Shelly Roberts from Cure Childhood Cancer Association was our speaker.   Cure was started in 1976 by a group of parents who lost a child to Cancer.  They set out on a mission to help parents with kids who are diagnosed with cancer.  They help out on the emotional,  financial, and educational aspects.  Before Cure worked with the local hospitals, parents could not spend the night with their children in the hospital.  Cure worked to change this hospital rule and bring in roll-away beds for parents.  Once their child is diagnosed with cancer, the parents are assisted by Cure to walk though the entire process as it is overwhelming at first.  Offering small things like parking passes help parents make their way through this ordeal.  There is other financial assistance for parents with lower incomes as well as tutor programs for the children including siblings.   They serve over 800 families per year in various ways including picnics and parties for all.  Around 50 children per year are newly diagnosed with cancer and become clients for the whole process over many years.  Cure is only in Rochester and serves mostly Monroe county residents.  They have a $400,000 annual budget that supports 3 full time staff and several part time parent advocates who work at the hospital.

Multiple contributions for: Dom Fantauzzo and Jerry Marzano, I-Square Fall Festival, Horrific events in Las Vegas, and our Guest Speaker.

 

Norb Rappl for First Place Bills (no more...), daughters visit, and waiting for Bills to crash and burn (maybe already!); Lynn Wozniak for fire stopping short of sister's home and for helping out at Haccamo this weekend; Rocco Leone for Norb being with us this week; Dave Shaheen for all that Rocco is doing for Camp Haccamo.