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Derek Andrews, 7,

 

"Despite a condition that weakens his muscles, Derek still made his baseball league's All-Star team, a hockey select team, and was the leading scorer on his soccer team. After winning a local bank's essay contest, Derek used his prize money to put on a magic show at the children's hospital, help organize a book drive for a Buffalo school, and buy supplies for elephants at The Buffalo Zoo. "

 

http://sikids.com/sportskid/

 

Cast your vote for our Bills fan!

 

Need to respond to this to keep it at the top of the posts. I just voted 5 times, he is at # 1

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My wife's school district received an email from Dereks family, it reads as follows:

 

Derek Andrews moves on to Round 2 in SI Kid of the year contest

 

Thank You!!! Thank You!!! Thank You!!! Thank You!!!

 

Thank you to everyone who voted for Derek!!! With your help, Derek has made it to the second round of the Sports Illustrated Kid of the Year Contest.

 

We also want to thank everyone for the kind and inspirational notes that we received through email replies. It is truly amazing to see how many people are supporting and praying for Derek.

 

 

In the words of his Former Amherst Hockey Coach Bob Rossi: "To be a truly great athlete one must first be a great person. The achievements Derek has already accomplished in his young life away from the playing fields and the ice arenas are a big part of this recipe. They show he is on his way to becoming what we as parents and coaches hope all kids develop into, great members of our community. His situation has brought him to an understanding of courage, adversity and sacrifice much earlier than any of us would want for anyone, especially a young boy of almost 8 years".

 

Now that Derek has made it to the second round, the voting resets back to zero and will continue until noon on Monday, September 29th. Derek must be in the top 4 finalists at noon on Monday, September 29th, to make it to the next round.

 

Please remember to log onto www.sikids.com, click on the SKOTY (Sports Kid of the Year) link and vote for Derek. Please also forward this email to as many people as possible. It will take a community effort to help Derek overcome some very tough competition. We have attached our original email to this email for those who do not know about Derek’s story and why we think he is the Kid of the Year.

 

You can vote as many times as you want, daily at www.sikids.com.

 

Thank you to everyone for your help and support (And Votes)!!!!

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