Members of the Oliver Lioness Club present Shirley Van Vianen, the grandmother of Chloe Kroeger, with a cheque for $500, which they raised from their “Treats in the Park’” initiative this summer. The ladies gathered at Valley First Credit Union in Oliver last Wednesday for the presentation. From left are Tomarrae Bjornson, senior service representative at Valley First, Lioness members Louise Christofferson and Mavis Grant, Van Vianen and Lioness Marion Langlois.
Erin Christie photo
If you’re looking for a reason to feel good about eating sweets, look no further. The Oliver Lioness Club donated the proceeds from their “Treats in the Park” initiative to the Chloe Kroeger trust fund on September 25.
Three members presented Chloe’s grandmother Shirley Van Vianen with a cheque for $500, which they raised by selling bottled water and baked goods in conjunction with the Oliver Community Arts Council’s Music in the Park series over the summer.
The organization runs the initiative annually and chooses a different recipient cause or charity every year. Van Vianen said funds will help cover some of the family’s expenses associated with Chloe’s treatment and medication. This spring the three-year-old Penticton girl was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer.
She has been undergoing aggressive chemotherapy and radiation treatments since June.
For the moment, Van Vianen said Chloe is hanging in there. She undergoes treatment in Penticton on a weekly basis and goes to Vancouver for a heavy treatment.
Chloe Kroeger has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. The three-year-old girl is undergoing chemotherapy.
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Van Vianen said the outpouring of support from the community over the past few months has been overwhelming.
If you would like to assist the Kroeger family, donations can be made to the Chloe Kroeger Trust Fund at Valley First Credit Union in Oliver.
The account number is 914978-201, transit number 16650. The mailing address is Box 340, Oliver, BC, V0H 1T0 or visit any Valley First branch.
Erin Christie
Oliver Chronicle
