Riverwood Kids Do It Again!!

For a THIRD time, students at Riverwood International Charter School in Sandy Springs, GA collected their best artwork… …everything from paintings… …to sketches and photographs… …and sculptures and jewelry, too… …and auctioned them off to the highest bidder! All to benefit Team Summer! Yay!! These kids outdid themselves this year, raising an amazing $1300! A special…

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!! We are amazed by your generosity! You helped us raise $50,000!!  Last November, we put together a matching gift fund of $15,000. You all blew us away by matching those funds in just 24 hours! That gave us $30,000. Then we set an ambitious new goal: to raise $20,000 more by the end of the…

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Celebrating Summer!

To honor Summer on this day, a group of Team Summer supporters have put together a Challenge Fund that will match your contributions to Team Summer – dollar for dollar – up to $15,000! That means that if you donate $100, Team Summer will get $200! November 11th marks the fourth anniversary of Summer Dale’s…

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Tyler’s Fraternity Rocks!

Remember this guy?! Tyler has been with Team Summer from the beginning. While battling his own sarcoma cancer, he was one of Summer’s closest friends. Their relationship exemplified the bond between two kids with cancer, and helped Summer recognize that kids with cancer need each other for support. Thankfully, Tyler beat his cancer. He’s now…

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Riverwood Art Auction is a BIG Success!

The Riverwood International Charter School Art Auction went off without a hitch! Students from all grades submitted art work for family, friends, and fans to bid on. Together, art lovers purchased $1143 worth of creativity, all to benefit Team Summer! Many thanks to the coordinators of this event, Riverwood teachers Dana Munson and Elizabeth Karp. We…

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Second Annual Art Auction Fundraiser at Riverwood!

Mark your calendars – Thursday April 17th from 5:30p-7:00p! It is time once again for the second annual Art Auction Fundraiser for Team Summer at Riverwood High School in Sandy Springs!! The Riverwood National Honor Society is hosting an art show and silent auction (followed by  Riverwood’s Showcase for Visual and Performing Arts at 7:00p)….

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Thank you, Rowan!

When 17-year-old Rowan left for her job this summer to be a counsellor for girls at Camp Seafarer in Arapahoe, North Carolina, she knew she wanted to make a difference. She found out that the camp was holding a special session later in the summer for families of cancer survivors, and she began searching for…

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Riverwood Girls Rock!

About a month ago, Brooke and Hannah (the two girls in the middle of the top row), friends of Summer’s from Riverwood High School, called Team Summer to say that they were planning a Team Summer fundraiser to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Summer’s passing. On their own, they found someone to make Team Summer…

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Kids Helping Kids!

Reid just had his Bar Mitzvah! Sure, he wanted to have a big party, but he also wanted to give back, too. He had heard of Team Summer through school and wanted to help. Unfortunately, Reid is all too familiar with cancer. His dad has been battling it for a year and a half. What Reid…

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Three Cheers for Antonio!

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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