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Anna Batts Wins 2012 “MC Spirit!” Scholarship
The Wilson Daily Times (Wilson, NC)
Anna Batts, a Hunt High School senior, was awarded the third annual MC
Spirit Scholarship for $1,000. When the Mary Claire Satterly Foundation
was created in 2008 after Satterly’s death from leukemia at age 27, its
first goal was to establish the Mary Claire Satterly Pediatric Playroom in
the new UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chapel Hill. Since
then the Foundation has created and sustained an art therapy program for
the patients as well as making it possible to launch some wonderful new
support programs for siblings and families of cancer patients at the
clinic. The Foundation has also awarded a research grant to a young
scientist who is working on a cure for AML leukemia. Another initial goal
was to establish the MC Spirit Scholarship in recognition of Satterly’s
accomplishments in journalism and advertising, her love for the arts, her
zest for life and her concern for others.
Anna will be studying gerontology at Barton College this fall as well as
art. She plans to pursue a degree in occupational therapy in graduate
school. In her senior project at Hunt, she used art therapy with special
needs children. In her application, Anna stated that she “wants to live a
life full of art and service to others.” “Anna was truly a perfect fit for
the MC Spirit Scholarship,” said Mary Claire’s mother, Joan Satterly. Anna
is the daughter of Reggie and Lisa Batts of Wilson.
Holiday Arts and Crafts Sale Raises $1,066.00 for the Mary Claire Satterly Foundation
Caroline (9) and Jackson Stone (10), daughter and son of Dr. Russell and Lisa Stone of Wilson, NC held an Arts and Craft Holiday Sale at their home on December 21, 2010. They made Christmas ornaments and decorations and many delicious baked goods. They donated $1,066.00 to the Mary Claire Satterly Foundation. After talking with Dr. Gold, head of Pediatric Oncology, it was decided to donate this money directly to the Art Therapy Program which the Foundation established with a $25,000.00 grant this fall in the Mary Claire Satterly Pediatric Playroom. Continue reading →
In the December 2010 edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (the leading Oncology journal read by scientists and clinicians), Dr. Ho, recipient of our Mary Claire Satterly research grant cited the Foundation as a source of support. Continue reading →
Katy Purinai
Katy Purinai of Greenfield School Receives First “MCSpirit!” Scholarship
In recognition of Mary Claire’s accomplishments and love for the arts, The Mary Claire Satterly Foundation has established a $1,000.00 scholarship for a graduating senior from any Wilson County High School who will be attending a four-year accredited college or university. Like Mary Claire, the recipient of the “MCSpirit!” Scholarship should demonstrate a zest for life, a concern for others, and plan to major in liberal arts, communications, or advertising. The Foundation is proud to announce that the first recipient of the “MCSpirit” Scholarship in 2010 was Katy Purinai. Katie graduated from Greenfield school and is now attending North Carolina State’s School of Design. Continue reading →
Whitney Wright Erhlich
Before the Mary Claire Satterly Foundation was formed, Carolina Helmick Boersma, Janie Smith and Graham Harrelson spread “MC Spirit” through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training program. However, the real running began when friends started to run and raise money directly for the Mary Claire Satterly Foundation. In November 2008, Whitney Wright Ehrlich ran 26.2 miles in the NYC Marathon and raised funds for the foundation.
Kate and Ben Keefer
On April 5th, 2008 in Richmond, Virginia, Kate Keefer and her husband, Ben, ran in the Ukrop’s Monument Ave 10k as an opportunity to get in shape, test their athletic abilities, and raise money for the VCU Cancer Center. It was a rainy day, and folks backed out of the race, but their motivation for the day was them both saying “there are cancer patients that would give anything to run in the rain…we’re running!” What they didn’t realize was their great friend Stephen Satterly’s sister, Mary Claire, was fighting for her life that very same day. One year later, on March 28th 2009, they again successfully completed the Ukrop’s Monument Ave 10k, but this time they raised over $1,000 for the Mary Claire Satterly Foundation.
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Janie, May, and Graham
On Sunday, August 16th, Janie Smith, Graham Harrelson, and May Burns will run the 2009 NYC Half Marathon (13.1 miles!!!) in support of the Mary Claire Satterly Foundation. They are running this race again this year to honor their dear friend, Mary Claire “MC” Satterly, who died of complications from leukemia on April 7, 2008.
Since last year’s race, they have several highlights to share:
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Andi Christenson and Amanda Hager
Neither Amanda or Andi have ever participated in a triathlon, but on behalf of the Mary Claire Satterly Foundation, they are going to “Tri-it” for MC. On August 1st, the two will step out of their comfort zone and compete in the WIN for KC Triathlon in Kansas City, Missouri. The main reason they are participating in this is event is to create awareness about the Mary Claire Satterly Foundation and to spread “MCSpirit.”
Good Friends and Co-Workers at Cisco Systems, Inc. Amanda and Andi will Swim, Bike, and Run to the Finish Line! If any other ladies want to participate, let them know – there’s still time for training! They already have a couple of girls signed up with them and can’t wait to meet up in Kansas City. Continue reading →
Dan and Lisa Parker
Their Story and how they intend to spread “MCSpirit!”
For those of you who have spent anytime with us, I am sure it comes as a little bit of a surprise to you that we are running a 5K!! We are not runners! However, due to our competetive nature, when the idea was posed to us, neither one of us wanted to be the one that declined. So….We have signed up to run the 5k portion of the Dam to Dam race in Des Moines. Continue reading →
Kate and Ben Keefer
Last year Kate and her Husband Ben ran in this 10K as an opportunity to get in shape, test their athletic abilities, and raise money for the VCU Cancer Center. It was a rainy day, and many folks backed out of the race, but their motivation for the day was them both saying ”there are cancer patients that would give anything to run in the rain…we’re running!” What they didn’t realize was their great friend Stephen Satterly’s sister, Mary Claire, was fighting for her life that very day. MC was diagnoised with an agressive type of leukemia and lost her courageous battle only 4 days later, 2 days after our race. Mary Claire was 27 years old.
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