What a fun day at the zoo for a great cause!

Look at this crowd! We all got up early to walk at the zoo and help raise money for the Make a wish foundation of northeast Ohio. Below is a Make a wish child, Gavin and Make a wish development officer Kim Mantia cuttting the ribbon to start the walk.

Here's my team for "Walk for wishes" to benefit the Make a wish foundation of Northeast Ohio on Sat., July 21st! This is their 16th year for the walk and it was started by my friend Katie Dolesh, who unfortunately passed away, but Katie's spirit was there for her Make a wish kids. Denise Dufala from channel 19 introduced me to Katie years ago and the organization has been close to our hearts ever since. Denise does an unbelievable amount of work for the Make a wish foundation and I was thrilled to be a part of it this year! It was held at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and I must tell you, it's been a while since I've been to the zoo and it is so cool! Check out my nieces Jodi and Carly at the "Touch" exhibit. They got a thrill out of touching the stingray and shark! It was a totally awesome day! Thanks to all who made this their most successful year to date! There was close to 1,900 people attending and Make a Wish collected around $160,000!

We all got a chance to meet Denise and Ed's new addition, James. He's five months old and what a looker he is!

Commander Stewart

Rod collects honourPrince Charles gives Rod his CBE medal as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empireposted by Mike Walton
Rod turned up at Buckingham Palace in a rock-and-roll outfit today to collect a medal for his services to music in a ceremony he described as "cool".Rod shunned the traditional morning suit worn by most of the investiture guests, going instead for a skull and cross bones tie, white trousers and a black-and-white-striped shirt. He collected his CBE medal as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire - an honor one step below a knighthood.As Queen Elizabeth II is in Belgium for commemorations marking 90 years since Passchendaele, one of World War I's bitterest and bloodiest battles, Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, handed out the awards."It was cool", said Rod, who was joined by his wife Penny. "It's a marvellous occasion."Rod also said Charles asked how his voice was."I've got a bit of a chest infection, so I'll be having a glass of wine today rather than getting sloshed (drunk)", he said