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There once was a

Velveteen Rabbit...

Photograph by Ian Murray

The Magical Moon Foundation of Marshfield,

Home of the Velveteen Rabbit * Retreat for brave young Knights.

Nurturing and empowering children with cancer

Located in the “Hills of Marshfield” AT MAGICAL MOON FARM






















There
lives
a
famous
artist
and
an
even
more
famous
rabbit.

A
number
of
years
ago
artist
and
author
Donna
Green

began
to
think

outside
the
traditional
healing
box
and
began
to
put
into
action
an
unconventional
idea
and
approach
to
aiding
children
with
cancer.

She
decided
to
turn
her
small
dairy
farm
into
the
official
home
of
the
rabbit
that
once
brought
her
to
places
like
the
White
House
in

Washington
DC
and
sharing
tea
with
the
Duchess
of
York.
Not
only
does
the
real
Velveteen
Rabbit
live
at
the
Magical
Moon
Farm,

but
he
is
visited
and
doted
over
by
strong
young
knights
who
understand

first
hand
that
“love
is
what
makes
them
real.”


History of the property at 575 Summer Street in Marshfield MA.

The Magical Moon Farm was once known as The Torey Little Auction House. Many local people still drop by to share
fond memories of the huge auctions that once rang through the quiet neighborhood from behind the large barn doors.
Others tell of their childhood escapades sliding down the steep hill behind the auction barn then crossing over Summer
Street only to end up on the front lawn of Edward Rowe Snow, also known as the Flying Santa of Lighthouses. Mr. Rowe
must have been amused to see his young daughter, Dolly following in his adventuresome footsteps. Neighbor, Bill Frigoli
tells of the once active wind mill that stood on the hill behind the barn to pump water from a well to an early South Shore
Hospital across the street. When the federal style home at 575 Summer Street was built in 1854 it was owned by a sea
Captain. When he was lost at sea his widow re-married another sea captain and lived there until the home was sold in the
mid 1900’s. The barn was built and it became a Hood dairy farm. It was used as a boarding house for milk men at that time
who distributed milk all over New England. The boarding house closed when a fire took the life of a Hood milkman.
Needless to say, when Donna Green bought the property in 1996 there were a few interesting spirits still roaming within
the farm house walls. Since that time the only cow that has been seen at the magical old dairy farm has been a life sized
painted cow named Moo-nique . Donna painted the cow to be put up on a, Cow Parade auction block in 2007 to raise
money for the Jimmy Fund in memory of one of her first knights of the Magical Moon Foundation.
Luca DeLisi dubbed Sir Luca the Loving, Spirit of the Velveteen Rabbit sadly passed away three years ago from a brain
tumor. He was just three and lived in Scituate, MA. His mom and dad continue to be great supporters of the work that the
Magical Moon Foundation does . They know first hand the importance of community awareness and support for children
and their families undergoing treatment for cancer.

Building Our Path of Hope No donation is ever too small. Every
dollar helps us and every dollar is
There’s a Magic that surrounds you the moment appreciated. Please pass this along
you step through the stone pillar entrance to the to friends who have been touched by
Magical Moon Farm. It’s a warm and loving cancer. They will understand our
feeling that encompasses your heart, letting you need to reach out to as many people
know everything is happening the way it is meant as possible and quickly.
to. We will be posting our progress as
The Velveteen Rabbit whispered a secret in my our Path of Hope grows.
ear the other day. “all will continue to grow here if To be added to our News Letter list
you only believe in magic and miracles. One by or to be updated on progress at the
one, heart shaped rock by rock, you’ll build a path Magical Moon Farm, contact
of hope for the children of the earth kingdom. Donna @ [email protected] or
go to
Miracles are curious little things, magical and rare, sometimes we just have www.themagicalmoonfoundation.org
to create our own sense of fairness.” he said. And with that, he placed a small If you want to physically send a
heart shaped rock in my hand and hopped down an invisible path towards the heart shaped rock in honor of
garden. someone you know who has had
cancer we will be delighted to
So with my heart shaped treasure, I walked out to the Magical Moon Garden receive it and install it in our
to create a mosaic Path of Hope for my fellow knights. garden . These can be sent to: Sir
Ricky c/o Magical Moon Farm 575
We have a huge task here . Building dreams of this magnitude takes many Summer Street Marshfield, MA.
hearts and lots of help. Please consider adding your heart to ours in building
this Path of Hope for many brave young knights.

Love, Sir Ricky the Relentless

We are asking you to
Send just $1.00 or more to

Sir Ricky’s
Path of Hope, Fund

c/o The Magical Moon Foundation
PO BOX 83 Marshfield Hills MA. 02051

or
to make a credit card donation go to
www.themagicalmoonfoundation.org

or call 800 840 0205
The Magical Moon Foundation is a
501(c) (3) non profit organization