Events Calendar
In This Section
Most Read Stories
Man robbed at Tallmadge Avenue eatery
Another winter punch heading toward Ohio
Four teens restrain man, take items from his Akron home
Complaints against officer keep coming
Police: Ohio girl dies after fall into snow bank
Region makes way for latest batch of snow; cancellations rise
Cuyahoga Falls residents come home to find burning couch on balcony
Blogs:
First Bell - On Education:
No City of Akron basketball tonight
Pets:
Pet telethon re-airs
The Heldenfiles:
Chipmunks "Squeakquel" on DVD/BD March 30
Akron Zips:
Late surge gives Zips ugly road win
Tribe Matters:
Blogmail response on Hafner
Cleveland Browns:
Stallworth's contract terminated
Balanced Ledger:
QB in Browns future: another mock draft
Kent State Sports:
KSU Notes – February 9
Cleveland Cavaliers:
NBA Power Rankings from Around the Internet
Buckeye Blogging:
Buckeyes grab 18 players on signing day
Varsity Letters:
Garfield at Buchtel basketball
All Da King's Men:
Palin At The Tea Party Convention
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Republican Pre-Conditions
Akron Law Café:
Law, Love and Chocolate
Car Chase:
Collector Car Hobby Loses One of the Best—Jim Roll
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Decisions Decisions: Credit Cards or Your Mortgage?
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Loucile is looking for a Lake Erie getaway in June for three kids, ages 1, 3, and 5.
Sound Check:
Talk of the Town – Top entertainment picks for the weekend
HRLite House:
OFCCP Report
Akron Gamer:
Makers of 'Castle Crashers' unveil 'BattleBlock Theater'
See Jane Style:
Do IT this week: Layering
By Jewell Cardwell
Beacon Journal staff writer
POSTED: 06:24 p.m. EDT, Oct 11, 2009
At 11, Sam Miller truly is a can-do kid.
An inspiration to all who know him, Sam has been named the honorary chairman of the Oct. 18 Kick-Off to a Cure Tailgate at Shula's 2 Steakhouse in Independence.
The 11 a.m. event is a benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Sam, son of Dave and Sue Miller of Bath Township, has cystic fibrosis, an inherited, life-threatening disease affecting the lungs and the digestive systems of nearly 30,000 children and adults in the United States.
''When Sam was asked if he would fulfill the role of chairman, he really wanted to do something special,'' said foundation spokeswoman Kim Gustely.
''He decided to ask friends and family to make donations to CF with the idea being that he would ask the participants at the fundraiser to match his donations. He set a personal goal of raising $10,000. As of today [Oct. 8], he has raised $17,468! Pretty unbelievable for an 11-year-old. ''
The indoor tailgate party combines two of Cleveland's favorite pastimes: food and football, with the Browns-Steelers game to be shown. For information about the event, please call the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at 216-292-4437 or see http://www.cff.org/chapters/NorthernOH.
Contributions sought
In the event you missed Sunday's Benefit Bowl for Nicholas at Turkeyfoot Lanes Bowling Alley, please know that contributions are still encouraged and should be mailed to: Nicholas Seib, 899 Zeletta Drive, Akron, OH 44319.
All proceeds go to the 31/2-year-old's medical expenses not covered by his parents' health insurance.
Nicholas has Chiari malformation, a serious neurological disorder in which the bottom part of his brain descends out of the base of his skull and crowds the spine. He is going this month to the Chiari Institute in New York for presurgical evaluation.
Garage sale for Zambia
Beautiful bouquets to Lindsey Hughes, 12, of Tallmadge, for her large-scale humanitarian efforts.
Instead of going to Lindsey, who would rather let her good works speak for themselves, I leaned on her father, Carl E. Hughes II, for the inside story.
''Lindsey [a seventh-grader at Lake Center Christian School in Hartville] has repeatedly told her mother [Elissa] and I for years now that she feels led in her heart to become a missionary,'' Hughes said. ''I'm not quite sure how it came about, but some time now, she has been focused on a country in Africa called Zambia. She has researched and studied the plight of the children there and feels a real burden for them. . . .
''I only know what she has shared with me about Zambia, but apparently it is one of the African countries hardest hit by HIV/AIDS, which has led to about 1.5 million children under the age of 18 being orphaned, most of them due to the epidemic. As a result, many households are headed by children as young as 11, caring for other siblings. Approximately one in five children die before their fifth birthday. . . .
''Obviously at 12, there is not much she can do physically to help. But she, along with Mom's blessings, decided to hold a garage sale along with informational posters about the children of Zambia. All proceeds and any other donations she gets will go help the children of Zambia through World Vision International. . . .Anything not sold will be donated to Akron Pregnancy Services and Haven of Rest.''
Quilt auction
The folks behind the Oct. 25 benefit Quilt Auction for Flat Rock Homes give new meaning to comforting a child.
The biennial event will take place at Wadsworth United Methodist Church, 195 Broad St., Wadsworth, with a preview at 1:30 p.m. and live and silent auction at 3 p.m. It will feature more than 200 full-size and lap-size quilts and wall hangings from various quilters.
''The day is very special, as it combines the time-honored quilt tradition with a tremendous outpouring of caring for our children,'' writes Paula Hennessey, director of development for Flat Rock (Ohio) Homes for children with profound mental and developmental disabilities. ''The talents of the quilters and the simple gifts of the children who are cared for by Flat Rock Homes are a wonderful testament to the Northern Ohio community.''
Donations offered
Many thanks to Chuck McVan of New Franklin and Mary Anne Smith of North Canton, who are doing their ''good neighbor'' part by offering the following to someone in need:
-- ''My wife and I have a very nice oak computer desk with hutch that we are no longer using,'' McVan writes. ''We'd like to donate it to someone who could use it. . . .Are you aware of a family or small business who could use this?''
-- ''I have a mint condition down comforter; a set of almost-new double bed sheets and two pillowcases; a couple of women's (2X) coats, winter scarves and hats'' to donate, Smith says.
Let me know, dear readers, sooner rather than later.
Jewell Cardwell can be reached at 330-996-3567 or jcardwell@thebeaconjournal.com.
At 11, Sam Miller truly is a can-do kid.
An inspiration to all who know him, Sam has been named the honorary chairman of the Oct. 18 Kick-Off to a Cure Tailgate at Shula's 2 Steakhouse in Independence.
The 11 a.m. event is a benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Sam, son of Dave and Sue Miller of Bath Township, has cystic fibrosis, an inherited, life-threatening disease affecting the lungs and the digestive systems of nearly 30,000 children and adults in the United States.
''When Sam was asked if he would fulfill the role of chairman, he really wanted to do something special,'' said foundation spokeswoman Kim Gustely.
''He decided to ask friends and family to make donations to CF with the idea being that he would ask the participants at the fundraiser to match his donations. He set a personal goal of raising $10,000. As of today [Oct. 8], he has raised $17,468! Pretty unbelievable for an 11-year-old. ''
The indoor tailgate party combines two of Cleveland's favorite pastimes: food and football, with the Browns-Steelers game to be shown. For information about the event, please call the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at 216-292-4437 or see http://www.cff.org/chapters/NorthernOH.
Contributions sought
In the event you missed Sunday's Benefit Bowl for Nicholas at Turkeyfoot Lanes Bowling Alley, please know that contributions are still encouraged and should be mailed to: Nicholas Seib, 899 Zeletta Drive, Akron, OH 44319.
All proceeds go to the 31/2-year-old's medical expenses not covered by his parents' health insurance.
Nicholas has Chiari malformation, a serious neurological disorder in which the bottom part of his brain descends out of the base of his skull and crowds the spine. He is going this month to the Chiari Institute in New York for presurgical evaluation.
Garage sale for Zambia
Beautiful bouquets to Lindsey Hughes, 12, of Tallmadge, for her large-scale humanitarian efforts.
Instead of going to Lindsey, who would rather let her good works speak for themselves, I leaned on her father, Carl E. Hughes II, for the inside story.
''Lindsey [a seventh-grader at Lake Center Christian School in Hartville] has repeatedly told her mother [Elissa] and I for years now that she feels led in her heart to become a missionary,'' Hughes said. ''I'm not quite sure how it came about, but some time now, she has been focused on a country in Africa called Zambia. She has researched and studied the plight of the children there and feels a real burden for them. . . .
''I only know what she has shared with me about Zambia, but apparently it is one of the African countries hardest hit by HIV/AIDS, which has led to about 1.5 million children under the age of 18 being orphaned, most of them due to the epidemic. As a result, many households are headed by children as young as 11, caring for other siblings. Approximately one in five children die before their fifth birthday. . . .
''Obviously at 12, there is not much she can do physically to help. But she, along with Mom's blessings, decided to hold a garage sale along with informational posters about the children of Zambia. All proceeds and any other donations she gets will go help the children of Zambia through World Vision International. . . .Anything not sold will be donated to Akron Pregnancy Services and Haven of Rest.''
Quilt auction
The folks behind the Oct. 25 benefit Quilt Auction for Flat Rock Homes give new meaning to comforting a child.
The biennial event will take place at Wadsworth United Methodist Church, 195 Broad St., Wadsworth, with a preview at 1:30 p.m. and live and silent auction at 3 p.m. It will feature more than 200 full-size and lap-size quilts and wall hangings from various quilters.
''The day is very special, as it combines the time-honored quilt tradition with a tremendous outpouring of caring for our children,'' writes Paula Hennessey, director of development for Flat Rock (Ohio) Homes for children with profound mental and developmental disabilities. ''The talents of the quilters and the simple gifts of the children who are cared for by Flat Rock Homes are a wonderful testament to the Northern Ohio community.''
Donations offered
Many thanks to Chuck McVan of New Franklin and Mary Anne Smith of North Canton, who are doing their ''good neighbor'' part by offering the following to someone in need:
-- ''My wife and I have a very nice oak computer desk with hutch that we are no longer using,'' McVan writes. ''We'd like to donate it to someone who could use it. . . .Are you aware of a family or small business who could use this?''
-- ''I have a mint condition down comforter; a set of almost-new double bed sheets and two pillowcases; a couple of women's (2X) coats, winter scarves and hats'' to donate, Smith says.
Let me know, dear readers, sooner rather than later.
Jewell Cardwell can be reached at 330-996-3567 or jcardwell@thebeaconjournal.com.
Comments
Click here to post your comments
Barnsville, Ohio
Posted 07:44 PM, 10/11/2009
Just goes to show that kids are good and
it warms the heart to hear stories like this.
Akron, Ohio
Posted 11:28 PM, 10/11/2009
Word.
Akron, Oh
Posted 01:02 AM, 10/12/2009
Give directly to the people who are in need. These "foundations" and like charities have CEO's and chapter presidents that make hundreds of thousands of dollars off of your contributions. United way, American Red Cross, American cancer society, etc. all do a lot of good but they're making a lot of people rich too. Research it, you'll be very disapointed.
Posted 09:38 AM, 10/12/2009
great post Lost Lives, so true. Jewell Cardwell's columns give the ABJ a shot of much needed class
