Tag Archive: chocolate fundraisers
Communities Turn Chocolate into Charity
December 22, 2014
Chocolate has been in the news a lot lately. As the holiday season is upon, chocolate-themed events for the benefit of others have been cropping up all over the country. To help spread good tidings and great cheer, I’d like to share a few of them with you this week.
Boy’s ‘Chocolate Bar’ Book Raises $1M
December 19, 2014
Suffering from a rare liver disorder, 9 year old Jonah undergoes treatments every few hours. The disease, GSD Type 1b, affects only 500 children worldwide.
GSD Type 1b affects literally one in a million, and is an incurable genetic condition. Those born with the disease lack the appropriate liver enzyme required to turn glycogen into glucose. This means they cannot properly regulate their blood sugar levels.