Boy's Disneyland dream comes true

Alaska works with The Moyer Foundation to help young burn victim

November 17, 2005

Four-year-old Alex Brown's wish just came true. After suffering burns from a gasoline accident this summer and enduring months of medical treatment, he recently boarded a Seattle-to-Los Angeles morning flight on his way to Disneyland.

Four-year-old burn victim Alex Brown was enthusiastically greeted at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport by (from left to right) flight attendant Cat White, The Moyer Foundation Co-Founder Karen Moyer, and flight attendants Corinne Helgeson and Dorothy Gurney.

The trip results from the collaboration between Alaska Airlines and The Moyer Foundation, a Seattle-based organization founded by Mariner's baseball player Jamie Moyer and his wife, Karen, to help children in distress.

Together, the organizations arranged for a three-day trip to Disneyland for Alex and his family. Alex's story will be featured on "Dream Catchers", a television special scheduled to air on Seattle's CBS affiliate, KIRO Channel 7, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, and repeating at 11 a.m. on Christmas day.

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