BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:When your child is sick\, it&rsquo\;s hard to keep up a norma l daily routine\, and even harder doing so during the holiday season. Th is is something that executive chef/owner of Tryst\, Paul Turano\, knows all too well\, having spent time with his son at Boston Children&rsquo\ ;s Hospital&rsquo\;s Hematology\, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Unit s over the past few years. Both Turano&rsquo\;s children have a rare aut o-immune disease\, and when his son was just two months old he had a bon e marrow transplant at Boston Children&rsquo\;s Hospital that saved his life. This holiday season\, Turano is giving back to the hospital that w as there for his family by holding a holiday fundraiser for the Patient and Family Resource Room\, a program that helps provide services to over 45 families whose children are being treated at the Boston Children&rsq uo\;s Hospital Oncology and Hematology Center.\nIn cooperation with Bost on Children&rsquo\;s Hospital\, Tryst has set up a branded donation page online and will be encouraging holiday donations for the family resourc e program from December 1st\, 2012 through December 31st\, 2012. To dona te\, guests can visit the donation page online\, or can donate at the re staurant where a QR code will be set up which\, when scanned\, will take guests directly to the page where they can make a donation on their mob ile devices. In exchange for donating\, Tryst will give donors a gift ce rtificate to Tryst (for up to $20) with proof of donation.\n&ldquo\;I ca n&rsquo\;t emphasize how much the Patient and Family Resource Room helpe d my family and I when we were going through this difficult time. It&rsq uo\;s because of their team and services that we were able to maintain a sense of normalcy and routine\, and I want to be able to give that back to other families that are going through it\,&rdquo\; said Chef Turano\ , Executive Chef/Owner of Tryst.\nFunded through donations from area bus inesses and families\, the 6th floor Patient and Family Resource Room is staffed by a patient and family educator who can help patients and fami lies learn about their medical treatment. The Patient and Family Resourc e Room also offers a space for patients and families to relax and connec t with others going through a similar experience. Whether the donated mo ney be used for a morning coffee at the local Dunkin Donuts\, or towards purchasing a generic American Express donation that can be used towards gas\, or parking (daily routines that are often overlooked)\, each dona tion will help parents regain a sense of normalcy in their lives. With t he extra help of these funds\, Tryst will be putting the holidays back i n the hands of these families. \; \; \; \; \; \;  \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; \; \;\nDonate on http://howtoh elp.childrenshospital.org/events/page/Paul-Turano/tystsholidayfundraiser .htm or visit Tryst and scan the QR code (displayed throughout the resta urant). After donation\, present your receipt at Tryst to receive your g ift certificate (of equal value\, up to a $20 value).\nLimited to one Tr yst gift certificate per person per visit. Gift certificates cannot be c ombined with any other offer. To receive gift certificate diners must vi sit Tryst. Cannot be done online.\n \; URL:http://arlington.patch.com/events/holiday-fundraiser-to-benefit-bosto n-childrens-hospital SUMMARY:Holiday Fundraiser to Benefit Boston Children’s Hospital LOCATION:Tryst: 689 Massachusetts Ave\, Arlington\, MA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR