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Tonight's installment in our Making a Difference series introduces you to the sheriff of Peoria County, Ill. But it was more than 400 miles from his jurisdiction where I caught up with Mike McCoy. I met him in Memphis. And he wasn't walking. This 57-year-old grandfather was running, for the 25th year, in a relay he founded as a fund-raiser for kids with cancer. Like any home-grown event, it started small and with all kinds of problems. Unlike most local charity events, Mike's annual trek between Memphis and Peoria has gone big time. When the relay ends tomorrow in Peoria, Mike will have raised more than $12 million for the St. Jude Children's Hospital.
And speaking of that amazing place, I had the privilege of visiting it this week. To say that I was deeply moved would be an understatement. Children, the age of my own, were bravely battling disease without complaint. Moms and Dads told me of their children's treatment with only optimism in their voices. What I didn't see were tears, just hope and happiness and faces like that of 10-year-old Shannon Longstreet from Galena, Mo. Her enormous grin will stay with me. When you meet a beautiful and courageous young girl like Shannon, it's easier to understand Mike McCoy's passion for making a difference.
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as always its great to see someone make a diffrence after reading about Mike McCoys good deeds and the amount of money raised for a wonderful hospital for children should make us all wont to give more God Bless you and keep up the good work wish you were our sheriff!
Mike Dill , Greenville , S.C. (Sent Jun 4, 2007 1:16:10 AM)
Please provide the mailing address for St Jude's Children's Hospital for donations.
Bruce Hogman, Fort Lauderdale FL (Sent Aug 4, 2006 7:01:48 PM)
Thanks for selecting Sheriff Mike McCoy for "Making A Difference." The St. Jude's Children's Hospital Run has been a big event here every year and it's great the way that hospital has helped so many children and their families. I'm looking forward to seeing your piece.
Olivia Elizabeth Burdon, Peoria, Ill. (Sent Aug 4, 2006 4:50:47 PM)
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