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Stop & Shop Delivers 5,000+ Stuffed Animals & Toys to Cancer Survivor
Seven-Year-Old Larchmont Cancer Survivor Will Donate the Toys to Ronald McDonald House Charities and Local Hospitals
The Stop & Shop Stores across Westchester delivered over 5,000 stuffed animals and toys for the upcoming holidays, including Christmas and Chanukah, to the home of seven-year-old Larchmont cancer survivor, Cassidy Kline. Cassidy’s Charity, Cuddles from Cassidy https://www.cuddlesfromcassidy.org/ will present the Teddy Bears to the Ronald McDonald House Charities and local hospitals to donate to pediatric cancer patients across Westchester and the New York City metropolitan area.
Cassidy served as one of the ambassadors to Stop & Shop’s Help Cure Childhood Cancer Campaign which has raised over $26 million since 2001.
Cassidy is currently in remission after being diagnosed with stage-four rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare muscle and soft tissue cancer. Cuddles from Cassidy Pediatric Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to provide comfort and joy to children battling life-threatening illnesses by providing cuddles (care packages with stuffed animals, toys, and tokens of love) to put smiles on their faces.
