NOTE FROM 911 CARES:

Friends of 911 CARES,                                              July 12, 2005

We have a important 911 CARES Activation to help the 17 month old child of a California Dispatcher.  Please pass this on to fellow dispatchers, first responders and print a copy for your agency bulletin board. SHASCOM is in northern California near the Redding and Shasta area.

Please direct any inquiries directly to Joy Willis at SHASCOM.  His information is below.  Please send your cards, letters, encouragement and prayers to them.  You will see that Tristan has MANY treatments and long drives ahead of him.  Maybe sending some kids DVD's or gas cards would be a help!
See below for details:

Dear Kevin and 911 CARES,

One of our SHASCOM dispatchers, Rachael Cassidy, has a little boy with bone cancer.  Her 17 month old son, Tristan, has been diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, a treatable cancer.  He is undergoing a course of treatment in Davis, CA.  The treatment is expected to take about a year.  Rachael has to bring Tristan down to Davis, a two hour drive, every three weeks for treatments.  They have to stay between 3 and 5 days each time.  The SHASCOM dispatchers have purchased a cell phone and portable DVD player for Rachael and Tristan.  We have also set up a bank account for them, with automatic donations coming out of our paychecks.  One of our boating safety deputies just brought a huge personal check in, because he has grandchildren.

Rachael and her family and friends would appreciate prayers, positive thoughts and any cash donations to go towards the travel and medical costs. Rachael is a wonderful dispatcher and has always displayed the most incredible compassion for everyone.  It is now Rachael's turn to receive some of the kindness she has always shown to everyone.  If you'd like to see a great picture of this cute little kid, e-mail Kevin@pstc911.com and I'll send it to you. We don't send it with the e-mail blast to avoid getting spam blocked.

Make checks payable to:  Rachael/Tristen Cassidy Fund and send them to Joy Willis at the address below.

911 CARES will match donations up to $500 for donations made over the next week.  Make sure somewhere in your correspondence, you mention 911 CARES so they know to ask for the matching funds!

You can also make direct donations from the 911 Cares site at www.911cares.com or by calling 911 CARES at 800-348-8911.  We are open m-f from 0800-1600.  We can take your donation via MasterCard or VISA and 100% of your donation (plus matching funds) will go to help little Tristen.

**11:30am update. Tristen didn't react well to his most recent chemo therapy treatment and is in a local hospital.  Please hold a special prayer in your heart for this little guy!** Kevin
 
Thank you,
 
Joy Willis
SHASCOM Operations Manager
shascom6@snowcrest.net
3101 South St
Redding, CA  96001
530-245-6512

 Please print this and watch for updates at www.911cares.com

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