A little girl lives on through one big wish
A little girl lives on through one big wish
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Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, visited the Make-a-Wish New Jersey headquarters in Monroe on April 13 to fulfill a wish of the late Penelope, a young girl whose memory is being honored with a donation to Tackle Kids Cancer. PHOTO COURTESY OF MAKE-A-WISH NEW JERSEY
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Penny s parents, Cassandra and Jack, speak about their daughter during the April 13 private ceremony.PHOTO COURTESY OF MAKE-A-WISH NEW JERSEY
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Dr. Alfred Gillio, director of Children s Cancer Institute, Hackensack Meridian Children s Health, left to right; Joyce P. Hendricks, president and chief development officer, Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation; former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning; Penelope s parents Jack Lindsay and Cassandra Izquierdo; and Make-A-Wish New Jersey President/CEO Tom Weatherall honor Penny with her wish to give back to other children durin
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MONROE – From one little Penny, came thousands of dollars for children with cancer.
On Tuesday former New York Giants star quarterback Eli Manning played the role of receiver, accepting $10,000 on behalf of Tackle Kids Cancer (TKC). A posthumous wish-granting at the Make-A-Wish New Jersey headquarters, the donation was in honor of 2 1/2-year-old Penelope Lindsay of Garfield.
Known as Penny, the bright and bubbly toddler was diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma last summer after an emergency room visit for an unexplained swollen black eye. After a courageous eight-month battle, Penny lost her life to the childhood cancer in February. She was perfect, said Penny s parents, Cassandra Izquierdo and Jack Lindsay, in unison.
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