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A Mom's Club that pays it forward

This Mom's Club has provided tons of support for its members – and for the community.

By Kathleen Crain
The Mom's Club of Costa Mesa South is a congregation of nearly 40 women who pride themselves on supporting non-federally funded charities. These women have been large supporters of Angel’s Charity – a nonprofit organization that supports special-needs children. Recently, Angel’s Charity worked with the city of Costa Mesa to re-construct Tewinkle Park to be handicap accessible. Costa Mesa South helped raise donations to fund the project.
   
Costa Mesa South’s compassion hit home when a fellow member, Christina Levasheff, learned that her son had developed a terminal illness, Krabbe disease. Krabbe is a rare disease that attacks the nervous system. It, literally, causes the body to break down.
   
The women immediately jumped in to help the Levasheffs. They held bake sales, rummage sales and a holiday gift party. All in all, the Club raised $3,000 dollars to offset expenses for the family. And although they did everything they could to help the Levasheff’s boy, the disease is incurable. Within five short months, the vibrant young boy had passed away.
   
Since her son’s passing, Christina has become a spokesperson for Krabbe disease. She has also become a support system for other parents with ill children. President Colleen Cowley says,” She [Christina] just can’t imagine not helping someone out if she can because she has lost a child.”
   
Costa Mesa South helped the Levasheffs during a trying time. Now the Levasheffs are helping out other parents during trying times. It’s called “paying it forward” – repaying one act of kindness for another. We could all use a little bit of that.
   
For more information on Angel’s Charity, visit angelscharity.com.
For more information on Krabbe Disease and the Levasheff family, visit storyofjudson.com

Kathleen Crain is a freelance writer for Churm Media.


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