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Charity ransacked
Thieves strike charity created to honour cancer victim, nabbing money raised from weekend fundraiser Parents started initiative after son died of brain cancer in 2009
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Jonathan and Tara Brown look at the back door of their home where thieves broke in and stole money donated to their charity yesterday.
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Thieves acting in broad daylight struck at the very heart of a charity created in honour of a young cancer victim yesterday. Alexander Brown died in December 2009 after a heartbreaking bout with brain cancer. He was two. Through their grief, his parents Jonathan and Tara established a charity called Alexander’s Quest to raise money aimed at providing “little wishes” for children diagnosed with terminal cancer. Over the weekend, the group held its most successful fundraiser to date, bringing in more than $5,000 through a drive-in movie event at Race City Motorsport Park. But police say two individuals broke into the Browns’ Whitehorn home shortly after noon and stole every cent raised. “Haven’t we been through enough?” Jonathan pleaded yesterday. “Mentally, you survive your son dying and you figure that’s enough crap to put up with
Helping children Alexander’s Quest has helped fulfil dreams for 15 terminally ill children to date. The money raised by the charity’s fundraiser over the weekend was left on the kitchen table. Founder Jonathan Brown had planned to deposit it at the bank later in the day.
in your life.” Calgary police Insp. Bruce Walker said a neighbour saw the thieves enter the home around 12:30 p.m. and pursued at least one of the individuals after they left. The K9 unit was called in but the thieves’ scent was lost. Tara arrived home just as the suspects were leaving. Through her tears yesterday, she found at least one sign of encouragement. “They ransacked the house, but they didn’t touch Alexander’s room,” she said, noting many of her son’s keepsakes are still stored in there. For more information on the charity, head to alexandersquest.ca.
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