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Thanksgiving Food Baskets Provided to Families Effected by Cancer

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Isabella Enomoto, 12, diagnosed with intercranial germinoma picks up her food basket with twin sister Angelina and mom Doreen.

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The Scottish Society of the Inland Empire delivering Thanksgiving food baskets.

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In Society Association of Redlands High School preparing Thanksgiving food baskets.

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Delivery from the San Bernardino Police Department.

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Maya Medina, 13, diagnosed with leukemia picks up her food basket with mom Marie.

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Amanda stops by to pick up her Thanksgiving basket. Her son, Liam, 5, was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma this year.

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Vanessa Farfan, 6, diagnosed with leukemia at age 3 comes in to receive a special treat.

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Vanessa Farfan pictured with mom, Lourdes, with their Thanksgiving Food Basket.

By Stephanie Avila, Community Writer
December 4, 2014 at 01:12pm. Views: 76

Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern California (CCFSC) distributed over 100 Thanksgiving food baskets with all the fixings for a complete Thanksgiving dinner and over a week’s worth of food to families who have a child with cancer. Baskets were put together by numerous volunteers and delivered Tuesday morning to the Childhood Cancer Foundation office to then be picked up by families. Every three and a half minutes a parent hears the devastating news, “Your child has cancer.” With these words, normal life stops and a difficult new journey begins; a journey that will test families physically, emotionally, socially and financially. Families dealing with cancer use every last resource to fight the disease in an effort to keep their child alive. We are hoping to relieve some of the financial stress associated with their struggle to beat this disease by providing them with a basket full of food for not only the holiday but the rest of the week. It warms our hearts when the children come in and are amazed by the sight of all the yummy food they get to take home. Baskets were provided by various donors: San Bernardino Animal Control, San Bernardino Finance Department, San Bernardino City Public Works, Beaver Medical Group, San Bernardino Water Department, San Bernardino City Clerk’s Office, San Bernardino Community Development Services, Elena Klopfer, San Bernardino Police Department, Scottish Society of the Inland Empire, Pinterest Party Girls, Orange Coast Title Company, Christi Mason, Bates Auto Body, In Society Association of Redlands High School, Frank Schnetz, Wayne Williams and LLUMC Marketing. Donors collected food for the giveaway and delivered baskets the morning of Nov. 25 in time for families to pick up their much needed meals. Judy Westcott with Stampin’ Up also provided treat boxes for the kids coming in with their parents to pick up their food basket. CCFSC works directly with the families to identify their need for support. Communication with another family experiencing this devastating disease is very beneficial and CCFSC family events and activities provide this support.

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