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This blog post is a beautiful one! We worked with Zachary's Mission and a very special family, the Kaushansky Family to showcase their story for American Heart Month. We invited Jessica, her son, Judah and Patricia, the founder of Zachary's Mission to join us for a Calendar photo session and share their story.   Thanks Cindy & Bella Amici Studio for lending you beautiful studio space for the calendar photo session! Thank you Jessica, Nate and Judah   Kaushansky (aka J-N-J) for sharing your story! From Jessica, My name is Jessica Kaushansky. I’m a former actress, artist and graphic designer from Pittsburgh. My son Judah was born on September 10, 2012 with an undiscovered Congenital Heart Defect called Truncus Arteriosus.  Since that time forward, I am now Hospital Mom. Judah, even at two, still requires 24-hour medical care. He has a tracheostomy, g-tube, pacemaker and 10 different medications to control ...

We are currently running an online fundraising calendar campaign to continue our mission on Fundraising Through The Lens in Memory of April Lynn Hacker. We understand first hand the need to raise awareness and more importantly money for research and a ultimately a cure so we wanted to share something very special with you. Through the approval of April's parents we wanted to share with you her thoughts on Cystic Fibrosis.  If you are not familiar with her story t he following is a story written by April Hacker in 1997 when she was just 12.  It Could Happen: A Cure for Cystic Fibrosis By: April Hacker Cystic Fibrosis is the number one genetic disease that takes away the freedom of young people. " Hi," I'm April Hacker and I have Cystic Fibrosis. I shall be referring Cystic Fibrosis to CF. The doctors found out that I had CF when I was 8 months old. I had to take a sweat test. That's when the doctors measure the amount of salt in my sweat....

Thank you for your interest in our online fundraising campaign through IndieGoGo!  Trust us, this is no ordinary fundraising calendar. This calendar has the opportunity  to impact thousands of lives. We read a blog article in 2012 that said "use what you know," so in 2012 when our family was trying to find a unique way to raise money for our Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides Walk Team in memory of my Sister-in-Law, April Lynn Hacker, we turned to my years of professional photography skills. April lost her life-long battle with Cystic Fibrosis in 2010 and was just days from her 25th birthday after having had 2 double lung transplants within a 3 month period. I was fortunate to have photographed her many times and was grateful that I was able to provide those invaluable memories to our family. We know first hand that when you lose someone the first thing you are thankful for are the memories and photographs. In a busy world, Clicks for a Cause services get people to donate...

Love, Dedication and Team work help Mary's Elephant win the Spirit of Relay Award! We were honored to be part of an amazing Relay for Life team called Mary's Elephants on June 21, 2014. Clicks for a Cause ran a fundraising photo booth and were taking event photos as there didn't seem to be an official photographer in sight to capture this touching event. I was personally on the team as the team captain is my best friend, Anita. I have blogged about her and her efforts to support those battling cancer and those who have survived cancer. As I documented the event with my camera I could see what a great united team Mary's Elephants was, they even won the Spirit of Relay Award!     The American Cancer Society describes the Spirit of Raley Award as ,   " Relay For Life Team & Individual Spirit Award!  Everyone that participates in Relay has TEAM spirit! However, some teams go the extra mile  when it comes to Relay. Will your group be crowned most ...