I got up one morning and my wife received an email which she forwarded to me. I was surprised by what it read. I was one of the honorees for the Walk of Fame award in San Antonio, Texas at Morgan's Wonderland and we were invited to come down.
Dee and I took a flight and on the 18th of September 2010 and we attended a Gala called "Free to Soar" . What a wonderful night it was. Not only to receive that award but to see the excitement in the room of 400 people. There were five of us that received this award for their positive involvement with people with disability whether they had a disability or were a friend, parent, teacher or anyone who put a positive influence on that person or gave of themselves to give a positive outlook about people with disabilities.
One nice part of the evening was when everyone stood up to honor Morgan who became 17 years old and got to sing "Happy Birthday" to her. Morgan's Wonderland is named for this lovely young lady. Named by her parents who founded the park which opened in April 2010. It is the first of its kind accessible family park in the world.
After the wonderful dinner Dee and I took a walk in the park to look at the "Walk of Fame" pathway where there was one of the first lighted stepping stones that had all five of the honorees names on it. It changes colors and has a butterfly logo in the middle. So pretty. I can now say that my name is in lights, i.e. "Ben Anderson"
You can go to my website at www.bendanderson.com to see some photos and links.
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