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Help Us Start The Warriors Team Shay Foundation

Warrior Team Shay Foundation will be raising funds for research focused on eradication cancer.

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Help Us Start The Warriors Team Shay Foundation

Help Us Start The Warriors Team Shay Foundation

Help Us Start The Warriors Team Shay Foundation

Help Us Start The Warriors Team Shay Foundation

Help Us Start The Warriors Team Shay Foundation

Warrior Team Shay Foundation will be raising funds for research focused on eradication cancer.

Warrior Team Shay Foundation will be raising funds for research focused on eradication cancer.

Warrior Team Shay Foundation will be raising funds for research focused on eradication cancer.

Warrior Team Shay Foundation will be raising funds for research focused on eradication cancer.

Kerry Grinkmeyer
Kerry Grinkmeyer
Kerry Grinkmeyer
Kerry Grinkmeyer
1 Campaign |
Birmingham, United States
$2,515 USD 22 backers
33% of $7,500 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

You Can Help Me Raise $100 Million to Fight Cancer and Start the “Warriors Team Shay” Foundation

Shannon was one of 7.6 million who died from cancer last year, one of 4 million between the ages of 30 and 60.  I believe that these numbers can be reduced by 50% over the next 10 years through genome therapy and immunotherapy. I want you to help me help find the cure for cancer.

As I told you in the video my mother died from cancer when I was eight, Aidan my grandson’s mother died from cancer when he was nine.  My life and my brothers lives were affected, that single event has more to do with who we are today than anything else that has happened in our lives.  I wrote a book about how it affected me; Tall Grass.  It tells the story of a young boy who loses his mother to cancer then recalls the 10 most important days of his life and how those 10 days formed my character.

I now see my grandson traveling the same road, I’ve learned that he will be accompanied by 1.8 million other children this year. I intend to see to it that Shannon’s death turns into a positive part of Aidan’s future and that he learns and grows from the experience.

I’m forming the Warriors Team Shay Foundation to provide funding for cancer research focused on identifying cancer susceptibility genes in individuals or families which will have a major role in preventing the disease before it occurs.  This is the only form of research that is aimed at eradicating cancer as opposed to treating cancer.  We’ll also fund support for children that lose parents to cancer or have cancer themselves.

But first, we need to set-up the foundation and that’s what this Fundraising Campaign is for.  I’m told that will take about $7,500. That’s where I need your help today.

Here’s My Plan

Three years ago my daughter, Shannon, said to me:

“You need to write a children’s book about our 20 year Christmas morning tradition; look what the ladies who wrote The Elf on The Shelf have shared with the world.  Besides, our tradition is perfect for anyone who has The Elf on The Shelf.”  

So I wrote a children’s book, had it illustrated, designed the packaging, and had it printed, The Christmas Web – A Family Tradition.


Shannon lived to see her vision become reality but enjoyed her final “Christmas Web” in 2013. She died the day after Christmas last year, finally losing her valiant 12 year battle with cancer. (You can read Shannon’s story here.)

I'll be using the profits from The Christmas Web and my other books to fund the foundation.

I’m also going to be speaking to groups like the Rotary Clubs, The Kiwanis Clubs, Garden Clubs and anywhere else I can gather an audience. I’d like you to send me invitations to speak. 

Our 2016 goal for Warriors Team Shay is to raise $255,000.

What I’m offering you today is an opportunity to be on the ground floor of something that will make a difference, the birth of the Warrior Team Shay Foundation.  And I’m offering you REWARDS for helping me get the Warrior Team Shay Foundation off the ground.

You too can be a Warrior on Team Shay.

Shay and Aidan: October 25, 2014

This is why I’m doing this.

Shannon asked me on the way to the hospital:

“Dad why is this happening to me, I’m a good person?”

I couldn’t give her an answer so now I want God to giver her the answer:

“You gave your life to help save millions of lives.”

Rewards:

The Christmas Web – A Family Tradition: A Children’s book/ Gift-set based on our families 22 year Christmas morning tradition.  When Santa arrives on Christmas Eve, he and your elf hide that special gift that you want somewhere in the house where only you can find it, at the end of The Christmas Web.  This is the elf’s Grand Finale before flying back to the North Pole with Santa.

Tall Grass – The story of a young boy in Champaign, IL, that loses his mother to cancer and deals with his loss of faith loss of family and struggle for identity.

The Stock Lord: My Second Novel – The Stock Lord is the story of a powerful Investment Manager, Gordon Finsh, who decides to cash in on his ability to make or break companies in the investment markets.  He is approached by Tony Lee, the CEO of a Chinese pharmaceutical company who has been directed by the Communist Party and the Central Government to make WOB a world player on the western stock exchanges, thus increasing the value of his company exponentially.

Gordon Finch wants $3 million in diamonds delivered to him in the U.S. in exchange for driving WOB’s stock price from $8 per share to $20 per share over a six month period.  The Party finds one of The Black Orlov diamonds in Beijing and procures it from a reluctant seller, Remash Patrenic, a retired Antwerp diamond dealer and a distant relative of the Buddhist monk who had been wrongly accused of stealing The Black Orlov from an Indian shrine in 1774. (The Black Orlov is a real diamond)

Aidan, Emma, Kobie, Haileigh the four elves of The Christmas Web

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Your Christmas Web Gift-Set

$40 USD
Maybe you don't have children at home anymore, maybe you're Jewish, don't let that stop you. I'm sure you know someone with children or grandchildren who would like to liven-up their Christmas morning. Your Reward for joining Warriors Team Shay is one Christmas Web Gift Set, first edition. The Gift Set contains the children's book and three Magic Wands each with 70 yards of colorful yarn. Your biggest reward will be the joy that The Christmas Web will bring to your family, or someone's famil
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Both of My Books

$60 USD
Same as The Christmas Web Reward plus a copy of Tall Grass. That's right, both of my books for your in-home library. You'll be the envy of all your snob literary friends.
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Signed First Editions

$80 USD
Now we're talking about an investment opportunity; if I become a famous author (no when) these books will be very valuable. This Perk is for a signed first edition of both The Christmas Web and Tall Grass. Your biggest reward will be the joy that The Christmas Web will bring to your family Christmas morning celebration and knowing that you had a part in fighting cancer as a member of Warriors Team Shay.
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Three of My Books

$110 USD
Same as the $80 Reward but I'm adding "Stock Lord", this is going to force me to finish this book. It's been on the shelf waiting to be completed for four years now. I'll ship The Christmas Web and Tall Grass in December and Stock Lord when it's published.
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Christmas Web Limited Edition

$250 USD
The Christmas Web Limited Edition: signed, numbered and dated copy of The Christmas Web Gift Set, first edition. Your gift set will be signed by Kerry, and the elf's featured in the children's book Haileigh, Emma, Aidan and Kobie. Plus a signed copy of Tall Grass and Stock Lord. OK, now we're talking RARE, VALUABLE and LIFE CHANGING!
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Hospital Package

$500 USD
You want to do something special this Christmas? A signed copy of the Christmas Web plus the video and up to 50 additional Magic Wands delivered to the hospital of your choice. Imagine the level of excitement and joy The Christmas Web can bring to children unfortunate to be in the hospital on Christmas morning. Waking-up to string everywhere left by Santa and their elf. I'll personally call the hospital to give instructions on how the Christmas Web works.
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I'll Make you Imortal

$1,000 USD
So you read a lot and you often see yourself in the books that you read. It's time to make your fantasy a reality. Stock Lord, my next book, tells the story of a retired stockbroker who is lured into an international scheme to manipulate the stock market. You can be a named character in this novel of fiction experience. I will call you and discuss the story line and you and I will find your place in this potential bestseller. Plus, of course, you get a signed copy of Stock Lord.
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I'll Make Your Kid Imortal

$1,000 USD
OK, maybe this is overselling but I'm going to have to reprint The Christmas Web in late 2016 for the 2017 Christmas season. I'm going to make some changes in the illustrations. Currently the four featured elves are my grandchildren and me as a child. I'm going to add four additional named elves to the story line. This is your opportunity to have your kid be drawn into the book. Working from a photo, that you supply, Diana will draw your child's likeness into the pages of The Christmas Web.
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