SPECIAL EVENTS

3rd Annual Festival of Tees

August 21, 2010

This summer at the 3rd Annual Festival of Tees golf tournament, miniature golfers of all ages will tee off in a competition for a good cause. ParTee Golf, in Perry Hall, Maryland, will once again host the tournament on Saturday, August 21. All funds raised from this golfing event will go to the Silberstein-Harryman Endowment at Kennedy Krieger Institute to benefit children with cerebral palsy and spina bifida.

Participants can register in person at ParTee Golf or forms can be downloaded online and submitted via postal mail or e-mail. Click here for more information: http://www.partee-golf.com/id3.html.

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The Art of Giving

September 14, 2010

Ruth Shaw and Renaissance Fine Arts present The Art of Giving, a fashion show to benefit Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Baltimore School for the Arts. click here for time, location, and ticket information.

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Stompin' for the Cord

September 25, 2010

A fundraising event held at Boordy Vineyards in Hydes, Maryland to benefit the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury, Stompin' for the Cord is an evening of wine, country-style BBQ, and bluegrass music. Festivities include a wine tasting, guided vineyard tours, silent and live auctions, money wheel, and a 50/50 drawing. For more information visit www.spinalcordrecovery.org. Or download a printable flyer.

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BWI Airport Walk/Run

The BWI Airport Run/Walk benefits local Down syndrome parent groups and Kennedy Krieger's Down Syndrome Clinic. The annual event allows runners to explore a unique and challenging 5K course around BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport and Northrop Grumman. The 2-mile walking course is flat and geared for families. Additional festivities include entertainment, refreshments and prizes. For more information visit http://www.es.northropgrumman.com/airportrun.

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Motorcycle Toy Ride

October 17, 2010

The annual Motorcycle Toy Ride is held every fall to donate toys to the children of Kennedy Krieger Institute's Inpatient Unit and Autism program. For the past 10 years, motorcycle riders from all across the region meet at the Harley Davidson Store, on Route 40 East, before the motorcade arrives at Kennedy Krieger Institute to greet the children with toys and good cheer. For more information on the ride or to learn how you can donate to the event contact the Events Team at 443-923-7300.

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Festival of Trees

November 26 - 28, 2010

Kennedy Krieger Institute's Festival of Trees is a three-day holiday-themed festival held to raise funds for research, treatment, education and community programs at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. The focal point of the event is the holiday décor which features more than 500 spectacular holiday trees, wreaths, and gingerbread houses created by local designers, artists, organizations and community groups. Additional attractions include live holiday entertainment, more than 100 season merchants, children's craft and game area, magical carousel, "reindeer" pony rides and, of course, Santa. For more information visit festivaloftrees.kennedykrieger.org.

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Volunteers are always welcome:

In addition to corporate sponsorship, volunteer opportunities are available for individuals and corporations who are interested in donating their time and talents. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that "Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?" Volunteering can be a very rewarding answer to that question. Volunteers are needed for all of our special events and are always welcome and much appreciated. If you are interested in volunteering for these or any other events, please use this special events volunteer form to keep your address up-to-date in our database.

Individuals who are interested in obtaining more information about these events or are interested in helping Kennedy Krieger by organizing a benefit or by volunteering as a fundraiser, should contact Michelle Huffman at 443-923-7300.