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KENDRA & JOHNSON

- IN THE NEWS -


Click here to watch our BIG TV interview with the A-Channel

Friday June 23, 2006
Family Fun Fair Follow-up in Newspaper!
Click here to see all of us having fun at the Fair!

Thursday June 22, 2006
Newspaper Article on our Family Fun Fair!
Click here to see how we made the cover page!
Click here to see pics of us having fun at the fair!


Thursday June 15, 2006
Newspaper Article in Barrhaven Weekender
Click here to read Page 1 of article
Click here to read Page 2 of article

Thursday June 1, 2006
6:00 PM CTV News Spike Diabetes Corporate Volleyball Tournament
Hooray!  We made it onto CTV news with a small plug on our Corporate Volleyball tournament which was held at the RA Centre in Ottawa, and raised approx. $3,000.00 for The Canadian Diabetes Association! 

Friday May 26th, 2006
Johnson's First Crack at Public Speaking!
Johnson is asked to speak at our daughters school  Adrienne Clarkson School about Juvenile Diabetes.  Our daughters are so proud of their dad!  Way to go dad!

Click here to see photo of Johnson speaking at the school!

Friday May 19, 2006
Barrhaven Independent
Special thanks to Derek Dunn for meeting with us and writing such a beautiful story about what Johnson and I are trying to achieve, which is to raise awareness about diabetes and it's possible side effects.  Thanks for the special plug on our Family Fun Fair!  Too bad it got cancelled due to bad weather!

Click here to read Newspaper clip.

Tuesday May 16, 2006
HOT 89.9
Johnson and Kendra were interviewed on Ottawa's Hottest Radio Station in the city HOT 89.9!
They are quickly becoming Ottawa celebrities! Ha! 

Tuesday April 11, 2006
A-Channel Appearance...

Johnson and Kendra appeared on the A-Channel evening news on Tuesday April 11, 2006 at 6:00PM!!  

!WE DID IT!

$12,000.00

AUGUST 25th, 2006

Dialysis started for Johnson on September 11, 2006

FACT
Did you know that 1 in 20 people die on dialysis, while awaiting a kidney transplant?


Kendra asked if she could document Johnson's journey into the world of dialysis....With Johnson's blessing, here is what happens....
Please click the "Our Stories" tab up top to browse.

Even though we have reached our goal, help us to exceed $12,000.00 and continue to Sponsor Us!

Johnson and Kendra John have joined Team Diabetes, in support of the fight against Diabetes and will train to run a 10K race in the Honolulu Marathon on December 10th, 2006.

Thank you all for helping us achieve our fundraising goal, next is the fitness part of our journey.  Health permitting and with everyone’s support we sincerely hope to achieve it as well.

Thank you sincerely everyone!  We are extremely proud of all of you for helping us reach our fundraising goal!  Our heartfelt gratitude to all of you!

 

 

SUCCESS!!
Family Fun Fair
$5,150.00 Raised for The Canadian Diabetes Association

Friday June 16th, 2006


Thank you everyone sincerely from the bottom of Johnson and Kendra's hearts!  Our Family Fun Fair was a HUGE SUCCESS!!  Look soon for our detailed thank you page which will list every single person who helped us.  There is no way that Johnson and I could have done this on our own...so cheers to all of you for making this event a HUGE success!  It was greater and grander than we could have imagined!

Click here to see our THANK YOU list.
 

Thanks to Constable Christian Parent for providing us with photos of the kids enjoying themselves at the Fair!

Click here to view photos!

 

 

SUCCESS!!
Spike Diabetes Volleyball Tournament
$3,000.00 Raised for Team Diabetes!



Click here to see photos of tournament!

Fuel Industries held a CORPORATE Volleyball Tournament on Thursday June 1st, 2006 at the Ottawa RA Centre. Fuel Industries, Innovapost, Price Waterhouse Cooper participated in the event! Johnson and I wish to thank Fuel Industries's president Jeff Doiron, for allowing his employees to participate in the days activities, as well as Liane Cote for orchestrating the whole event!  We all had a blast!  The weather co-operated, and sore bodies we're felt by all the next day!  Ha ha! All proceeds from this event went directly to The Canadian Diabetes Association.  Great work everyone!
 
THANK YOU EVERYONE...
Stephanie, Kendra, Taylor and Johnson wish to THANK all of you who have sponsored us! Thanks for helping us raise awareness for Diabetes, and with hope...a cure in our lifetimes.

Thank you all!  Please click here to see the list of everyone who has made a donation on our behalf to The Canadian Diabetes Association.

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SPECIAL THANKS TO

Web Site Creator

Elizabeth Robinson
Thanks to Kendra's niece, for creating this web space for us!  We really appreciate the time and effort you put into it!
...Love Your Aunti K 

RCMP...

Thank you to Constable Johanna Robinson (Kendra's baby sister), and Constable Jerry Healy, for traveling across Canada to work at our Family Fun Fair!

Thanks to Liane Cote of Fuel Industries
for taking the initiative to conceptualize, plan and execute our ...
"Spike Diabetes Volleyball Tournament" Liane you ROCK girl!

Thanks Fuel Industries President, Jeff Doiron!
Jeff has been Johnson's best friend for many years, and Johnson was best man at his wedding! Words cannot express how much gratitude we owe you!

Innovapost... 
A huge thanks of appreciation to Innovapost Teams and special individuals who raised several hundreds of dollars to fund our Family Fun Fair Event, and Volleyball Tournament!!