Tying Together Against Cancer

On Monday, October 10, 2011 all 155 blankets and two rolling carts filled with 490 DVD's will be delivered to Rush's Pediatric Cancer Ward. 60 iTunes $10.00 Gift Cards will also be presented to Karin Infusion Nurse to give out to the teens after receiving their chemo.  

At this time I would like to thank Mr. Joseph Bellocchio, owner of Arrow Body & Fender Service for helping us transport all the items to Rush.
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Dear Parishioners, Scouts, Friends, and Family,
 
 The project has come to an end...the final counts are listed below:
 
Total No Sew Blankets for the Teen Cancer Patients at Rush:  155

 Total Teen PG-rated and PG13-rated DVD's:   490

 Total Adult R-rated DVD's to be shared at Rush with the Young Adults/Adult Cancer Patients:  76

 Total G-rated DVD's to be given to Children Memorial Hospital:  67

 Total  Wii Games to be given to Rush's Pediatric Cancer Ward:  4

 60 iTune  $10.00 Gift Cards to be given...
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I just want to say THANK YOU to the scouts who came out to help on Saturday, September 24, you did a GREAT JOB numbering and labeling all 425 DVD's.  To my Grandmother, Aunt Lisa, Cousin Mark, Cousin Nancy, Kaitlin, and Mrs. Dennler, I can't THANK YOU enough for all the blanket folding, bagging, gift tagging, and ribbon tying for the 152 blankets.
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The Peregrine Society at St. Patrick's High School collected over 200 Teen DVD's for this project.  I would like to thank all the students and faculty who donated the DVD's.  The Peregrine Society New at St. Pat's in 2010-2011; the Peregrine Society (named after St. Peregrine, the patron saint of cancer patients) has developed as a message to any student at St. Pat's at all affected by cancer:  your are not alone.
 
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The following schools have donated their time and talents in making 9 blankets.  At All Saints Catholic Academy, the Second Graders in Miss Healy's Class, Miss Catalano's Class, and Mrs. Snyder's Class pitched in and tied 3 blankets.  I just want to thank the second graders for a job well done.  At St. Celestine School, several grade levels worked on making 6 blankets. Mrs. Lepore's 5th Grade Class and Mrs. Murray's Fourth Grade Class worked very hard on the blankets and they did a very nice ...
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I would like to thank the Martino Family and the Mont Clare Elmwood Park Lion Club for their wonderful donations.  Because of their generous donations,  I was able to purchase 2 Wisteria LibraryQuiet 6-Sloping Booktrucks  that will house over 400 teen DVD's.  One of the booktrucks arrived today...it looks great!
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I can not thank you enough for your  support with my Eagle Scout Project.  Your kind words of encouragement have been overwhelming.  Your generous donations made Tying Together Against Cancer a huge success.  Your countless hours of making blankets will make a difference in a teen's life.  Like the Logo...we did tie together... friendship, stories of our battles against cancer, compassion for others, support for those who had or who are facing cancer.  I think today was amazing for all of us....
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Thank you for all the generous donations of DVD's...we have reached a total of 310.  The new cart for the DVD's will be completely filled.  The cart will contain PG and PG 13 DVD's. 
Mission Accomplished!
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I would like to thank a very special person, Ms. Bennett, who donated her time in making 13 blankets for the teen cancer patients.  Thank you for the idea of iTune Cards!
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