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Published on Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007
Ever think about the impact you can make on others' lives even on grieving strangers?
Consider this far-reaching hug from some tiny hands at Fairlawn's St. Hilary Catholic School.
''Every year, first-graders at St. Hilary School participate in a service project in which students make blankets, usually donated to Children's Hospital in Akron,'' writes Debbie Sinopoli, the school's director of marketing.
''In 2001, in the wake of the terrorist attacks, a blanket was sent to St. James School in (Red Bank) New Jersey. At the time, the nieces of one of our first-grade teachers (Eileen Monea ) attended school there, and many students at the school had lost family members in the World Trade Center attacks.
''St. James sent the quilt on to a school in Madison, Miss., (we don't have the name of the school) in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. That school sent the quilt to the Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pa., following (last year's shooting tragedy that left five girls dead and five others wounded).
''Most recently, Nickel Mines sent the quilt to Virginia Tech, where it is currently located.''
Of course, the hope of all who had a hand in making the quilt or who have been touched by it is that it never again has to travel to a place of sadness.
The students who made the quilt are now in seventh grade at St. Hilary and will graduate from the school next year.
Please join me in applauding the following students for their handiwork and their passion for others whose lives have been upended by unspeakable grief:
Nicole Bartlebaugh, Clare Chastain, Sylvia Chris, Francesca Congeni, Timothy Delaney, Christopher Esker, Ian Horning, Stephanie Hudak, Sarah Kornick, Daniel Lloyd, Chloe Maxwell, Michelle Noethen, James Pianalto, Devin Pittinger, Peter Redle, Rachel Rodgers, Benjamin Skove, Amanda Sollenberger, Bailey Spinner, Maximilian Winer, Elizabeth Yerman and Ann Zoldesy.
Those who also participated but are no longer at St. Hilary School are: Carlos Aguilar, Madeline Avery, John Coast, Michael Devine, Stephanie Fragate, Emily Kridel, Carin Marchetta and Christopher Sivak.
Help for caregiver
Friends of Alice Marie Smith have taken to heart the popular song lyrics, ''In good times and in bad times, I'll be on your side forever more,'' and are bunching together to help her.
On Nov. 3, the Friends of Alice M. Smith Trust will host a huge fundraiser at St. Sebastian Catholic Church's Zwisler Hall, 476 Mull Ave., Akron, to keep her from losing her home to foreclosure and to help with numerous other bills.
The event a silent auction and dinner will get under way at 6 p.m. Cost is $45 (cash or check) or $50 (credit card).
Alice, 53, has always been a caregiver. She nursed her mother for 15 years through three strokes until her death in 2001 and a multiple-handicapped foster son for 16 years until his death in November. She continues to do the same for her mentally handicapped brother.
One month after her mother's death, Alice, who is almost legally blind, was diagnosed with nonsecretory multiple myeloma, a rare cancer of the plasma cells. She is unable to work.
Items up for auction include: a Cleveland Indians baseball signed by Grady Sizemore, Cleveland Browns autographed hat and other items, a Crown Point Ecology Center cookbook, autographed items by Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel and by Ohio State alumnus and two-time Heisman trophy recipient Archie Griffin, a Cleveland Cavaliers' basketball signed by the team, a $200 gift certificate for ballroom and Latin dancing lessons, a variety of themed gift baskets and other items.
For more information or to donate other items, please call Diane L. Petrella at 330-253-6962, chairman; or Joan Krill, treasurer, at 330-836-6348. A Friends of Alice M. Smith Trust Account has been opened at Chase Bank (any branch).
Haircut for cause
Nuova Luce Salon at 426 Portage Trail, Cuyahoga Falls, will host a ''Hair Cut A Thon'' from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 14, with the proceeds going to the Falls Cancer Club.
The Falls Cancer Club helps all Cuyahoga Falls cancer patients financially with their prescriptions and other supplies like hospital beds. Everything is done anonymously.
For a haircut to support this noble cause, please call 330-923-9670. Lots of door prizes will be given.
Rummage sale
The Port-Summit Rotary Club is again hosting a rummage sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Tri-County Plaza, 1500 Canton Road, to benefit Victim Assistance and the club's other charities.
Truckloads of merchandise are available to browse through and for purchase.
It's a cash-only sale.
For more information, please call Dennis Klodt at 330-815-9315 or Tom Brandt at 330-819-1018.
Dinner and auction
Project St. Nicholas Returns Inc. will present its 13th annual dinner/auction with a tropical twist from 6 to 10 p.m. Nov. 10 at St. George Antiochian Church fellowship hall, 3204 Ridgewood Road, Fairlawn.
This great nonprofit has been around since 1994, helping needy local folks have a better Christmas and disbursing more than $300,000.
Ticket prices are $25 per person, $100 for two tickets and program recognition, $250 for four tickets and program recognition, and $500 for a table of eight and program recognition.
Corporate sponsorships and auction items are still needed.
For more information, please write: PSNR Inc., P.O. Box 36271, Canton, OH 44735-6271.
Jewell Cardwell can be reached at 330-996-3567 or jcardwell@thebeaconjournal.com.
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