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Stop & Shop Delivers 4,000+ Stuffed Animals & Toys to Cancer Survivor

Nine-Year-Old Larchmont Cancer Survivor Will Donate the Toys to Ronald McDonald House Charities and Local Hospitals

The Stop & Shop Stores across Westchester delivered over 4,000 stuffed animals and toys for Valentine’s Day, to the home of 10-year-old Larchmont cancer survivor, Cassidy Kline. Cassidy’s Charity, Cuddles from Cassidy https://www.cuddlesfromcassidy.org/ will present the Teddy Bears to the Ronald McDonald House Charities and local hospitals to donate to pediatric cancer patients across Westchester and the New York City metropolitan area.

Stop & Shop’s Westchester stores have donated to Cuddles from Cassidy for four consecutive years and have now donated over 21,000 stuffed animals and toys.

Cassidy is currently in remission after being diagnosed with stage-four rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare muscle and soft tissue cancer. Cuddles from Cassidy Pediatric Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to provide comfort and joy to children battling life-threatening illnesses by providing cuddles (care packages with stuffed animals, toys, and tokens of love) to put smiles on their faces.

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