COMMUNITY NEWS
CHAUTAUQUA STAR
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2014
Iona Burkholder Benefit & Blood Drive
Contributed Article
Stanley Hose Company
Fire Department
A benefit will be held
for Iona Burkholder
at the Stanley Hose
Company Fire Department in Sherman
on April 26. Doors
open at 1 p.m. and an
Italian Pasta Bar will
be served from 2- 7
p.m. The Red Cross
will be there to hold a
Blood Drive in Iona’s
honor. Each donor
will receive a free tee
shirt and gift card to
Tops.
Iona was diagnosed
with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
(ALL) in January of
this year after being
rushed to Children’s
Hospital of Pittsmotherapy treatment
burgh. She will need
for the next two and
to continue with che-
half years. All proceeds will go to her
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medical and transportation costs.
Local bands donating
their time to play at
the benefit include:
The Bogarts, Uncle
Claud’s Band, and
the Kingsfield Family Band, and also a
special performance
for the children by
local artist Lindsey
Hinger. There will
be raff les, Chinese
auction, silent auction of artwork, and
children’s activities. A
special “Iona’s Army”
tee shirts will be
available to purchase
at the benefit.
For more information
or to make a donation, contact Michelle
Swabik at 753-6977.
Come out and show
your support!
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April Is Child Abuse
Prevention And
Awareness Month
PROMOTE A HAPPY, HEALTHY
CHILDHOOD FOR ALL OF OUR CHILDREN
Contributed Article “Child and youth devel-
opment is the foundation for community and
economic development,”
Chautauqua County’s
said Christine Schuyler,
future success relies
Director of Health &
on the healthy growth
Human Services (HHS).
and development of
“When children experiall children. During
ence abuse and neglect,
April, National Child
their maturing brains
Abuse Prevention
Month, the Chautauqua are damaged. This can
lead to poor outcomes
County Department
for the child and the
of Health & Human
Services (HHS) encour- community, including academic failure,
ages everyone to come
chronic long-term mentogether to ensure that
tal and medical health
all children have the
issues, substance abuse
safe, stable, nurturing
environments they need and violence.”
to thrive.
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