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Olivia’s prognosis put her on a new path.
“This past summer when she was battling cancer, she decided to raise funds for pediatric cancer research, and her thing was being the good,” her mother added.
Being kind and beyond has been a mission at Joseph J. Catena Elementary School in Freehold. It was ramped up even more in memory of Olivia.
“To see a child of just eight years old share her light and kindness as she was fighting like a unicorn,” said Principal Traci Shaw.
This week, on the 19th, Olivia would have turned nine. These kids are celebrating her friendship – they perform acts of kindness every day by sharing encouragement notes, and by holding friendly competitions to raise money for Olivia’s cause, ‘Liv Like a Unicorn,’ funding research for childhood cancer.
“The amount of empathy and compassion she had at such a young age was something that I’ve never seen before,” her mom adds.
Source: Students inspired to be kind in honor of young classmate who had cancer – WABC-TV
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