Cookbook for a cause
The community is rallying to support four Bluffton families.
Members of the “What’s Happening in Bluffton? (Original)” Facebook group jumped into action when they learned there are local children fighting cancer.
To help support the families, the Lowcountry Online Journalism Initiative, which holds the Facebook group under its umbrella, is printing a cookbook that will feature recipes from Bluffton residents and a variety of Bluffton and Hilton Head Island cooks and chefs.
The idea was spurred when group members saw a post in the “Bluffton Then and Now” group that featured recipes from 1971. The members decided that selling a cookbook could raise money for the families.
All proceeds will benefit the families fighting medical battles.
Nine-year-old Red Cedar Elementary student Kendall Brodie was diagnosed with Stage 2 neuroblastoma, an extremely rare form of cancer.
Eighth-grader Kailey Morris, who attends River Ridge Academy, was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Three-year-old Bluffton Early Childhood Center student Daws Skager recently completed his eighth round of chemotherapy treatment to battle a brain tumor.
Bluffton Middle School student Krystal Buck is battling leukemia.
The artwork of renowned local artist Amos Hummell will be on the book’s cover.
Pre-order at lowcountrychronicle.com.
“It’s just something where we wanted to show these families we have their backs in a unique way,” said Tim Wood, Lowcountry Online Journalism Initiative President. “And the What’s Happening in Bluffton group members have been amazing as always in their giving ways.”
