Senmer News Wire:Utah Auto Shop Works To “Make A Wish” Come True For A Local Child
Senmer News Wire : Erick McHenry and Viking Automotive have created a unique customer appreciation event and fundraiser to help young children’s Make-a-Wish dreams come true. The most recent recipient of this unique fundraiser was 6-year-old Hazel Crowfoot. Hazel was diagnosed with High Risk B-cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the age of four. Now six, Hazel has just had her wish fulfilled by the Make-A-Wish foundation because of the sponsorship effort started by Erick McHenry and a group of other local Utah business owners. Hazel and her family were taken to Disney World for their special trip April 16th through the 22nd. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (also called acute lymphocytic leukemia, or ALL) in children is cancer of the blood that starts in the bone marrow and spreads to the bloodstream. ALL is the most common children’s cancer, accounting for 25% of all cancers in children under the age of 15. There are over 3,000 new cases of ALL diag...