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FRIDAY, march 29, 2013
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Climbing for Trevor Members of Project Trevor gather outside of the Columbia Tower in downtown Seattle at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Big Climb. Courtesy photo
Steve Price and crew raise money in son’s memory at Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Big Climb Samantha Pak spak@redmond-reporter.com
When Steve Price first participated in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Big Climb in 2002, his son Trevor had just been diagnosed with leukemia a few months earlier. Upon hearing the news, Price’s friend suggested they participate in the LLS’s annual fund-raiser. They formed two teams of five each. About five months later, Trevor died at the age of 12. And while Price — who lives in unincorporated King County outside of Redmond — may not have a loved one who could benefit from his participation in the event, he has continued making the annual climb up to the top of the Columbia Tower, Seattle’s tallest skyscraper at 69 flights of stairs, 1,311 steps and 788 feet of vertical elevation. In 2004, Price took the lead in organizing the Project Trevor team for the Big Climb, bringing in 115 individuals to participate alongside him. Since then, Project Trevor has had an average of 70-80 people participating in the Big Climb in honor of the team’s namesake. Project Trevor also has bright orange shirts with a photo of Trevor printed on it and a ng Session! quote from him while he was in the hospital asking whether leukemia is life threatening.
This year’s Big Climb was last Sunday and Project Trevor had 78 climbers participating. Price said this year they raised about $26,000 and placed fourth overall out of all the teams for the amount they raised. Last year, Project Trevor raised about $25,000 and placed first. In the team’s 12 years of participating in the Big Climb, Price said they have raised about $150,000 for the LLS. Price said members of Project Trevor are a combination of individuals who have been with them year after year and newcomers to the group, but it is always amazing to see how much support they receive every year. “The sea of orange,” he said, “it says a lot.” Money raised from the Big Climb goes toward blood cancer research as well as services for local patients with blood cancer. Anne Gillingham, executive director LLS’s Washington and Alaska chapter, said some of the services they provide for patients include patient support groups and financial aid — anything to help people deal with their diagnosis. Gillingham said there is no screening or prevention for bloodrelated cancers so the LLS works aggressively to recruit and retain top researchers to work on finding a cure. She said currently LLS is [ more climb page 15 ]
A colorful afternoon More than 1,000 people got into the spring spirit at the Festival of Color last Saturday at Downtown Park in Redmond. Colored powder and water ruled the day as attendees tossed it on each other’s clothes and faces. See page 9 for story. Courtesy photos
DelBene talks business with locals Samantha Pak spak@redmond-reporter.com
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, who represents Washington’s First District, visited B.E. Meyers Electro Optics in Redmond Monday afternoon as part of a district-wide tour this week to learn more about the current local business climate, understand what makes them
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thrive and understand more about what challenges they face and have to overcome. At B.E. Meyers, DelBene met with a number of employees including Clint Meyers, whose father, Brad, founded the company in 1974. Meyers and his brother Matt are next in line to take over B.E. Meyers, which develops and manufactures optoelectronic devices primarily
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for military and law enforcement applications. During DelBene’s visit, Meyers, who manages the company’s non-lethal division, shared with her the issues they face as a relatively small business competing against bigger corporations for government jobs. Some of the biggest obstacles the Redmond business has to [ more delbene page 15 ]