On August 27th, 2006, Trey passed away after an 18 month battle with two rare pediatric cancers. On behalf of Trey we would like to continue to give back to the Oncology Division at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. They have given us and many other families so much through their tireless dedication to the families affected by pediatric cancer. They gave us hope when things seemed at their worse, but most importantly, they gave us a chance to get to know our son. Without the ground breaking treatments and advanced medicine found at CHOP, we would not have been given the blessing of knowing the fun, little person Trey was to everyone .
On Sunday, September, 30th 2007, at 8:30 AM, Philadelphia and The Four Seasons Hotel will hold it's annual Parkway Run and Family Fun Walk on the scenic Benjamin Franklin Parkway and West River Drive.......complete with a buffet breakfast, Parkway Run AND Team Trey '07 t-shirts along with activities for the entire family. It truely is a terrific event geared towards everyone.......runners, walkers, spectators and kids. All money raised from the Parkway Run and any money you donate will go DIRECTLY to the Oncology Division at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for childhood cancer research and survivorship programs. With your support and donations, not only will Trey be represented on the Parkway, but perhaps one day other children will receive the miracle cure that was not available for Trey. We pull for the other families and other children dealing with this horrible disease as if they were our own. It is so important to us, in honor of Trey, for him not to be a statistic, but part of the cure.
Last year, the Parkway Run brought 4500 people together in support of cancer research and survivorship programs at Children's Hospital, raising $500,000. Team Trey stormed the Parkway, 326 members strong in 2006 and raising close to $11,500.00--placing us in first as the largest team and second in the on-line fundraising department. This year the Parkway Run hopes to have 5000 people out to support the cause. Thank you for your support. Hopefully, the money raised will help find a cure for cancer and give so many children what they all deserve.......a chance to be young. |
