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Published on Wednesday, Oct 15, 2008
To them it was no big deal. Yet, it meant the world to the family of Sheree Cavallo.
''My sister [Cavallo] is a custodian at [Stow's] Riverview Elementary School. Three weeks ago, she was in a gasoline fire accident which left her with second-degree burns on her leg,'' writes Toni Micco of Barberton.
''For two weeks, she was unable to move. Immediately, a meeting was called for all teachers. The entire school, teachers, cooks, custodian, students and the PTA took action. Over a three-week period, home-cooked lunches and dinners were delivered to her door. Along with movies, flowers and cards from all of the students. The generosity of this elementary school is just overwhelming.''
Epilogue: Sheree Cavallo returned to work this week.
Young artist recognized
Congratulations to Bronwyn Sanders, 12, of Ravenna, who was one of 12 special artists recently honored in the American Kidney Fund's nationwide art contest in Washington, D.C., for children with kidney disease.
Bronwyn, who has had two kidney operations and suffers from recurrent kidney stones, has 12 pets, loves watching Adam Sandler movies and listening to Alicia Keys.
''This program allows us to recognize inspirational young artists who have faced enormous challenges in their lives,'' says LaVarne A. Burton, president and chief executive officer of the American Kidney Fund. ''It is a fantastic weekend because it gives each child a chance to form lasting friendships with other children who are facing the same health challenges.''
The artists' works are featured in the 2009 Kid-ney Calendar which is available for $10. For more information, please call 800-638-8299 or visit http://www.kidneyfund.org.
Donation for camp
Kudos to Akron's Phi Kappa Tau graduate council, which donated $12,000 from a golf outing to Flying Horse Farms, a camp being constructed near Mount Gilead for children with serious illnesses. Farm founders David and Jenni Belford matched that amount.
''Flying Horse Farms is a provisional member of the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps, founded by Paul Newman, a member of Phi Kappa Tau,'' spokesperson Susan Weil said. ''Phi Kappa Tau adopted the Hole in the Wall Camps as its national philanthropy in 1995, recognizing that the camps were a way for undergraduate and alumni members to connect with Newman, the fraternity's most famous member and greatest philanthropist.''
Undergraduate members have raised nearly $800,000 for the camps over 13 years.
Fight against measles
Beautiful bouquets to Brimfield Township resident Hope Kostensky, a graduate of Archbishop Hoban High School and a freshman at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa. She was tapped by the American Red Cross, the United Nations Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund to represent the Measles Initiative and to promote the cause.
The 18-year-old is one of 15 Youth Champions selected to spread the word about the Measles Initiative, which saves lives through immunizations in Africa, Asia and Pakistan.
To date, Hope has raised $2,101 for the Measles Initiative — via a fundraiser at her church, First Christian Church of Stow;
enough to purchase shots for 2,626 children.
For more information, call Diane Baldridge with the Summit County Chapter, American Red Cross' youth council at 330-535-2467.
Sweetest Day benefit
Loren's Hallmark store, 69 Graham Road, Cuyahoga Falls, is getting back to the original meaning of Sweetest Day and is asking the community to get on board.
''The true meaning of Sweetest Day was established in the 1920s by a Cleveland candy company [that] wanted to bring happiness to shut-ins, orphans and other individuals who were often forgotten,'' writes store spokeswoman Cristi Valentine.
To that end, Loren's Hallmark — with your help — is planning to send every child (at least 258) at Akron Children's Hospital a Sweetest Day gift (a plush bear, balloon, fresh flower or a signed card). Sweetest Day is Saturday.
Send a $5 donation to Loren's to participate.
Donations at Elms
Congratulations to Our Lady of the Elms preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school students who donated 164 new or gently used teddy bears to the Akron Police Department and Victim Assistance for their ''Share-A-Bear'' project.
The bears are given to children involved in some type of traumatic event.
The schools' third-graders went above what was expected, collecting $160, which was used to create an additional 42 new bears at a Build-A-Bear event.
• Also, Elms high and middle school students and teachers donated two hours of time to assist 11 community service projects. They assisted residents at Rockynol with their biographies; stained and painted picnic tables at Cascade Valley Metro Park; cleaned and performed office work at Hale Farm & Village; and did yard work at Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service and Akron Rotary Camp.
Bowling benefit
Crossroads Hospice in Cuyahoga Falls is hosting a bowling fundraiser from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Sto-Kent Family Entertainment, 3870 Fishcreek Road, Stow.
The event is in memory of Mandy (Gutendorf) Starnes, 28, of Stow, a state-tested nursing assistant caring for patients with terminal illnesses. Proceeds will help with the medical expenses incurred from her cancer battle.
The $25 cost includes unlimited bowling, shoe rental, pizza, beverage, raffle prize drawings and more. For more information, please call Eileen at 330-342-3328.
Aid for hospital
Akron Children's Hospital's Burn Center is on the receiving end of a check for $34,000 from the Ohio Fire Safety Coalition (CFSC). Proceeds support the Aluminum Cans for Burned Children Burn Camp, education, prevention and research initiatives.
To date, the coalition has raised $129,000 for the hospital during three events.
Jewell Cardwell can be reached at 330-996-3567 or jcardwell@thebeaconjournal.com.
To them it was no big deal. Yet, it meant the world to the family of Sheree Cavallo.
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