THIS SUNDAY YOU AND YOUR
DOG CAN TAKE PART TO RAISE
MONEY FOR BRAIN INJURY
PREVENTION IN YOUTH.
THE 5K DOG RUN HONORS A WOMAN
WHO DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR DUE
TO COMPLICATIONS FROM THAT
BRAIN INJURY SHE SUFFERED IN A
BIKE ACCIDENT LAST YEAR.
JAN IS THE DIRECTOR OF THIS
SUNDAYS' EVENT AT BAKER PARK.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.
HELLO.
YOU BROUGHT YOUR DOG, PEPPER
HERE.
I BROUGHT MY DOG PEPPER.
I HAVE KNOWN SHERRY 25 YEARS.
TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED.
WE WERE TRAINING FOR THE
WISCONSIN IRON MAN LAST YEAR.
SHE HAD A FALL OFF HER BIKE.
WE REALLY DON'T KNOW THE REASON
WHY.
SHE HIT HER HEAD AND WAS IN A
COMA FOR SEVEN MONTHS.
SHE DID DIE.
SHE WAS A LARGE PERSONALTY IN
THE WESTERN SUBURBS WITH
EVERYTHING SHE HAS DONE.
WE WANTED TO REMEMBER HER AND
THE SURGEON WHO REALLY WORKED
EXTREMELY HARD TO SAVE HER
LIFE.
YOU TALK ABOUT HER BIG
PERSONALTY.
SHE WAS A BIG DOG LOVER.
SHE HAD FIVE DOGS.
THIS EVENT INCORPORATES ALL OF
THAT.
WE ARE BRINGING HER LOVE OF
DOGS TO THE EVENT.
YOU CAN WALK WITH YOUR DOG, RUN
WITH YOUR DOG, STAND THERE WITH
YOU DOG.
ANYTHING TO DO WITH DOGS BRINGS
A SMILE AND HUMOR TO THE GROUP
OF THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE
THERE.
BAKER PARK HAS BEEN WONDERFUL
TO WORK WITH.
I THINK IT WILL REALLY HONOR,
NOT ONLY HER BUT BRING A GROUP
OF PEOPLE WHO ENJOY THE
OUTDOORS.
I THINK YOU'LL HAVE A GREAT
TIME OUT THERE.
PEOPLE LOVE TO BRING THEIR DOGS
OUT TO EVENTS.
TALK TO US ABOUT HOW THIS EVENT
HELPS RAISE MONEY FOR BRAIN
INJURY PREVENTION IN YOUNG
PEOPLE.
THE DOCTOR IS AN IMPRESSIVE
SURGEON WE HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW.
SHE SPECIFICALLY GAVE US A LOT
OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE
STRUGGLES.
WE WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
THIS DOCTOR.
SHE, AMONG MUCH OF HER
RESEARCH, IS WORKING TOWARDS
PREVENTING CONCUSSIONS IN YOUNG
ATHLETES, WOMAN AND MEN.
SHE IS INTRODUCING IN THE LOCAL
WESTERN SUBURBS A TRAINING
REGIMINE TO TEENS THAT
WILL INTRODUCE NECK
STRENGTHENING EXERCISES IN
ORDER HELP REDUCE CONCUSSIONS
THEY HAVE PLAYING SOCCER,
HOCKEY OR FOOTBALL.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT.
I FIGURE IF WE ARE GOING TO
RAISE MONEY I WANT TO DO
SOMETHING MEASURABLE, LOCAL AND
THAT CAN AFFECT MOST ANY ONE OF
US THAT HAVE KIDS.
I THINK, TO SPEAKING ON THAT
A LOT OF TIMES YOU HAVE AN
EVENT AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE MONEY IS GOING.
WITH THIS YOU KNOW THE MONEY IS
GOING TOWARDS THE DOCTORS THAT
WORKED WITH HER AND THE
RESEARCH SHE IS DOING.
I MET HER TWICE.
SHE'S MADE AN EFFORT TO COME
OUT TO OUR GROUP WHO ARE
PUTTING TOGETHER THIS EVENT.
I'M IMPRESSED.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE
MESSAGE IS SHARLENE LEFT?
SHE HAD TIME FOR EVERYBODY.
SHE HELPED DELIVER MY FIRST
SON.
SHE IS AN EXNURSE.
SHE HAD TIME FOR EVERY ANIMAL.
SHE HAD A LOT OF ENERGY TOWARDS
EVERY TIME OF FUN EVENT THERE
WAS.
I HAVE DONE IRON MAN'S WITH
HER, MUD RUNS, I HAVE CROSS
COUNTRIES SKIED WITH HER.
I THINK HER ENTHUSIASM AND LOVE
OF
NATURE AND OF PEOPLE IS
SOMETHING -- SHE IS TOO MUCH OF
A CHARACTER TO LET SLIP AWAY.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING HER
STORY AND BRINGING IN PEPPER.
IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN THE
5K DOG RUN IT IS SUNDAY.
REGISTRATION IS 8:00 A.M.
5K STARTS AT 9:00.
DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR DOG.
SOUNDS GREAT.
HAVE A BLAST THIS WEEKEND.