"Fostering the future"

From the Presidents

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9-9-09 Wow! This has been a long couple weeks for Beth and I. Five days at the Kitsap County Fair, a couple days off and then three more days at the Blackberry Festival in Bremerton promoting and then having a Walk Me Home event. We are fortunate to have a wonderful women, Marcella, working with us. Without her dedication and motivation the walk would have been very difficult. She contacted news papers and radio shows to set up interviews and get the word out. We all owe Marcella a ton of thanks. We were incredibly fortunate to find Dick, Heather and Dave from Coca Cola at a Blackberry Festival meeting. Dick has adopted a daughter and felt our cause was where he would like to focus his company's charitable attention. Dick's team raised over $1500 for FPAWS, and our partners NFPA and the Kitsap Foster Care Association. Kohl's  Department Store also gave generously and provided 10 volunteers to help with the Walk. Family and Friends Teams like Team Neato, Maya Team, the Cando Kids and the Converse Family were terrific in their efforts. Many others joined the fun and they all know we thank them. We also want to thank the ULHRA (Unlimited Light Hydroplane Racing Association) for bringing the UL-72 Foster Care/ Vitamin Water Hydroplane to our Walk. Champion driver Kayleigh Perkins was there to sign autographs and take pictures with the walkers. I can't say enough about all the people that stepped up for our Walk Me Home event. I hope I get to be part of many events around the State over the next year.