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Vol. 2, Issue 48 COVERING HAMDEN, NORTH HAVEN, AND WALLINGFORD October 12, 2011
“Our
program is designed to collect items such as
arts and crafts material for children as young as infant to 21 years
of age. These items will include but not be limited to, Tempera
Paints, sand art kits, bead kits, window painting kits, wood
projects and jewelry kits. We are also collecting items that can be
decorated, such as white tee shirts, white pillowcases, I-pod cases
and cloth bags
and general items needed to assist
The Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer
and the
Child Life Specialist-Pediatric Specialty Clinic
at the
Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital.
This is still one of our major goals with the program,” said
Ciarleglio.
“But because of the great
response that we have had the program has grown into much more. We
are also collecting toys, books, games and pretty much anything that
a child can play with while they are undergoing treatments. The
program also collects revenues so that the Tommy Fund will continue
to have a budget built in to purchase what they need so the Child
Life Specialist can work with the children who are undergoing cancer
treatments. Prior to 2010, there really was not a budget for arts
and crafts, and all of the arts and crafts were donated, but because
of the “Help a Child Initiative”, the Tommy Fund was able
to have a small budget
for these items which have such an important impact with the
children. The revenues also assist the Tommy Fund in continuing
their research to find a cure for cancer and assist families that
have children who are in a treatment program,” Ciarleglio continued.
Recently the Ciarleglio family dropped off donations that were
collected by the Academy of Kempo’s “Help
a Child Initiative”.
“We have been very fortunate to have the support of our students,
family members and friends at the Academy with this ongoing project”
said Ciarleglio.
“Now we need your help. We are now entering our third annual push
for this fundraiser for the
Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer.”
The
Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer
is an organization that acts as a helping hand to the pediatric
oncology section of the department of
pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine, the Yale-New Haven
Children's Hospital and the Yale Cancer Center,
This fundraiser is to help provide the children who are going
through treatments a little bit of serenity. The children who are
undergoing treatment either are admitted into the hospital, or are
going to the
Children’s Cancer Clinic.
Their treatment time at the clinic can range anywhere from an hour
to eight hours.
“Being a parent of a child who has undergone such treatment, I have
seen firsthand the joy and relief from reality
The Academy has a list of items they are collecting as well as a
wish list from the
Child Life Specialist-Pediatric Specialty Clinic
on its web site,
www.academyofkempo.com.
All products can be dropped off at the Academy of Kempo Martial
Arts, located at 1890 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden Connecticut 06514. For
more information on how to get involved, you can contact the Academy
at (203) 288-9990, or visit them on the web at
www.academyofkempo.com.
Monetary contributions are welcome in check form made out to the
Tommy Fund
or by visiting the Tommy Fund web site at
www.tommyfund.org.
Please note your check or on-line donation
“Help a Child Initiative”
so the Tommy Fund will know how to allocate your contribution.
8 · POST CHRONICLE · Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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