1. KATIE’SKAUSE
July 1st, 2011, Premiere Issue
Katie’s Kause was
founded by Katie
Zinno and David
Kangas in October of
2010 to help fundraise
for Katie’s medical
expenses.
As of the July 1st
issue release of the
Katie’s Kause
newsletter, Katie’s
Kause is starting its
climb from personal
fundraiser to charitable
organization.
Katie’s Kause is
dedicated to
spreading awareness
and education about
“invisible” illnesses,
raising money to
support research for
causes and
treatments, and
helping people receive
proper medical care
that they could not
otherwise afford.
Katie and David are
planning their
relocation to Maryland
this month, and are
fundraising to help
cover the cost of
moving, including fees
and first-month’s rent
at their soon-to-be
new home.
FAITH - Noun
1. Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
2. Strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion
By David Kangas
Some would say that traveling unable to function, slowly I continue organizing,
3,000 miles on a month-to-month deteriorating until one day, the rallying, educating, and
budget for medical care is ill- system kills her. She wakes up fundraising. I continue believing,
advised. Other, less tactful daily in pain, unable to tolerate and find my beliefs reinforced by
people, would call it downright food and water on a regular basis, every new act of charity I
stupid. But I call it exactly what it unable some days to even stand. encounter. I am fueled by the
is: an act of faith. Faith that I have faith, too. I believe continued support of friends and
everything will come together in that everything happens for a family, the thoughts and prayers
time financially. Faith that the reason. That people are basically, of strangers. Faith can be broken
doctors on the other end of the deep down, good and decent. I down by hard times, but it can
country follow through on their believe that things will get better also be rebuilt, made stronger,
assurances. And, most of all, faith as long as you keep moving through the words and actions of
in the possibility of having a forward. There’s been a lot of those around us.
better life. trials of my faith lately, as it seems This first newsletter is a
Katie has faith in one thing that the pieces of my life and thank-you to all of those
right now; if she stays where she is Katie’s are tumbling down around supporting Katie’s Kause. Thank
and keeps trying to work within us. But I continue to believe that, you for your thoughts, prayers,
the system that she lives in, the in the end, things will continue to support, and love. It is returned
system will keep her house-bound, work out. in kind to all those we care for.