Kathy Bocella) and Camera man (Joe Frederick) were both terrific, and we want to thank them again for their interest and consideration. Kathy’s article was great and has generated a lot of interest for the hospital. I want to offer a special thank you to Joe and Debbie Fredericks who recently lost their beautiful daughter Lydia to neurobastoma. Still dealing with his tragic loss, Joe managed to film us, and is an inspiration to Colby and I to keep walking. God bless the three of them!
Kathy and I had a great private tour of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on February 19th. We would like to thank Tess Boyle, Maureen Mason and Samantha Palmieri for the afternoon they spent with us introducing us to the unbelievable ‘family’ at CHOP. There aren’t words good enough to describe how special CHOP is, and the people who work there. We’re so lucky to have them here in the Delaware Valley. Colby and I plan to have our 10,000th mile end right in front of CHOP’s front entrance in May. We will keep the website updated as to which day our 10,000th mile will happen. The news media has already shown interest in covering the event.
Kathy and I also had lunch with Gavin and Cindy Kerr this month. Their effort ‘ConKerr Cancer, a case for smiles’ has been helping CHOP for some time and Cindy has been making special pillow cases for all the Kid’s in Children’s Hospitals for many years. Gavin and Cindy tragically lost their teenage son Ryan to cancer in 2008, and have been working to brighten the lives of other family’s dealing with seriously ill children. Cindy was the L’Oreal Woman of the Year and also won the Martha Stewart ‘Dreamers into Doers’ contest. Gavin and Cindy are true inspirations.
We have had interest from three corporate sponsors this month and the potential there is very exciting. They all contacted us, and have shown a real interest in what we’re doing.
Thanks to all the neighbors for their encouragement to keep walking, it means a lot! It’s always great to see all of you.
Lastly, I’d like to thank my Uncle Danny (Hemcher) for his unending kindness and support. You’ve always been there for us and that means everything.
Have a wonderful March!
‘Colby’ and Kurt
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