Flowers To Benefit Jimmy Fund Walk's Canton’s Team Tara

Westwood florist Paula’s Blooming Hope is currently selling "Vases of Hope." For each arrangement sold, $5 will be donated to Canton-based Team Tara for the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk. Each "Vase of Hope" will contain a creative tag attached to inform the recipient that a donation has been made to the Jimmy Fund Walk.

One member of Team Tara is Paula's daughter, Diana Bezdedeanu, a 2020 Westwood High School alum. "I joined Team Tara this year in support of 2 of my former WHS teachers, Mr. Brian Shuman and Mr. Corey Rocha, both of whose wives previously battled breast cancer. I am walking on October 4th in memory of Mrs. Kristin Rocha and in support of Mrs. Tara Shuman, the latter of whom is one of our 2 team captains, as well as the naming inspiration behind this team," she explains.

Team Tara is currently raising money to fund a Metastatic Colon Cancer Research Study by Westwood's Dr. Kimmie Ng of The Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Colon cancer is ravaging young people more than ever before. including the high-profile, unfortunate passing of Chadwick Boseman. Money raised as by Team Tara this year will go to support Dr. Ng's clinical trial to test Vitamin D's potential as a treatment for metastatic colon cancer.

"We are also looking for people to join us (virtually!) in the fight against cancer on Sunday, October 4th, 2020. We are led in this fight by Canton, MA resident co-captains Tara Shuman and Amy Killeen," says Bezdedeanu. Team Tara's Walk Registration Page is here.

Vases of Hope may be ordered from Paula's Blooming Hope through this link until October 1, 2020.