Brothers Kayden Singh, nine, and Rylan, five, have learned early on about philanthropy. The two boys pooled birthday and recycling money, handing $169 to their mom Noreen Singh to support the Nite of Hope (NOH) fundraising efforts.
"I'm so proud of my boys," said Singh, who has been an executive on the NOH committee for four years. "(Kayden) wanted to help raise money for cancer because one grandmother is a breast cancer survivor and his other grandma is battling cancer."
Rylan donated half of his birthday money, $75, to the cause, while Kayden handled the family's recycling efforts to raise a cool $94.
This isn't the only NOH family affair. All three of Kathy Ganeff's daughters - Andrea, Chelsea and Heather - have been volunteering for the past three years.
The NOH acquisition chair also has a personal reason for getting involved.
Her best friend, of 46 years, Debbie Basford lost her battle with breast cancer three years ago.
Ganeff said everyone on the committee, as well as the scores of volunteers during the gala soiree, all share the same goal.
"We all want to eliminate breast cancer, so that no one has to lose a loved one to this horrible disease," Ganeff said, adding most committee members gladly put in 300+ hours.
