GREAT FALLS 5K RACE FOR HESS FAMILY: Gianna Hess has been named the 2012 race beneficiary for the 5k Race in Great Falls by The Joe Cassella Foundation, whose mission is to offer financial assistance to those families with overwhelming medical bills. Our community has an opportunity to support beloved Langley teacher and coach, Travis Hess, and his family, because his 16-month-old daughter, Gianna, is battling a rare form of liver cancer called hepatoblastoma that affects 1 in 1 million children per year.
The 5k run/walk is on Sun, May 20, starting in the Great Falls Village Center. Register online at: http://www.joecassellafoundation.org/5k-2012.php. Click on the big blue button on the upper right and register individually. There is already an LHS Alumni team formed, new members are welcome.
If you would like to make an additional contribution to the Hess family, use the following PayPal link to send donations: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=W3WYLB42UKNBL or contributions can be made by a check payable to “Travis Hess-Helpers” and mailed to “Langley High School, Attn: Travis Hess-Helpers, 6520 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101.” To read Gianna’s story and track her progress, visit the following website http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/giannahess. You can make a difference.