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Community support lifts Cory Burke and his family

By   /  April 2, 2013  /  News  /  No Comments

Meg O'Brien, Colleen Killeavy, Shea Quinn and Molly Rigby (left to right) organized a 5k road race at KMS to help their friend, Cory Burke (center).

Cory Burke and his parents, Jerry and Sue, are growing accustomed to Boston traffic. The local boy and his parents regularly make the trip to Boston’s Dana Faber Cancer Institute for radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Ever since last spring, when Cory was first diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, the Bristol family [...]

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Kickemuit run/walk benefits Cory Burke

By   /  March 12, 2013  /  News, Things to Do  /  1 Comment

Cory Burke (center) is getting a little help from his (many) friends in Warren and Bristol.

Kickemuit Middle School students will hold a 5K run and walk Saturday, March 23, to benefit their friend and classmate, Cory Burke. Corey is battling cancer, and the walk and run will benefit the “Cory Burke Won’t Fight Alone” fund. It’s being organized by students Meg O’Brien and Shea Quinn. Cory’s cancer diagnosis came by [...]

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Bristol and Warren communities rally around sick teen

By   /  November 19, 2012  /  News  /  No Comments

Cory Burke (center) is getting a little help from his (many) friends in Warren and Bristol.

Warren and Bristol are rallying around a Bristol family as their son faces a battle with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of childhood bone cancer. Already, several fund-raisers have been held for Cory Burke, the son of Jerry and Sue Burke of Bristol, and another is planned for Saturday, Dec. 1. The most recent was [...]

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Fund-raiser planned for Bristol boy

By   /  October 12, 2012  /  News  /  No Comments

On Saturday, Oct. 20, friends of 12-year old Cory Burke, will be sponsoring a benefit pasta dinner at St. Elizabeth Church. Cory, the youngest son of Jerry and Sue Burke, has recently been diagnosed with bone cancer. Cory is currently being treated at Boston’s Children’s Hospital and the Dana Farber Institute. In an effort to [...]

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