Last Sunday, the children of FDNY Firefighter Keith Young made his dream come true by successfully pitching his invention on Shark Tank.
Keith Young was a great cook, winning several cooking competitions. He invented a new kind of cutting board, the Cup Board Pro, and hoped to market it. He died of World Trade Center-related synovial sarcoma last year, at the age of 53. His wife died of cancer in 2012.
His children, Kaley, 24, Christian, and Kiera, 15, obtained funding from all 5 “sharks” and are planning to donate any proceeds they earn to other firefighters sick from their work at the site after the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
“I couldn’t think of a better thing for this product to do. It’s going to help so many current firemen who are sick with 9/11-related cancer. I’m really grateful for this opportunity to now have this product represent even more, and to have a big purpose behind it as well” Kaley told reporter Lauren Sarner of the NY Post.
