The Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation: Celebrating Ten Years of giving the Gift of Time.
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News & Updates

Mar
9
Cards for Care Campaign Unites Tech Startup and Emergency Assistance Foundation to Help Families in Need

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March 8, 2010

The Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation and CardPool partner to get gift cards in the…

Mar
4
Cards 4 Care Campaign – Partnership with CardPool.com

Many of us can dig into our purses, wallets or desk drawers and find unused gift cards we never intend…

Feb
23
Be a Valentine: Help Families in Need Now

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January 2010 — E. is a…


I am a mother. My beautiful daughter Carina died of leukemia in my arms.

I remember the doctor telling me her chances of survival were two percent. After this devastating news, I kept thinking, “What next? What do I do next?”

The only good thing that came of this is that when my…

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I am a father. Money is tight when living paycheck to paycheck and fear of losing my son, my job, and our home was an unfortunate reality. Because of this Foundation, we still have our house.

More importantly, thanks to God we still have our beautiful son and family – and now…

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I am a donor to the Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation. When our daughter Jenny spent months in the hospital after an automobile accident as a teen, we saw firsthand the strain on families blindsided by medical trauma. We were lucky: Jenny had the best doctors, my husband Tim had…

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I am a teen survivor. When I was 16, I was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma, a frightening form of cancer.  During my two year illness, I learned about love from my mother’s unwavering strength and sacrifice. Because of her, I was not afraid to die; my biggest fear was dying…

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I am andre’s mother. To lose a child is to become familiar with every station of the Golgotha.

Being helpless to protect my child from his illness or to save his life did not give me dreams of an inflated purpose for the mission of the organization that bears his name.…

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Provide cell phone minutes to keep parents connected with other family from their child’s bedside.

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Preserve the memory of friends, family and others who have been impacted by the loss of a terminally ill child.
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