April 3, 2011
THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!
I could type those words all night and it still wouldn't be sufficient. We cannot express our full gratitude for the support we have been so fortunate to receive. Our team consists of educators and students from the Altmar-Parish-Williamstown School District, along with a few family members, who all found a common goal in raising money to fight children's cancer. Who would have thought our group would be the 6th highest earning team of the 68 signed up? Who would have thought we'd have two participants in the top 10 (Brianna may end up 3rd overall, and Michael is currently 11th with a bunch of donation money yet to be registered!)? To say we are grateful for the support of our family, friends, and community would barely scratch the surface. We have all had cancer touch our lives in some way, whether we are a survivor, a sibling or friend of a survivor, or have watched helplessly as a dear friend or their child has fought bravely and lost.
Cancer is a big bully, and we're not going to stand by and let it pick on kids anymore. We've made a stand to say that our lives may be touched by cancer, but we will not live in fear of it, ignore it, or accept it. We're here to fight it, and win! Some of us have participated in St. Baldricks before, some were new this year. We'll be back again next year, because we're fighting for kids, we're fighting for cures, and we're fighting with you standing behind us.
On behalf of the entire team, thank you for your support this year, and I hope we can count on you to be there with us in the fight again next year!
Sincerely,
Jim Heffron Team Captain Rebels Without A 'Do
____________________________________________________________________________ January 2011 Greetings!
We are excited to be back for our third year as participants in St. Baldrick's Day! Each year gives us a lot of good memories, and a feeling of being part of something we could be proud of. We're looking forward to more of the same this year.
We are educators, students, and family members from the Altmar Parish Williamstown CSD, located north of Syracuse and east of Oswego. Every day, we look into the eyes, minds, and hearts of children. They are the future and a priceless treasure, and the sad truth is that far too many children just like the ones in our classes and schools never get a chance to see a full life. It is difficult enough to witness the stress, heartache, and suffering of our family members, friends, and colleagues when they are faced with a fight with cancer. To watch it happen to a child is even worse.


Children are stronger and more resilient than we may often expect, but this disease is heartless and ruthless. We hope that our efforts will help find a cure, but in the very least we hope that our participation shows those in the fight that they are not alone, and that others care about and support them.
Please consider donating to this worthy cause, and if you want to go even farther, we'd love to have you as a member of the team and fellow "shavee"!
Thank you for your support!
The APW "Rebels Without A 'Do"