Fundraiser To Help Girl With Cancer In Chatham School Community

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — Chatham and surrounding communities have another chance to help Team Jackie. The Prestige Diner in New Providence will hold a fundraiser Wednesday for Jackie Erb, a 5-year-old with a rare form of leukemia.

Jackie was diagnosed with a rare disease called juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML). She's the daughter of Lauren Gonnella and Brian Erb, who teaches special education at Chatham High School.

A portion of Wednesday's profits will support the Gonnella-Erb family. Team Jackie recommends ordering early and being patient. The featured dish is rainbow pancakes — Jackie's favorite.

Order by phone or online. Check out the Facebook event.

Several bone-marrow-screening events have taken place to help find a match for Jackie, including one earlier this month at Chatham High School. More than 1,100 people lined up at the Chatham event.

JMML is a serious and rare form of childhood cancer. It occurs most often in children younger than 4, according to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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