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Pledges to the RMH can also be made online at www.rock103.com
The RMH/Rock 103 RadioThon was a success last night. Muley was in everybody's face and was very well weclomed.
We met Cory Brannon, a Memphian, who will be going on David Letterman sometime in April and opening a VH1 event soon, down at the radio station. Bev also mentioned Muley on the air because she saw him "spit" in her coffee and Tim says, "Wow! Starbucks!" Bev says, "Yeah, but Muley spit in my coffee! Muley, did you spit in my coffee??" Muley shook his head "no" violently and my pal Lin says, "How could he, he has cotton-mouth!"
Anyhow, we met a child whose name is Spencer Michael Beck who has a brain tumor. He has been through operations with tubes going into his head and into his neck, taking chemotherapy and radiation and they have removed 25% of the tumor and mostly all of his vision is gone, but regained some when that part of the tumor was removed. He's 4 years old.
Here is the email I sent to Tim and Bev from Rock 103 today:
"Hay!
Last night, as you know, Muley the Mule was at the RadioThon at Hard Rock and made his rounds harassing folks at their tables, dancing with the women, talking to the little kids (and the big ones), then Muley got a chance to find Spencer in the crowd and spent some time talking to this sweet child. As usual, I was totally forgotten about, but he loved Muley--he talked to him, gave him a big hug, and kissed him on the tip of his nose.
Then, after talking to Muley, he finally looked up at me and said, "Can I?"
A puppeteer's first rule is to not let anyone put their hand in their puppet, but I don't keep that rule in these cases. I let him hold Muley in the air over his head and he put his hand in the mouth and he took a perfect puppeteer stance, smiling, and said, "So, what do I do?"
You forget sometimes how innocent these children are that a simple task as performing a puppet is something not part of their knowledge. Then, when you suddenly realize that there are those innocent children who have had to forego that chance to perform a puppet and instead go through chemotherapy is when you're deeply touched and saddened--they are being stripped of their childhood; but, when you realize that what you see is a little person there going through such harsh times and can still smile and talk and play and be a kid, it gives you a sense of hope and you cherish the fact that you're in good health and have the chance and the ability to be a part of something, on whatever scale, to play along with the kids and make them smile. To see that smile lets you know that getting up that morning was worth it!
The Ronald McDonald House is a great place where the kids are allowed to be kids, where we grown-ups can be kids again and play along and help them to smile and, if possible, forget about their situations if even for a little bit. I love that place and I love those people in it, and everything about that place is a blessing.
I really wish that everyone who hears the RadioThon could call in and pledge some money because I know the house needs it, but I also wish they could go down for a tour and visit and feel the love in that house and see the kids and get to know them. They would feel truly blessed.
Tim, you, Bev, and Bad Dog do a great job every year for the RMH, and really that kinda makes you all heroes in my heart. Thanks!
Your pals,
Kevin and the Mule"
I hope this thread is being viewed still and someone out there will think of the kids from St. Jude who are receiving treatment for cancer or lymphoma (sp?) or whatever else the diseases are that's stripping the kids' from their childhoods and sometimes their families and will make an attempt to donate to St. Jude or the Ronald McDonald House, where the kids live in a 'home' style environment with their families while being treated for their sicknesses.
You might even check to see if there is a local RMH near your home, or a Target House even, and do some volunteer work or donate money there.
They also need this money not just to keep the houses running, but also because they need non-perishable food, paper goods, toiletries, money for electricity and phone bills, laundry items...everything it takes to run a home is what they need. Your money goes into that, but also they accept these goods as donations.
Even moreso, they accept volunteer work to help clean the house and cook or read stories to the kids and even puppet shows!
Please help them.
Kevin
http://www.rmhmemphis.org/
1-800-230-kids (5437)
www.rock103.com
The RMH/Rock 103 RadioThon was a success last night. Muley was in everybody's face and was very well weclomed.
We met Cory Brannon, a Memphian, who will be going on David Letterman sometime in April and opening a VH1 event soon, down at the radio station. Bev also mentioned Muley on the air because she saw him "spit" in her coffee and Tim says, "Wow! Starbucks!" Bev says, "Yeah, but Muley spit in my coffee! Muley, did you spit in my coffee??" Muley shook his head "no" violently and my pal Lin says, "How could he, he has cotton-mouth!"
Anyhow, we met a child whose name is Spencer Michael Beck who has a brain tumor. He has been through operations with tubes going into his head and into his neck, taking chemotherapy and radiation and they have removed 25% of the tumor and mostly all of his vision is gone, but regained some when that part of the tumor was removed. He's 4 years old.
Here is the email I sent to Tim and Bev from Rock 103 today:
"Hay!
Last night, as you know, Muley the Mule was at the RadioThon at Hard Rock and made his rounds harassing folks at their tables, dancing with the women, talking to the little kids (and the big ones), then Muley got a chance to find Spencer in the crowd and spent some time talking to this sweet child. As usual, I was totally forgotten about, but he loved Muley--he talked to him, gave him a big hug, and kissed him on the tip of his nose.
Then, after talking to Muley, he finally looked up at me and said, "Can I?"
A puppeteer's first rule is to not let anyone put their hand in their puppet, but I don't keep that rule in these cases. I let him hold Muley in the air over his head and he put his hand in the mouth and he took a perfect puppeteer stance, smiling, and said, "So, what do I do?"
You forget sometimes how innocent these children are that a simple task as performing a puppet is something not part of their knowledge. Then, when you suddenly realize that there are those innocent children who have had to forego that chance to perform a puppet and instead go through chemotherapy is when you're deeply touched and saddened--they are being stripped of their childhood; but, when you realize that what you see is a little person there going through such harsh times and can still smile and talk and play and be a kid, it gives you a sense of hope and you cherish the fact that you're in good health and have the chance and the ability to be a part of something, on whatever scale, to play along with the kids and make them smile. To see that smile lets you know that getting up that morning was worth it!
The Ronald McDonald House is a great place where the kids are allowed to be kids, where we grown-ups can be kids again and play along and help them to smile and, if possible, forget about their situations if even for a little bit. I love that place and I love those people in it, and everything about that place is a blessing.
I really wish that everyone who hears the RadioThon could call in and pledge some money because I know the house needs it, but I also wish they could go down for a tour and visit and feel the love in that house and see the kids and get to know them. They would feel truly blessed.
Tim, you, Bev, and Bad Dog do a great job every year for the RMH, and really that kinda makes you all heroes in my heart. Thanks!
Your pals,
Kevin and the Mule"
I hope this thread is being viewed still and someone out there will think of the kids from St. Jude who are receiving treatment for cancer or lymphoma (sp?) or whatever else the diseases are that's stripping the kids' from their childhoods and sometimes their families and will make an attempt to donate to St. Jude or the Ronald McDonald House, where the kids live in a 'home' style environment with their families while being treated for their sicknesses.
You might even check to see if there is a local RMH near your home, or a Target House even, and do some volunteer work or donate money there.
They also need this money not just to keep the houses running, but also because they need non-perishable food, paper goods, toiletries, money for electricity and phone bills, laundry items...everything it takes to run a home is what they need. Your money goes into that, but also they accept these goods as donations.
Even moreso, they accept volunteer work to help clean the house and cook or read stories to the kids and even puppet shows!
Please help them.
Kevin
http://www.rmhmemphis.org/
1-800-230-kids (5437)
www.rock103.com
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St. Jude
I have already given this to Fozzie (Muley) and he thought that I should share my 7 year old son's story with you guys to see how a childs innocence and caring to help other kids shines through when you least expect it. Here is his article from our Local paper:
From the Heart
02/20/03
By RENE BUSBY
Staff Reporter
Alan made $8 the first day he started selling his lucky rocks.
That would have been enough money for the 7-year-old to buy a new basketball, but he wasn't interested in buying a toy.
He wanted to give the money to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
"I just wanted to help out the kids," said the first-grader.
A month ago, Alan, who spends weekends at the Flea Market Mobile on Schillinger Road with his mother and grandparents at their booth, opened his own booth and began selling lucky rocks to raise money for St. Jude's.
"It was totally his idea," said Angela, the boy's mother. "I don't know why he decided to do this on his own, but I'm proud of him."
She said her son became interested in helping the children after someone came to his school and talked about the kids at St. Jude's. The school then raised money for St. Jude's through a math-a-thon, but Alan didn't want to stop there.
Alan started his own fund-raising campaign by picking up rocks in the flea market parking lot and selling them for 50 cents.
The next weekend, he showed up with hand-painted rocks to sell.
"I use some hair and eyes and wet paint and paint the mouth," Alan said. "I make it look like a face.
"I paint cats on them, too."
In four weeks he has collected $130.
When Jessica Wickel heard about Alan's lucky rocks she wanted him to meet her 6-year-old son, Jacob.
Jacob was diagnosed four years ago with retinoblastoma, a common type of eye cancer in children. He eventually lost his eyesight.
"Alan just took to Jacob and let him feel all of the rocks," said Wickel of the pair's first meeting this past weekend.
Jacob said he liked feeling the hair on the rocks.
"It felt good," said the soft-spoken, bashful Jacob, who understands why Alan is selling the rocks. "The money is going to help the sick kids."
Wickel said when her mother told her what Alan was doing, she was overwhelmed.
"You don't find very many 7-year-olds who would do something like that," said Jacob's mother. "He's not really old enough to understand what they go through, and for him to want to give to St. Jude's is unbelievable."
She was so impressed that she left the flea market with two of Alan's hand-painted rocks.
"They were unique because that was his idea and it came from the heart," Wickel said.
Four years ago, when area doctors told Wickel they didn't have the facilities here to treat her son, she turned to St. Jude's.
Within days, she was on her way to Memphis.
Doctors at St. Jude's said they would try everything they could to save Jacob's eyes.
After almost five months of chemotherapy and weeks of radiation, the news wasn't good.
"His cancer was too bad," Wickel recalled. "There was nothing that would kill it."
Before Jacob's third birthday, doctors performed surgery to remove his right eye.
Hoping to be able to save his left eye, doctors did laser treatments, but his eye began to hemorrhage.
"They called me and said they didn't know if it had spread and gone to his brain," Wickel said.
"As a mom, I had to make a difficult decision," said an emotional Wickel. "Knowing the things he would never be able to do and knowing that he would never be able to see my face again."
At the age of 4, Jacob had surgery to remove his other eye.
"He doesn't think he's blind," Wickel said. "He was so used to seeing and remembers everything."
She said her son has been cancer-free for two years.
"I thank God above that he's here and healthy," Wickel said. "I'd rather have him be here and blind than not here at all."
She's also grateful for people like Alan who care enough to help.
"He is so special to my heart," Wickel said. "I wish there were more kids like him."
Raymond Zoghby, chairman of the St. Jude On the Bay Weekend fund-raiser held in the fall, said Jacob is just one of 43 kids in the MobilBaldwin area who are being treated at St. Jude's.
He said area residents have been very supportive of St. Jude's.
"It never ceases to amaze me how many of our local Mobile people hold St. Jude's and the work it does so close to their hearts," said Zoghby, who is also on the hospital's board of directors.
"He (Alan) not only is helping a child less fortunate than him, he has the attitude that any mother would be proud of, to learn to give."
Just to let you all know Alan has raised over $400 in just 5 weeks and he hopes to make at least $1,000 to donate to St. Jude. I am very proud of him and support him in every way.
I have already given this to Fozzie (Muley) and he thought that I should share my 7 year old son's story with you guys to see how a childs innocence and caring to help other kids shines through when you least expect it. Here is his article from our Local paper:
From the Heart
02/20/03
By RENE BUSBY
Staff Reporter
Alan made $8 the first day he started selling his lucky rocks.
That would have been enough money for the 7-year-old to buy a new basketball, but he wasn't interested in buying a toy.
He wanted to give the money to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
"I just wanted to help out the kids," said the first-grader.
A month ago, Alan, who spends weekends at the Flea Market Mobile on Schillinger Road with his mother and grandparents at their booth, opened his own booth and began selling lucky rocks to raise money for St. Jude's.
"It was totally his idea," said Angela, the boy's mother. "I don't know why he decided to do this on his own, but I'm proud of him."
She said her son became interested in helping the children after someone came to his school and talked about the kids at St. Jude's. The school then raised money for St. Jude's through a math-a-thon, but Alan didn't want to stop there.
Alan started his own fund-raising campaign by picking up rocks in the flea market parking lot and selling them for 50 cents.
The next weekend, he showed up with hand-painted rocks to sell.
"I use some hair and eyes and wet paint and paint the mouth," Alan said. "I make it look like a face.
"I paint cats on them, too."
In four weeks he has collected $130.
When Jessica Wickel heard about Alan's lucky rocks she wanted him to meet her 6-year-old son, Jacob.
Jacob was diagnosed four years ago with retinoblastoma, a common type of eye cancer in children. He eventually lost his eyesight.
"Alan just took to Jacob and let him feel all of the rocks," said Wickel of the pair's first meeting this past weekend.
Jacob said he liked feeling the hair on the rocks.
"It felt good," said the soft-spoken, bashful Jacob, who understands why Alan is selling the rocks. "The money is going to help the sick kids."
Wickel said when her mother told her what Alan was doing, she was overwhelmed.
"You don't find very many 7-year-olds who would do something like that," said Jacob's mother. "He's not really old enough to understand what they go through, and for him to want to give to St. Jude's is unbelievable."
She was so impressed that she left the flea market with two of Alan's hand-painted rocks.
"They were unique because that was his idea and it came from the heart," Wickel said.
Four years ago, when area doctors told Wickel they didn't have the facilities here to treat her son, she turned to St. Jude's.
Within days, she was on her way to Memphis.
Doctors at St. Jude's said they would try everything they could to save Jacob's eyes.
After almost five months of chemotherapy and weeks of radiation, the news wasn't good.
"His cancer was too bad," Wickel recalled. "There was nothing that would kill it."
Before Jacob's third birthday, doctors performed surgery to remove his right eye.
Hoping to be able to save his left eye, doctors did laser treatments, but his eye began to hemorrhage.
"They called me and said they didn't know if it had spread and gone to his brain," Wickel said.
"As a mom, I had to make a difficult decision," said an emotional Wickel. "Knowing the things he would never be able to do and knowing that he would never be able to see my face again."
At the age of 4, Jacob had surgery to remove his other eye.
"He doesn't think he's blind," Wickel said. "He was so used to seeing and remembers everything."
She said her son has been cancer-free for two years.
"I thank God above that he's here and healthy," Wickel said. "I'd rather have him be here and blind than not here at all."
She's also grateful for people like Alan who care enough to help.
"He is so special to my heart," Wickel said. "I wish there were more kids like him."
Raymond Zoghby, chairman of the St. Jude On the Bay Weekend fund-raiser held in the fall, said Jacob is just one of 43 kids in the MobilBaldwin area who are being treated at St. Jude's.
He said area residents have been very supportive of St. Jude's.
"It never ceases to amaze me how many of our local Mobile people hold St. Jude's and the work it does so close to their hearts," said Zoghby, who is also on the hospital's board of directors.
"He (Alan) not only is helping a child less fortunate than him, he has the attitude that any mother would be proud of, to learn to give."
Just to let you all know Alan has raised over $400 in just 5 weeks and he hopes to make at least $1,000 to donate to St. Jude. I am very proud of him and support him in every way.
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God bless the selflessness of a good child!!
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Hands Nate a Hanky....................
It does get to ya don't it???
It does get to ya don't it???
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Just to let you guys know........my son has collected over $600 as of this weekend!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't that wonderful?????
Isn't that wonderful?????
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WOW! Gee, thanks Nate!!
It makes me feel good doing all that, and when I know other folks find me useful like that, it's worth it.
Now, Oscar Night America (TM) is coming up at Isaac Hayes' Food Music and Passion restaurant at Peabody Place, and my pal Lin and I are foregoing out Beetlejuice and Ghostbuster Williams characters and going straight into our Linwood and Soloman Blues (Blues Brothers) characters for that night. We'll be seating people and taking care of them at their tables, then (at some surprising moment of the night) we have 2 minutes to perform "Sweet Home Chicago" (since the movie "Chicago" has been nominated for Oscars) and maybe Soul Man at the end of the night. This is a big event as well: $150 tickets to sit and watch the Oscars over a meal and small performances throughout.
Muley (I think) will be making a presentation as well.
Kev
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That is wonderful!Originally posted by sugarbritchez
Just to let you guys know........my son has collected over $600 as of this weekend!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't that wonderful?????
Alan is an amazing little kid! My hat's off to him.
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Nate, they may come to Memphis to visit St.Jude, which would be way cool if they did. Maybe we can all get together and do a MC Day Out or something??
Kev
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