Hearts In Action

You Did It! Dominick’s List Is Fully Funded! Last week, we shared the story of Team Summer kid Dominick—a six-year-old, autistic, nonverbal child battling cancer. After receiving his Team Summer gift, he turned around and immediately nominated 13 other kids! This was a first for us—that many nominations from one kid at the same time……

Today, we’re launching a special campaign to raise $8,000—enough to provide Team Summer gifts for every child on a very special list. We have a first at Team Summer: a single child nominated 13 kids all at once! That child is Dominick. Dominick is six years old, autistic, and nonverbal. Though he doesn’t communicate with…

Dear Family and Friends, Happy birthday to my precious Summer. This day never gets any easier.  I’m heartbroken that she is not here with us, but I find comfort in knowing that her vision and bright spirit continue to make a difference in the lives of kids battling cancer. During her own fight with cancer,…

For the first time, Team Summer supporters joined an event that makes us shiver just thinking about it! It’s called the Alpharetta Polar Bear Plunge where anyone brave enough – or foolish enough – can form a team to raise money for the charity of their choice. Participants rally friends and family to donate to…

This coming Saturday morning, while the rest of us are snuggled up in our warm beds, an incredible group of kids—ages 9 to 18—will be splashing into the icy waters of the Wills Park pool for the Alpharetta Polar Bear Plunge! Why? Because they’re on a mission to make a difference. These fearless (and slightly…

We are so pleased to share with you the success of the Annual Matching Challenge! It was a nail-biting finish that took us over the goal almost at the last minute. Who doesn’t love a little drama, right? Through donations ranging from $10 to $5,000, your contributions—including the $20,000 matching pool*—totaled… …drumroll please… $43,000! On…

Before we tell you about this new Team Summer gift – which is WAY cool! – we wanted to give you an update on where we are with our Annual Matching Challenge. As you might recall, an awesome group of donors (listed below!) put together a matching pool of $20,000. That means every dollar donated…

It’s Giving Tuesday, and we hope you will choose Team Summer to support this year! We are right in the middle of our Annual Matching Challenge, which means that every contribution will be matched dollar for dollar up to $20,000! So, this is a GREAT time for you to make a tax-deductible* donation to Team…

First an update on where we are with our Annual Matching Challenge! So far, we have raised about $5,000…which puts us 1/4 of the way to our goal. Remember, all of your donations through the end of the year will be matched 100% up to $20,000*. So this is a great time of year to…

A message from Lynne Dale, Summer’s mom: Twelve. That’s how many years have passed since Summer died. Twelve years ago today. Grief is peculiar. It can hide so cleverly within you that you have the audacity to think the worst is behind you. And then on anniversaries like this one, grief comes at you so…