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2 Third-Graders Raise $24,000 for Cancer Research By Selling Lemonade

Young (S)Hero Alert!

As seen on Fox & FriendsAn 8 year-old girl and her friend raised $24,000 for breast cancer research in one weekend by selling pink lemonade. 

Click on the picture below to see the interview with Victoria Petrucelly and Jesse Theobald.  FYI – It also looks like  we’re going to have to issue a cuteness alert on this one!  Their cuteness factor is through the roof!

Job well done ladies!

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Click on picture to see Fox & Friends interview.

Jesse Theobald and Victoria Petrocelly. Click on picture to see Fox & Friends interview.

Girl’s lemonade stand raises thousands for cancer
Associated Press
 
ORLANDO, FL (AP) — A central Florida third-grader whose mother died last month of breast cancer raised nearly $24,000 selling pink lemonade for the cancer center that treated her mom.
Victoria Petrucelly hoped to raise $50 when she first started raising money for M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Orlando. Her mother, Angela, died on Valentine’s Day from an agressive form of breast cancer.
Petrucelly, friend Jesse Theobald and their third grade classmates sold more than 65 gallons of lemonade this weekend. More . . . 
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March 27, 2009 Posted by ej | Health, Young (S)Heroes | , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Coffee Drinking Lowers Women’s Stroke Risk

Two or more cups a day boosts protection for nonsmokers, study finds

“MONDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) — Drinking coffee appears to lower the risk for stroke among women, with more consumption translating into more protection, Spanish and American researchers suggest.

The finding stems from the tracking of both coffee habits and stroke occurrence among tens of thousands of American women across nearly a quarter century. And it adds to earlier indications that coffee might also offer some protection against diabetes, while not raising the risk for heart trouble.

However, the current evidence also includes a cautionary note for smokers: Their habit seems to wipe out whatever protection long-term coffee drinking might otherwise confer.” “”More . . .

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March 11, 2009 Posted by ej | Food, Health | , , , , | Leave a Comment

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina Has Surgery For Breast Cancer

From Carla Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle Political Writer (Picture Paul Chinn/The Chronicle)

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, a Republican who has been widely expected to explore a U.S. Senate run against Sen. Barbara Boxer, was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent surgery at Stanford Hospital on Monday, her chief of staff said.

Fiorina, called one of the world’s most influential women by Forbes Magazine in 2004, learned she had breast cancer on Feb. 20. The next day, she appeared at the state GOP convention in Sacramento to talk politics, her chief of staff, Deborah Bocarly-fiorina2wker, said.

“She’s doing great,” Bowker said Monday night. “She only just learned about this.”

As CEO of Hewlett-Packard from 1995 to 2005, Fiorina became the focus of controversy after she helped guide a merger with rival Compaq that resulted in stalled earnings and layoffs. She was forced to resign and was criticized for getting a golden parachute: $21 million in severance pay and an additional $21 million in stock options and pension benefits.

Last year, she served as a top economic adviser to GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain and was also chair of a Republican National Committee fundraising group that also coordinated get-out-the-vote activities.” More . . .

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March 10, 2009 Posted by ej | Health, Leadership | , , , , | Leave a Comment