{"id":336,"date":"2009-03-28T02:53:16","date_gmt":"2009-03-27T22:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=336"},"modified":"2009-03-28T02:53:16","modified_gmt":"2009-03-27T22:53:16","slug":"friends-of-ciara-to-host-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=336","title":{"rendered":"Friends of Ciara to host fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n

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FRIENDS OF CIARA TO HOST FUNDRAISER <\/b><\/p>\n

FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2009 7 pm<\/b><\/p>\n

Harmon Golf and Fitness Club, 168 Concord St, Rockland<\/b><\/p>\n

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Friends are hosting the Second Annual Benefit for almost
\nthree-year-old Ciara Leonard, who was diagnosed with brain cancer when she was
\n16 months old.   Ciara is the daughter of Joe and Nancy Leonard,
\nowners of Hanover Country Florist in Hanover.<\/p>\n

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The event will feature music with DJ Liz Craven, raffles,
\nlive and silent auctions. Suggested donation is $15 per person or $25 for a
\ncouple.  Among the items for bid will be Red Sox tickets, tables at the
\nBoston Pops, American Repertory Theatre subscription, tickets to Boston
\nBallet’s Sleeping Beauty<\/i>, vacations and more. <\/p>\n

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Since her diagnosis of Medulloblastoma, a very aggressive
\nform of cancer in 2007, Ciara has undergone many months of surgeries, rounds of
\nchemotherapy, and a stem cell transplant.  Just past the first year
\nanniversary of the transplant, Ciara’s latest MRIs show no evidence of
\ncancer.  Although this is great news, Ciara will continue to need medical
\ncare with specialists, follow up diagnostic tests, physical and occupational
\ntherapy and medications.  <\/p>\n

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Advocating and caring for Ciara has become a full time job
\nfor her mother, Nancy.  The loss of Nancy’s income, and the costs
\nassociated with continuing care (even with an excellent medical plan), has
\nplaced a significant financial burden on this young family. The goal of this
\nfundraiser is to help relieve the parents of some of the constant money
\npressures.<\/p>\n

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Today, Ciara is beginning to enjoy life again.  Mixed
\nwith doctor visits and tests, Ciara can be found at the flower shop, giggling
\nand talking, and walking with assistance from Mom and Dad.   She and
\nher family have just returned from a trip sponsored by the Make a Wish
\nFoundation to Disney World in Florida, home to Ciara’s favorite
\ncharacter, Tigger.<\/p>\n

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Donations to help Ciara may be made out to the CIARA LEONARD
\nBENEFIT ACCOUNT and deposited at Rockland Trust in Hanover, left at the flower
\nshop, or mailed to Barbara Stone, 249 Ponderosa Drive, Hanover, MA 02339. 
\nFor more information, please contact Barbara Stone at Hanover519@aol.com .<\/p>\n

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Event tickets are available at the flower shop (803
\nWashington Street) or by contacting Barbara Stone at Hanover519@aol.com or 781 534-8199, Annie
\nPurcell at 617 291-0604, or Joan Norris at 781 826-5610, or at the door the night
\nof the fundraiser.<\/p>\n

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For "Around Town on the Web",<\/p>\n

Cathy H-B<\/p>\n

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Dear fellow Hanoverians:   FRIENDS OF CIARA TO HOST FUNDRAISER FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2009 7 pm Harmon Golf and Fitness Club, 168 Concord St, Rockland   Friends are hosting the Second Annual Benefit for almost three-year-old Ciara Leonard, who was … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-atotw_archive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}