Carson Brown & Family receive 200th M4M Medal

Carson Brown, 7yr old boy battling Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma since he was 16 months, was presented a 2010 Chicago marathon finisher medal on October 23, 2010 in Decatur, Illinois. Kelley Heneghan donated the medal she was awarded for completing her first and very hot Chicago marathon. Kelley told Carson and his family about training and running the marathon before presenting them with the medal. For more information about Carson, go to http://www.helpcarson.com/

This was the 200th medal presented by M4M Central Illinois since it's inception in 2008.

Thanks to all the families for attending, the Decatur Herald Review, Wand17, and Decatur Conference Center and Hotel for hosting the presentation.

Miseracordia - 26 Laps for a Marathon Medal

Had a wonderful evening with the swimmers at Miseracordia last week. the 15 participants (who are all in wheelchairs), swam 'approximately' 26 laps in honor of the marathon medals they were receiving. they abilities ranged all across the board but all their spirits were high. each swimmer had a swim guide and josh and i enjoyed cheering them on with some other residents.
it was such an awesome day and we were so happy to be able to participate in this event for the second year in a row. last year, we weren't able to stay for the swim and felt lucky to be there to cheer on the swimmers this year!

Roger Pedretti Drawing Winner!

Over 50 medals were collected in the August medal
drive. Everyone who dontated this
year and during the drive was eligible for the
paid marathon registration drawing but we
could only have one lucky winner. Congrats
to Roger Pedretti!! Roger donated the medal
(belt buckle) he earned at the 2010 Leadville
Open Pack Burro Race - an arduous 21 mile
race with 10 miles of steep climb and 13,160
feet! And yes, towing a burro! Thanks to everyone for donating and Congrats again Roger!

M4M Illinois - Drawing for Marathon Registration Fee!

Medals4Mettle Illinois announces a drawing on September 1, 2010 for a marathon registration of the winner's choice (up to $150). Chicago? Boston? New York? St. Louis?...the winner will decide! To enter, donate a marathon finisher medal to M4M Illinois and receive one drawing entry per medal donated from July 28-Aug 31, 2010. Previous 2010 medal donations will also receive an entry per finisher medal donated. Must be a finisher or earned medal. Contact Scott or Nicole for mailing information and/or questions. Good luck!

130 Medals Presented at Camp COCO!

M4M Central IL & Chicago presented 130 medals at the closing ceremony of Camp Coco on July 16, 2010. The 25th annual Camp COCO hosted campers with cancer and other blood disorders from July 11-16th. A project of Southern Illinois School of Medicine in Springfield, the camp was held at Timber Pointe Outdoor Conference Center on Lake Bloomington. The campers from central Illinois received special attention from a number of SIU's pediatric staff members, who spend the week providing medical care and spending time with their patients and some of their patient's siblings.

Thanks to Greg & Dale Rossell for bring their M4M sponsored modified-lite dirt track racer for the kids to explore. Also, Judy Donelly for taking pictures and the entire Camp COCO staff for giving us a nice welcome.

Scott & Nicole, M4M

Party at Miseracordia

Tonight was a Medal presentation at Miseracorida. The recipients were residents that were unable to participate in the special olympics.... many of them look forward to this opportunity the entire year and to not be able to compete or receive a medal was really disappointing for them....

i was really excited that M4M could participate in rewarding them with medals after they did their own olympics. we went down for their banquet and had a blast dancing and celebrating!

M4m Central Illinois is sponsoring dirt track racer Greg Rossell this year. Check-out his new race suit and watch for more photos of Rossell's car in the near future. Thanks to Tim Hurley for making this sponsorship possible.