On March 4th, St. John Paul II, SEEDS daycare and St. Peter's C.S.S. Social Justice teams are organizing a day dedicated to childhood cancer awareness and fundraising. St. John Paul II is fundraising for a local family who has a child battling leukemia as well as other families across North America who have children fighting cancer.
Ideas for the day
- $5 per student donation...or fundraise more!!
- Will receive a Tyler Robinson Foundation bracelet & Love4Lillian wristband
- Get to dress up as a Fairy Tale Character for these families.
The school will use the money to financially support Lillian's family and the Tyler Robinson Foundation families.
- SPECIAL: a minimum $20 donation, for students who would like to, will be photographed in their fairy tale costume on a special fairy tale backdrop and will receive 2 edited, ready to print and share photos on a disc
Lillian Eleanor Pottage
a.k.a. Lillie, Lilliebug, Lilliebelle, Little Lil
Lillian is two and a half years old. She is the third of four girls in her family, her big sister Vivienne attends St. John Paul II school and on October 30th 2015 Lillian was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a childhood cancer.
As would be expected, this was a devastating and life
changing event for both Lillie and her family. Cancer brings on changes to lifestyle, supports, emotions and finances as being ill is costly and is certainly not an event one budgets for.
Lillian's Journey
Lillian is a happy, strong and courageous little girl. Despite receiving scary and painful treatments she still smiles, waves, blows kisses and thanks the doctors and nurses at Sick Children’s Hospital in Toronto where she is being treated.
Lillian’s treatment will take at least two years. While she is receiving her chemotherapy treatments her immune system is weakened and therefore she is not able to attend her daycare. This, coupled with her frequent clinic trips, makes it difficult for her mother to work outside of the home. The family has taken on additional expenses such as travel expenses, care for her siblings, costs of eating out when Lillian is at clinic visits or hospitalized etc.
Fairy Tales do come true!!
We believe that the last thing Lillian’s family should be
worried about is money. They need to concentrate on the all important task of caring for Lillian and for each other as they face this tremendous battle.
Let's make this a happily ever after for families battling childhood cancer!!!!