Saturday, January 12, 2013
Matt Knoebel, 13, a Penndale Middle Schooler, is down to 0.3 percent of acute myeloid leukemia in his body. As a way to pay it forward for all the blood transfusions, his family organized an American Red Cross blood and platelet drive and National Marrow
When a mustache is drawn on his surgical mask, you know teenager Matt Knoebel was feeling all right. The Penndale Middle Schooler — who celebrated his 13th birthday on Friday — was having a spastic conversation with his friends inside a room on the grounds of Corpus Christi Church before being asked how he felt to be surrounded by people donating to save the lives of others. With his hazel eyes shining out from above the mustachioed mask, the towheaded Lansdale boy darted his look around for a bit, and then settled on one, drawn out "Good." Matt is a success story, thus far, in his battle with acute myeloid leukemia. In a matter of about 10 weeks, his leukemia has gone from 100 percent to 0.03 percent. "I do what I have to do to get better…
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Friends and family of Lansdale youth and leukemia patient Matthew Knoebel have organized a birthday blood and platelet drive bash on Saturday at Corpus Christi Church to meet the demand for donations and help others like Knoebel
Family and friends of a Lansdale youth and a Penndale seventh-grader who is battling acute myeloid leukemia have organized a blood and platelet drive at Corpus Christi Church on Saturday, in conjunction with the American Red Cross and the National Marrow Donor Program. Plugged as "Matthew Knoebel's Birthday Blood and Platelet Drive Bash," the public event takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the church at 900 Sumneytown Pike in Upper Gwynedd. The American Red Cross and the National Bone Marrow Donor Program are teaming with Knoebel's family — mother Christina Simpson and her fiance Tom Coughlin, an employee at Souderton Area School District; uncle Mike Simpson of Lansdale; and aunts Mary Aderman of Lansdale and Kellie Roggio of…
Friday, June 1, 2012
Schwenksville woman part of group protesting outside Corpus Christi Church, Wednesday, against the proposed contraception mandate
The right to free exercise of religion is stated there in black and brown in the U.S. Constitution. But American Christians nationwide are using the freedom of assembly and petition to get the word out against an HHS mandate under the Affordable Care Act. One such assembly against what is believed to be an attack on religious freedom occurs every Wednesday on the grounds of Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Upper Gwynedd along Sumneytown Pike. That is where Carolyn Stenger, of Schwenksville, and three other peers were protesting Wednesday from noon to 3 p.m. They will return there every Wednesday, same time, and on Thursdays from 3 to 6 p.m. "We are outside to evangelize and protect religious freedom," said Stenger, who said Corpus Christi…
linda knoebel
9:40 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Please come out & help us help matt!!!! more ›