{"id":92755,"date":"2018-05-03T16:15:42","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T20:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=92755"},"modified":"2018-05-03T12:18:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T16:18:26","slug":"letter-tony-stewart-foundation-keys-kids-launch-of-tonys-kids-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=92755","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Tony Stewart Foundation + KEYS Kids = Launch of Tony’s Kids Can!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"LETTER: Tony Stewart Foundation + KEYS Kids = Launch of Tony’s Kids Can!<\/strong><\/p>\n

To the Editor:<\/em><\/p>\n

Tony Stewart Foundation + KEYS Kids = Launch of Tony’s Kids Can!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The KEYS Program<\/a>\u00a0is thrilled to announce is has partnered with\u00a0The Tony Stewart Foundation<\/a>\u00a0on a cool national campaign called\u00a0Tony’s Kids Can<\/a>, to create really BIG smiles for our KEYS kids battling cancer here in Central New York and across the US!
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\n\"\"We would LOVE for all of YOU to be a part of it!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tony Stewart, three-time NASCAR Cup Champion, race team owner, philanthropist and long-time supporter of\u00a0the KEYS Program<\/a>, is a self-proclaimed \u201cbig softie\u201d for kids. His foundation provides monetary grants to outstanding charitable organizations, like the KEYS Program, providing programs and services to children who are critically ill and\/or physically disabled. Tony believes that every child can thrive and can \u201cbe a kid\u201d.<\/p>\n

Tony\u2019s Kids Can<\/a>, an online peer-to-peer giving program, is designed to encourage creative, thoughtful and fun fundraising. Envision hosting a backyard cookout or a tasting for wine or craft beer. Envision a movie night or backyard tent sleepover for the kids. Invite your friends, family, co-workers and neighbors to join you in this special endeavor. Have fun doing it!<\/p>\n

HOW CAN YOU HELP?<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Join Our “SMILES FOR KEYS KIDS” Team!\u00a0<\/strong>Be a part of our Team by making a donation of any size to our\u00a0Smiles for KEYS Kids<\/a>\u00a0page on the\u00a0Tony’s Kids Can<\/a>\u00a0site! Be sure to SHARE it with your friends and family to encourage them to give so they can create smiles too! (Stay tuned for some cool matching donations throughout the campaign to double your donation!<\/em>)<\/p>\n

2) Win a Cool Helmet!\u00a0<\/strong>Every person who donates $25 or more to our\u00a0Team<\/a>\u00a0will be entered in a special drawing to win a kids racing helmet autographed by our KEYS kids! (Drawing will take place at our\u00a0<\/em>August 4th<\/em>\u00a0Smile Experience!)<\/em><\/p>\n

3) Create Your Own Team to Benefit the KEYS Program!\u00a0<\/strong>
\nCreate a Team<\/a>\u00a0of your own in honor of a KEYS kid, loved one or friend …or just for FUN! (Be sure to select “The KEYS Program” in the drop down menu!:<\/em>) Share it with friends and make it even MORE fun by raising money for your page with a simple FUNdraiser such as: a bake sale, a car wash, a bottle drive, lemonade stand, a summer garage sale, whiffle ball game or other FUN summer event!<\/p>\n

The more teams for our KEYS kids the more smiles YOU and the Tony Stewart Foundation can create!<\/strong><\/p>\n

We hope you can join us to deliver music, hope and BIG smiles to kids battling cancer & serious illnesses here in CNY and across the US!<\/p>\n

“It’s all about\u00a0heart<\/em>…and the\u00a0smiles!<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Colleen & David Bennett
\nKEYS Founders
\n<\/em>
\nwww.theKEYSprogram.org<\/a><\/p>\n

PS… Please use the hashtag\u00a0#TonysKidsCan<\/strong>\u00a0so the\u00a0Tony Stewart Foundation<\/a>\u00a0can capture and share your social media posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LETTER: Tony Stewart Foundation + KEYS Kids = Launch of Tony’s Kids Can! To the Editor: Tony Stewart Foundation + KEYS Kids = Launch of Tony’s Kids Can! The KEYS Program\u00a0is thrilled to announce is has partnered with\u00a0The Tony Stewart Foundation\u00a0on a cool national campaign called\u00a0Tony’s Kids Can, to create really BIG smiles for our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,23813,23678,23808,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-and-entertainment","category-education","category-letterstotheeditor","category-opinion","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/66299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}