A local Audubon pizza shop is hoping to make a difference for one family by organizing a fundraiser for a little boy diagnosed with leukemia, creating unique pizza boxes.
"So, for Fourth of July, we’re presidents. For St. Patty’s Day, we’re leprechauns. Easter, we’re bunnies," Doukali remarked. "And, then, you know, I saw Callen’s story on a Facebook community page and immediately, when I read it, I wanted to help. I wanted to see what we could do.". The fundraiser kicks off in a little more than a week, on April 3rd., the classic grandma pizza or the drunk grandma pizza.
SuperCal on the pizza box rings hard with Callen’s dad, Ryan, who’s been trying to work and be strong for the family. The reality, for Ryan, is Callen lifts his spirits up more than otherwise. "He gives me a lot of strength just to get through it. And, seeing him be a normal two-year-old boy, despite everything he’s going through, it fills me with all the hope that I could ever have," dad Ryan stated.
Cal’s got hard work ahead, including a bone marrow transplant. But, the hope that his parents get out of his being a hero on a box from a pizza shop they never knew? That lets them know they’re not alone, that people see them and care about them.
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