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Flash Mob Cheers Up NJ Teacher Who Has Cancer: VIDEO
The Montclair 4th grade teacher, who lives in Maplewood, has dealt with 'multiple recurrences' of cancer, wrote a friend who posted video.
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — As a Maplewood resident (and Montclair elementary school teacher) deals with her recurring cancer, a neighbor set up a flash mob for the holidays near her home last week.
The neighbor's sister wrote on Twitter on Wednesday:
i’m so blown away. my amazing sister Bonnie organized this Christmas flashmob for her friend/neighbor Melissa Hodgins in Maplewood, NJ, a former 4th grade teacher ongoing treatment for ovarian cancer with multiple recurrences. this is what it’s all about ❤️🎄 pic.twitter.com/np7PjSA6yv
— j.d. durkin 🌱 (@jd_durkin) December 22, 2021
The friend says in a video that it took two months organize her and Melissa's friends to pull off the event.
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The video is here:
the full link from Matthew Peyton is here, it's so well-done: Christmas Flashmob - Melissa Hodginshttps://t.co/kx2EB7snvK
— j.d. durkin 🌱 (@jd_durkin) December 22, 2021
Hodgins herself is no stranger to helping others, as she has searched for homes for animals in South Orange and Maplewood over the years and been involved in her neighborhood association.
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