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Jace Mote, 7 year old from Arcanum, donates garage sale money for
cancer patients.
7-year-old donates to
Cancer Association
More and more young people in Darke County are becoming involved with
helping those around who are going through difficult times.
Jace Mote is a perfect example of this. Recently his grandmother
had a garage sale and Jace decided to do something that his sister had
done before. He wanted to make some money and donate it to the
Cancer Association of Darke County. His mom helped him to do this
by purchasing some snack items: chips, cookies and goldfish
crackers. His part was to sell the snacks and collect the
money. When asked why he decided to donate the money to the
cancer association, his simple answer was “There’s a bunch of people
with cancer.” Jace said that his aunt also donated what money she
received as well.
Christine, the director, spent some time with Jace to let him know how
much this was appreciated and how important it is to realize there are
many around us that could use some help and also that it is very
rewarding to do nice things for others.
The Cancer Association of Darke County appreciates all donations and is
encouraged by the compassion that is so evident in Darke County.
The organization is celebrating its 20th year and has provided over a
million dollars in benefits to local cancer patients during that time.
Volunteer drivers are always needed and if anyone would like to help in
that area, please call the office at 548-9960.
To receive benefits from the Cancer Association, a patient must live in
Darke County and have a confirmed diagnosis of cancer. The
association is not affiliated with American Cancer Society or other
cancer groups. United Way helps to fund the organization.
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