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A little girl lives on through one big wish
A little girl lives on through one big wish
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Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, visited the Make-a-Wish New Jersey headquarters in Monroe on April 13 to fulfill a wish of the late Penelope, a young girl whose memory is being honored with a donation to Tackle Kids Cancer. PHOTO COURTESY OF MAKE-A-WISH NEW JERSEY
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Penny s parents, Cassandra and Jack, speak about their daughter during the April 13 private ceremony.PHOTO COURTESY OF MAKE-A-WISH NEW JERSEY
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Dr. Alfred Gillio, director of Children s Cancer Institute, Hackensack Meridian Children s Health, left to right; Joyce P. Hendricks, president and chief development officer, Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation; former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning; Penelope s parents Jack Lindsay and Cassandra Izquierdo; and Make-A-Wish New Jersey President/CEO Tom Weatherall honor Penny with her wish to give back to other children durin
WATCH: Giants’ Eli Manning surprises family with appearance at Make-A-Wish Foundation in N.J.
Updated Apr 13, 2021;
Eli Manning poked his head out of the castle at the Make-A-Wish foundation in Monroe Rownship on Tuesday afternoon and then hid behind a pillar, waiting for his cue. The former Giants quarterback was trying not to be spotted too soon.
Cassandra Izquierdo and Jack Lindsay had no idea what was coming. They were at the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Monroe Township to honor their late daughter, Penelope (a.k.a. Penny), who passed away in February after a battle with neuroblastoma.
Penny’s wish was to provide a contribution to Tackle Kids Cancer (TKC), a pediatric cancer research and patient care program through the Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health Children’s Cancer Institute, where Penny received treatment.
MONROE – From one little Penny, came thousands of dollars for children with cancer.
On Tuesday former New York Giants star quarterback Eli Manning played the role of receiver, accepting $10,000 on behalf of Tackle Kids Cancer (TKC). A posthumous wish-granting at the Make-A-Wish New Jersey headquarters, the donation was in honor of 2 1/2-year-old Penelope Lindsay of Garfield.
Known as Penny, the bright and bubbly toddler was diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma last summer after an emergency room visit for an unexplained swollen black eye. After a courageous eight-month battle, Penny lost her life to the childhood cancer in February. She was perfect, said Penny s parents, Cassandra Izquierdo and Jack Lindsay, in unison.
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