Curve Lake Man Writes Heartwarming Campaign To Bring Brother With Down Syndrome To New York

Tim Jacobs, a 23-year-old electrician from Curve Lake near Peterborough, has written a heartwarming campaign to bring his older brother, Mike, 38, to New York City. 

Mike has Down syndrome, and it's been his lifelong dream to go to New York. Mike, who is blind in one eye, is "a really amazing peson and is always eager to help anyone in need," Tim writes. "Mike is unable to work due to his disability but he's always cutting grass or shoveling driveways to make some cash."

Mikey

"He's my older brother, though most of the time I take it upon myself to be his," says Tim. "He's really smart and enjoys playing all kinds of sports. I remember when I was little and would play hockey he would always be on the bench right next to me cheering me on! He called himself my coach."

Tim says as long as he remembers, Mike has always talked about going to New York to meet Vincent from Beauty and the Beast and going to the top of the Empire State building like Kevin did in Home Alone.

"Any time my parents and him are going out for a drive, he always tells me they are going to New York," Tim writes, adding that he is worried with his brother's Down syndrome, that he might not live long enough to ever realize his dream.

"This would mean a great deal to me and even more for him if I could take him on this trip of a lifetime. I love my brother and I would do anything for him, and anyone that knows Mikey would do the same. He's one of a kind, so let's make his biggest wish come true!"

Help Mike realize his dream and give to the campaign here.

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