ROCKLAND —
The artwork of a Rockland kindergartner is helping raise money for a cause that, for the last three years, has made her struggles with cancer a little bit easier to go through.
Reusable shopping bags featuring a red floral design by 5-year-old Phoebe Davis, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in June 2010, and her brother Caleb, 7, are currently being sold at nearly 300 HomeGoods stores across the country. Half of the proceeds from each sale of the 99-cent bags will go to the Jimmy Fund, which supports pediatric and cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
The bags will remain available through the end of this month.
Phoebe Davis’ mother, Amy Davis, said the Jimmy Fund has been a huge pillar of support to their family since Phoebe was diagnosed.
“We had two long years of difficult things – spinal taps, shots, rounds of chemo, hospitalizations,” Davis said. “But we also had so much fun through the Jimmy Fund and the people we met there, and we want those opportunities for other patients.”
This is the 12th year HomeGoods has led a campaign called Help Families Fight Cancer to support the Jimmy Fund. In addition to purchasing the limited-edition bags, customers can make donations at the checkout.
“HomeGoods and its dedicated customers have raised more than $3.1 million for Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund,” said Suzanne Fountain, the fund’s director. “We are so grateful for their continued support in our fight against cancer and helping families facing this disease.”
Phoebe, Caleb and their three siblings – Chloe, 12, Sadie, 10, and Issac, 4, – got to go on a shopping spree at their local HomeGoods store in Braintree on Monday.
“It was unbelievable,” Amy Davis said. “It was a blast for the kids.”
After 26 months of chemotherapy treatments, Phoebe is in remission and doing well, according to her mother.
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