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Belmont Breeze to Benefit Upstate Charity
Some of the area's most talented horsemen will show off their skills to help an area charity thrive, Saturday.
The charity is called The Children's Security Blanket.
It's an organization that provides food, lodging and transportation to families who have a child suffering from cancer.
The equestrian rides are a chance for those children to come out and enjoy a family friendly event, all while raising money to help alleviate the financial burden for these families.
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'Children's Security Blanket' Offers Comfort, Support
The Children's Security Blanket, a nonprofit organization that provides comfort and support for children dealing with cancer, has its biggest fundraiser coming up.
The children who the organization helps out have inspirational and unforgettable stories.
Michael Neely, 19, of Spartanburg County can't remember anything before Sept. 24, 2008.
That's when he woke up from a coma following brain surgery to remove a tumor. Now he says he has near photographic memory.
"I think it's because I don't remember anything prior, so it sort of has the room for all the new memory."
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Tron Foster didn't realize miniature horses could move as fast as larger ones until he rode in a horse-drawn carriage Wednesday at Spiegel Farms in Campobello.
The 8-year-old laughed and smiled at his mother as the white miniature galloped over the hills and countryside. His younger sister sat beside him in the carriage and listened as the driver talked about horses.
After the ride, he jumped out of the carriage and helped his little sister get down. Tron walked and moved so well, no one could tell he had lost a kneecap and part of a femur bone to cancer two years ago.
He was one of a handful of young cancer survivors visiting the farm to preview a benefit this weekend by The Children's Security Blanket.
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Children's Security Blanket helps families
The Children's Security Blanket hosted Spartanburg's bravest citizens for their annual Toys "R" Us Shopping Spree on Nov. 21.
Toys "R" Us opened their doors a bit early for this shopping spree for 45 families
with children who are fighting grave illnesses and cancer. The families had ample
time to pick out those perfect gifts.
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Security Blanket shopping spree comforts ailing kids
Sydney Cook had a 50/50 chance of survival.
The 13-year-old from Moore underwent a successful brain stem operation more than two
years ago, but the tumor caused medical complications. Sydney can't swallow and she
can't go to sleep without a ventilator to keep her alive, but she can smile broadly.
Sydney's also quite skilled at Mario Kart on the Wii video game system.
Sydney had reason to smile Saturday, when she and dozens more young survivors of
severe illnesses received a gift card from the Children's Security Blanket
and free reign at Toys "R" Us an hour before the store opened. Sydney chose two Wii sports games.
The Children's Security Blanket offers year-round emotional support and
financial assistance to families of severely ill children, but the annual shopping
spree is one of the biggest highlights, organizers said.
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