Dear fellow Hanoverians:
One of the things I love about this town is how we routinely step up to the
plate when our neighbors are in need. I am humbled to be the bearer of such
news, and hope to balance the need to respect someone’s privacy along with
the desire to gain support for anybody who needs it. Hence, the following
e-mail.
In 2006, 30-something year old Hanover resident Julie Porzio was diagnosed
with breast cancer. That news alone was devastating. She went through
treatment, and was declared cancer-free within the year. Then, in 2008,
Julie received the unfortunate awful news that not only was her cancer back,
but it had metastasized to her liver.
Julie is the proud mom of 8 year old Cammie and dear wife of Mark. Cammie
plays softball for HYAA.a program near and dear to my heart. Julie and Mark
became ATOTW readers in September of 2008. They were HHS-Yes supporters.
They are our neighbors. I am pleased to tell you that some of Mark and
Julie’s friends have gathered their resources and are putting together a
fundraiser in honor of Julie next month. Further details will surely
follow.
For now, mark your calendars for an event called "Friends of Julie" on
Saturday, March 27th at 7:00 p.m. at the Harmon Club in Rockland. Your
entry ticket donation of $50 per person will automatically enter you in to a
raffle for a 7 day cruise to Bermuda. Details regarding how to purchase
tickets for the event will be forthcoming; for now, save the date. If you
cannot make the event, but still want to support "Friends of Julie", you can
instead purchase a $100 raffle ticket to be entered in a different drawing
that has a Grand Prize of $10,000. Details regarding how to purchase the
raffle tickets may be found at www.friendsofjulie.org . There will be
additional auction items; those interested in donating an item can contacted
one of the organizers (listed in the aforementioned website).
For "Around Town on the Web",
Cathy H-B
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