聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Proceeds from the sale of a Kamsack district greenhouse cookbook have been donated to Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon in the name of a young Canora cancer patient.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 On Friday a cheque of $400 was presented by Karen Pfeifer of Grandma B鈥檚 Greenhouse at Runnymede to Sophia Hvidston of Canora. The cheque represents a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of Let鈥檚 Eat, a cookbook of 262 pages of recipes that Pfeifer has developed and researched.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 This is the third time that Pfeifer has made a donation from the sale of a cookbook. Several years ago, she printed Grandma B鈥檚 Family and Friends, a cookbook containing family recipes, and the proceeds went towards children鈥檚 comfort at the cancer clinic in Saskatoon. Two years ago Grandma B鈥檚 Favourites and More, a cookbook containing both, family recipes and researched recipes, was printed and proceeds were presented to the Kamsack Cancer Self Help group.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The books are sold primarily to customers of the greenhouse, Pfeifer said.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The daughter of Shanna (nee Dubasoff) and Barry Hvidston of Canora, and granddaughter of Betty Dubasoff of Kamsack and the late Peter Dubasoff, Sophia has spent a lot of time at Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淏ecause Ronald McDonald House is an essential service for families like Sophia鈥檚, we decided to donate the proceeds of the third cookbook in her honour,鈥� Pfeifer said.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Sophia, who is now four years of age, has acute lymphoblastic leukemia, her mother said, adding that she has been receiving treatments since she had been diagnosed about a year ago.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Her last treatment will be on June 12, 2017 and the likelihood that the cancer returns is very remote, she said.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淪ophia is a strong girl who is receiving great support from her family,鈥� Pfeifer said. 鈥淕oing through this has matured her so much.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Thanking Pfeifer for the donation, Shanna said that the money is going to a great cause.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淩onald McDonald House is indispensable to families,鈥� she said.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Asked what she would like the money to be spent on at Ronald McDonald House, Sophia said 鈥渢oys.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A McDonalds鈥� promotional brochure, which contains a photograph of Sophia with her older sister Emilie, explains that Sophia had been detected with the leukemia when she was three years old.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t has been a long and tough journey,鈥� it says, quoting her parents. 鈥淲e have hit the milestone of 小蓝视频 able to administer chemo at home with monthly trips to Saskatoon.
鈥淭hrough our journey we have had the pleasure of staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon,鈥� it said. 鈥淭he staff and volunteers are nothing short of amazing. The atmosphere is inviting, kid-friendly and comfortable. There is always coffee on and the cookies are fresh. Families are at the house for the same reasons: their children.
鈥淭he Ronald McDonald House is truly a house that love built.鈥�
About 50 of the 200 copies of Let鈥檚 Eat are still available, as are some copies of the second cookbook, which has had a second printing. Persons interested may obtain copies at Grandma B鈥檚 Greenhouse
