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Message From Terry
Welcome To The Site,
Since my last entry, I have been travelling extensively with some work,
some volunteering, and gratefully, some play.
Work has taken us with our "We Can Do Anything" program to many
elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as a presentation at the
University of Regina . There have been corporate keynotes, some concerts,
and a performance of, "Oh Canada ", at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010
Paralympics in Vancouver , Canada . What an inspiring, spiritual
experience to be accompanied by a beautiful 2200-voice children's choir,
and the 60,000 voices in the stands at BC Place.
Songwriting continues to be an exciting venture and priority. I have been
writing theme songs for other professional speakers, fresh works for a new
album, a piece celebrating the Centenary of the Canadian Navy, "Wherever
There Is Water", and my present focus, a song that sings and speaks to
PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, experienced by soldiers around the
globe.
Volunteer time has been spent with CNIB, Peaceful Schools International,
Active Living Alliance For Canadians With Disabilities, The Canadian
Mental Health Association, Joe's Team, and others. I must say that my
brother and manager, Tony Kelly, and my wife, Anne Nugent-Kelly, are the
unsung heroes when it comes to my volunteer endeavors. Most of what I do,
they do at some level.
Although I gift myself with some time to play every day, in April, three
brothers, a sister, a friend, and I, along with our spouses, gathered at
the dock in Port Canaveral to depart on an Eastern Caribbean cruise. Six of us
had never cruised before; it was an eye-opener in many ways, a subject for
a later entry.
Along with more of what I wrote of above, the next notable upcoming
venture worth mentioning is June 19th and 20th, when I partner with a
Toronto buddy of mine, Tim Tremain, who will mount a tandem bike with me.
We, along with thousands of others, will embark on a 200 kilometer "Ride
To Conquer Cancer".
I mention the Ride To Conquer Cancer in case you would like to go to the
link below to sponsor Tim and me as we pedal to further cancer research.
I lost both my eyes to retinoblastoma, a hereditary cancer, at the age of
two: my son, Jeff, brothers, Tony and Chris, and sister, Lisa, all lost
one of their eyes to retinoblastoma, as well.
I have been inspired to participate in The Ride To Conquer Cancer by the
courage and tenacity of Joe Finley, the founder of Joe's Team. To me, Joe
is the quintessential example of selflessness, hope and optimism. He has
inspired hundreds of others to believe that research is a path to the
cure.
I have personally realized the fruits of fundraising for cancer research:
my niece and nephew, Christopher and Laura, have been spared the loss of
their eyes after researchers developed a laser treatment to permanently
stop their retinoblastoma.
As Tim Tremain and I pedal our tandem over the two hundred kilometer
course, my family, millions of others and I will be thanking those who
choose to make a financial contribution that will ensure the continuation
of cancer research, and the breakthroughs that are sure to come, like the
one that saved Christopher's and Laura's eyes.
Although the link below will initially take you to what appears to be Tim
Tremain's page, it will become clear once there that Tim Tremain and Terry
Kelly share the page.
To make a pledge to The Ride To Conquer Cancer on behalf of Terry Kelly,
click the link below.
Conquer Cancer - Pledge Donation
Regards,
Terry
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