Getting Creative Now

One would imagine that if saddled with the task of raising over $12,000.00 in this economy that it might be quite daunting.  That is the Music for Life program.  Since it is to benefit children with cancer, we think about that every time we get a bit discouraged and we are instantly rewarded with new resolve.  One has to be creative and I think we have found something that is just that.  On Friday, January 30th, from 8-10PM, MaryMargaret and I are going to use our Twitter accounts to put on a kind of “show” that will hopefully entertain everyone. We will “blip” our favorite songs so that people can listen, and might throw in a few videos every once in a while.  The idea is that if people like what they hear and see they can use a special Twitter account to “tip” us actual money (in small doses) that will benefit the fund.  See more details at this link.  If it becomes popular we will do it weekly.  It is free to use Twitter, so to create an account simply go to Twitter.com.  You can follow KidsAreHeroes and MMsMusicForLife.  Let me know if you need help getting started.

Key 103 Public Service Announcements

The really nice folks at Key 103 were nice enough to let us record two PSA’s – one for Kids Are Heroes and the other for Music for Life. Please leave us a comment if you hear them on the radio!!

Ten-Year-Old Helps Cancer Kids

MaryMargaret is no stranger to helping other people.  But now she is taking on her most ambitious task to date, and that is to raise enough money to buy 160 MP3 players – one for each child that attends both camps at Camp Friendship this year.  Last year she gave them Webkinz, but this year she is raising the bar quite a bit.  Check out this video – it is her plea for these children stricken with cancer.

If this video moves you, kindly share it with your friends and colleagues.  Again, here is the information on how to help out:

Make checks payable to the Carol Jean Cancer Foundation.  Mail checks to:

Kids Are Heroes
Att’n: Music for Life Fund
PO Box 622
New Market, MD 21774

OR you may donate online at http://www.giveforward.org/MusicForLife

Twitter users please check out http://www.kidsareheroes.com/musicforlife7.htm

For more information on Music for Life, check out http://www.kidsareheroes.com/musicforlife1.htm

For more information about Camp Friendship, look up http://www.cjcf4kids.org

Thank you all SO MUCH for helping.

JT Roberston Update

If you have been keeping up with our heroes you would know that J.T. Roberston from New York has been getting disabled and disadvantaged kids to ride the Arcade and Attica Railroad.  Here is a video update on his story from Good Morning America: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5891930&page=1

Fountain Coins are Back!

Well Santa is now finished with the fountain at the Francis Scott Key Mall here in Frederick.  I’m a big fan of Santa but I’m not sad to see him go.  After all, he was hogging our fountain for the last two months.  Well now little 7-year-old Anna Lemick is the featured hero at the mall, which means all the coins that are thrown into the fountain will go to her charity.  Her charity is Labrador Retriever Rescue.  So if you happen to be at the mall, please make a special trip to the fountain and throw in a few extra coins!

If you are not local to Frederick, MD, you may still donate by going to the Fountain Coins section of our web site.  Either way, you’ll make Anna and all her little lab friends really happy.