Manheim Central /townlively
OCTOBER 14, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 39
Drawing Closer To A Cure
Makenna’s Big Thank-You Parade
BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
Baron Elementary School principal Mike Pyle (left) greeted student Makenna Linder at the conclusion of a parade held in Manheim on Oct. 3 A parade was held in Manheim on Oct. 3 to celebrate the end of cancer treatments for Makenna Linder (back row, center). She and her family were driven when the community celebrated her final cancer treatment. along the parade route in a fire truck.
To thank her many supporters and to celebrate the end of her cancer treatments, Makenna Linder took part in a parade through Manheim on Oct. 3 during which the 6-year-old and her family were chauffeured along a parade route lined with community members, many of whom wore PinkOutforMcKenna T-shirts while holding signs and pink balloons. Makenna, a student at Baron Elementary School, was dressed as a princess in her favorite color of pink, as she rode aboard a fire truck named Howie, owned by Duane and Gina Ober. The truck made stops at local businesses who helped raised money for the family during Makenna’s battle with cancer. Many of the businesses in the town held monthly Pink Out Days during which employees were encouraged to wear pink or Pink Out for Makenna T-shirts that were sold as a fundraiser. “We stopped at eight different businesses who
did fundraisers for Makenna throughout all of this and at the Manheim Central Middle School,” said Makenna’s mother, Amanda. “We also drove through Pleasant View Retirement Community. They also did fundraising and Pinked Out every month. We ended at Baron Elementary.”
It helped her mentally to see everyone supporting her and rallying around her. She went through a lot,” said Amanda. “Just seeing all the people was amazing for her.” At the school, people gathered for a sociallydistanced celebration that featured the band and cheerleaders from Manheim Central High School. The parade was organized by Julie Reed, Makenna’s kindergarten teacher from last year. Knowing Makenna loves the color pink, Reed
held a school-wide surprise Pink Out for Makenna at the school in January. “We were socially distant, so it was not the same type of Pink Out as the original one, but we are glad we are able to celebrate with her,” said Reed. Amanda said that Makenna enjoyed the parade, especially when her brother Bradyn dressed up as a pink unicorn. “It helped her mentally to see everyone supporting her and rallying around her. She went through a lot,” said Amanda. “Just seeing all the people was amazing for her.” “We appreciate everybody’s support and fundraising from all the local businesses and people personally. We got cards and letters and she got presents all throughout the year,” Amanda added. To view the parade, readers may visit www.youtube.com and search or “#PinkOutForMakenna Celebration Parade (10-3-2020).” In 2017, Makenna was diagnosed with a Stage II Wilms tumor that necessitated the removal of
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If there is a platinum lining to the cancellation of large in-person events, it is this: Moving events online allows anyone, anywhere in the world, to attend, provided they have an internet connection. Kelly Brazzo, co-founder and co-chair of the CureLGMD2i Foundation, has taken advantage of that opportunity in her plans for the 10th annual signature game night, which is the organization’s largest fundraising event. “People from all over the country are signing up,” Brazzo said. “The majority are people with the disease who haven’t been able to attend in the past because of travel limitations.” Brazzo predicted that more than 300 people will log on for the online event on Saturday, Oct. 24, rather than the usual 130 to 150 who have attended previous years’ events at Eden Resort and the Lancaster Elks. One of those people will be Dallas, Texas, resident