Space is Special
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1st Annual

Special Needs Space Walk

Thanksgiving Day 2008

 

 

After surviving a pulmonary embolism in Aug. 2007, following back surgery and undergoing a total hip replacement in June of this year, Mike Kersjes, President and Founder of Space Is Special journeyed 33.5 miles across north Alabama with his Physical Therapist (Becky Deason) and his Orthopaedic surgeon (Dr. Howard Miller) to raise awareness and funding to ensure special needs children across America continue to benefit from this unique experience.

Read recent Huntsville Times articles about Mike's journey

Article 1   Article 2

Click below to see pictures from this event and find links to their local sponsors

Event pictures

 

Fundraising

Space Is Special Inc. is a 501-C3 non-profit organization developed to allow special needs students the opportunity to participate at Space Camp. Developing and implementing a curriculum in the classroom to prepare these students is time consuming and costly. Most special needs families do not have the funding necessary to assist with this process or pay the fee's required to travel and attend Space Camp located in Huntsville, AL.

It costs nearly $2,500.00 to prepare and send ONE student to space camp.  Our goal is to give 25-40 special needs students across the country this great opportunity.  This requires between $75,000 to $100,000 per year just to stay operational.

Therefore, fundraising for Space Is Special is essential to keep this important mission alive. Without the help of people who can afford to give, many students would never get the opportunity to thrive in this math, science and technology driven adventure.

Please take the time to make a donation and help keep the dream alive !!

PLEASE PLEDGE TODAY!

Fundraising is and ongoing endeavor and in order to send our next group of students who are on a waiting list and ready to learn, we need to raise $70,000.

Please click below to register an individual or corporate pledge today:

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You can also download a pledge form to complete and send in by mail.

Click to download an individual/corporate pledge form  Printable form

Special thanks to NESIN THERAPY SERVICES P.C. for helping coordinate fundraising opportunities and being directly involved in my rehab following my hip replacement.  I am fortunate enough that my Physical Therapist, Becky Deason continues to work with me and help me achieve my fundraising goals.