The Emma Marie Keller Memorial Foundation
Copyright © Ryan Keller. All rights reserved.The 18th Annual Emma Marie Keller Memorial Walk
Benefiting The Emma Marie Keller Memorial Foundation
To Whom It May Concern:
On Saturday, August 16, 2025, the 18th Annual Emma Marie Keller Memorial Walk benefiting The Emma Marie Keller Memorial Foundation will be held at the Cook Township Community Center in Stahlstown, PA. On behalf of The Emma Marie Keller Memorial Foundation, we would like you to consider making a donation to this year’s walk. We hope the walk this year will be successful and touch many lives because of donations from community businesses such as yours. Any donation big or small can make a difference.
In August 2007, our daughter Emma was born 11 weeks premature due to preeclampsia, weighing 1 pound 6 ounces. On January 28, 2008, Emma passed away. During her short 5 months, she had many challenges due to her prematurity. The disease Preeclampsia and Emma’s extended hospital stay has forever changed our lives. We feel that we have been called to give back and help others who are dealing with having a child with a long-term illness. Since last year’s walk, your generous donations have helped The Emma Marie Keller Memorial Foundation touch many lives. The foundation continued to provide toiletry kits and hand/footprint cards for NICU parents at three area Pittsburgh hospitals with Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Those hospitals include Magee Women’s Hospital, West Penn Hospital, and the Children’s Home. We are working with Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to help fill a Parent Pantry that provides snacks and drinks while parents are visiting their child(ren) in the NICU along with meal vouchers at CHP. Also, The Emma Marie Keller Memorial Foundation has helped multiple families with expenses associated with having children with an extended stay in the NICU, helped families with travel expenses for their child’s cancer treatments and other ailments, and sadly have helped with funeral expenses for a child, and much more.
This year’s walk will have a balloon release, Chinese and Silent Auction, a bounce house for children attending along with several games for the kids and those that are kids at heart, and much more. We appreciate the continued support from our community.
You will find the various sponsorship levels listed on the following page. We are also seeking in-kind donations. If making an in-kind donation your company will be recognized at the walk with a 5x7 sign set up by donated item i.e. Bottled Water provided by ABC Convenience Store. Any donations valued at $100 or more will get company recognition during opening remarks. Following is a list of items that we are in need of for our walk to be a success:
-Items for Chinese Auction
-Snacks/refreshments for walkers before and after the walk
-Small prizes for carnival games
To be a business partner simply fill out the enclosed Sponsorship Commitment Form and send a check to the address listed below or visit our website at www.emkmf.org. In order to have company information printed on walk media and T-Shirts we must receive your Sponsorship Commitment Form no later than Friday, August 1, 2025.
If donating in-kind item(s), please contact us by Friday, August 8, 2025 so that we can arrange pick-up or delivery of your item(s).
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at 724-972-5125 or walk4emma@hotmail.com.
Thank You,
The Kellers
Ryan, Chrissy, Wyatt, and Emma, too
The Emma Marie Keller Memorial Walk Coordinators
The Emma Marie Keller Memorial Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. For more information, visit the websites at www.emkmf.org.
Sponsorship Levels & Benefits
Sign Sponsorship $75.00+:
Company information on yard sign displayed on walk route
Bronze Sponsorship $100.00+:
One Complementary Walk Registration
Company listed on back of walkers’ T-shirts
Company will be listed on the foundation Facebook page
Silver Sponsorship $250.00+:
All Benefits of Bronze Sponsorship Plus:
Company products and/or information displayed at Walk
One yard sign with Company information displayed on walk route
Gold Sponsorship $500.00+:
All Benefits of Bronze and Silver Sponsorship Plus:
One additional Complementary Walk Registrations (2 total)
Company listed as a sponsor in our Walk media information
Company logo on Emma Marie Keller Memorial Walk webpage at www.emkmf.org
Company named on yard signs advertising walk throughout the area
Two additional yard signs with Company information displayed on walk route (3 total)
Platinum Sponsorship $1,000.00+:
All Benefits of Bronze, Silver, and Gold Sponsorship Plus:
Three additional Complementary Walk Registrations (5 total)
Two additional yard signs with Company information displayed on walk route (5 total)
A Walk Long Sleeve T-Shirt or Foundation Sweatshirt for each of your five walkers
Company logo on all foundation materials passed out at hospitals and events for one year
Sponsorship Commitment Form
Thank you for considering a tax-deductible donation to the Emma Marie Keller Memorial Foundation. Please complete the following information so that we may accurately process your sponsorship commitment.
Corporation Name:
Contact Name:
Address:
City: State: Zip:
Phone: Email:
Sponsorship Level: Sign Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Method of payment: Check Cash Pay Pal
Please make checks payable to The Emma Marie Keller Memorial Foundation and mail to:
Emma Marie Keller Memorial Walk
Christine Keller
117 Pletcher Road
White, PA 15490
Must be received by Friday, August 1, 2025, in order to have company info listed on brochures, signs and T-Shirts!