A child's wish for cancer-free kids

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. According to the to the National Childhood Cancer Foundation, one in every 300 boys and one in every 333 girls will be diagnosed with cancer by age 20.

One of the organizations that Merrick resident and cancer survivor Andie Ofsink

and her family are seeking to support is Make-A-Wish, which works with children affected by cancer and other life-threatening conditions during their treatment to grant children a wish of their choice to give them additional hope and incentive to make it

through often difficult treatments.

Andie and her family and friends, along with Studio

NV in Merrick, are currently promoting "A Streak of Sunshine for Childhood

Cancer Awareness Month." During September, children, as well as adults,

can get a golden hair streak for $10 at Studio NV, and 100 percent of the

proceeds will be donated to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York.