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Greenbriar Students, Community Rally to Assist Ill Child

Estudiantes de Greenbriar, manifestación comunitaria para ayudar a un niño enfermo

Students at Greenbriar School recently joined together to raise funds for Maggie DeVries, a five-year-old from Frankfort diagnosed with a rare and aggressive brain tumor called DIPG.

Third-grade teacher Keri Cialdella and second-grade teacher Cassie Oman encouraged their students to make Valentine's cards to send to DeVries, but the students wanted to do more for the youngster. They decided to ask family, friends, and all the Greenbriar School community to donate restaurant gift cards to assist the DeVries family in their time of crisis.

"We know that anyone familiar with the struggles involved in battling cancer understands the toll such an experience takes on everyday living," said Greenbriar School Principal Joe Taylor. "Life, in general, becomes exceedingly difficult, and many things take a back seat to more important and vital daily activities."

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"Because eating and meal preparation take a backseat to the struggles of dealing with cancer, our students suggested collecting gift cards to restaurants in the Devries' community (Frankfort, New Lenox, Mokena),” Oman added.

“It is our sincere hope that we might assist the family in dealing with one less concern during Maggie's battle with such a horrific disease," Cialdella concluded.

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Los estudiantes de la Escuela Greenbriar se unieron recientemente para recaudar fondos para Maggie DeVries, una niña de cinco años de Frankfort diagnosticada con un tumor cerebral raro y agresivo llamado DIPG.

La maestra de tercer grado Keri Cialdella y la maestra de segundo grado Cassie Oman alentaron a sus alumnos a hacer tarjetas de San Valentín para enviárselas a DeVries, pero los alumnos querían hacer más por el joven. Decidieron pedirle a familiares, amigos y toda la comunidad de la Escuela Greenbriar que donaran tarjetas de regalo de restaurantes para ayudar a la familia DeVries en su momento de crisis.

"Sabemos que cualquiera que esté familiarizado con las luchas involucradas en la lucha contra el cáncer comprende el costo que una experiencia de este tipo tiene en la vida cotidiana", dijo el director de la escuela Greenbriar, Joe Taylor. "La vida, en general, se vuelve extremadamente difícil, y muchas cosas pasan a un segundo plano frente a actividades diarias más importantes y vitales".

"Debido a que comer y preparar comidas pasan a un segundo plano en las luchas contra el cáncer, nuestros estudiantes sugirieron recolectar tarjetas de regalo para restaurantes en la comunidad de Devries (Frankfort, New Lenox, Mokena)", agregó Oman.

“Esperamos sinceramente que podamos ayudar a la familia a lidiar con una preocupación menos durante la batalla de Maggie con una enfermedad tan horrible”, concluyó Cialdella.

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