Kilos 4 Kiki

11/04/2026

💜 **So Many Faces. So Many Lives. So Many Families Forever Changed.** 💜

Looking at this picture from **The Bee Foundation's Honey Bash Gala**, I see so much more than research grants and photographs.

Behind every face is a life cut short, a family left heartbroken, and loved ones learning to live with an unimaginable loss.

Each picture tells a different story, but we are all connected by the same heartbreak — and the same hope that someday another family will be spared this pain.

Our beautiful Kiki is one of those faces. 💜 And seeing her name alongside others being honored through lifesaving research reminds me why **Kilometers for Kiki** matters so much.

These grants represent more than dollars. They represent love, remembrance, and the determination to make a difference.

**Different lives. Different families. One shared mission — to prevent another tragedy.**

💜 **The Ripple Continues.** 💜

11/04/2026

💜 **Kiki's Legacy Continues to Make a Difference!** 💜

Seeing Kiki's beautiful face and name alongside the researchers honored at **The Bee Foundation's Honey Bash Gala** brings tears to my eyes and so much pride to my heart.

On October 17, 2026, **Dr. Amol Mehta of Weill Cornell Medicine** was awarded a **$20,000 Katelyn Kelly Memorial Research Grant**, made possible through Kilometers for Kiki and the incredible generosity of our supporters.

We cannot bring our beautiful Kiki back, but knowing that research in her name may someday save another family from this unimaginable heartbreak means more than words can express.

To everyone who has supported Kilometers for Kiki, **this is what your love and generosity have made possible.** Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 💜

Catch the video that was shown on the night of the gala!
https://vimeo.com/reviews/15eda56b-18dc-47bd-9eeb-2f5eb14a3862/videos/1236299278

**Kiki, your light continues to shine. The Ripple Continues.** 💜

11/04/2026

💜 **The Ripple Continues — Kiki's Legacy Lives On** 💜

I recently received this beautiful video shared at **The Bee Foundation's Honey Bee Gala**, and watching it brought tears to my eyes — tears of sadness, love, gratitude, and hope.

We lost our beautiful Katelyn “Kiki” Kelly on September 18, 2024, at just 34 years old. We started **Kilometers for Kiki** to honor her memory and turn our heartbreak into hope for others.

On **October 17, 2026**, a **$20,000 research grant** was awarded to **Dr. Amol Mehta of Weill Cornell Medicine** in Kiki's memory, through **The Bee Foundation Katelyn Kelly Memorial Research Grant**. 💜

To everyone who has walked, donated, volunteered, or supported us — you have helped make this possible. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

🎥 **Please take a few minutes to watch this touching video.** It means more to our family than words can express.

https://vimeo.com/reviews/15eda56b-18dc-47bd-9eeb-2f5eb14a3862/videos/1236299278

💜 **Kiki's memory lives on. The Ripple Continues.** 💜

10/06/2026

💛$31,142 RAISED FOR KILOS FOR KIKI💛

We are so incredibly grateful to share that Kilometers for Kiki has now raised $31,142!

Because of the generosity of our family, friends, walkers, runners, sponsors, donors, and this amazing community, we will be able to fund another brain aneurysm research grant in Katelyn’s name. 🧠❤️

That means Kiki’s legacy continues to make a difference — helping support research that may one day save another family from experiencing the loss that ours has.

And we’re not finished yet! If you haven’t had a chance to donate, you still can. Every $5, $10, $20 — every single dollar — adds up and helps move brain aneurysm research forward.

Every little bit helps. It truly takes a village.

And what an incredible village Kiki has. 💛

Thank you for walking with us, donating, sharing our story, supporting our mission, and helping us continue to give her love away.

https://secure.qgiv.com/event/2026katelynkellymemorial5k/

09/27/2026

As September comes to a close, so does Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month—but awareness must continue year-round. 🧠❤️

At Kilometers 4 Kiki and kilos4kiki.org, this mission is deeply personal. Before Katelyn’s brain aneurysm ruptured, she experienced a headache, stiff neck and nausea. At the time, we didn’t understand what those symptoms might mean. We didn’t know what we know today.

That is why we keep talking.

🧠 An estimated 6.8 million Americans—about 1 in 50 people—have an unruptured brain aneurysm.

🧠 Approximately 30,000 brain aneurysms rupture in the United States each year—about one every 18 minutes.

🧠 Nearly 500,000 people worldwide die from brain aneurysms annually, and about half are younger than 50.

Family history can matter. Brain aneurysms are not always hereditary, but risk may be higher when multiple first-degree relatives have been affected. If brain aneurysms occur in your family, talk with your doctor about your history and whether screening with an MRA or other imaging is appropriate.

Awareness and self-advocacy matter because diagnosis can sometimes be missed or delayed.

We know more today than we did when we lost Katelyn, and through Kilometers 4 Kiki, we are committed to honoring her life by supporting research, promoting education and helping people recognize warning signs, understand their family history and advocate for themselves and their loved ones.

We cannot change what happened to Katelyn, but in her name, we can help change what happens to someone else.

Learn more, get involved and support our mission at kilos4kiki.org.

Know the signs. Know your family history. Ask questions. Advocate for yourself and the people you love.

Knowledge is power. Awareness can save a life. 🧠❤️

Katelyn "Kiki" Kelly lived with joy, compassion, adventure, and an infectious smile that made everyone around her feel welcome.

09/19/2026

💜☘️ OUR FIRST NEWS STORY FROM THE 2ND ANNUAL KILOMETERS FOR KIKI! ☘️💜

We are so excited to see the 2nd Annual Kilometers for Kiki 5K Walk/Run featured in Harbor Country News! 📰💜

What began as a way to honor and remember Katelyn has become something so much bigger — a ripple of love, awareness, community and research that continues to grow.

This year, 104 people registered to walk and run with us, and together we have already raised approximately $28,000 — with more still being counted — to support brain aneurysm research through The Bee Foundation.

Every person who registered, donated, sponsored, volunteered, shared a post, contributed an auction item, walked, ran or simply told someone Katelyn’s story helped create this.

And now her story — and the importance of brain aneurysm awareness and prevention — is reaching even more people. That is exactly what we hoped this ripple would do. 💜

Thank you, Harbor Country News, for helping us share Katelyn’s story and the mission behind Kilometers for Kiki.

Please read and share the article. Every share helps the ripple travel a little farther. ☘️💜

Every life has a ripple effect. Katelyn’s continues.

https://www.harborcountry-news.com/news/second-kilometers-for-kiki-5k-supports-brain-aneurysm-prevention/article_b8fa9aa8-d52d-5896-97dc-4329dcbf82da.html

NEW BUFFALO — The second Kilometers for Kiki is a 5K Fun Walk/Run was held in memory of Katelyn Marie Kelly (known lovingly as Kiki) on Saturday, Sept. 12, in

09/18/2026

Two years. 💜

Two years ago today, we lost Katelyn to a brain aneurysm.

There are dates that divide your life into before and after. September 18th will always be one of those dates for our family.

Today, I keep thinking about something a friend shared in remembrance of someone she loved: that there is someone whose life is richer simply because you are in it.

Katelyn made so many lives richer.

She loved fiercely. She showed up. She made people laugh. She made people feel loved. And in just 34 years, she created a ripple far greater than I think she ever could have imagined.

Two years later, that ripple is still moving.

It moves through her family and friends. Through every person who says her name and shares a story. Through every person who shows us their . Through Kilometers for Kiki. Through brain aneurysm awareness. And now, through research being done in her name that we hope may someday save another family from experiencing a day like September 18th.

Grief has taught me that love doesn’t end when a life does.

We carry it forward.

So today, in honor of Katelyn, tell someone you love them. Show up for someone. Be someone’s light when things are dark. Give a little more love away.

Because every life has a ripple effect.

And Katelyn’s ripple continues. ☘️💜

We love you, Kiki. We miss you every single day.

9/18/2024 — Forever 34

09/16/2026

💜☘️ One incredible day. One beautiful reason behind it all!!!

From the first picture of Katelyn to every smile, every step, every hug and every person who showed us their — this is what the ripple looks like.

The 2nd Annual Kilometers for Kiki 5K Walk/Run was filled with exactly the kind of energy Katelyn brought into this world — love, laughter, friendship, fun and a whole lot of fierce. 💜

And near the end of these memories is a picture that means more than we can possibly put into words: a brain aneurysm research grant that will be awarded in Katelyn Kelly’s name.

That is the ripple.



We remember her.
We say her name.
We tell her story.
We raise awareness.
We support research.
And we keep giving her love away. 💜

To every person who walked, ran, volunteered, sponsored, donated, bid, shared a post, cheered us on or simply showed up for Katelyn — thank you.

Look what love can do. ☘️💜

The ripple continues.

09/16/2026