Dear Family and Friends, Today is that bittersweet day, rolling around once again. Happy birthday to my precious Summer who is not here, and happy birthday to her amazing twin brother, Jordan, who turns 28 today. Jordan is a wonderful young man working as a political producer for CBS News in NYC. His poise and…
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What an end-of-year fundraiser! In donations ranging from $10 – $5,000, your contributions – including the $20,000 matching pool – totaled… …roll of drums… $53,000! This was our best year ever for this fundraiser, and we have all of you to thank!! On behalf of the many kids with cancer who will be helped this year…
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We are deep into our most important fundraiser of the year – the Matching Gift Challenge!! And we are pleased to tell you that it’s going really well! A wonderful group of people – listed below – put together a matching pool of $20,000 and challenged our donors to match it. And you all are…
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Dear Friends and Family, It’s GIVING TUESDAY, and we hope you will choose Team Summer to support!! We are growing and need you now more than ever! Our Team Summer kids – battling cancer themselves – have touched the lives of kids with cancer in 27 states!! All that purple means we are working hard…
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Our end-of-year Matching Gift Fundraiser is well underway! We are happy to report that, so far, we are about a third of the way to our matching pool goal of $20,000! DONATE HERE TODAY! Here’s a reminder of why the success of this fundraiser is so important. It’s all about kids like Bria who have…
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Dear Friends and Family, Eleven was always a special number for Summer. Whenever a clock hit 11:11, she would stop and tell everyone to make a wish. So it seemed fittingly ironic that she died on 11/11. And now it’s been 11 years to the day since we lost her. In keeping with this bittersweet…
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, so it’s a great time to highlight a few of our Team Summer kids and tell you about all the good they’ve been doing! As you probably know, once kids get a Team Summer gift, it’s then their turn to give a gift to another kid fighting cancer. And…
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We have fantastic news! We reached our Team Summer Challenge Team Goal of $30,000! And then some!!! Just in the nick of time, as the Challenge ends today. We are so proud of everyone who participated and grateful for everyone who donated! We can’t thank you enough for your help in funding this important mission!…
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Today we are launching the fifth annual Team Summer Challenge! YAY!! Supporters will be raising money for Team Summer from June 6th – July 10th. We have a big goal – $30,000!! Team Summer has been growing by leaps and bounds. Our kids have already given gifts in 23 states, and we are determined to…
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From Lynne Dale, Summer’s mom: This is a story that began completely by chance more than 11 years ago. Summer and I were flying to Houston for an appointment at MD Anderson. We had first class tickets (thanks to good friends), but we weren’t seated together. Summer was feeling very ill and did not want…
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