McKemey Strong Wristbands Have Arrived?
Posted on February 13, 2009
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YEA! Mckemey Strong wristbands have finally arrived to Tega Cay SC. You can buy your Mckemey Strong wristbands at the first sales event. Which is at the VALENTINE’S DAY CARWASH
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2009
11 AM until 2 PM
SONIC DRIVE-IN…TEGA CAY Highway 160
Staffed by community teens, their friends and families.
The Car wash has been canceled due to rainy weather
McKemey Strong Wristbands Sales Update
Posted on February 5, 2009
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We received not so good news today from the wristband manufacturer. We were hoping to receive the wristbands by this weekend. But the waistband manufacture will not be able to ship the wristbands to us until next week. Read more
Tega Cay Wears Support For Burn Victim On Its Wrist
Posted on February 4, 2009
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Tega Cay wears support for burn victim on its wrist
Bracelet sales will benefit family of Connor McKemey
Story from the Rock Hill Herald
By Mary Jo Balasco
Updated 02/04/09 – 12:58 AM
It’s been more than six weeks since 13-year-old Connor McKemey was severely burned in an accident at his parents’ Tega Cay home, yet support for the family remains strong.
Red and white bracelets bearing the words “McKemey Strong” are being sold online and will be sold this weekend by area merchants and during Tega Cay Parks and Recreation events, said city resident Scott Shirley.
“We’ve all talked about how this family has touched us in this community and how we all feel their pain,” said Shirley, who did not know the McKemeys before Connor’s accident.
You can read the full story online at:
http://www.heraldonline.com/front/story/1114725.html
Note: Ranada and Scott Strong (yes there are 3 Scott’s) where not mentioned in the Herald article but are a instrumental part of the McKemey Strong fundraising project.
Connor McKemey Valentine’s Day Car Wash
Posted on February 3, 2009
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COME TO THE VALENTINE’S DAY CARWASH
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2009
11 AM until 2 PM
SONIC DRIVE-IN…TEGA CAY
Staffed by community teens, their friends and families. Read more
Tega Cay Golf Tournament And Las Vegas Night Fundraiser for Connor
Posted on January 31, 2009
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Take Part In the Connor McKemey Charity Golf Tournament Saturday February 21st And Sunday February 22nd
Neighbors Helping Neighbors and the City of Tega Cay are working together to raise money to help Connor McKemey’s family.
Saturday and Sunday you can sign up to play Golf at the Tega Cay golf course in Tega Cay, South Carolina and Saturday night at 7pm you can attend a Las Vegas Night Party theme at the Tega Cay Community Center.
For more details go to the http://www.pars4connor.org website for entry fees and more information
Raising Hope Gathering In Tega Cay SC
Posted on January 31, 2009
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Raising Hope
We invite you to join us for a nondenominational gathering for our community. The focus of our evening is to come together and with the help of some of our local pastors, understand the recent struggles our area has faced
We would like to reach out to the area youth who might want to share their thoughts and/or may have some outstanding questions related to “why?”. Read more
What’s McKemey Strong mean to me?
Posted on January 27, 2009
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What does “McKemey Strong” mean to you? Here’s what it means to me:
I sit by and watch the McKemey family and close friends. They are so visible. They are so inspiring. They are family to us. They are us. They are McKemey Strong!!!
Every morning, I go to the YMCA, faithfully working hard to maintain physical fitness so I can live a long healthy life for my two small boys. I used to see Karin there most every day. I admire her faithfulness and dedication. I never realized, watching her perusing her goals, like me, that she and her family would be the focal point of my family’s prayer time. I am inspired by her strength. We wish I were McKemey Strong!!!
I have watched as my sons have fallen off of their scooters, bikes, Healies, diving boards, water skis, dirt bikes, 4-wheelers, chairs, tables, countertops, and anything else they can manage to ride and crash. All of which is expected with two very active boys. As much as those bumps and bruises hurt our boys, you all know how the blood, bruises and black eyes and tears hurt Mom and Dad even more. We’re learning to be McKemey Strong!!!
Along comes Connor McKemey…McKemey Strong as a Bear!!!
Who would ever think we’d have to help our little pumpkin fight for his life. This doesn’t happen to us. That’s the kind of thing that happens to someone else, somewhere else. And yet, as a community, we watch this family, the McKemey’s. They have been given a challenge the likes of which NONE of us could understand. Everyday, they find a way to move forward. They have altered their lifestyle, their schedules, and their living arraignments, everything they have come to know as a family. THIS is McKemey Strong!!!
I read the Caring Bridge pages, I watch the news, I look for a chance-sighting of one of the Mckemey family members, I talk to friends, I go to the blood drive, I pray with my wife and little boys, I donate anyway I can. I realize how fragile our lives and families are and realize that no matter what, this is what really matters…Family…Friends…Faith…McKemey Strong!!!
This family and our own Connor have endured so much. They are worthy of our support and love. I am honored to have been touched and inspired by this family. Dearest Connor, Karin, George, Tripp and Quinn, though I have never met any of you or your family, I am so inspired and encouraged by you and you are so close to all of us every minute of every day. I suppose it must be hard to understand that we love you so. You must know by now that if you as much as raise your hand, we will be there for you with whatever you need. We wish we were McKemey Strong!!!
Thank you, McKemey Family, for the inspiration, lessons, love, faith and strength you have brought to our families. God is using you all in a way you could never understand or we could explain.
I wish we all could be McKemey Strong as a Bear!!!
With much love,
Your friends and neighbors, The Shirley Family; Scott, Michelle, Noah and Blake
Next Connor McKemey Blood Drive Jan 31, 2009
Posted on January 25, 2009
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The blood drive on Saturday Jan 24th at the Tega Cay Fire Dept was a huge success. The next scheduled blood drive will be at the McKemey Lacrosse Jamboree Saturday Jan 31st.
You can sign up for the blood mobile blood drive at FMHS on January 31st. If this does not work for you, you can go to the Community Blood Center locations listed below through the month of January. Let them know that you are there to give for Connor.
Their addresses and hours are: Read more
Fort Mill Showing Support For Connor McKemey
Posted on January 25, 2009
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Support for the McKemey family and Connor continues to grow in the Tega Cay and Fort Mill community. And in some cases beyond our fair township borders. Many local citizens talk about Connor daily. For some the daily news or updates on his condition is a daily priority.
Let me back up a bit and if you haven’t heard of the tragic McKemey storey here is a brief recap. Just before Christmas, Connor McKemey, 13, suffered second and third degree burns over 85 percent of his body and is currently in critical condition at the Joseph M. Still burn Center in Augusta, Georgia. Connor has undergone several surgeries and faces many more. Connor’s mother Karin suffered serious burns while trying to help Connor after an explosion in their outdoor fireplace.
The interesting thing about this story is the overwhelming support from friends and the community. In fact support has surfaced beyond the borders of Fort Mill.
Read More at http://homesfortmill.com/fort-mill-news/fort-mill-continues-to-show-support-for-burn-victim-connor-mckemey/
McKemey Lacrosse Jamboree Jan 31 2009 Fort Mill
Posted on January 25, 2009
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Jamboree Details
The Inaugural McKemey Lacrosse Jamboree
When: Saturday January 31, 2009
Time: Games will run from 9:00am – 9:00pm. All players must check-in between 8:00-8:30am.
Where: Fort Mill High School Map
Purpose: To raise funds for the McKemey Family, to bring together the lacrosse community and for Fire and Burn Education/Awareness. Read more
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For more information about Connor McKemey visit his Caringbridge website Links
