This guy should look familiar to you. He’s been involved with Team Summer from the beginning. In June of 2011, a few months before Team Summer founder, Summer Dale, was diagnosed with a rare sarcoma, Tyler was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma in his rib cage. Summer and Tyler met through mutual friends and became the best of…
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Remember Antonio? In May 2012, he was the 12-year-old battling leukemia lymphoma who got a laptop from Team Summer — given to him by Summer herself! And he’s the kid who, when you mention his name to people at the hospital, their faces light up, and they say, “Ohhhhh, Antonio! I LOVE Antonio!” Antonio also…
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16-year old Alexis always had a dream to join the Air Force. Last fall, that dream got a little closer when she was named Training Officer in her ROTC class. But this past March, her dream was shattered when a debilitating pain in her leg led to an MRI and a biopsy. The diagnosis: osteosarcoma…
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Up until this past January, Kayla was a normal, happy 5th grader. A dare-devil by nature, she loved to barrel race at high speeds in rodeos. Then some bad headaches led her to the emergency room where a CT scan showed the problem. A brain tumor. It was cancer. Ever since then, Kayla’s young life…
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Team Summer would like to recognize 13-year old Katie Smith as a super Team Summer volunteer! Each year, her family gives her $100 to contribute to any cause, and Katie chose Team Summer! But Katie did not stop there. She recently ran a lemonade stand with her friend, Mary Gordon, and raised $21.25 for Team…
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Riverwood High School in Sandy Springs recently held an amazing fundraiser for Team Summer – Kids Helping Kids with Cancer! High school art students were asked to submit their work for entrance into a silent auction to benefit Team Summer. The well-attended event also included live performances and prizes for the young artists. We were…
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From Lynne Dale, Summer’s mom: Yesterday was six months to the day since Summer died. My heart has ached so much over the last six months that sometimes I don’t think I can bear it. Mostly, I have no idea when, or if, this sadness will ever leave me. I have no experience with grief…
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Summer Dale loved Riverwood High School, and now Riverwood is loving her right back. This Tuesday night, April 16th, the Riverwood National Honor Society is hosting an art show and silent auction from 5:30-8:30p. The proceeds from the silent auction will be donated to Team Summer. One of Summer’s favorite classes at Riverwood was photography,…
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Haley is 16 years old. Last November, she was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer…so rare that she is the only child ever to have been diagnosed with this particular type. Needless to say that between surgeries and chemo, Haley’s young life has been turned upside down. Before she got sick, she played…
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Please join us for a wonderful concert to benefit Team Summer to be held January 13th at 4:00pm (doors open at 3:30) at Steve’s Live Music at 234 Hilderbrand Dr. NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328! Jack Schneider is a Wunderkind of sorts, who at age 15 is already a talented singer and songwriter. He knows about…
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