MAX IT OUT

K E I T H _U R B A N ' S _M A X _I T _O U T _F O R _M E N I N G I T I S
Keith Urban’s Max it Out For Meningitis is an event to raise awareness about meningitis. It also raises funds for furthering meningitis research – A proactive approach in an effort to prevent others from contracting the disease. All proceeds will go directly to a highly successful world-renowned physician for her research on meningitis and meningitis vaccinations. This physician resides in Nashville and performs her research at the Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Event is inspired by Bacterial Meningitis survivor Max Royka.

J A N U A R Y _2 0 0 5 _H I G H L I G H T S
Keith Urban's 3rd annual Max it Out benefit concert for spinal meningitis research on January 22, 2005 raised over 270,000 dollars!

Artists performing at the benefit, held at Nashville's Rocketown included: Keith Urban, Radney Foster, Katrina Elam, Richard Marx, Tim Mcgraw, Faith Hill, Montgomery Gentry, LeeAnn Womack, LeAnn Rimes, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, and Wynonna Judd.

At one point in the benefit, Keith personally called the winner of a custom 357 chopper motorcycle. When he asked for the woman who won, her husband answered answered and apparently didn't like another man calling his lady and hung up on Urban, reports countrynation.com. The second lady he called answered the phone and was thrilled by the prize. With any luck the wife of the man that hung up on will never find out he hung up on Keith Urban and the chance to win a cool ride, otherwise he'll be toast.

T H E _I N S P I R A T I O N
Max, was born a perfectly healthy baby. When he was 6 weeks old, he caught a "bug" that turned into meningitis. Meningitis is a disease where a germ gets into the spinal cord and brain. Any germ can cause meningitis. It is unknown why the body allows the germ to pass into the spinal fluid and another does not. Max’s immune system was simply too immature and vulnerable to fight the vicious bacteria. He spent 7 weeks at the Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. He is now 3 years old left with visual impairments, brain damage, diabetes insipidus, has a feeding tube and extremely delayed motor skills.

D O N A T I O N S
We raised $270,000 at our last event and we're looking to beat it! To make a donation towards our cause for meningitis related research, download our donation form at www.maxitout.org.

For those who have offered to make a donation to Max Alan Royka himself, please send a check made out to The Royka's to the address below. We have established a special needs trust for Max to help with his future. To all that contribute, no matter how much, we send a sincere and heart-felt thank you! You're making a difference!
Royka's InnerStrength LLC • P.O. Box 218121 • Nashville, TN 37221-0722
SOURCE:http://www.innerstrength.com/html/our_cause.html