{"id":2051,"date":"2018-09-02T12:30:23","date_gmt":"2018-09-02T16:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syracusewomanmag.com\/?p=2051"},"modified":"2018-09-03T10:09:55","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T14:09:55","slug":"mary-kate-intaglietta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syracusewomanmag.com\/?p=2051","title":{"rendered":"Mary Kate Intaglietta"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Volunteer to Executive Director <\/em><\/h1>\n

By Carol Radin |\u00a0Photography by Paul Carmen Viggiano<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

When the opportunity to become first executive director of Paige\u2019s Butterfly Run presented itself, Mary Kate Intaglietta didn\u2019t hesitate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted something that tugged at my heartstrings,\u201d she remembered.<\/p>\n

The fundraising organization honoring the memory of Paige Yeomans, who was six when she was diagnosed with cancer, tugs at many heartstrings.<\/p>\n

The annual walk\/run event \u2014 the organization\u2019s mainstay since 1997 \u2014 benefits pediatric cancer patients and their families. The organization provides support, education and research funding in conjunction with the William J. Waters Center for Children\u2019s Cancer and Blood Disorders at Upstate Golisano Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n

As a participant in the walk\/run, Mary Kate saw firsthand the growing numbers of runners as the years progressed. Now, she\u2019s where she wants to be, continuing to expand the organization\u2019s impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cI try to let people know we\u2019re here all yearround,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no longer just about the race. Working closely with Paige\u2019s parents, Chris Arnold and Ellen Yeomans, Mary Kate coordinates communication and implementation for a vast array of events aside from the run itself, including an upcoming clambake this month and a Barnes and Noble book fair in December.<\/p>\n

Mary Kate touts outreach activities, such as PedPals, a program connecting medical students with pediatric patients for tutoring and social activities; Cancer in the Classroom, an educational program; and Pajamarama, a day devoted to raising awareness and funds at schools.<\/p>\n

To get the message out, Mary Kate has worked to enhance the organization\u2019s social media presence. She\u2019s started an Instagram account, updated Facebook and increased email blasts and online stories from cancer survivors.<\/p>\n

Now, Mary Kate is focusing on September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. She\u2019s reached out to local restaurants and businesses to promote donation opportunities. She also worked with National Grid and the owners of the Barclay Damon Tower to light up their buildings for September in gold, representing the gold ribbon symbol for childhood cancer.<\/p>\n

Mary Kate\u2019s passion for Paige\u2019s Butterfly Run emerged from a personal journey of her own, when heartbreak led to her participation as a runner and a volunteer. When she was 25, Mary Kate fell in love with a man who was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, a rare form of pediatric bone and tissue cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know what it\u2019s like to watch someone go through chemo treatments,\u201d she said. \u201cI know what it\u2019s like to spend all night at someone\u2019s bedside in a hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n

When he was well enough to do so, he and Mary Kate walked together for Paige\u2019s Butterfly Run. They were engaged to be married but, after a remission, the cancer returned. Mary Kate\u2019s fianc\u00e9 passed away in his 20s.<\/p>\n

Mary Kate continued volunteering to raise funds for the organization. Professionally, she was drawn to the nonprofit sector, as well. She worked in development for local chapters of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and American Heart Association.<\/p>\n

She was working as director of Baltimore Woods when Paige\u2019s parents told her they were building a director\u2019s position into their strategic plan. It was the perfect fit for Mary Kate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted my job to have meaning,\u201d she said. Mary Kate, Chris and Ellen work closely with the Upstate Foundation to identify each year\u2019s funding needs. The organization allocates funds for cancer research, family assistance and a scholarship in Paige\u2019s name.<\/p>\n

The needs of long-stay patients and their families can be varied. Mary Kate knows sometimes even money for gas and car repair is hard to come by for families who constantly travel to the hospital.<\/p>\n

One project packed with empathy is their Comfort Kit. Volunteers fill backpacks with a fleece blanket, water bottle, T-shirts, toiletries and a gift card donated by Camillus Walmart. Hospital social workers distribute the backpacks to newly-diagnosed patients.<\/p>\n

Since the organization was founded, it\u2019s grown quite a lot. In 1997, when Paige\u2019s Baldwinsville teachers teamed up with Chris and Ellen to start the run\/walk, they raised $2,200. In 2017, the event brought in more than $340,000. This year\u2019s run\/walk had 2,500 participants.<\/p>\n

The real reward for Mary Kate, though, is the thank you notes, the stories from parents or the sight of a teenager carrying a Paige’s Butterfly Run backpack somewhere far from the hospital. For Mary Kate, that sight is accompanied by hope that the person carrying it is a cancer survivor on a happier journey.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the best parts of the run is the survivor bell,\u201d she said. \u201cI never forget that ring. To me, that\u2019s why we\u2019re here.\u201d SWM <\/em><\/p>\n

For more information about Paige\u2019s Butterfly Run, visit pbrun.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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