Willowville Elementary School

On April 25, 2009 we held our third annual Celebration of Life Benefit, in memory of Katie, at Cherry Grove Bowling Lanes.

We raised almost $9,000!

KHF donated $6,000 to the Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

On June 14th, 2008 Mike Hack of Eastern Corvettes organized a Charity Road Tour/Campout.  The proceeds benefited the Mike Martinelli Memorial Fund and the Special Needs department at Willowville Elementary School in honor of Katie. 

The first annual Celebration of Life Benefit took place at King Pin Bowling Lanes on April 28, 2007. 

On the day of the event, there was an overwhelming sense of love, because many people that were impacted by Katie came to celebrate her wonderful life. 

We raised nearly $7,000 to benefit the special needs department at Willowville Elementary School, which was one of the schools where Katie worked as a Speech Pathologist.  Many children found their voices because of Katie.

We were overwhelmed by the outpouring of