05/05/09
Print: Ailing Jupiter girl Meets rocker Ted Nugent
FORT LAUDERDALE - A Palm Beach County girl is getting a rock star
send-off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport today as
the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida sends her to meet rock
star and outdoorsman Ted Nugent.
Brianna Curry, 6, of Jupiter, is
battling a brain tumor and became of fan of Nugent by watching his
reality show "Spirit of the Wild" on the Outdoor Channel.
Make-A-Wish Foundation officials say Brianna even enjoys the rocker's music.
During
her wish vacation, Brianna, her parents and 4-year-old brother will
spend four days in Texas during which she'll meet Nugent on the set of
his program at the Spirit Wild Ranch in China Spring.
However,
before the flight this afternoon, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, American
Airlines, the Broward County Aviation Department and the Broward
Sheriff's Office have some special plans for Brianna.
Brianna and
her family will arrive for their flight in a chauffeur-driven limousine
and then be escorted by sheriff's patrol cars with lights flashing and
sirens blaring.
Once inside the terminal, Scribbles the clown and
sheriff's deputies on lighted scooters will take Brianna and her family
to their gate to enjoy cake and balloons before the flight.
Additionally,
the Sheriff's Office Airport Rescue Fire Fighting team will celebrate
the flight's departure with a water cannon salute.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.
It is the largest wish-granting charity in the world with 67 chapters in the U.S. and its territories
Image Information: Rocker Ted Nugent at a Michigan hunting rally in 2003 (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Sources: South
Florida Sun Sentinel, TCPalm.com
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