The Kortney Rose Foundation
The Kortney Rose Foundation (KRF) is a 501(c)(3) organization that was set up by Kortney's mother as a way to help channel her grief into something positive. Her hopes are to make a difference, in Kortney's name, in the fight to find better treatments and ultimately a cure for pediatric brain tumors. Our fundraising efforts will directly benefit the pediatric brain tumor research being done at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
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On September 5, all three major TV networks simultaneously aired an hour-long fundraising special to raise money and awareness for cancer. To promote this unprecedented event, Katie Couric of CBS Evening News prominently featured Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with interviews by Children's Hospital pediatric brain tumor specialists Dr. Peter Phillips and Dr. Tom Curran who is also the deputy chief science officer. |
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MAKE A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION TO RUN & WALK YOUR WAY TO HEALTH IN 2010 WHILE HELPING KIDS WITH BRAIN CANCER!
Kortney’s Challenge at Monmouth Park
LAST SUNDAY IN AUGUST! August 29, 2010
Two Mile FUN Run/Walk
Kid’s Races and Free Kid’s Events
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Day At The Races Picnic Area
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Private picnic area: admission includes food/drink/race program and more.
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ING New York City Marathon
Sunday, November 7, 2010
The Kortney Rose Foundation's TEAM KORTNEY is a "Bronze Level" Charity of
the ING New York City Marathon on November 7, 2010.
Have you always wanted to run a marathon, or more specifically the NY Marathon? No time qualifications or a certain number of races run are needed. You can be guaranteed entry through The Kortney Rose Foundation as part of TEAM KORTNEY!
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Kortney loved to draw and most often drew floppy-eared dogs with big sneakers. In third grade the dog drawings changed to pictures of girls shopping in the mall. In March of 2006, about a month before she turned for the worse, Kortney's friend Collette came over. Together they drew pictures and Collette taught Kortney how to draw a rose. Kortney's picture of the rose was even more detailed than the one you see in our logo.
At the time when I found the rose picture a professional designer was in the process of creating a logo for the foundation. While her rose was much more professional and sophisticated, I had such an emotional attachment to Kortney's rose that I had to go with my gut feeling. Kortney's rose showed a lot of artistic promise since she was only in third grade.
Kortney Rose had an unparalleled zest for life. She loved playing with friends and animals (stuffed or real) and enjoyed school at Wolf Hill Elementary in Oceanport, NJ where she was in third grade. Kortney loved basketball and played soccer, but her biggest thrills were at amusement parks and water slides. She was a daredevil with little fear and a spitfire who knew how to get her way. Her smile and laugh would brighten any room she entered or place she visited. She loved to play on her swing set and was always on the move to her next play date. Kortney Rose Gillette was a vivacious nine-year-old girl with a winning smile and a contagious spirit for life. Four months after a diagnosis of brainstem glioma, Kortney passed away from the disease on April 27, 2006. ...more
