• Fatma's Dream - Mobile phone with camera and games

12 year-old Fatma is suffering from cancer.

She has been confined to a wheelchair for the last nine years of her life.

She dreams of owning an olive - colored mobile phone.

Fatma El Husseiny Abdel Hamid doesn’t know what it feels like to play outside with friends. She’s never skipped rope, never chased after her sisters, never scrambled onto a relative’s lap. Fatma has never jumped for joy. Since the age of three she’s been confined to a wheelchair. When she was barely out of nappies, her family discovered that she was suffering from a debilitating form of cancer that left her with a malignant leg tumor.

The youngest of six children, Fatma’s father passed away when she was very young. Her uncle took the large family under his wings, but money is extremely scarce and the twelve year-old is rarely afforded the chance to leave the stuffy confines of her home in Tawabek, Faisal. Venturing out would require the use of a taxi and that is a luxury they simply cannot afford. Taxi fare must be saved up for vital hospital visits. Her uncle has promised that when she is finally cured, he will treat her to a real outing. In the meantime Fatma has her heart set on an olive colored mobile phone with a camera. “I want to take photos of my nephews with it” she says. “I also want to play games on it and listen to my favorite songs.”

Fatma’s day was an exciting day for all involved; it was on Sunday 21^st of September. The program of the fun day went so smoothly. a fancy car, provided by Chrysler Managing Director Mr. Edward Cummins picked her up from her house and took her for a day tour, then she arrived at the Marriott Zamalik and enjoyed a tour at the hotel, where we all had iftar with her, hosted by Mr. Ulrich Huth Marriott Zamalik General Manager, and surprised her with the mobile, donated by Rania Elwan who helped make this day possible, therefore we thank her very much.


 

• Mustafa's Dream - Red bicycle

11 year old Mustafa is suffering from cancer.

He has a bone tumor in his face.

He dreams of owning a red bicycle.

While other children his age roam freely, 11 year old Mustafa Mohamed Rabie’s movements are severely restricted. If he wants to play with his friends he must do so within an area that has been scrubbed clean to avoid fatal contamination. He simply can’t afford to enjoy any of the rough and tumble carefree games that most young boys take for granted. The youngest of seven siblings, Mustafa suffers from a disfiguring bone tumor in his face. His father, who has severe sight problems, is unemployed. Money is scarce and even little luxuries such as toys must be sacrificed to pay for Mustafa’s mounting medical needs. Mustafa has his heart set on a bright red bicycle.

Mustafa's Dream took place on Friday 19th at Wadi Degla club in Maadi. We picked him up from his house, took him to the club, Where we surprise him with his new Red Bicycle. A group of boy scouts from the CAC were there waiting for him with their bicycles. They rode around with him also gave him a few tips on Road safety. After playing around for 2 hours or so we all left the club and headed for a pizza meal.