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4-year-old battling leukemia, generous older sister, treated to limo ride
Lena Pringle, Anchor/traffic and general assignment reporter
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 4-year-old girl who went through a bone-marrow transplant last year received a ride of a lifetime thanks to a complete stranger.
Sloane Stadt was diagnosed with a life-threatening form of Leukemia called AML and received bone marrow from her 9-year-old sister last August. After a tough recovery, Sloane’s mom Ashley decided to give her a celebration to include a fully decked-out limousine ride.
When Larry Gilmore, with Luxury Transportation, came across Sloane’s story, he said he knew what he had to do.
By Sam Bonacci
Several Central Massachusetts firms are among the recipients of nearly $4.5 million in grants from MassDevelopment aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of taxi and livery services in the face of the evolving for-hire transportation market.
The 85 grants from the Taxi & Livery Business Support Grant Program will support 104 small businesses operating in the taxi and livery industries and two taxi and livery industry associations (New England Livery Association and The Transportation Alliance), according to the Thursday release from MassDevelopment. The grants will be used to improve competitiveness and enhance safety capabilities, according to MassDevelopment.
Included in those grants are several Central Massachusetts companies: