"Leah's Baskets"


Mary Valentine, has created a non-profit in Leah's memory. She writes:
I started this venture on January 1st and work with our local hospice in Watertown, NY. We’ve created a new patient “welcome” basket and deliver monthly “thinking of you” baskets to the 8 residents. Since I’m doing this by myself and I work full-time, I’m just concentrating on this Hospice. It’s my hope that by next Christmas I can send holiday baskets to the hospice that cared for Leah in RI.


check it out on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/leahsbaskets1/

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