August 4, 2008 by admin.

Hello Everyone,

In September 2008 I will be participating in a very special and powerful event in the fight against cancer. This event is a hockey tournament called “Face-Off Against Cancer” where I will be joining hundreds of players who all share a love for hockey and a passion to “stick it to cancer.” Net proceeds for this year’s event will go to support malignant melanoma cancer research through the Alberta Cancer Foundation, a cancer that could easily affect you or someone you love as well as supporting local Calgary families that have been affected by cancer.

I have set a personal goal to raise money for this cause, but I need your help to do it. Would you consider making a fully tax deductible donation to help me meet my goal? In partnership, The Memory Foundation and The Alberta Cancer Foundation will put your donation towards treatments, support and research towards finding a cure for this dangerous disease.

For those that don’t know, during Crystal Violante’s battle with cancer, I spent my time raising awareness for her cause, the Tom Baker Center, and Hospice Calgary. Right before Crystal passed away, I promised her that I would dedicate my time to making a difference in her honour. I had been introduced to Memory’s Foundation through their support for Crystal’s family during their struggles and was asked to join Memory’s Foundation/Alberta Cancer Foundation in January. This is an organization that I am extremely proud to be a part of and thankful for all the support from my friends and family.

This year’s Face-Off Against Cancer is honoring Crystal Violante who lost a courageous battle against malignant melanoma in December 2007 leaving behind a beautiful baby girl Mattea and her husband Anthony behind. To learn more about the tournament and Crystal’s story, please visit www.FaceOffAgainstCancer.org.

Please be a champion and join my fight to face off against this disease. Simply click on the link to my personal page below to sponsor me today!

Click here to visit my Web page or copy and paste the following link in a web browser:

http://donate.albertacancer.ca/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=318&srcid=288&erid=554&frsid=87

Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Sincerely,

Marco Hunstad

P.S. Please feel free to pass this along to your friends and family that would be interested in supporting such a worthy cause.

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July 16, 2008 by admin.

Hello everyone,

I’m writing post to update everyone on the foundation that I have been a part of over the past 6 months since our loss of our friend Crystal. Some of you are family and close friends, others were inspired and touched by Crystal’s story and contacted me through Crystal’s website www.loveforcrystal.com. Many have been patiently waiting for an update from me on my efforts with the foundation that I have been working with and the upcoming event in September that I am focusing on now and need your help… also please let me know if you wish to be removed from this mailing list. Also, if you wish to respond to me about this blog posting, please email me at support (at) loveforcrystal.com as I will receive your response faster than replying to this blog.
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We are now in full gear of our fundraising efforts for both Memory’s Foundation and Face Off Against Cancer (FOAC) and I’m am in much need of your help. We all knew and love Crystal like she was family and she touched all of our lives in some unique way. After Crystal passed away, I had plans of creating a foundation or charity in her name, however, was introduced by Anthony to a charity that was started following a ver Read the rest of this entry »

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July 3, 2008 by admin.

Hello - It’s been a while since I’ve been back to this site and updated it. I have been meaning to update this site for a while, however, there have been a lot of things going on in the past 6 months that I wanted to update everyone on.

After Crystal passed away, I felt that it was really important to stay involved in the community around Melanoma Awareness. During Crystal’s battle with Cancer - her husband Anthony was introduced to an amazing charity organization call Memory’s Foundation. The foundation is dedicated to helping families in Calgary that have been affected by cancer as well as raise awareness around Cancer research in partnership with the Alberta Cancer Foundation.

I have joined this organization and been working with Memory’s Foundation now for over 6 months and will continue to do so in Crystal’s honour. Please visit www.faceoffagainstcancer.org for more information around Memory’s Foundation.
I would also like everyone to know that in September, Memory’s Foundation hosts an annual hockey tournament to help raise money towards Malignant Melanoma Research.

This year’s tournament is in honour of Crystal. We will have a team in honour of Crystal (just finalizing the name of the team) and will keep everyone posted. If there are any hockey players that are interested in playing for Crystal’s team, please let me know.
I will update this information soon with more details around the event, however, in the meantime you can visit www.faceoffagainstcancer.org for more details.

Once I have officially created Crystal’s Team, we will be looking for pledges for our team - as this year’s tournament is dedicated to Crystal, I would love to see our team raise the most money of the 24 teams involved! Any donation is tax deductable. Again - I’ll send an updated post soon on more information.

Best Regards,

Marco

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December 12, 2007 by admin.

Hello everyone,

It is with deepest sympathy to inform you that our dearest friend Crystal Violante passed away peacefully this afternoon, December 12th, 2007. Thank you for everyone’s thoughts, prayers and generosity over the past 5 months. I will provide more information soon regarding her funeral once those arrangements are made.

Our thoughts, prayers, and love are with Tony, Mattea and his family during this difficult time.

Marco

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November 19, 2007 by admin.

Anthony and Crystal have been selected as one of the top 10 finalists for Calgary’s Vibe 98.5 FM $50,000.00 Dream Baby Shower after 1,000s of entries! Vibe 98.5 is asking for us to decide who should win. While it would be nice to see every finalist win, I know how significant winning this contest would be to Anthony, Crystal and Mattea. Many of you have shared this site with your family and friends and continue to read Crystal’s updates and blog postings. We all know how difficult this family’s suffering and struggle has been over the past 5 months and this is another chance to make a difference in their lives.

Please take the time to share this with as many friends and family members as you can. To vote for Crystal, Anthony and Mattea, visit:
http://www.vibe985.com/node/623721 and select Finalist #4.

Thank You in advance for forwarding this to as many people as possible!

Marco Hunstad

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November 15, 2007 by admin.

Hello Everyone,

Crystal has asked me to post an update on her blog this morning. Sadly, Crystal’s fight has taken a turn for the worst and was admitted again to the Foothills Hospital on Tuesday. She will undergo radiation treatment that will prepare her for her hospice care when she leaves the hospital.

Crystal would like to personally thank everyone for all their prayers, support, calls, and generosity through these difficult times. We hope that she will be able to post a blog in the future, however, for now, I will do my best to keep everyone updated.

At this time, Crystal’s family has asked that there be no visitors to Crystal’s Unit. It is extremely important that she focuses the energy that she has on her healing and radiation recovery.

If you have any questions or need to contact Crystal or her family, please do not hesitate to contact me directly @ support@loveforcrystal.com

Marco Hunstad

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August 19, 2007 by admin.

Hello everyone,

Crystal will be updating this page and start making posts hopefully in the near future. Right now she is staying focused on healing and fighting to get better. Thank you once again for visiting this site.

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August 15, 2007 by admin.

Crystal’s blog is finally launched as of August 15th, 2007

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