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BRINGINGATTENTIONTOSDS
Anthony’sJourneybyGina&ChristianDelRé
Anthonyandhisbigbrother,Nicholas,wereofficiallydraftedaspartoftheCollegeofStatenIsland’sMen'sSoccerTeam,theCSIDolphins.AnthonywaschosenbyanorganizationcalledTeamImpact.Childrenwithlife-threateningillnessesandfightingbigbattlesareinspiringthelivesofyoungmenwhowanttobeapartofhislifeandhavean"impact"tohelpbringhappinessandawarenesstohisraredisease.Nicholas,beingthesibling,istreatedjustasspecialandimportant.Theboyswereimmediatelygreetedbyeverypersonontheteamindividually,werebroughtontothefieldtopractice,andintroducedduringthestartofthegame.Whenwegottothefield,everysingleplayerlineduptogreetallofusatthegateandwereclappingfortheboys,liketheywerecelebrities.Thebondtheyalreadyhavewiththeguysisincredible.Anthonyknowstheirnamesandnumbersandwehaveevenbegungoingtotheothercollegesportsgamesalongwiththemenonthesoccerteam.Thispartnershiphasdonemoreforthemthentheyrealize,butweasparentsareeternallygrateful.ThecoachhasalreadyscheduledanSDSAwarenessnightfornextseasonwherethecollegewillhelpinraisingawarenessandfundsforSDSF!!http://www.silive.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/10/inspirational_athlete_five-yea.html
EverydayHero-MombyJenniWachter
“I’mNotaHero…I’mJustaMom.”ThiswasmyresponsewhenIreceivedaphonecallfromthelocalnewsstationinOctoberexplainingthatIhadbeennominatedasan“EverydayHero”formyeffortsinraisingawarenessforthebonemarrowregistryandShwachman-DiamondSyndrome.AlthoughIwasnervoustobeinterviewedandtohavethestorybeairedonthenews,IknewthatthisopportunitywasanothermeanstoexplainSDSandencouragepeopletojointhebonemarrowregistryaspotentialdonors.AllSDSpatientsneedacureandsomeofthemneedbonemarrowdonorstosurvive—soI’llcontinuetofundraise,designt-shirtstoraiseawareness,andhostandvolunteeratbonemarrowdrives!http://www.kfvs12.com/story/36692004/everyday-hero-jenni-wachter
TeamImpactbyMaryBalint
We absolutely love the positive attitude and the loving care that the Stony Brook Women's Soccer Team have given us. The entire team goes well above and beyond for Rylie. http://www.stonybrookathletics.com/news/2016/10/21/stony-brook-welcomes-rylie-to-the-womens-soccer-program.aspx?path=wsoc