Courtney gets her call -- and a song from Backstreet Boy

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Feb 06, 2000 Source: The Mail Tribune, Medford, Oregon Submitted By: Thanks to the Smith family for sending this in. A wish came true Friday for Courtney Allen as she listened wide-eyed to a member of the Backstreet Boys sing her favorite song. "Her eyes were as big as saucers. She just glowed," said Bea Ryan, a Southern Oregon coordinator for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Courtney, a 7-year-old girl who has been fighting cancer for five months, had asked the Make-A-Wish group to bring the popular boy band to Medford for a visit. But her rapidly failing health prompted Make-A-Wish coordinators to seek a telephone call from the band. Kevin Richardson was reached during his vacation and he called Courtney from Florida. The two chatted for about 30 minutes. Richardson sang a rendition of "I Want it That Way," talked about his family and told Courtney he would have her favorite band member, Nick Carter, call soon. In addition to Make-A-Wish's efforts, Ryan said the band received hundreds of e-mail messages from KTMT-FM (Beat 93) listeners who heard about Courtney's wish during on-air spots Thursday. "It was phenomenal," Ryan said. "And it was this community that made it happen. We got the word to the band, and that's why they called." Comment on this item. Next Item: Results of Lime Magazine's 1999 Popularity Poll Prev Item: Fan Spam Is Hard To Shake