ROAR for Kids 2023

On Friday at school I wear YELLOW because itâ'TMs my favorite color.
On Friday at school I wear YELLOW because itâ'TMs my favorite color.

Team Matt Matt Milles

We need your support

This spring, we will be taking part in Kennedy Krieger Institute's annual ROAR for Kids on behalf of our son Matheson “Matt Matt” Milles.

As many know Matt Matt goes to KKI: PACT school. As a medically complex yet neurotypical, adorable and mayhem prone toddler the typical daycare setting isn’t medically safe for him. Daycares that provide care for medically complex toddlers in Maryland are few and far between, to put it mildly. The resource that KKI: PACT school is for Matt Matt is not lost on us.

KKI: PACT school has had a profound impact on Matt Matt. The staff which includes Matt Matt’s teachers, all of the nurses, the director (Ms. Sharon!) and even the security guard have become like family to us.

They give Matt Matt hugs when we can’t be there, let him be helpful, guide him through feeding occupational therapy, encourage him to get messy and are working on potty training(!). It really means the world to us that KKI: PACT School truly supports and allows Matt Matt to thrive developmentally, socially and educationally all while being medically safe.


So let’s show KKI: PACT school what we got and ROAR on behalf of Team Matt Matt Milles! 

Thank you so very much for YOUR support.

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About ROAR for Kids

As we host our first in person event in two years, we hope you will join us on Saturday, April 29, 2023 for Kennedy Krieger Institute’s ROAR for Kids at Oregon Ridge Park in Cockeysville, MD. ROAR for Kids will once again feature a 5K run and a low-mileage fun walk, which participants may participate in virtually or in person. Additionally, back by popular demand, the event will host a family festival including princesses, carnival games, the VERY popular Mascot Challenge and more! Registration opens at 6:30AM with both races and the family festival kicking off at 8:00AM, the Mascot Challenge will take place around 9:45AM with the event ending around 10:30AM. We hope to see you there!

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