Project CHAP continues raising funds for families of sick children

Lynzie Lowe, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.
Updated ·1 min read

Sep. 15—To continue its efforts of bringing awareness to the financial struggles that families of sick children face while raising money to support them during those difficult times, a local nonprofit organization once again presented funds to the family of a local child.

"This is our second family since the organization's founding in 2020," said Project CHAP founder Alina Randhawa. "We select one family each year to support through fundraising. This year's child is Christopher Younger."

Amy Micheli, director of provider relations at Colusa Medical Center, said she first became aware of Project CHAP soon after the organization was founded and worked with Randhawa to raise funds for the McCoy family, whose 10-year-old son Ethan suffered from a rare pediatric brain tumor and passed away on Oct. 22, 2020, after battling the disease for just two months.