Andrew's Helpful Hands Foundation
Andrew’s Helpful Hands Inc., also known as "AHH", is an American tax-exempt charity (IRS designated 501(c)(3)) that was established in memory of Andrew Swenson by his uncle, John Sousa. After five years of chemotherapy, remission, relapse, a bone marrow transplant, and other such struggles, Andrew lost his battle to leukemia on July 28, 2002, one day after his 7th birthday.
The all-volunteer organization is headquartered in Hudson, Massachusetts, operates in and around the metro-west Boston and Worcester regions of Massachusetts and works primarily with beneficiaries from central and southern New England.
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