UPCOMING Calendar of Events
2010
January
Look for Evan in your grocery
store! Doritos is featuring him & Buddy Booby's Birthmark on 44 million of their "Spicy
Nacho" chip bags all this year!
March
Ladies' Home Journal - Article on Evan & Buddy Booby's
Birthmark appearing in March 2010 issue
Scholastic's
Scope magazine - article featuring Evan and the "International Buddy Booby's Birthmark Read-Along
for Tolerance & Awareness in Classrooms" appearing in March 8, 2010 issue
April
May
May 15, 2010 - International Buddy Booby's Birthmark Read-Along for Tolerance and
Awareness in the Classroom". Individual events held worldwide!
May
15, 2010 - International Day of Birthmark Awareness
November
Evan to appear at the Vascular Birthmarks Foundation annual conference - scheduled
to be held in New York City.
December
2009 - Events
March
3/16 - Of more than 600 nation-wide entries, Evan was named one of 12 finalists in the "Do Something,
Inc." $100,000 grant competition. If you'd like to comment on how the book and/or the International Read-Along has
positively impacted your child, you may do so on Evan's public project page at the Do Something website here: http://www.dosomething.org/project/international-buddy-boobys-birthmark-read-along-tolerance-and-awareness
3/20 - We're headed to Dublin, Ireland!!!! - Evan was invited by
Dr. Rosemarie Watson of Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin to speak to families and patients with birthmarks.
The hospital is celebrating it's 10th Anniversary. To view pictures of the trip go here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/album.php?aid=69339&id=792973683
April
4/1 - Evan
received a $500 grant from Mix it Up (www.mixitup.org) for his International Buddy Booby's Birthmark Read-along held in conjunction with the VBF's International Day of
Awareness Campaign (www.birthmark.org).
4/24-4/26 - Evan will be joining other national finalists in NY City for the final
interview portion of the "Do Something" award's competition! He is vying for a grant for the Vascular Birthmarks
Foundation Day of Awareness Buddy Booby's Birthmark Read-Along event. You can check it out here: http://www.dosomething.org/project/international-buddy-boobys-birthmark-read-along-tolerance-and-awareness
May
May 15th
- Vascular Birthmarks Foundation International Day of Birthmark Awareness; and the "International Buddy Booby's Birthmark Read-Along
for Tolerance and Awareness" in schools!
June
Evan's taking the summer off! Have a great one...and keep on reading and writing!
September
October
10/23 - Evan speaks (along with author Nicholas Sparks) at Hannah Storm Foundation Inaugural
Birthmark Awareness Advocacy Day, Brookings Institute; Washington D.C.
November
December
12/20/09 - American Voices - XM Satellite Radio show, hosted by Senator Bill Bradley is featuring
an interview with Evan and Donna Ducker!
Archives:
2008
February
2/22/08 - Evan appeared on CNN's Headline
News
March
3/25 - Evan & Donna spoke to 200 students during an Author's Visit at Montgomery Elementary School
in Montgomery, NY.
April
4/17/08 - Evan conducted a special book reading for children at the Ulster County Community College (UCCC)
Day Care Program in Stone Ridge, NY. The reading included a Q & A with college students observing from the UCCC
"Oral Interpretation of Children's Literature" class.
May
THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY IS DESIGNATED AS THE VBF'S "BIRTHMARK AWARENESS MONTH".
Do your part to spread awareness and educate others about birthmarks!
May
15, 2008 - Happy "Birthmark Awareness Day"! Schools across the world will
be reading Evan's book today as part of the "International Buddy Booby's Birthmark Read-Along
for Tolerance and Awareness". This event is generously sponsored by Candela Corporation in recognition of the Vascular
Birthmarks Foundation Day of Awareness Campaign. Evan will be conducting a special reading with the Kingston
Catholic School pre-school class.
May 29, 2008 - Evan
was awarded the Ulster County Youth Bureau's prestigious "Outstanding Achievement" Award at
a special ceremony.
June
Evan's graduation from grade school!
July
- September
July 4 - Evan's 14th birthday!
School's Out. KEEP READING! And, watch for Evan's Summer Library Tour!
November
November 1 - 30th - Evan is named "Amazing
Kid of the Month" by
November 15 - Evan to attend the 2008 Vascular
Birthmarks Conference in New York City. He'll be signing books and reading "Buddy" to children
in the day care facility. The fundraising event will jointly benefit the Vascular Birthmarks Foundation and the Vascular
Birthmarks Institute at Beth Israel. Dr. Milton Waner and Dr. Alex Berenstein are the 2008 Co-Directors of the conference
and Lisa and Gregory Fortunoff are the Gala Chairs and Event Sponsors.
December
We wish everyone a joyous holiday season!
2007
January
1/3/07 - Watch Evan on CBS' The
Early Show Here. The segment features an interview with Hannah Storm and footage from a recent Author
Visit at St. Thomas the Apostle School in West Hempstead, NY.
1/29/07 - Kingston, NY - Catholic
School's Week - Evan will be conducting an Author's Presentation for the entire student body of KCS, Kingston, NY.
February
2/16/07 - Corning, NY - Erwin Valley School; Evan and Donna will be conducting an Author's Visit for some 400 students, grades K-5. This event was re-scheduled due to inclement weather.
March
3/07 - CNN - Headline News - Awaiting exact air date - Check back for details.
Also, during
the entire month of March, be on the lookout for Evan's story while sitting in your physician's waiting room.
Evan was interviewed by CNN's Accent Health (a medical program which reaches 100 million viewers nation-wide)
regarding his book and its importance in raising birthmark awareness for the general public. Renowned vascular surgeon Dr. Milton
Waner, was also interviewed for the segment.
April
4/16/2007 - Berea Elementary School, Montgomery, NY- Evan
& Donna helped the school kick off it's "Celebration of Capabilities" event by speaking to some 400 students.
The staff had a "dress down day" in Evan's honor; raising $230 for VBF!
.
4/30/07 - Hopewell Junction, NY - Evan & Donna gave their Author's Presentation to 900 students at Gayhead Elementary
School in Hopewell Junction, NY. Here's a response from the school:
Dear Evan and Donna,
What a wonderful day last Monday was! The children were so excited to
get to meet you.
Your presentations to the students at Gayhead were terrific. The
students
and teachers so enjoyed everything, including the beautiful DVD, your introduction of the Galapagos creatures from the
book, Evan's awesome job reading the book and the way you helped the students to generate ideas to create their
own story. And now that many of the parents have had a chance to read the book to and with their children they,
too, have approached me about how much they love it.
Thank you for spending your day with us and for sharing the
story of your lives. I wish you much success in getting your story into as many children's hands as possible.
You have an important message to share and are making the world a better place through your efforts.
God Bless,
Denise Doddard
May
5/15/07 - International Read-Along Day - Schools
from all over the world will be reading Buddy Booby's Birthmark today - in recognition of the International
Birthmark Day of Awareness. Register on this site for next year's event, by clicking on "Join the International
Read-Along". It's free, easy, and will give your school the opportunity to participate in a global event. (See some
of the comments from this year's participants on our "Global Stories" page).
June
6/1/07 - Corning,
NY - Erwin Valley School; Evan and Donna will be conducting an Author's Visit for some 400 students, grades K-5.
July-August
Summer Library Tour '07 - Evan's
off from school and looking forward to meeting so many of you at libraries throughout New York. Thanks for all the invitations. We
hope to schedule as many as possible. Check back to see when he'll be in your area.
