A Knight in Dragonland

Remember to drop by the Casey’s at 1800 N. 8th Street in Pekin today between 4 and 8 P.M. to help out the Howard family! Fun & games will be available for children of all ages, and proceeds go to benefit a good family that has accumulated some major medical bills for both of [...]

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I’ve wanted to post about this family before, but I couldn’t really say anything because of confidentiality issues. Now, however, they’re holding a benefit and the details of their tragedy have been made public. I want to do my part to call attention to their plight.
The Howards have two children, patients of my [...]

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Jake Grys is the star attraction on the front page of the Lifestyles section in the weekend Pekin Daily Times. The big picture of Jake laughing on his bedroom floor is fantastic, but unfortunately not available online.
It’s a great story about Jake and the big-hearted Grys family, and hopefully it will bring even more [...]

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WHOI aired a segment Thursday about Jake Grys, the tiny little guy with a great big personality. Hopefully this will help Jake and his family in their campaign to get on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
If you haven’t signed the petition yet … what’s wrong with you???  Get going!

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Many thanks to Billy Dennis over at Peoria Pundits for adding his voice to the call to get Jake Grys and his family on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
In case you missed my original post or the follow-up, here’s a little background about Jake, the link to his Easter Seals Ambassador page and some information about [...]

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Many thanks to Edgar Sandoval at Market 117 for his post encouraging folks to sign the “Jake’s Declaration of Independence” petition.  The signature total on the petition is up to 4620 at the time of this post, and Jake’s petition is one of the 50 “most active” and “most popular” at GoPetition.com.

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Don’t forget to sign the petition to get Jake Grys and his family on an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. You could help an adorable little boy have a more independent life, and all you need to contribute is your online signature.
Of course if you have a few extra dollars burning a hole [...]

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This is Jake Grys. He’s seven years old.
No, I’m not kidding.
Jake has osteogenesis imperfecta – the “brittle bone” disease – and the disorder has limited his growth. He’s the size of an 18 month old.
Jake is the youngest member of the Grys family here in Pekin. This family adopted Jake as well [...]

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Come out to Pekin on May 4 to attend the annual AMBUCS Charity Auction at Memorial Stadium in Mineral Springs Park. The auction funds are used by AMBUCS to support numerous local organizations that provide services for children, especially kids with disabilities.
One of the big auction items this year is a 1991 Blue Bird [...]

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If you want to really make a difference in the world, here are two organizations that you can support. Both operate out of Central Asia, a part of the world where we Americans aren’t so popular right now. Who cares, you say? Well, hatred in combination with desperate poverty and limited opportunities [...]

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