Dear Family and Friends, Today would have been Summer’s 27th birthday. For me, this day has always been an emotionally intense one. There is no preparing for it; it just hits me hard. Yet, there is also joy. I love remembering her wacky ways and her outrageous sense of humor. She could always make me…
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TEAM SUMMER IS ADAPTING! We will not let a virus stop us!! COVID-19 has affected all of us in so many ways. As you might imagine, adapting to a new normal at Team Summer has been especially challenging. Chemotherapy is designed to suppress our kids’ immune systems, making them among the most susceptible to the virus….
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In case you missed it last week, here is the Atlanta Fox 5 story about Team Summer’s 100th gift! Atlanta Teen’s Gift-Giving Chain Continues to Change Lives
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FOX5 Atlanta is running a story tonight – Monday, April 2nd – about Team Summer! Channel 5, 5:00pm show, expected to air around 5:45pm. Same great team of Beth Galvin and Eli Jordan who did all the other wonderful stories about Summer and Team Summer. Fox5 was there when Team Summer kid Kailyn recently gave…
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Before we tell you the very cool thing Maddie did, we want to make sure you know what she has done already! We met Maddie when she was 14 years old and battling Ewing’s sarcoma. Team Summer kid Kayla gave her (and all her friends!) a limo ride to her eighth grade dance! And ever since…
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Our very first ever Team Summer gift recipient has turned 16! When Summer Dale met Sarah, she was only 11 years old, dealing with her second round of cancer – the first when she was just 8 years old. In the cancer clinic waiting room, Sarah had come up to Summer and asked to borrow…
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Dear Friends of Team Summer, As this year comes to a close, all of us at Team Summer feel an enormous sense of gratitude. It has been our honor to carry on the legacy of Summer Dale, who found her purpose in life helping other kids with cancer. We could not do what we do…
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Three years ago today, we lost the founder of Team Summer to cancer. Summer Dale was only 16 years old when she left behind an incredible legacy. During the year she battled a rare sarcoma, she realized that kids with cancer need each other for mutual help and support. She found that they were the…
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Team Summer is pleased to announce that 13-year-old Kayla has become our very first Team Summer Superstar Kid!! Kayla was diagnosed with a brain tumor back in January 2013. She came to us through 16-year-old Haley (thank you, Haley!), who was battling cancer herself. Haley selected Kayla for a Team Summer gift and gave her…
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Team Summer has lost a dear friend. Michael Johns, an American Idol runner-up in 2008, died suddenly this past Friday from an apparent blood clot. He was 35 years old. Michael was very special to Summer Dale, the founder of Team Summer. When a family friend arranged for Summer to fly to Los Angeles to watch an…
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