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<div>Hi, our names are Melissa and Bliss, and we are raising money to help our dear friend, Mary. She recently was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, triple negative invasive ductal carcinoma. Due to the severity of this diagnosis, she will have to undergo 6 months of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation. She will not be able to work full time during her treatment, which will be another challenge she will face.
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<div>For those who don’t know Mary, she is probably one of most selfless people we know. As a single mom, she devotes much of her time caring for her 6-year-old son, Niles, who has autism. He is the light of her life and Mary has been a pillar of strength navigating these challenges. She has never even complained once. Her dedication, advocation, and undying love for her son has led her to make many sacrifices in her own life. She now works full time in a school helping teach pre-k students. Obviously, this is not an ideal work setting for someone getting harsh chemotherapy.
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<div>The money we raise for Mary will go towards medical bills, travel expenses, day to day expenses (along with resources to help care for Niles) as she will not have income when she takes time off during treatment. We expect her treatment to last about a year if everything goes smoothly.
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<div>We love Mary- she is our third musketeer, our friend, our family. We hope you will consider making this battle she is about to face a little less stressful.
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<p>Watch the news story done on July 15, by NBC Boston here: <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/on-air/as-seen-on/farm-hit-with-surprise-water-bill/2430381" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/on-air/as-seen-on/farm-hit-with-surprise-water-bill/2430381/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.nbcboston.com/on-air/as-seen-on/farm-hit-with-surprise-water-bill/2430381/</a></a>
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<p>White Barn Farm had an underground water leak on one of the frost free hydrants providing town water for washing produce. All irrigation and greenhouse watering on the farm is provided for by a well installed in 2016. Wrentham only sends out water bills every 6 months, so an enormous amount of water leaked into the sandy soil under the hydrant, unbeknownst to the farm. In May, when the $15,000 water bill arrived, the farm quickly investigated, heard a leak at a hydrant behind the barn and used the backhoe to dig a big hole and discover the faulty piece of metal that was responsible for the leak and replace the hydrant. Wrentham has a formula used to give water bill abatements in case there is a leak. Unfortunately, after this abatement was given, we were still left with a massive bill of $11,585. The next step was to ask the Board of Selectman for a further abatement. There will tentatively be a proposal to bill us at cost of the water treatment and pumping through our system - if approved at the next meeting on August 10, there would possibly be a credit of $6000 issued. We feel that is fair, though unfortunate, and hope the Board of Selectman will approve this proposal. In the meantime we paid the $11,585 with funds collected from our CSA program, in which members pay up front for a vegetable share, distributed each week during the growing season. We are in our peak labor cost part of the season - keeping the farmstand adequately staffed, getting vegetables and flowers harvested and washed, weeding, seeding, transplanting, cultivating, pruning tomatoes, and on and on and on. The unexpected expense has really left us in a cash flow pinch. Several community members have suggested starting a gofundme page or expressed that they would like to help defray this crazy unexpected water expense. With much trepidation, we are initiating this fundraising campaign. Every little amount helps (even $5!)and we thank you in advance for donating if you're able and spreading the word . . .
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<p>Your support is so appreciated (but not at all expected!). All funds will go towards the operating costs of the farm.
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In January of 2019 Jenny Colen was diagnosed with advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, an extremely serious form blood cancer. <br /><br />Jenny’s cancer was far more stubborn than initially anticipated, and after nearly two-and a half years of quietly enduring the rigors of unsuccessful chemotherapy, experimental immunotherapy, a rollercoaster of trial and error, including being relocated to the east coast after exhausting options in Los Angeles, Jenny received an experimental bone marrow transplant at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. Since the treatment two months ago, the news from the transplant has been positive, and for that we are eternally grateful to Jen’s cousin Jeff, who donated his bone marrow, and to the doctors and nurses caring for her at the NIH, and in LA.. <br /><br /><br />Despite positive signs from the latest treatment, Jen faces a long, tough road to recovery from the transplant. And despite finding the strength to continue working throughout her entire battle thus far, Jenny has just been laid off and the Colen family is facing the expense of Jenny's continued horrendously expensive medical care without employee sponsored health insurance.<br /> <br />We’ve had so many generous people asking us throughout this fight how they can help Jenny, Ben, and Zoey, and so far all we’ve been able to suggest is good vibes and checking in. We’ve put off asking for financial donations, but the time has come when we really must ask for your help in alleviating some of the financial burden and stress that comes with a long aggressive illness, treatment and recovery period. <br /><br />Those who known Jenny and Ben, know them to be the most loving, giving, and supportive friends out there. And now it’s time for us to help them as they have helped so many of us.  <br /><br />Please help share this with our wonderful and supportive  community. Thanking you from the bottom of our hearts, for contributing whatever you can to Jenny, Ben and Zoey.

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<div><strong>Please help us raise funds for Reggie the pig's medical expenses!</strong>
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<div>Reggie and her buddy Sam are both runts from a respected organic CSA farm in eastern Massachusetts. They’ve been lucky enough to find a new home at Whispering Brook Farm &amp; Art Studio in Tolland, CT, where they’ll soon take on a new role as therapeutic farm animals.
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<div>Sam has already been neutered, but Reggie still needs to be spayed — a procedure that’s essential for her long-term health and wellbeing. The cost is simply more than a small animal sanctuary can take on alone. Reggie is the ideal age and size for this surgery, and her appointment is already scheduled with a trusted large-animal vet.
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<div>Any additional funds will support ongoing care for both Reggie and Sam — including future vet visits, food, and bedding.
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<div><em>Scroll down to learn more about why spaying a female pig is so important.</em>
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<div><strong>Meet Reggie and Sam</strong>
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<div>Veggie Reggie and Spam Sam are a bonded pair who like to cozy up together in their shared pig hut at night and nest into their house of hay. They both love beets, pumpkins, apples, bananas, and any kind of winter squash. Sam commits himself with 100% intensity and chomps with masterful enthusiasm until every last bit of pumpkin is off the rind. If given an apple, Reggie likes to make a run for it so she can enjoy her coveted snack in the privacy of their hut.
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<div>Reggie is the more affectionate of the two, and likes to lean against my legs, or nose at Sam when he's lying down. Sam seems to put up with it, but is quick to submit to belly rubs no matter the terrain, even if it means splaying over the tough stalks of last season's broccoli.
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<div><strong>About Whispering Brook Farm &amp; Animal Sanctuary</strong>
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<div><a href="https://www.whisperingbrook.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Whispering Brook Farm &amp; Art Studio</a> is a small, heart-centered sanctuary that combines animal care with creative, therapeutic programming. The farm provides a peaceful home for rescued animals and offers visitors a chance to slow down, reconnect with nature, and experience the calming presence of animals in a safe, structured environment. Their art studio and farm-based therapy programs support a diverse population of people of all ages, especially those seeking grounding, emotional healing, or gentle sensory experiences.
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<div>The farm is located within a private tract of the <a href="https://joshuastrust.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Joshua's Trust</a>, northeastern Connecticut's largest land trust, which has preserved and protected undeveloped land and historic sites since its founding in 1966.
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<div>Whispering Brook is a place built on compassion, creativity, land stewardship, and community. Reggie and Sam will be joining a setting where they are not only cared for, but where their presence actively contributes to the healing and well-being of others.
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<div><strong>Why spay a female pig? </strong>
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<div>Spaying a female pig is one of the most important things you can do for her long-term health and well-being. Intact females are at high risk for life-threatening reproductive diseases, including uterine tumors, ovarian cysts, and dangerous uterine infections like pyometra. These conditions are extremely common in unspayed pigs—often developing silently until they become emergencies. Spaying eliminates those risks entirely, helps prevent hormone-driven stress behaviors, and allows her body to age in a healthier, more stable way.
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<div><strong>We hope you'll consider supporting Reggie's health expenses so she can go on to live a comfortable life with her pal Sam!</strong>
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