The Catskill Chronicle

Dear Carol,

I just read your article about the first annual “Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon,” and was thrilled by the excitement this sort of event will bring to the Catskills. I have firsthand experience with this event from working in Allentown, PA and saw the great help local people were in combating childhood cancer.

It never ceases to amaze me how giving and caring the residents of the Catskills are. Whether it is St. Baldricks “Line of Hope,” or Thunder Country feeding the hungry at Monticello Racino concerts, or the Heart-a-Thon, or the Haiti relief effort, the generosity is always there.

People like Alan Kesten, Dave Dunlap, Howard Braunstein, Anthony Mongiello, Hank D’Auria continually offer their organization’s money and support to any and all great causes, and the community always unites to make these events a success for those in need of help. I am sorry if I am leaving any names out, but these are just examples of people helping people.

Whether you call them Catskillers or Roscoans, or Monticelloans or ThunderHeads, is not important. What truly matters is the good these organizations do to help whenever there is need.

In these trying economic times, the needs seem to multiply, and still the call is answered.

Luckily for me, my children did not suffer from any childhood diseases or tragedies, but nonetheless the need is so visible I applaud all those involved in the “Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon” in their attempt to stomp out this insidious and dreaded disease. It was events like this that contributed to the eradication of polio during the last century, and events like this that will do the same to childhood cancer.

Sincerely,

Gary Samboy

General Manager

M&M Auto Group