Hearts In Action

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…

In our very first e-bike drawing late last week, Kanwei Li’s name was pulled from a pot of more than 700 entrees. When we called to give him the good news, he was shocked and surprised, saying he had never won anything before! And this week, Kanwei claimed his prize. Edison Electric Bicycles owner and inventor,…

Many thanks to everyone who made the first-ever Team Summer Edison E-Bike Giveaway such a huge success! Twenty-two supporters reached out to their family and friends and raised more than $37,000 for Team Summer during the month of September, exceeding our team goal! Amazing!! And we are so grateful to all of you who contributed…

This is the last day of our Edison E-bike fundraiser! As you might recall, we set a goal of $35,000. And we are only $3,000 away from reaching that goal! Can you help us get us all the way there today? Every $50 you donate gets you one chance to win. Donate $200 and you’ll…

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and Team Summer has launched its sixth annual Team Summer Challenge! YAY!! Supporters will be raising money for Team Summer throughout the month. We have a big goal – $35,000!! And this year we’ve added an exciting surprise! Team Summer is giving away an Edison e-bike! Built in Atlanta…

Here’s a Team Summer first! Three, count them, three Team Summer kids nominated the same kid…all within a week of each other!!  This kind of outpouring is what Summer Dale, the founder of Team Summer, was talking about when she said her dream was that no child with cancer ever feel alone. Talk about being…

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…

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…

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…