One of my fellow teachers is currently battling stage 3 breast cancer. Despite undergoing chemotherapy, constant doctor visits, and unimaginable challenges, she comes to work every day like clockwork, ready to greet her students and help them thrive. She recently shared with me that she had been walking to work and communicating solely through email because she had lost her car and her cell phone - she simply could not cover copays for each chemo treatment and each doctor's visit and (and, and, and) while also covering her car and phone bill. She did manage to get her car back and her phone reconnected, but what's truly amazing through all of this is that she has never once asked for help. Instead, she asked me, as her Department Chair, for everyone’s favorite color so that she could craft personalized items for colleagues while sitting through treatments. If anyone deserves to experience the power of community, it's this brave teacher who gives every bit of herself and more to her students. She has a few more weeks of chemo, then the next step is surgery. Let's see if we can alleviate some of the stress by helping her out! Every dollar helps.