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Members of the local club soccer community are helping a fellow coach after his wife was killed in a car accident in Milam County last week. 28-year-old Kirsten Salerno died last week after DPS troopers say another driver veered into her lane. She and her husband A&M Consolidated Soccer Coach Stefano Salerno are both originally from Malta. Friends are helping collect money for travel expenses so that several family members can travel here for the funeral. The local U.S. Club Soccer teams launched a $5 wristband fundraiser Monday in memory of her. Continue reading →

Fundraisers and shows of support for Brooke Healey, the 4-year-old daughter of a Madison teacher and coach, have been springing up around Madison at wrestling meets, the bowling alley and in schools and shops. Brooke, the daughter of Steve Healey, a teacher in Madison for more than a decade, is undergoing a series of radiation treatments in New York to shrink a tumor on her brain stem. After the radiation treatments, she is expected to undergo experimental treatments in hopes of beating the disease. Healey, an assistant coach for the high school football, wrestling and track teams, has been a math teacher at Madison High School the past two years, and taught math at Madison Junior School the 10 years before that. While Healey has been on a leave of absence exhaustively researching the disease and treatment options, fundraising efforts for Brooke were set in motion by family friends. Continue reading →

Chi Omega and 22 other organizations from the Northwestern community will sell wristbands across campus this week to raise money for the fund supporting Josie Nordman, a Communication sophomore with cystic fibrosis who needs a life-saving double-lung transplant. Nordman, a member of Chi O, will need to pay a balance of up to $75,000 not covered by insurance for the $750,000 cost of the transplant. Already overwhelmed with other expenses and hospitals bills, the family recently turned to friends to help cover the cost. Silicone wristbands that say Continue reading →

More money was raised for the West Webster Fire Department on Saturday, this time by selling wristbands. Two 2008 graduates of Webster Thomas High School put together the fundraiser held at the Webster Public Library. As people walked in on Saturday they had an opportunity to buy wristbands that said "WWFD". Lauren Donsky is one of the graduates who put the fundraiser together. She says it's been a great way for people to give back to Continue reading →

The Barry American Legion is seeking to secure funds for its ongoing care and replacement of veterans’ American flags. Persons donating will receive a wristband to be worn in honor of veterans on Memorial Day. All proceeds from the wristband donations will go directly to the Barry Legion to help fund flag upkeep and replacement. The wristbands are red, white and blue, and bear the phrase, “Freedom Isn’t Free.” Legion members along with volunteer, Caitlin Lee, a sophomore at Western High School, are coordinating this fund raising effort. Individuals who would like to obtain wristbands may call Caitlin at (217) 335-3008. Continue reading →