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F.F. THOMPSON FOUNDATION RepoRt on GivinG 2013

Madison MaRtinez

Madison Martinez is a very

special little girl. How special?
Every penny of the $244 the

9-year-old earned last fall selling
rubber band bracelets was

Mr. and Mrs. John Knapp
donated to the Sands Cancer
Hon. and Mrs. Brian M. Kolb
Center, making her one of

Al and Gayle Kryger
Thompson Health’s youngest
Mr. and Mrs. William Kuchta
philanthropists.
R. Wayne and Beverly LeChase

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Maracle Dennis oberdorf
Madison, a fourth grader at
Ms. Barbara E. Marshall
Sands Cancer Center North Street Elementary School
Mr. Richard D. McGrath
Sands Cancer Center
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Metcalf in Geneva, began helping others
Patient Needs Fund
at an early age. She participated
Ms. Nancy H. Michel
Canandaigua Academy
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Miller Ms. Laura Franklin
in her irst Making Strides for
Maureen and William Mulley Ms. Virginia Franklin
Breast Cancer Walk when she
Mrs. Barbara Murphy*
Ms. Sheila P. Mulheron
was 4. At age 5, she attended
Mr. Clifford E. Murphy, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pennise Thompson Health’s Spirit of
Ms. Diane Palmeri and
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk B. Stebbins
Mr. Al Porter
Ms. Signa A. Trowbridge
Women Girls Night Out with
Sally and Glenn Pezzulo
her mother.

Mrs. Wanda Polisseni
eileen oseroff
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Raab Women’s Health and That’s where she met
Rochester Press-Radio Club
Wellness Center Renée Rongen, an internationally
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Sarkis
Bernard J. Oseroff, MD
known motivational and
Mr. David C. Schwaner
inspirational speaker, whose
Mr. and Mrs. Bushnell Seavey Margaret outhouse
Ms. Felice Seavey
presentations extol the virtues
Sharon M. Pepper
of leaving a legacy. She gave
Ms. Teresa F. Smith
Wish Upon A Star Program
Mr. and Mrs. David P. Spaker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Canavan Madison a signed copy of her children’s book “Grandy’s Quilt” – and the
Willi and Patricia Steinrotter
Ms. Dorothy A. Condon
youngster took its “paying it forward” message to heart.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale G. Stoker
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Crowley
Mr. Ronald Terhaar
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hart
“We were all inspired by Renée Rongen’s presentation, but Madison took
The Hertz Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McAllister it to another level,” says her mom Nancey Velez-Anderson.
Mr. Earl A. Tieppo
Ms. Sarah McKee
Dr. and Mrs. George Tirone
Since the presentation, Madison has spent much of her spare time
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Uhlen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Outhouse “paying it forward” by selling rubber band bracelets and donating the
Mr. and Mrs. D.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Outhouse proceeds to the Style Shop at the Sands Cancer Center.
Lawrence Van Dorn
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Outhouse
Mr. and Mrs. John Wheeler
“We are very fortunate to have such a young, generous heart raising
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wilmot Ruth paige
funds for the Cancer Center,” says Sands Cancer Center Coordinator
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wood F.F. Thompson Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John D. York
Annual Fund
Susan Bonanni. “This is a wonderful example of how a young person’s
generosity will touch many lives. She’s a very special little girl.”
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Paige
Donald H. newton
Madison, whose grandmother and uncle both battled cancer, hopes to
M.M. Ewing
Joanne B. parker
Continuing Care Center
Sands Cancer Center
motivate other kids to join the ight against cancer and to help others
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. West
who already have the disease.
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Bernard
Finger Lakes Secondary School
Marian newton
Hol-Field Rod & Gun Club
“Cancer can happen to anyone,” says Madison, who spends about four
F.F. Thompson Hospital
hours a week making bracelets in between homework and after-school
Ms. Karen Lietz
Ms. Margaret M. Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Pietropaolo activities. “It doesn’t matter what age you are – you can help ight cancer
Red Jacket Education Center
in many ways. I hope to see other kids help in whatever way they can.”
Sandor nyerges
Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Thomas
M.M. Ewing Continuing Care

Center – Gardens Avenue
F.F. Thompson Hospital
Mr. John Berry, Jr.
Mr. John Nyerges and

Ms. Kathleen Darroch

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