Ellis Edwards shared about his experience during the celebration of life ceremony honoring the young Athens Academy hero.
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"Kajal won the heart of all of our community," she said.
The teen with a big smile and an even bigger heart was remembered by family, friends, and classmates at Athens Academy on Sunday.
A celebration infused with music and art was held on Sunday to remember the life and legacy of Kajal Patel, the student who passed away last week after fighting an immune disorder most of her life. Kajal inspired the world-record-breaking Bone Marrow-Thon drive organized by her classmates last year to add potential donors to the Be the Match registry. "The impact that Kajal's life has had on others no absolutely no bounds," remarked Kajal's sixth grade teacher, Drew Brantley. "There are literally thousands of people in this community, across the county and around the world that have been positively influenced and affected by Kajal, the bone marrow-thon, and everything that Kajal stands for." Watch the school's webcast of the full service …
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Everyone had a part in the making of two pieces of art during a celebration of the Athens Academy student's life and legacy on Sunday.
Atlanta artist Preston Shurley painted two works of art Sunday during Kajal Patel's remembrance celebration, but all who attended played a part in their creation. Classmates, teachers and family members wrote special messages to Kajal as they entered the Spartan Center. Then, during the two-hour ceremony, Preston splashed the canvases with bright colors, finishing them with an image of Kajal and the words "Be a Hero for Kajal." For more from the ceremony, see Community Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Kajal Patel and Athens Mayor Nancy Denson Presents 'Heart of the City' to Patel Family. You might also be interested in viewing:
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The community is invited to Athens Academy's Spartan Center to remember the teen who touched so many lives.
A community-wide celebration to remember Kajal Patel, the vibrant Athens Academy seventh grader who passed away on Monday, will be held on Sunday, March 3. The service will take place at 2 p.m. inside the Spartan Center and attendees are asked to wear red in honor of Kajal. Donations in Kajal's memory may be made to the Be A Hero For Kajal fund at Athens First Bank and Trust or sent by mail to PO Box 647, Watkinsville, GA 30677. The fund will be used for programs created in Kajal's name which will aim to develop service and leadership in students, according to the Be a Hero for Kajal Facebook Page.
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Students wore red Tuesday in honor of the seventh grader's memory.
The Athens Academy community is grieving the loss of one of its own. After suffering much of her life from an immune disorder, seventh grader Kajal Patel has died. Headmaster Bob Chambers on Monday told parents about the news in an email. It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death of Kajal Patel, Class of 2018. We extend to her parents, Dinesh and Tina, her brother, Anshul, her extended family, and her classmates and teachers at Athens Academy our sincere sympathy. A quiet, thoughtful girl, Kajal was devoted to her family and showed her strength by never complaining, despite living with pain during her long illness. While fighting her illness, she was the inspiration for a bone marrowthon that is providing life-saving marrow …
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The honor roll student underwent a bone marrow transplant Wednesday.
Kajal Patel, a student of Athens Academy who's been suffering most of her life from an immune disorder, received a bone marrow transplant on Wednesday, according to Be A Hero For Kajal. "Thank you so much for all prayers and best wishes. Kajal is doing great thanks to all of her well wishers," her mother, Tina, wrote on the Facebook page created to provide family and friends with updates about the teen's health. "Our whole family appreciates everyone's support and love!" Thousands of community members gave swab samples last March during a Marrow-Thon in hopes of finding matches for Kajal. The effort paid off in a major way, yielding several matches and breaking a world record for new bone marrow registered donors collected during a 24-…
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The Athens Academy sixth grader must continue to recover before she can undergo the life-saving procedure.
Volunteers worked tirelessly organizing last week's 24-hour Marrow-thon in search of a match for Kajal Patel, an 12-year-old Athens Academy student who had a 1 in 20,000 chance of finding a bone marrow donor. She has suffered nearly all her life with an immune disorder. Out of the Guinness World Record-breaking collection of 4, 004 swab samples taken during a seven-day period (2,938 during the Marrow-thon alone!), a match has been found, according the the following early morning post Wednesday on the Be A Hero For Kajal Facebook page: Thank you for your support! There is a MATCH and you are ALL Heroes for Kajal! 11 Alive News Atlanta reports there are actually multiple matches but Kajal is continuing to recover from two strokes she …
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More than 3,000 sign up with Be The Match
Athens Academy Sixth grader Kajal Patel needs a bone marrow transplant; the 12-year old suffers from an immune disorder that has caused health problems nearly all her life. To the hopeful rescue comes a whole community and Be the Match. Setting up a 24 hour bone Marrow-Thon throughout Athens and Oconee, organizers and participants brought 3,000 donors to the various venues for registry, according to OnlineAthens. Through social media campaigns, the media, and the student network of word-of-mouth, the former record of 2,400 bone marrow tests in 24 hours at the University of Ohio in 2009 was exceeded, making the Athens bone marrow registry the new Guinness Worlds Record holder. You can still make donations to Be A Hero for Kajal at Be the …
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Twelve-year-old Kajal Patel is hospitalized and in need of a bone marrow transplant.
UPDATED SCHEDULE FOR MARROW-THON: 03/27 (TUESDAY) - 4pm-8pm Omni Club; 4 pm-7pm Oconee Veterans Park Community Center; 8pm-11pm Melting Point - Family Friendly Blue Grass; 11pm - 2am Georgia Theater. 03/28 (WEDNESDAY) - 2am-6am Waffle House Downtown Athens; 6am-10am Omni Club AND the UGA Ramsey Center; 8am-3pm Athens Academy Spartan Center; 10am-4pm UGA Tage Student Center; 4pm - 8pm Athens City Hall. You can keep up with the day through the Facebook Page for Kajal. A sixth-grade Athens Academy student is fighting for her life, and her school and community are banning together to help her along the way. According to an 11-Alive News report, 12-year-old Kajal Patel had to leave the school for treatment at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at…
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Brooke
5:06 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Awesome! My grandfather received a bone marrow transplant in October. My uncle was the donor and was only a half-match but the transplant was successful and he is now in remission! :) more ›