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Lebanon Volunteer Fire Company P.O. Box 145, 88 Main Street, Lebanon, NJ 08833 Phone – 908-236-2792 Fax – 908-236-6377 Email – [email protected] Submitted by Marlaina Harding Declan was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia when he was 5 months old. He lived in the hospital for over 5 months receiving chemotherapy each day. When he was 8 months old, he had a bone marrow transplant from a career firefighter from the Midwest in hopes of saving his life. Declan, now 2 years old, still has a long journey ahead, but he is a happy energetic and extremely loving boy and puts a smile on everyone's face. His love for fire trucks is immense and he loves to talk on his walkie-talkie. On Sunday November 25th 2018, the Lebanon Fire Company and the Township of Clinton Fire Department along with Pink Heals Ocean County and Pink Heals Bergen County made all of Declan’s dreams come true. What started out as just a few fire companies gathering to parade past Declan’s house turned into over 90 companies from all over New Jersey parading past Declan and his parents at the Lebanon Fire House down Main Street. Each company along with Lebanon Borough residents donated a toy to be donated to the Hackensack Hospital. With the help of these companies and residents, over 4 truck loads of toys were donated in Declan’s name to the Hematology/Oncology Pediatric Unit. The Lebanon Fire Company would like to thank the residents of Lebanon Borough for their patience during the parade line up and parade, and to the residents who came down to the parade, donated a toy and welcomed Declan and his family into Lebanon Borough.