Brooke Ferrara, Grant $4,500, February 11,2004 Brooke Ferrara, age 2 ½ from Tamworth, NH. Brooke was diagnosed with Leukemia. Brooke is undergoing Chemotherapy treatment along with many other tests. On February 11, 2004 a grant in the amount of $2,000.00 was given to Jason & Denise Ferrara. An additional $2,500 was presented to Brooke's mother Denise at The Weber Foundation's 2004 Spring Ball. Denise & Jason have four other children. This grant is to help alleviate traveling expenses for the family while Brooke receives treatment at the hospital. Brooke’s guardian angel is Beryl Rotondo. Jacob Laliberte, Grant $7,500, February 11,2004 Jacob Laliberte, 19 years old from Windham, NH. On October 26, 2003, Jacob was walking along with a friend on his way to a convenience store, when he was struck by a Ford F-350 truck that immediately left the scene. The driver was arrested and charged with felony drunken driving in the hit-and-run accident. Jason cannot feel anything from the chest down. He has been diagnosed with C6 ASIA A tetraplegia. On February 11, 2004 a grant in the amount of $5,000.00 was given and an additional $2,500 was given on March 27th at The Weber Foundation's Spring Ball. This grant was to purchase a Tub Slide Shower Chair, Invacare A4 Wheelchair, Wanchik writer, Hi-Lo Table and numerous bedside care items for Jacob. Jacob’s guardian angel is Patti Sherman. Donna Iannelli, Grant $5,000, March 27,2004 Donna is a single mom from Whitman, MA, who was diagnosed with breast cancer and had to undergo surgery, and soon after was told that she also had brain cancer. This grant will assist Donna with the many uncovered medical expenses Her Guardian Angel is Fran Carney of Melrose, MA. Grants issued at The Weber Foundation of Helping Hands Inc., 3rd Annual "Helping Hands Spring Ball" • Marlene Wentworth, Exeter MA, $5,000 • Cynthia Farney, Silver Creek, N.Y., $5,000 • Donna Iannelli, Whitman, MA, $5,000 • Brooke Ferrara, Tamworth NH, $4,500 • Jacob Laliberte, Windham, NH, $7,500 • Collette Nichols, Springfield, MA, $3,500 • Linda Bean, E. Stroudsburg, PA, $5,000 • Keely Ritchie, Oakfield, ME, $3,000 • Mary Pizzi, Belmont, MA, $4,000 • Shannon & Timothy Bullock, Belmont, NH, $2,500