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title: "Daily Voice of Pascack Valley: One Year Later: How Foundation Helped Westwood Family In Need"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1868988c-c6d3-49ac-8840-fb1716ed26a3
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/daily-voice-of-pascack-valley-one-year-later-how-foundation-helped-westwood-family-in-need-2704963
category: "Childcare & early learning"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Childcare & early learning"
published: 2017-12-06T18:13:43.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:19.714Z
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# Daily Voice of Pascack Valley: One Year Later: How Foundation Helped Westwood Family In Need

**TL;DR:** Lightbridge Academy's Foundation provided financial assistance to a Westwood family in need after their baby was diagnosed with a serious heart condition. The family received help from the foundation after the baby's mother, Crystal Connelly, who is an employee of Lightbridge Academy, was informed of the diagnosis.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-12-06. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/daily-voice-of-pascack-valley-one-year-later-how-foundation-helped-westwood-family-in-need-2704963).*

## Story

Crystal Connelly heard the news that her soon-to-be born baby, James, had a serious heart condition and was going to need open heart surgery. At that moment, her world turned upside down. Connelly and her husband weren't sure they were going to cope with the news - emotionally and financially. Connelly's employer, Lightbridge Academy, stepped in and provide an tremendous amount of help using the Lightbridge Academy Foundation.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- Lightbridge Academy (company)
- foundation support (topic)
- employee assistance (topic)
- family in need (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/daily-voice-of-pascack-valley-one-year-later-how-foundation-helped-westwood-family-in-need-2704963). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1868988c-c6d3-49ac-8840-fb1716ed26a3).