A Dunedin mother inspired by the loss of her 5-year-old son Mathew turned to Dunedin Lanes in January to help raise money for care packages for Florida families at their children's hospital bedsides.
Editor's note: This story originally ran in January. We're putting it in the spotlight again to highlight the accomplishments one person can make. When Karen Gliddon was at the hospital with her cancer-stricken son, the last thing on her mind was leaving his side to get a toothbrush. "I didn't want to leave Mathew for a second," the Dunedin mother said, holding back emotion while her 2-year-old daughter Molli doodled on a piece of paper nearby. It's a topic she has a tough time talking about, but she insists, because she feels it is important. Mathew, her firstborn of three children, battled acute lymphoblastic leukemia from the time he was 2 until succumbing at the age of 5. Molli hadn't even been born yet. Gliddon's younger son Andrew …
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Kelly's and Chic-a-Boom Room had a good reason for decorating this old bowling pin like a peacock.
A peacock, a pianist and a hair dresser all walk into a bowling alley. Sounds like the beginning of a silly joke, but on Feb. 2, it actually happened at Dunedin Lanes. And it ended with a heartwarming punchline. A handful of area businesses and organizations decorated old bowling pins from Dunedin Lanes in an effort to help Paul's Project raise $1,300 toward care packages for families of critically-ill children in area hospitals. Karen Gliddon, a Dunedin mother who lost her 5-year-old son to childhood leukemia, helps run the organization, which is based in Palm Harbor. The care packages contain comfort items not readily available, such as basic hygiene and toiletry items, socks, mints, a calculator, restaurant gift cards, laundry …
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Organizers of a fundraiser for critically-ill children are looking for Dunedin businesses to decorate old bowling pins for a contest. The winner will be showcased in Dunedin Patch. Find out how you can get involved!
Joe Kurtzke
9:14 am on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The death of anyone impacts those around them, but when it is the death of a child it makes an even greater impact in many cases as one has to question why. Sadly we are seeing more an more stories of Cancer, ALS, Alzheimers and other Critical Illness related deaths and more of them are hitting the younger population than ever. Whether it is a matter of lifestyle or something else it is something… more ›