Cadboro-Gyro Park buzzes with activity when hunger strikes Tristan, Phaedra and Audrey.

It is just around noon and the three children of Aaron Stradecke have spent part of their morning climbing, jumping and hanging off a nearby playground, whose central element consists of a climbing feature in the shape of a red-coloured Kraken with narrow, sprawling tentacles. But now it is time for some food.

, and this Sunday, friends and family of the Stradeckes gathered near the playground to sell hot dogs and soft drinks under a green tent to famished park visitors to raise funds for the family.

Caren Morris, one of the organizers, said Mallory embodied the cooperative spirit that defines Lambrick Park pre-school, where her son Tristan has been attending and she volunteered.

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But the return of her cancer interrupted those plans, and her death at the age of 28 ripped a hole in the fabric of the pre-school. B次元官网网址淲hen she passed away, we were all very devastated, because we had been holding on that for that miracle, and unfortunately, it didnB次元官网网址檛 happen,B次元官网网址� said Morris.

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Family friend Lesley Arnold , but , and a bottle drive earlier this year threatened to overwhelm organizers with donations. B次元官网网址淧eople were driving in from the Peninsula, from the West Shore with their donations,B次元官网网址� said Alexander, who called the response B次元官网网址渕ind-boggling.B次元官网网址� Plans for additional fundraisers are currently underway.

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Others, meanwhile, have come forward with offers of legal help to help Stradecke access funds that are currently unavailable because Mallory had failed to leave behind a will.

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