A busy week for Zeek and Betty, while still reveling in their White House visit, the Taylor's got to share their experiences with volunteers in Chicago!
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Though it was a quick trip we did make it out to see some of the sights!!
Monday, July 30, 2007
Hello, Mr. President ~ Washington, D.C.
After a LONG deserved rest...Zeek, his parents Betty & Corey, and brother Emanuel head to the White House to meet President Bush!! An annual visit for the March of Dimes National Ambassador, Zeek had his chance to greet the president, and see him fly in on Marine One!!
Monday, April 30, 2007
WalkAmerica is finally here ~ Philadelphia, PA
What a BEAUTIFUL weekend in Philadelphia!!! The Taylor's came up to the city of brotherly love to celebrate March of Dime' s#1 Fundraiser, WalkAmerica!!! They were welcomed back with open arms & open hearts to share in the excitement of the day...and was it a busy day indeed!!!
The walk route was covered with inspirational messages and thoughts
The Taylor Family got to cut the official ribbon, starting off the Walk at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The 2007 National Ambassador Family took a few minutes to spend some time with one of the March of Dimes National Sponsor's, Cigna!!
Zeek & Emanuel pose with Mrs. Roo & some fellow Health Partner's team members, as well as Timothy Kelly, a fellow preemie, who sang the National Anthem for the crowd!!
The Taylor's on stage before the Walk starts...
...Corey says a few words as well.
At the start line, Gene Terry, Executive Director, Southeast Pennsylvania Division, Tony Choppa, National Director of Revenue Initiatives, Tracey Davidson, NBC 10 anchor and Honorary Chair for WalkAmerica 2007, and the 2007 National Ambassador, Zeek and his family
The 2007 National Ambassador Family (Taylor's) and Philadelphia's 2007 Local Ambassador Family (the Gillespies's) pose along the walk route!
The Taylor's in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum!!
The Taylor's reach the finish line!!!
...and have a lot of work (and play) to do. First a TV interview LIVE with NBC 10
...then a hike up the "Rocky" steps of the art museum.
And what's a visit to the museum without the official Rocky pose :)
...and more importantly a little GIRL POWER!!
Next stop, face painting...
...the moon bounce!!!
...and even PONY RIDES!!!!
Lot's of them!!!
I hope you have enjoyed our travels so far this year!!! As you can see it has been a busy season, and Zeek is eager to finish up the 2nd grade. We will be taking a short break from traveling, but our work is never done and we will be back very soon!!! Thanks for all your support and we look forward to sharing the rest of our travels starting up again in a few weeks!!!
The walk route was covered with inspirational messages and thoughts
The Taylor Family got to cut the official ribbon, starting off the Walk at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The 2007 National Ambassador Family took a few minutes to spend some time with one of the March of Dimes National Sponsor's, Cigna!!
Zeek & Emanuel pose with Mrs. Roo & some fellow Health Partner's team members, as well as Timothy Kelly, a fellow preemie, who sang the National Anthem for the crowd!!
The Taylor's on stage before the Walk starts...
...Corey says a few words as well.
At the start line, Gene Terry, Executive Director, Southeast Pennsylvania Division, Tony Choppa, National Director of Revenue Initiatives, Tracey Davidson, NBC 10 anchor and Honorary Chair for WalkAmerica 2007, and the 2007 National Ambassador, Zeek and his family
The 2007 National Ambassador Family (Taylor's) and Philadelphia's 2007 Local Ambassador Family (the Gillespies's) pose along the walk route!
The Taylor's in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum!!
The Taylor's reach the finish line!!!
...and have a lot of work (and play) to do. First a TV interview LIVE with NBC 10
...then a hike up the "Rocky" steps of the art museum.
And what's a visit to the museum without the official Rocky pose :)...and more importantly a little GIRL POWER!!
Next stop, face painting...
...the moon bounce!!!...and even PONY RIDES!!!!
Lot's of them!!! I hope you have enjoyed our travels so far this year!!! As you can see it has been a busy season, and Zeek is eager to finish up the 2nd grade. We will be taking a short break from traveling, but our work is never done and we will be back very soon!!! Thanks for all your support and we look forward to sharing the rest of our travels starting up again in a few weeks!!!Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Last trip before WalkAmerica Weekend ~ Oklahoma City, OK
Wow - it has been quite a week in the world...Zeek and Betty took their final trip before WalkAmerica and headed out to Oklahoma City, OK!! We had a phenomenal reception, and a fantastic week. The weather was beautiful for the first time :). There were many appointments, each one more exciting than the next! Thank you Oklahoma chapter for being so wonderful!! We wish you the best for your Walk!
The 2007 National Ambassador Family (Betty & Zeek) are welcomed to town by the 2007 Local WalkAmerica Ambassador, Brooke, and her family...that is a lot of 'older brother' going on?
We had an early morning wake up with a mini radio tour...first stop, News Radio 1000 KTOK
...then we were off to 96.1 KXY...
and finally a great stop at 101.9, Twister!!
Then we headed to the State Capital and had a proclamation reading with members of the Supreme Court and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Members
Zeek was also presented a very grande token from the brothers (the highlight of his day :)
And we had a tour of the House Chambers with the Speaker of the House...
...and Zeek was then presented on the floor of the House (with Rep. Shelton) and had a resolution cited by a local representative
Before the day was over it was one more interview at News 9!!!
Breakfast with Farmer's Insurance at their National Call Center location
Zeek picks the big winner for one of the raffles!!!
Then we stopped at Columbus Elementary Enterprise School where students put on quite a show and presented the March of Dimes with a check for WalkAmerica
We ended our day at a Faith Community "Building Partnerships for Change" Forum...
...it was a very successful week...and now we are off to Walk in Raleigh, NC and then Philadelphia, PA! We hope to see lots of you out there walking!!!
The 2007 National Ambassador Family (Betty & Zeek) are welcomed to town by the 2007 Local WalkAmerica Ambassador, Brooke, and her family...that is a lot of 'older brother' going on?
We had an early morning wake up with a mini radio tour...first stop, News Radio 1000 KTOK
...then we were off to 96.1 KXY...
and finally a great stop at 101.9, Twister!!
Then we headed to the State Capital and had a proclamation reading with members of the Supreme Court and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Members
Zeek was also presented a very grande token from the brothers (the highlight of his day :)
And we had a tour of the House Chambers with the Speaker of the House...
...and Zeek was then presented on the floor of the House (with Rep. Shelton) and had a resolution cited by a local representative
Before the day was over it was one more interview at News 9!!!
Breakfast with Farmer's Insurance at their National Call Center location
Zeek picks the big winner for one of the raffles!!!
Then we stopped at Columbus Elementary Enterprise School where students put on quite a show and presented the March of Dimes with a check for WalkAmerica
We ended our day at a Faith Community "Building Partnerships for Change" Forum...
...it was a very successful week...and now we are off to Walk in Raleigh, NC and then Philadelphia, PA! We hope to see lots of you out there walking!!!
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)
