In honor of Blood Cancer Awareness Month, Culver's of St. Charles, 4068 East Main St., will host a "Day of Giving" and marrow registry drive from noon-3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. The event will honor an area six-year-old with leukemia, and Culver's will donate 10 percent of its receipts to Be the Match, a national bone marrow registry.
The event's honoree is Ava Lee, who was diagnosed with a rare type of leukemia last March. What started out as a skin infection soon after revealed the rare disease seen in only about four percent of children with leukemia. Ava continues to receive blood transfusions while she awaits a bone marrow transplant. Since neither Lee's mom, dad, nor her younger sister is a match, the family's hopes hinge on a match via an unrelated marrow donor.
