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humblepienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-38506123725605104522011-12-14T07:22:00.000-06:002011-12-14T07:22:35.069-06:00

Happy Holidays! Frosty & Elf Rita are busy preparing for their Annual Kyrie Christmas Trip to Wesley Hospital Pediatric & PICU Floor...to delivery bags FULL of goodies to the kiddos who are stuck in the hospital over Christmas weekend. They will be frolicking down the hallways on Friday, December 23 with Jordan, Lacie, and some good-deed-doer volunteers!! Luckily this year, there is an

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Don't Forget!!! This weekend, treat yourself to some great signing from some great guys, all while helping benefit the annual hospital trip by Frosty, Elf Rita and The Kyrie Foundation. Bring a toy and/or book with you and it will be delivered to a child on our annual hospital trip and mean more to someone than you can ever imagine. Please note the Sunday time of 4:30pm! Kids under 12 are

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7:00 p.m. SATURDAY NIGHT, 12/3 4:30 p.m. SUNDAY AFTERNOON, 12/4 The big toy drive Christmas concert with Heart of America Men's Choir! WOO-HOOO!!! And if you tell the ticket peoplet that your buying your ticket in support of the Kyrie Foundation, they'll donate $3 for each of those people--back to the Kyrie Foundation! There are already two 8' tables set up outside the concert hall at Newman

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That's right!  We are one week away from the 2011 Kyrie Foundation Art & Gift Auction where we will be 'Fishing for a Cure'.  Join us at Studio 2131 in the Crossroads District of Kansas City on Saturday night, November 12 for an evening filled with live music, great food & drink and some of the best silent and live auction items around.  The best thing is that you can enjoy all of this while

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So excited to have a host of fabulous artists who have donated pieces to the big event! Take a peek at a couple of our artist and some of their style ... Aardark on the Sea Aardvark is the brainchild of Lesley and Pea, artist and designer, of St.Leonards on Sea: a veritable Bohemia and creative epicentre on the South Coast. We delight in the particular and the vernacular: handmade signs,

humblepienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-57537320177046350692011-10-17T06:24:00.001-06:002011-10-27T06:38:48.535-06:00

You are enthusiastically invited to attend our fourth-annual Kansas City fundraiser, a silent art+gift auction to benefit the Kyrie Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit raising research funds to fight pediatric brain cancer! $40 per ticket in advance $50 at the doorStudio 2131 Kansas City Crossroads District 7:00 p.m. Event Opens7:30 p.m. Bidding Begins10:00 p.m. Bidding Closes  Includes

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Saturday, November 12, 2011, we'll invade the gracious, spacious Studio 2131 in the Crossroads District of Kansas City, MO to hold the 4th Annual Art & Gift Auction.  We are excited at how this event is coming together, thanks to the absolutely, fantastic people paving the way for a great opportunity to raise funds for pediatric brain cancer.  If you are in the area or can make the trip to Kansas

humblepienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-9724724263573864242011-09-23T18:33:00.000-06:002011-09-23T18:33:22.106-06:00

Whew! What a whirlwind the past two weeks have been! So many details and so much goodness pouring into last Saturday's big event. And ... then there was the weather. Despite the thundershowers early Saturday morning, we were VERY blessed to have a cloudy but dry set-up. So grateful that our silent auction was under tents (Thanks, Coleman!). However, the threat of rain was ever-looming. We had

humblepienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-85110668994729784042011-09-16T10:38:00.000-06:002011-09-16T10:38:54.181-06:00

Kyrie Foundation PSA video Please watch and share this video with your family and friends.  We would like to thank Justin McClureTV for the making of this video and for sharing your time and talents with us.  Have a blessed day! Kyrie Foundation Board of Directors

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One more day!  Today is the last day you can register online!  We are so looking forward to spending the evening with you in memory of Kyrie.  This event is so very important to us and we want to share it with as many people as we possibly can.  We gather to remember. We pledge to raise funds. We walk in memory and in honor. We do all of this...to save the lives of children. There won't be

Coach's Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11955390497057630512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-40177536104769217962011-09-13T15:00:00.000-06:002011-09-13T15:00:32.748-06:00

Tomorrow! KZSN 102.1 FM at 8:45 a.m. tomorrow morning to hear us on the air with Chase Locke talking about the Twilight Walk and the foundation's work! AND ... KAKE-ABC Channel 10 during the 11:30 news show to see us talking about the Twilight Walk and the foundation's work! It's been a whirlwind of a week as we're in the home stretch. BUSY, BUSY and looking forward to celebrating with you

humblepienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-61575340796982202452011-09-01T09:54:00.001-06:002011-09-01T09:54:41.098-06:00

Is it possible that 6 years have flown by? Last week, I discovered a few photos from six years ago this time. What a feeling of joy to see this tiny pink bundle named Kyrie! Jordan and Lacie look so young in these photos. I can see time now when I look through these images. Sometimes that feels okay, sometimes not. In each breath today, gratitude for her existence. Such deep gratitude that she

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Our Twilight Walkers and our sponsors mean the world to us. It takes a lot of effort, time and ideas to make something like this happen every year. We are 100% volunteer; this is what we all do because we care enough about really, truly making a difference. And the thing is ... we are. We are doing something and that is a 1,000,000% more than doing nothing. We've just sped up the research and

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So a couple of weeks ago, the readers of CardMaker magazine responded to their September issue Readers Reach Out, and the handmade cards started to roll in. Each day, the postman found creative ways to fit bundles of special cards in the mailbox. Soon the dining room table started looking like this: And now we have a SLEW of handmade cards to give to families this year!!! Again, we are

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So in about a month, I hope that you and a couple of your favorite people will join me at Bishop Carroll High School for the 4th annual Kyrie Foundation Twilight Walk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you sign up today, you'll register on a page that looks similar to this: We have been so truly blessed this year to have had so many people offer to help out, say "yes" to sponsorship and decide to take the

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This seems a bit backwards, I realize.  But I thought it quite clever when thinking about what we as the Kyrie Foundation are trying to do.  We have a goal.  We are trying to raise money to fund research to cure the number one cancer killer in children.  Anyone who has children... Anyone who loves children... Anyone who has ever been touched by the life of a child... This should mean

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An emphatic "THANK YOU" to all of the incredible Card Maker Magazine readers who have responded SO generously to their Fall 2011 issue of Readers Reach Out column. The Kyrie Foundation was fortunate enough to be included in this issue's column, and consequently, we now have beeee-autifully handmade thank you cards to give our hospital families to use for their own needs. Can you believe this

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Planning for the big 2011 Twilight Walk is well underway! Things are shaping up to be even bigger and better than ever! And if you or your company would like to become a 2011 Twilight Walk sponsor at the bronze, silver or gold level, please contact Jordan Thome, jordan@kyriefoundation.org. If you'd like to donate an item to the 2011 Twilight Walk silent auction, please contact Amy Nelson, amy@

humblepienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-91970711941012139592011-06-29T06:23:00.000-06:002011-06-29T06:23:25.640-06:00

We have talked lately about Kyrie's story.  Sharing it...being a part of it...and doing good because of it.  This story is not a fairytale. A little girl...completely healthy...lost her life to cancer. This story is not a fairytale. Her parents were given very little information about the cancer that had taken over her little body. The Doctors said there was nothing more they could do. She

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If there is anything that we are here at the Kyrie Foundation, it is grateful.  Beyond words. As I think back to all of the fundraisers we've either done or helped with, I can't begin to tell you how very grateful we are.  We as a board meet and we plan.  We plan and we meet.  We email, text and make constant phone calls checking in with one another.  Yet, in all of our meetings, never can

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Hi all!  I am a new contributor to the Kyrie Foundation blog, but I am not new to the story of Kyrie Thome.  Let me begin with an introduction.  My name is Amy and I am a current member of the Kyrie Foundation Board.  In January of 2008, I stumbled across this very blog via email.  I was sent a forwarded email about Kyrie Foundation "Mommy & Me" bracelets being sold to support the cause.  After

Coach's Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11955390497057630512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-50786792982907864922011-05-26T18:04:00.000-06:002011-05-26T18:04:23.026-06:00

Amidst all of the incredible developments we were witnessing last week in New Orleans, we also received news that stopped us in our tracks. The very first major fundraiser that the Kyrie Foundation hosted was a thrilling union of time and talents. One of those incredible talents being from a homegrown singer-songwriter Kurt Layton and his fellow bandmates, Against the Grain. One of our founding

humblepienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-15455717627937862442011-05-22T19:29:00.001-06:002011-05-22T19:30:46.947-06:00

What a week of exceptional goodness. It was such an incredible honor to deliver you donations this past week, to meet the researchers who you are supporting and to understand our collective role in making the world a better place. Once again, the Kyrie Foundation was graciously welcomed by the PBTF. We are so grateful to be partners in this formidable task of curing children's brain cancer. And

humblepienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-54176837990047413912011-05-16T19:49:00.000-06:002011-05-16T19:49:51.684-06:00

Guess where you're going this tomorrow? You're coming with us to NEW ORLEANS!!!!!!!! Uh, thanks, Megan, but why would I be going to New Orleans? To grant The Kyrie Foundation's second $50,000 to cure pediatric brain cancer! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !   That's right! You and your family and your friends and your kids and your companies and your business friends

humblepienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-505762509943292832011-05-14T17:41:00.000-06:002011-05-14T17:41:50.976-06:00

At the end of April, the softball team from Andover (KS) Central High demonstrated why they truly are champions.  Their annual 'Hit for the Cure' game helped provide donations to The Kyrie Foundation and our march towards funding a cure for pediatric brain cancer.  As you might have noticed, a great number of these ladies volunteer their time at our events and we could not be prouder of the

humblepienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-26208886007456698062011-05-03T15:50:00.000-06:002011-05-03T15:50:21.747-06:00

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humblepienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-89008220476091734182011-04-27T07:51:00.000-06:002011-04-27T07:51:51.840-06:00

 It's that wonderful time of year again—softball with the Lady Jags of Andover Central! These lovely ladies and Coach Frakes (a.k.a Eggbert and Elf Rita) have been an incredible means of support for children battling brain cancer. Last year? This team made the local evening news for their do-gooding! Let's return the love by coming out to cheer on the Jags and save the babies! WHO:  ACHS Lady

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The Day the Angels Came a grandpa's prayer and poem for Kyrie Dawn Wednesday, April 4, the day we heard of the explosive growth of the tumors Alas! O, Lord what is it that I hear? Is it Your angels coming for our Kyrie Dawn? O, please Lord, keep them at bay-- If just for one more day. Thursday, April 5, Holy Thursday O, Lord, what is this I hear? Is it that You need another little angel to be

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Sometimes I wonder about the timing of Kyrie leaving us. Spring. Each year as this anniversary draws near—an anniversary of loss and muddy-colored grief—all around us are colorful signs of new life. Emerging buds from trees that look long gone. Bright green shoots from vacant ground. Sunny blooms that pop outta no where over night. And an annual trip from the Easter Bunny that is so abundant

humblepienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-40134255307690647372011-04-04T07:20:00.002-06:002011-04-05T10:11:21.719-06:00

We know many of you have asked about The Kyrie Foundation trying again for a Pepsi Refresh grant since last October we can in 4th nationally for the $250K grant. Pepsi has altered the rules for ideas that are submitted and no longer offer the health category in which the foundation's work falls. "We've kept some categories. Lost others. The goal? Refreshing people everywhere. We're psyched to

humblepienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-53670009201153932862011-04-03T18:05:00.001-06:002011-04-03T18:39:04.606-06:00

AAAAaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! What a great day we all had!!!!! It was so fun to see familiar faces return to Scrap Like You Mean It! A full 12 hours of scraptastic goodness! And someone had so much fun that they lost their pants. Literally. We found a pair of jeans when we were cleaning up Saturday night. So if you were driving home and felt like something was strange, we might know why. We

humblepienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-4593198043468259522011-03-23T16:16:00.001-06:002011-03-23T16:17:22.480-06:00

Posting pix of the fantastic softball tourney follow-up tomorrow, but I wanted to let you know that seats are VERY limited now for the 4th annual Kyrie Foundation Krop on Saturday, April 2!!!!!!  Register online now at scrappinbootcamp.com! And CardMaker Magazine has donated their latest issue to ALL of you Kyrie Kroppers! How divine! Great people at CardMaker Magazine. If you've never had the

humblepienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-50736881876991797392011-03-14T10:18:00.000-06:002011-03-14T10:18:55.946-06:00

So the first-ever Kyrie Foundation Softball Tourney was a fantastically successful outpouring of spirit. Unfortunately, there was also an outpouring of mist and fog that made fields too muddy and the air too thick to see fly balls. So, they've rescheduled Day 2 of the tourney AND made it co-ed!!!! So this is a big opportunity for you to take advantage of a pre-season warm up. Loosen up those

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It's that magical time of year again when The Kyrie Foundation hosts its 4th-annual Kyrie Krop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Saturday, April 2, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Family Church 11135 W Kellogg Wichita, KS $45 per seat. Includes lunch, dinner, goodie bag, freebies, shared tool station and chance to win door prizes from K&Company, McGill, EKSuccess, Pink Paislee, Eyelet Outlet and more!

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Ready to help us save babies from brain cancer this year? Mark your calendars! 4th Annual Kyrie Foundation Krop Saturday, April 2 Family Church, Wichita, KS 2nd Annual Kyrie Klassic Golf Tournament Saturday, June 4 Sierra Hills Golf Course, Wichita, KS Details coming soon. 4th Annual Twilight Walk Saturday, September 17 Bishop Carroll High School, Wichita, KS 4th Annual Kyrie Foundation Art+

humblepienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-28576492903329848562011-02-15T19:52:00.000-06:002011-02-15T19:52:47.646-06:00

If you haven't had the chance to volunteer for one of the Easter Bunny's/Frosty's trips to Wesley, look to a scene in tonight's episode of Glee. A scene where a little ukulele and a little song bring out the mightiness of little kids without hair, of little kids without health. We, the healthy, we, the grown-ups, are blessed with the opportunity to help give hope. Stay tuned for this year's trips

humblepienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-56106463668176554362011-02-09T14:09:00.000-06:002011-02-09T14:09:10.002-06:00

Brain cancer is just an arduous journey. You teeter, wobbly arms spread, on the edge of life and death, like balancing on the lip of a cliff brimming with uncertainty below. You celebrate things like breathing, blinking, walking. You falter when hair falls. You crumble when they tell you that something you can't even see is killing your child. A victory is a clean scan, and just as you begin

humblepienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-17516804922130847222011-02-02T10:15:00.000-06:002011-02-02T10:15:50.938-06:00

Kate and her family have long been in our prayers, our support videos, our daily lives. There was such a good stretch and now we are dealing with some difficult news. This is where Jordan & Lacie were precisely four years ago. THIS IS WHY WE WORK SO HARD. Please continue to pray for Kate, for her parents and for her family, especially in light of this news: Never have words been more difficult

humblepienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-49453733599180767882011-02-01T09:53:00.000-06:002011-02-02T10:09:57.136-06:00

Doesn't this blizzard just bring out the spring in you? Maybe hankering to warm up the ol' arm for a pitch? Perhaps clean, stretchy sock slipped into your cleats? The grip your mitt has on dirty white leather and crimson stitching? I thought so! And you're in luck, my friend. In just a coupla weeks, YOU CAN PLAY SOFTBALL! THE FIRST OF THE SEASON! 1st Annual Kyrie FoundationCo-ed & Men's

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Thanks for this one, Ali!

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As 2011 has just started, I'm optimistic about the fresh year ahead.  We have been spoiled with supporters organizing a Softball Tournament in Park City the weekend of Feb. 26...The Kyrie Foundation has our annual Scrapbooking Krop set for April 2nd (Family Church - Wichita)...the annual Kyrie Klassic Golf Tournament is a-go for June 4 (Sierra Hills - Wichita)...our fourth-annual Twilight Walk

humblepienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-52879833433364904472011-01-17T12:11:00.000-06:002011-01-17T12:11:10.752-06:00

Who knows in February!?!? Either way, you can get in the game with the 1st Annual Kyrie FoundationCo-ed & Men's Softball TournamentDouble Elimination Saturday, February 26th: Co-edSunday, February 27th: Men's McLean Park in Park City, KS  Gate Admission: $5 or a NEW Unwrapped Toy Entry Fee: $200This is a USSSA-sanctioned tournament where ALL tournament and team sanction fees are included in

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Happened to open my browser for a search and guess who popped up in the corner?!?!!? Yep! There we are!! By the way, 2011 was our best year yet with GoodSearch and GoodShop. It's easy to make this your home page and use it the way you would Google or Yahoo!. Also, you can download the toolbar, too! Makes it even easier.

humblepienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-78711696726433427952011-01-03T11:02:00.000-06:002011-01-03T11:02:04.772-06:00

My boss sent this out to my colleagues and I last week. I thought it was a nice thing to ponder as we look to creating 2011. And ... I still owe you all the good report from Frosty and Elf Rita's trip last month as well as a few pics from our stellar 2010 art auction! Bigger or smaller? Every decision we make, every encounter we have... we get a choice. Are we opening doors or closing them?

humblepienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103224383042813645.post-34169903391858571272010-12-31T15:22:00.000-06:002010-12-31T15:22:35.570-06:00

I'm a big fan of hindsight. I advocate self-reflection and celebrate how all the pieces of life's great puzzle fit together. This is particularly true when it come to this work. We have all brought so many gifts into this medley of divine-directed goodness—goodness that would have gone undone had we all not stepped forward into this leap of faith. Looking back over the landscape of 2011, I'm

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Toys are sorted and bagged and ready for Frosty & Elf Rita to deliver to the 33 kiddos who are stuck in the hospital tonite! We had the most donation of toys that we have ever had...WOW! Thank YOU to all of our supporters and contributors!! Merry Christmas! luv, Frosty

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Packing our bags to jet to Wichita for the big give at Wesley Hospital with Frosty and Elf Rita. My Kyrie Foundation sweatshirt is packed to keep me warm as Jack Frost plans to hitch a ride with us. Another miraculous trip to bestow glad tidings and tokens of cheer to those children who are often forgotten amidst school concerts, family dinners, cookie parties, Toys R Us and pilgrimages to Mall

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to our HOAMC volunteers! Diane Smith, Courtnee Widler  and Steph Duemmel! Thank you SO much for working to make this event so good—so good for so many children and their families who will never know all of your efforts. WE know and we're so blessed to have you in our corner. THANK YOU to all of the talented singers in Heart of America Men's Chorus, the director, choreographers, the stage crew,

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Apologies for the absence! So much going on--as I'm sure you all can relate. First off, we still want to share all the photos from the big art auction last month and are waiting on the photographer's schedule. Secondly, a HUGE thank you to the Heart of America Men's Chorus! The vocal talent was tremendous and we feel incredibly honored to be the beneficiaries of your spirited generosity.

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like the most wonderful time of the year. How's that for a Monday mash-up? Nothing puts me in the holiday spirit like a live Christmas concert. I really feel like the quinessential Christmas spirit is truly embodied in these kinds of events. Why? Because you have people giving you their talent--something you can't just buy off they shelf. They create it for you right in front of your eyes, your

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If you were at the 2010 Twilight Walk or the Metamorphosis 2010, you would have seen the video that included little Lucy Weber's story, her battle with a malignant brain tumor. Hers is a story of true herosim in a tiny little body. She celebrated her first birthday in the operating room and overcame so many medical procedures, obstacles and treatments. A trooper through and through. On Saturday,

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The Kyrie Foundation is the proud beneficiary of the 2010 "All I Want for Christmas" concert performed by the Heart of America Men's Chorus in Wichita! We are so honored to have been chosen for this event, and you should know this vocal organization's mission is also benefit the community in which they live. They care enough to help others, and we are tremendously grateful for their generous

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First off--this event was a smashing success! Even with the buckets of rain pouring outside, Metamorphosis 2010 proved to be our largest grossing event to date! So much to tell you about that I need a sec to collect all the thoughts and ideas and moments. Look for another post tonight or tomorrow. In the meantime, know that we are inside-out with gratitude to our artists, our sponsors and our

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So I've been so busy getting ready for this Friday that I haven't had a chance to tell you all about it! Today, let's talk about the people who are making this event possible. This is the third year in a row that Studio 2131 has generously let us take over the place for this event. We love it because it's a beautiful urban venue with the hanging system in place to display art. No holes hammered

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We're so proud of all of you! So humbled to know that your support put The Kyrie Foundation in the top 5 when other bigger and more tenured organizations couldn't quite muster what you all did. People organizing mass texts at Halloween parties, organizing all-school assemblies, passing out flyers, sending daily e-mails, organizing parade floats, posting all over Facebook, asking workgroups and

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What a month, eh? We are so thankful for all of your support over the past month. It's been truly incredible to see so many people do whatever they could to encourage others to care enough to click! No matter what, we have made new friends, and now, more people than ever know about the importance of the foundation you support. Thank you. Thank you so much. We're still at #4 this morning, and

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You just never know. ;) That's what one of our veteran voting partners told us. Votes get audited. Ideas get investigated. And there has been game-changing, last-second changes in past months. So ... Like I mentioned ideas have voting strategies of their own this weekend, so if you're at a party, can you get everyone to text? Or send out a Happy Halloween e-mail with the treat being to cure

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Remember you get 10 votes a day to spend with the Pepsi Refresh Project! This means that you can support those ideas that are also supporting us. For the past several weeks, we've had a team of ideas work together to help each other through this competition. Our local partner, St. Michael the Archangel school in Leawood, KS, has been #1 in the $50K category for a long time and has slipped to #2,

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I am beyond delirium at this point. ;) Up for too long. Trying so hard. Think and wondering, hoping and praying. I can tell that this month's journey has been highly enlightening to understand human dynamics, motivation, intent and goodness. I could write a mini tell-all best-seller! All we ask is that you just keep doing what we know to be true and hold fast to that which is good. Remember,

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we're holding in 4th PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And we have 8 days to go!!!!!!!!!!! Woo-HOO!!!!! BIG THANKS to all of our enthusiastic volunteers who made sure everyone at the Fall Festival knew about the vote. The float looks great--filled with kiddos!!!!!! We also discovered this Facebook video, which Mimi agreed to share with us. The same morning we share this powerful video—the reason why we're

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Have I told you how much we love that? And who knew that kids with their cell phones could be such a powerful force for good!  4th PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ginormous thanks to Andover Central High School!!! And the person responsible for Go, Kyrie, Go Day?!? She rallied the troops in more way than she could ever know. Thank you, Shelley Electric, for you incredible support!!!

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7th PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your votes and my votes and their votes are really working! THANK YOU! Just 5 more spots to really change the world! The lovely Easter Bunny/Frosty/Dorothy, who organizes all of those great toy trips to Wesley hospital each season, designated Wednesday, October 20 as Go, Kyrie, Go! Day!!!!! So what does that mean? • wear any Kyrie Foundation tee you may have

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we're in 12th place!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU to everyone who keeps sending out the word to your e-mail friends, Facebook friends, work friends, passing out flyers, getting everyone to take out their cell phones —it's all working for our group! So many ideas in the partnership really made upward strides this week thanks to everybody supporting everybody else. Isn't that the epitome of goodness?

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16th PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO exciting to see what a group who cares enough to click can do!! Two things to note: 1) The company I work for, EK Success Brands, just posted this on their Facebook Page: Megan Thome, EK Success Brands Media Manager, is passionate about more than just our Brands, in 2007 she and her husband started the Kyrie Foundation, ...to raise research funds to cure

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We've mentioned here over the last couple days the need for "people power" when it comes to the Pepsi Refresh Project voting contest this month. It has been incredible to see the scope of goodness and light that has been spread as a result of this opportunity—an opportunity to save children's lives. As we near the halfway point, we're looking at 26 spots left to climb. I think that's totally

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at 28th PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, team, we need a surge, a jolt, a boost. Last night I learned of a whole team of guys working at a plant who all take out their cell phones to vote before their daily status meetings. AWESOME! Do you have a team that meets everyday? If your HR manager is resistant to send out a company e-mail, would your supervisor let you send the info to just your work

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28th PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We're working on a couple more ideas to increase our daily votes. The more the friends we have to spread the word, the better our chances at WINNING will be! That said, we've been told that our current rank is staggering given how new & small we are. That's a direct credit to YOU!!! So please accept our thanks and pass it on to your friends and their friends who

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to 31st place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep it up everybody! Here is a printable flyer to help get text votes and here is a printable flyer to help spread the word about all ways to vote. And check out what's here from EKSuccess Brands, the company that bring us Martha Stewart Crafts! I can't tell you how excited we are to be moving up in the ranks, like the little charity that could! Remember,

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To 36th PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is SO amazing to see FREE votes battling cancer! Another good idea was sent to us: If you are a member of any message boards, would you mind posting the news and encouraging votes? Thanks for the brilliant idea, Willie! And if you run a small business, would you mind sending out an e-mail with the news to your database? Good for you as "cause marketing" and

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So we started in the Pepsi Refresh voting in 332nd place out of 1152 applicants. This was based on where we lined up in the submission order. As of tonight, your votes raised us to 45th PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's just in 4 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I admit that I'm tremendously biased, but looking at the current leaders ahead of us, I have to say that babies battling cancer in their

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Thanks, Janet, for sharing this info: 3 WAYS TO VOTE, EACH WAY GETS 1 VOTE! 1) Text 103447 to 73774 2) Visit Pepsi Refresh's FB page and click "go to application" to vote. 3) Go to http://www.refresheverything.com/kyriefoundation I voted each way today and you can, too! Also, feel free to grab the image below to use as your temporary Facebook profile pic or to place on your own blog. Keep

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I've spent the last two days telling anybody and everybody about the chance to receive a grant that could change the trajectory of this small but mighty organization, which in turn will gain ground against cancer's terrorizing domination over these families. About 15 of  my 250 Facebook friends picked up the news and passed it on.  This is the prevailing struggle we have: to catch someone's

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So day one of voting is done and we're in for another 30 more! The most difficult thing might just be remembering to vote, right? And then reminding your friends to keep voting, too, right? Here are some ideas: • Write it on the calendar. whether it's in your planner, on the family calendar in the kitchen, the calendar in your office or on your e-mail system's calendar, this is a super easy way

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OKAY, EVERYBODY--IT'S GO-TIME!!!! http://www.refresheverything.com/kyriefoundation And if you're not near a computer, TEXT IN YOUR VOTE!! Vote from your mobile phoneText* 103447 to Pepsi (73774) *Standard text messaging rates apply. I believe I was mistaken about getting to give your 10 votes per day to one choice. I think you can only vote for one idea, but you have another 9

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Sometime today we should know if we're in the running to be a candidate for the October Pepsi Refresh Project!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS MEANS: Starting October 1 and going through October 31, you get 10 votes EVERY DAY to spend on a Pepsi Refresh candidate at http://www.refresheverything.com/kyriefoundation. We'll give you the direct link to The Kyrie Foundation's page as soon as we get it. Me?

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Would you take a minute to help The Kyrie Foundation win $1,000? GoodSearch.com is sponsoring a contest that will give an extra $1,000 to each of the five organizations that have the most toolbar downloads (and $100 to each of the first 100 charities to reach 100 downloads!)  With the GoodSearch toolbar, every time you search online or shop at more than 1,500 stores (from Amazon to Zazzle!), a

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Each year, I'm left speechless by the amount of generosity that culminates in one spot. The sponsors who said "yes," the registrants who said "yes," the donors who said "yes,"the bidders who said "yes," the volunteers who said "yes" and the families in our video who said "yes." Affirmation is such a balm for this work. ;) What a night, eh?! We had so many magical moments that night, answers to

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but I wanted you to have a chance to look at all the great photos from Phil Ray! It was an awesome night at Bishop Carroll on Saturday--such a great group of people coming together to do something really good for kids and families that may never even know that we were there. GOOD is so GOOD! Check out the photos here: http://www.philrayphotos.com/p449702814 p.s. Stay tuned later this week for

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We'll see you at the Bishop Carroll High School Track tonight at 5 p.m.! For info or directions, check out kyriefoundation.dojiggy.com.

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Tune in to the midday show on KAKE channel 10 today for a segment with Lacie and me about the foundation and tomorrow's Twilight Walk!

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So we're getting everything ready for Saturday. Lots and lots of details. Every year, I'm amazed at what a little teamwork can do. Those who have spend this year thinking about Saturday and those who are volunteering to make it possible are really looking forward to spending the evening with you and your family. For the third year in a row, Bill with Accent Mobile Music will be our tune master.

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The Twilight Walk is this Saturday! The Twilight Walk is this Saturday! The Twilight Walk is this Saturday! I'm so excited for this week because it's the culmination of months and months of work on behalf of lots and lots of people. And that work is squeezed in amongst birthday dinners, swim meets, football practice, grocery shopping, moving homes, planning the other yearly fundraisers, jobs and

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If you're looking for a way to invite your friends and family to the big 2010 Twilight Walk on Saturday, September 18, feel free to copy and paste the following in an e-mail! Just a reminder about the most important family event we host all year. It's not too late to sign up or to start a mini fundraising campaign leading up to the big day. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and

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You know how when you get older and you're supposed to say"Oh no…no presents please!"Well, I don't get it.I guess being an only child, I still like to get presents, even at almost 43 years old. And, my friends & family know that about me.Just as they all know I LOVE to celebrate my Birthday!Parties - peoples - cake - good times - music - food - drinks - laughter.I WANT IT ALL!! I was lucky

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If you know of a kindergartner this year, you know Kyrie. Five is such a delightful age. Full of wonder and full of entertaining explanations and questions. Five teeters on the edge of home and world in this delirious new experience called "school," a place where baby brains become full with education, friendship, growth and development. Five is magical. Five is inspirational. Five loves being

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So have you registered yet? Have you sent an e-mail out asking your friend/sister/mom/dad/cousin/neighbor to join you? Have you called in to KFDI thanking them for telling others about what you support? Are you pumped to give pediatric brain cancer the what-for? YESSSSSS!!!!!! You know, at the golf tournament, I remember thinking: this is where the cancer war is won and lost. We often think it's

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Today I'm thankful for a dream I had this week. We were in a hospital hallway with Kyrie, who was older but still the same 1-year-old size. There was a lot of hustle and bustle with nurses and recreational staff members. A group of teenage patients were following a staff member outside to the basketball courts; the staff member scooped up Kyrie to go outside with all of these older kids to play,

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So, first off, I must thank our volunteers. This being our first-ever golf outing created by a team of people 90% of whom have never golfed, our volunteers made it happen in a big way. THANK YOU! It was a gorgeously hot August morning--with a couple degree break from triple-digit heat. We had a birthday girl on deck. Happy birthday, Andi!  Lotsa groovin' golfers. Plus, some crazies. And

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Hey, all! Just a little tip from me to you about our new Twilight Walk software. The great thing about using DoJiggy is that you can register and create your own fundraising page. Last year, we heard you wanted some sort of tool to do this and we responded! This means that you can send an e-mail out to friends and family to support what you're doing with The Kyrie Foundation for the Twilight Walk

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I'm going to post our Thankful Thursday a bit later, but I wanted you have this little bit of info. KFDI and The Kyrie Foundation have teamed up for a little Facebook contest for the 2010 Twilight Walk. Here are the details: The Kyrie Foundation is giving away a prize pack consisting of a cook book, t-shirt, bracelet, cd's from KFDI and family 4 pack of passes for the Twilight Walk! Just "like"

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Promise I didn't fall off the map. Just crazy-busy, as in so busy that I'm getting crazier every day over the details, details, details. Have so much to share with you about the first-annual Kyrie Klassic, which was a big hit! We were so inspired by this event that we're hatching ideas to make next year's even cooler. And we've been up to our eyeballs with plans for the 2010 Twilight Walk! I hope

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Please tune in today, if you can, to watch little Kate McRae's family on the Dr. Phil show. We here on Kyrie's blog have been praying for Kate nonstop since we learned of her battle with brain cancer last year. Her mother graciously allowed us to include Kate's photos & story in our video for the Twilight Walk last year. My prayers for Kate rock my core. It's irrational, but it's as if I get to

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So we know that we'll see some of you this Saturday--yea!!!!!!!!!!!--and we hope to see the rest of you on a certain Saturday in September! You can sign up right now! How's that for cool? And this year we did something kind of special.  Several of you wanted to raise money for us and tapped friends and family to help fund your goal. We thought it would be a good to give you a tool that would

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Don't forget about the first-every Kyrie Klassic Golf Tournament at Sierra Hills Golf Club this Saturday!!!!! We're all very excited to try out a new fundraiser like this. And ... we're grateful to Sierra Hills, EMC Insurance Companies, Maughan & Maughan Law Offices, Heartland Pest Control, Wilkinson Construction, Farmland Foods, Weigand Realty, Heartland Animal Hospital, Klee Watchous, Gary

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Today I'm thankful for people who don't even know what gifts they are to you. We've all read that e-mail forward or proverbial prose about how people come into your life for a reason or a season. Sometimes out of the blue, a new friend will come on the scene as if you had know him or her your whole life. Sometimes someone you've known forever suddenly become the friend that you never knew you

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We want to make sure you get the size shirt that you want, so that means you gotta sign up your team THIS WEEK for the first annual Kyrie Klassic Golf Tournament!!! Register online here! You're invited to golf for good withThe Kyrie Foundation KlassicGolf Tournament Shot Gun Start • 4-person Scramble with Best Ball(handicap as per USGA recommendations) SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2010SIERRA HILLS

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It takes a lot of work to make our events happen. A lot of work. On top of the giant work that it takes to simply maintain existence as a nonprofit. All of this work is being done in the slim amounts of spare time by a few folks between soccer games and birthday parties, amidst medical issues, family drama and job pressures. And as we've typed here on Kyrie's blog many times, we are just people

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Once again, we are so grateful to have the support of so many local businesses to make our first-ever Kyrie Klassic golf tournament a reality! It takes so much thought & energy to attempt hosting a fundraiser—more than we can completely and accurately describe. So when a company stands in solidarity with our efforts, it not only makes the event possible, but it also boosts our race to the finish.

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