Annual Highlights

These are just a few of the many events held this past year to benefit Hope Street Kids. If you would like more information, please contact Hope Street Kids at 800-227-2732 or send an email to Cynthia.Duncan@preventcancer.org.

Caroline Pryce Walker Memorial Event 2008
Columbus Zoo & Aquarium

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Hope Street Kids held its ninth annual “Caroline Pryce Walker Memorial Event” on Saturday, August 16, 2008 from 6-10 p.m. at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 9990 Riverside Drive in Powell. Edward Sawyer served as the Honorary Chairman, and over 1,300 families were in attendance, raising nearly $180,000 to further pediatric research efforts.

Event emcee Ellie Merritt from First at Four at NBC4 Columbus, kicked-off the program featuring performances by the Riverside Rats, Pax Romana and DJ Gary Parks, as well as visits from everyone’s favorite animals! Families took some time out from monkeying around to enjoy the zoo-per delicious food served barbecue-style by Bob Evans Farms. Guests enjoyed wild private viewings of the gibbons and orangutans—but no one could be found in The Roadhouse nocturnal building after dusk! The cost to attend was $100 per family. Proceeds raised at the event support the Hope Street Kids Pediatric Cancer Research Grants and Fellowship Program.

For information on next year’s event please contact:
Cynthia.duncan@preventcancer.org

Compliments of Nicholas Studios 937-848-6752

Ninth annual “Swinging for Caroline"
Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA.

The ninth annual “Swinging for Caroline event was held on June 9, 2008 at Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA. The 2008 invitational raised an amazing $320,000 for the Hope Street Kids Grants and Fellowship Program and featured a golf tournament, round-robin tennis tournament, Kids’ pool party and tennis clinic and culminated with a family awards reception.

Special thanks to our tournament leadership:

Tournament Chairwoman
Rachel Robinson

Executive Committee
Becky Anderson
Sue Andres
Peter Begans
Victoria Blatter
Bo Bryant
Tim Day
Wendy Donoho
Christy Evans
Kathryn Lehman
David Lynch
Lisa Nelson
Will Norwind
Shiloh Roehl
Royal Roth
JC Scott
Howard Scholich
Diane Tomb

Golf Director
John Timmons

Tennis Directors
Tim Johnson
Mike Tomberlin

Tennis Clinic Director
Debbie LeHardy

Eighth Annual Kids Walk for Kids with Cancer
The Seventh Annual "Kids Walk for Kids with Cancer" was held in New York's Central Park on Saturday, May 10, 2008 to benefit the Hope Street Kids Pediatric Research Program. Proceeds from the walk go to support an annual research grant at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. The 2008 event raised an astonishing $145,000!

For information on the 2009 walk, please contact Cynthia Duncan at 800-227-2732 or via e-mail at .