The son of a good friend of CST Group employee, Mark Ventura, was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma last September. At just under 2 years old, he receives regular blood transfusions to help combat the effects of chemotherapy. In the spirit of community giving, the CST Social Committee asked the Red Cross to have a blood drive at the company’s building to help this child, and others like him. CST Group also recruited employees from other companies in the building to participate, and the drive took place on May 31st. Twenty-two people signed up to volunteer or donate, and 17 life-saving units of blood were collected.
Thank you to all who participated!
We had such a positive event an annual or biannual event is being considered. “I can talk about this little kid all day, every day and how strong their family is”, says Mark Ventura.
There are two websites dedicated to this little warrior. The first one tells his story and provides running updates (www.caringbridge.org/visit/teamswell) and the second is a Go Fund Me page that helps the family get through these hard times as neither parent is able to work full time AND care for their son. (www.gofundme.com/teamswell).
Updates will be provided on when the next blood drive will be held.
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