WILL
WILL IT
WILL IT STAY? JORDAN WILKERSON WILL BE BACK
WITH YOUR FULL FORECAST IN A
MOMENT.
MOMENT.
MOMENT. FIRST, I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO A SPECIAL HUMAN BEING.
VOLUNTEERS NEXT WEEK WILL BE
GEARING UP A SPECIAL WALK TO
FIGHT CANCER CALLED THE BE THE
HOPE WALK.
HOPE WALK. THIS IS TINA McDONOUGH, THE
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF
VALLEY GIRLS AND GUYS.
SHE JOINS US NOW.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
FIRST OF ALL, TELL US WHAT
VALLEY GIRLS AND GUYS IS.
>> WE ARE A NONPROFIT.
WE STARTED OUT IN THE BREAST
CANCER WORLD ORIGINALLY AND
THEN WE BECAME A 501(C)(3) IN
2014.
2014.
2014. WE
2014. WE BEGAN TRANSITIONING FROM
PINK TO BREAST CANCER TO
LAVENDER FOR ALL CANCERS.
>> THAT BE THE HOPE WALK,
WHERE IS IT AND WHEN IS IT?
>> IT IS IN MY HOMETOWN OF
MAPLE VALLEY.
MAPLE VALLEY. OUR CITY HAS BEEN AMAZING AND
SO GRACIOUS.
SO GRACIOUS. IT IS GOING TO START AND
FINISH AT SUMMIT PARK IN MAPLE
VALLEY.
VALLEY.
VALLEY. THERE IS AN 18 MILE WALK, A
1.8 MILE WALK, AND A VIRTUAL
WALK WHICH IS AWESOME BECAUSE
IT GIVES PEOPLE DIFFERENT
OPPORTUNITIES.
OPPORTUNITIES. >> WHAT IS A VIRTUAL WALK?
>> WHAT YOU DO IS YOU SIGN UP.
YOU FUNDRAISE $80 AND YOU WILL
STILL GET A SHIRT AND A MEDAL
IN THE MAIL.
YOU CAN BE ANYWHERE, YOU JUST
ARE PARTICIPATING AND EVERY
SINGLE DOLLAR THAT YOU RAISE
WILL GO BACK TO US.
>> THE MONEY GOES TO RESEARCH,
CORRECT?
CORRECT?
CORRECT? >> IT GOES TO EVERYTHING.
WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY
WITH SEATTLE CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. WE DID IMMUNOTHERAPY CLINICAL
TRIALS THAT WE FUNDED LAST
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. >>
YEAR. >> I DID NOT KNOW YOU GUYS
WERE PART OF THAT.
THAT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT
CLINICAL TRIAL.
CLINICAL TRIAL. >> WE HAVE TEAMED UP WITH THE
CANCER CENTER JUST A FEW MILES
DOWN THE ROAD FROM US.
>> UNBELIEVABLE.
>> UNBELIEVABLE. >> THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US.
WE PLEDGED $500,000 OVER THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS TO THEM.
THAT CANCER CENTER WILL CHANGE
HOW PEOPLE GET TREATMENT.
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO SEATTLE
OR TACOMA, THEY CAN JUST BE 15
MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD TO GET
THE RADIATION.
THE RADIATION. >> AMAZING.
>> AMAZING. >> YOU ARE AMAZING.
YOU GIVE PEOPLE THESE
BLANKETS.
BLANKETS.
BLANKETS. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BLANKETS.
YOU GAVE MY MOM A BLANKET,
ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY. I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY. WHEN SHE WAS IN HOSPICE AND
GOING THROUGH CANCER -- JUST
TALK ABOUT THE BLANKETS SO I
CAN COMPOSE MYSELF.
>> THESE WICKETS ARE VERY
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. WE STARTED THEM IN 2013.
WE HAVE MAILED OVER 1500
BLANKETS ALL OVER THE WORLD TO
PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH
CANCER.
CANCER.
CANCER. EVERY SINGLE BLANKET IS
PERSONALIZED.
PERSONALIZED. IT HAS AN AUDREY HEPBURN QUOTE.
IT HAS THEIR NAME ON IT. THESE
BLANKETS ARE WRAPPED AROUND
PEOPLE WHILE THEY ARE IN
TREATMENT.
TREATMENT. >> IT IS SO COZY AND SOFT AND
WARM. YOU ARE JUST A WONDERFUL
HUMAN BEING.
HUMAN BEING. I LOVE WHAT YOU GUYS DO.
HOW CAN PEOPLE FIND OUT MORE
AND PARTICIPATE IN THE BE THE
HOPE WALK?
HOPE WALK? >> WE HAVE A WEBSITE.
EVERYTHING IS ON THAT SITE.
WE'VE GOT THE WALK ROUTE AND
EVERYTHING POSTED.
EVERYTHING POSTED. WE ALSO HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA LIKE
FACEBOOK AND TWITTER AND
INSTAGRAM.
INSTAGRAM. THE THINGS WE WANT PEOPLE TO
KNOW IS THAT THE WALK IS NEXT
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. THERE IS STILL TIME TO
REGISTER WHICH IS SUPER
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. THE OTHER THING IS WE WILL
HAVE A BEER AND A WINE GARDEN.
WE HAVE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ON
THE HOUR, EVERY HOUR.
LES SCHWAB IS OUR PRESENTING
SPONSOR AND THEIR MOTTO IS
DOING THE RIGHT THING MATTERS.
>> AMEN TO THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE LOVE YOU.
>> I LOVE YOU.
>> WE WILL HOPEFULLY LEARN
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