Mask-making Benefit for the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation

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: Mask-making Benefit for the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation : > : > : >As part of our Annual Carnivale/Mardi Gras : >Celebration, and to raise money for the Emmanuel : >Cancer Foundation Verve Restaurant is inviting local : >and national artists, and theatre prop makers to : >attend a Mask-making Event at our restaurant in : >Somerville, New Jersey on Tuesday February 4th at : 6pm. : > : >Verve will provide festive refreshments along with : >basic mask forms, feathers, beads, plastic jewels and : >the like to begin the projects. We know that one : >evening will probably not be enough time to finish, : so : >the artists may take the masks home to work on them. : >Masks should be returned by Tuesday February 18th to : >Verve Restaurant, where they will be displayed until : >they are auctioned off on Fat Tuesday, March 4th. : > : >All proceeds from the sale will be given to the : >Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, a non-profit organization : >that provides support and services to families : dealing : >with children's cancer. : >Artists who wish to contribute a mask without : >attending on February 4th are invited to send it to : us : >for the auction. : >All artists are welcome to join us for the auction : and : >festivities on Fat Tuesday, March 4th. : > : >If you are interested in helping please contact: : >Chris Demetri : >Verve Restaurant : >18 East Main street : >Somerville New Jersey 08876 : 908-707-8655 : >www.vervestyle.com : >Chrisdemetri@yahoo.com : > : > : >The Emmanuel Cancer Foundation (ECF) a New Jersey : >non-profit organization, was founded in 1983 by : Joseph : >and Susan Vizzoni who lost their son Emmanuel at the : >age of seven after a two year long battle with his : >illness. As parents of a child stricken with cancer, : >they discovered the hardships this disease imposes on : >the entire family. After living through the : emotional : >and financial impact, the Vizzonis recognized the : need : >to create an organization to meet the specific needs : >of families undergoing the horrific struggles : >associated with pediatric cancer. The mission of ECF : >is to preserve the quality of life for any New Jersey : >family whose child has been diagnosed with cancer. : >Through strategically located Regional Centers, ECF : >serves families in all 21 New Jersey counties. : > : > : > : >A family?s life changes dramatically when a diagnosis : >of cancer strikes. Critically ill children are : >confined by long hospital stays and undergo extensive : >radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Medical and : >non-medical expenses increase. At the same time, a : >family's income is often impacted by the parents? : time : >away from work to be with a critically child. : > : > : > : >ECF functions by providing free in-home counseling by : >professional caseworkers, 24 hours a day. Emergency : >funds are available to assist families who find : >themselves in a crisis situation that may result in : >losing the basic services they need to survive, such : >as rent, auto insurance, or utilities. Material : needs : >such as groceries, clothing and other household items : >are delivered to the families. Toys are distributed : >to the child and siblings on birthdays and holidays. : >Holiday parties and summer picnics provide ECF : >children and their families with a sense of community : >through opportunities to meet others who are also : >struggling with pediatric cancer. : > : >http://www.emmanuelcancer.org/

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