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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday April 13, 2007 - 5 www.oakvillebeaver.com ORPHAN NEEDS HELP: The Children's Bridge Foundation is trying to raise $50,000 in order to bring Vietnamese orphan Son Pham to Canada for surgery to remove a life-threatening tumour on his face. Clothing sale will raise money for Vietnamese orphan's surgery By Andrew Fruch removed. The CBF got in touch with a group of American doctors who were planning to Shoppers who attend the Because travel to Vietnam in March of this year, Kids Grow consignment sale at St. and the doctors agreed to see Son Pham. Cuthbert's Anglican Church Hall this They commenced treatment to harden Saturday, will have the opportunity to the tumour in preparation for removal. save the life of a remarkable Vietnamese Pham received the first of two boy by purchasing items tagged as seller monthly injections that he will receive #46. for the next few months before his surIn conjunction with the upcoming gery. With the tumour hardening, Pham sale, the Children's Bridge Foundation is now in constant pain. (CBF), a registered charity that helps The U.S. doctors had said they would orphaned and abandonate their time and doned children, is "He will either suffocate or expertise towards the holding a fundraiser surgery, but could not starve. His mouth opening is for a 10-year-old help with any of the orphan by the name no bigger than a walnut, cost associated with of Son Pham. Pham and his nanny has to force the procedure or with is one of more than feed him special food." bringing Pham to the 700 orphans who States. call the Hai Duong Camille Glover, This led to Children's Centre CBF board member fundraising efforts by home. But unlike the foundation that the others, he has a football sized tumor initially thought the price would be on his face. $35,000 to bring Pham over for the surThe CBF is trying to raise $50,000 in gery. Now the American doctors are no order to bring Pham to Canada for sur- longer set to perform the surgery, and gery, in order to remove the tumour. If the cost of bringing Pham over has Pham does not have the tumour increased. removed, he will die. The CBF is now hoping to have the "The tumour has almost completely surgery performed at Toronto's Hospital closed off his mouth," said Camille for Sick Children. Glover, CBF board member and Oakville Members of the foundation have resident. "He will either suffocate or offered to let Pham and his nanny stay starve. His mouth opening is no bigger with them, and they are hoping to bring than a walnut, and his nanny has to him over in June. force feed him special food." Doctors in Toronto are waiting for CT Son Pham was first brought to the scan results so they can begin crafting a attention of the CBF about a year ago. treatment plan for Pham. Members of the foundation went overSo far, the CBF has raised approxiseas to investigate orphanage conditions mately $25,000 for the procedure. But in a bid to help the thousands of with time running out, the foundation is orphaned children in Asia who are living appealing to the public and its members in squalor-like conditions. to help raise the remaining half. As photographs travelled among Glover hopes the sale this Saturday foundation members, sympathy and a will help to raise awareness about Son desire to help led to further investiga- Pham's story, while contributing what it tion of his case. In September 2006, the can to the financial aspect of it. CBF sent Son Pham to a hospital in "Every little bit helps," said Glover. Hanoi, about 60 kilometres from his "And it brings us one step closer to our orphanage. 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