All posts by Raishad Peoples

Green & Gold Athletic Spirit Scholarship

Introducing March Madness Alex’s Army Style!

Have you ever wanted to participate in one of our Bucket-a-Thon events?  Would you LOVE to help raise money to support athletes impacted by childhood cancer and to help make a difference?  Well now you can!!!

This March 1 through April 8th, Alex’s Army Childhood Cancer Foundation is hosting our first ever March Madness Bucket-a-Thon event open to the public!!!   Participation is open to all ages & abilities, takes place whenever and wherever* (within the continental U.S.) you can hoop, and supports our Green & Gold Athletic Spirit Scholarships provided to athletes who know what it’s like to fight childhood cancer. 

Registration is FREE and super easy!  PLUS, by participating you’ll have the opportunity to win fun prizes like our Official Bucket-a-Thon t-shirt, top fundraiser prizes, and more!

Register Here (FREE)

https://alexsarmyccf.rallyup.com/marchmadness2024

We hope you will consider joining us from the comfort of your home or home gym and participate in our first ever March Madness Bucket-a-Thon event!

Thank you in advance for your support!

It takes an army to fight childhood cancer…

                …Together we are Alex’s Army!

Green & Gold Athletic Spirit Scholarship

Enrollment for 2024 Green & Gold Athletic Spirit Scholarship

We will be accepting applications for the 2024 scholarships from February 1st through March 15th and will award scholarship recipients in April of this year.  Prior to printing the application, please be sure to thoroughly read the application guidelines found on this page to check for qualifications, important submission information, FAQs, and more. 

Guidelines

Application

More about scholarship here.

Alex's Army Research Initiatives, Announcements, Thanks, Updates

2023 Donation

It’s that time of year again…and we are honored to share that because of your financial support and donations throughout the year as we closed out 2023 Alex’s Army Childhood Cancer Foundation wrote a check for $30,000 towards furthering research which we believe will bring the scientists and researchers one step closer to finding cures for our children!

With the guidance of the team at Children’s National, this year’s contribution will be allocated towards the genetics research program at Children’s.

“33% of children with Wilms tumor have an underlying genetic predisposition that makes them more susceptible to developing the disease. In some cases, the predisposition may also affect other family members. This discovery highlights the need for greater partnership and referrals to genetic counselors. Due to the increased recognition of underlying genetic causes of many childhood cancers, our cancer genetics program has grown tremendously in the past few years. Unfortunately, much of the care coordination for cancer genetics is unfunded and we rely on philanthropy to sustain and expand our program.” – Dr Jeffrey Dome Research Profile – Jeffrey Dome, M.D., Ph.D. | Children’s National Research and Innovation

Some of our sweet friends are helping us shout from the rooftops this announcement and our sincere appreciation of your support to make this happen:

Adam, Derreon, Camila, Niko, Ella, Ella’s big sis Madelyn, and Alex’s little sis Caitlyn – as well as all of us at Alex’s Army want to say a huge THANK YOU for your support of our mission to Fund Research, Raise Awareness, and to provide support and encouragement through faith, hope, and love!

Cornhole Tournament, Photo Gallery

Cornhole Tournament & Super Bowl Raffle Drawing

Thank you to all who joined us for our 2023 Cornhole Tournament Fundraiser – big congrats to our Top Team winners!

Thank You to our Tournament Sponsor Simply Divine Decorating and to all of our bracket sponsors: GeoYeti, Cupcake Heaven, Next Generation Communications, Stoneberger Garage Doors Unlimited, United Rentals, Hopecam, Minnieland Academy at Heathcote, Prince William Garage Doors, Matt & Jackie Smoot, & The Dunham Family.

Special Thank You to David & Michelle Moffett, J Tred Woodworking, Velocity Wings, Cedar Run Brewery, the Gainesville Grizzlies Youth Football League, and to K-Sports Complex!

And…Super HUGE Congrats to our Super Bowl LVIII Raffle Ticket Winner, Christy G. from Clarksburg, WV!!! 

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Super Bowl Ticket Raffle

Super Ticket Raffle

It’s BACK!!!  We are incredibly excited to announce that Alex’s Army Childhood Cancer Foundation has been so generously gifted TWO Tickets to Super Bowl LVIII to raffle off to one lucky winner!!!  The Super Bowl will be taking place for the first time ever in Las Vegas, Nevada and we know will be an unforgettable experience!

You might remember back in 2018 when we raffled off tickets to Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, GA.  Our 2018 winner had a BLAST and said it was definitely a once in a lifetime experience to attend a Super Bowl live!

We are selling a limited number of tickets so your chances to win are greater.  Similar to last time, we will draw the winning ticket LIVE via livestream for all to share in the excitement and watch!

The drawing for this raffle will take place LIVE at our 2023 Cornhole Tournament Fall Fundraiser (check out our Cornhole Tournament on the events section for more details on that!)

From all of us at Alex’s Army CCF – thank you for supporting our mission – we wish you the all the very best of luck!

Photo Gallery, Super Siblings

Summer Bash 2023

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out and joined us this past Sunday for our Summer Bash event.  

A special thank you to Andy Stromberg and the incredible team at Dulles Golf Center & Sports Park, your support of this event from day 1 has been so appreciated and we are thankful to you and your team for helping ensure this event was a success!  

Special shout-out also to the following individuals and businesses who helped support this year’s family & childhood cancer community event:  Mission BBQ, Moo-Thru Ice Cream, Love Wedding & Events + Photo Booth, Nana’s Facepainting, Craft Basket & the Cassarino Family, to our Driving for a Cure Tournament Golfers who so generously sponsored holes on this event’s Putt-Putt course: Steve Bloom & Family, Tim Moorstein & Family, to this year’s event planners Heather Kuzma & Liz Bush, to our photographers Raishad Peoples & Hollie Piraino, & as always to all of our amazing volunteers!

Our hearts are full from all the fun that we had at our first ever Summer Bash!  We played, we ate, we caught up with so many awesome kiddos, we played putt-putt, found some super cool gems while gemstone mining, hit a few balls in the batting cages, we took cute & silly photo booth pics, made some beautiful sand art, had a treat or two (another double scoop anyone?) – and we did it all true Luau style with smiles on our faces and joy in our hearts!

Below are photos from this year’s event including a few photos from the photo booth fun! 


Additionally, we were sad that our favorite music man Cliff Ziarno & his company Backflip Cat Productions couldn’t make it – we do love the playlist and hope you did too from this year’s event!  Spotify users can check it out here:

Last but certainly not least – Thank you to all of Alex’s Army for your support of our mission. Through your donations and generous support of our foundation, we are able to host events like these to support families and all those impacted by childhood cancers.

It truly takes an ARMY to fight Childhood Cancers…together we are an Alex’s Army and we are making a difference in the lives of children fighting cancer and their families!

Want to support this and other Alex’s Army family events?  Make your tax-deductible donation by clicking here!

Be sure to follow us on social media at @alexsarmyccf

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Couples Retreat

Couples Retreat

In 2019 Alex’s Army held our first ever Couples Retreat. Alex’s mom & dad know firsthand the hardships that a marriage can go through when you have a child with a medical condition and they feel blessed to be able to provide an opportunity for other moms & dads to have a space to take time for each other. This event was formed to provide an opportunity for couples to come alongside other couples who know these challenges and also to provide a weekend away for reconnection, rest, and of course a little pampering! The weekend for couples includes a Couples Connect session which is an opportunity for the couples to meet and join in fellowship with each other, followed by a nice dinner and social time. There is ample free time also where couples have the opportunity to be pampered with a couples massage, take walks around the beautiful and tranquil paths of Poplar Springs Manor, spend time relaxing by the pool, and of course overnight accommodations as the Poplar Springs Inn.

Alex’s Army provides this event FREE for our moms & dads thanks to our generous donors and supporters! While we were unable to host this event in 2020-2021 due to COVID, we believe in the need for this event and it is our hope to be able to host this event annually as long as we are able.

If you’d like to make a donation to specifically support of our Couples Retreat events, please use the below donation link to do so. The cost of the weekend retreat for one couple is $400, a donation of that amount will sponsor a couple to attend OR a donation of any amount helps! All donations are greatly appreciated and will be allocated towards the continuation of providing this event for our families.

Couples Retreat, Photo Gallery

2023 Couples Retreat

In 2023 we hosted an intimate group of 9 couples who shared time with each other re-connecting, were able to spend time with other parents who know the marital challenges that come along with having a child who has had to fight cancer. The weekend was once again such a blessing to all!

Special thank you to Bernadette & Kevin, Connor’s mom and dad who helped make our 2023 retreat amazing once again!  To our dynamic duo of Alex’s Army Photographers – Raishad & Hollie – for capturing beautiful pics for our couples to take home and treasure. Thank you to Jennifer Goeller, Lily’s mama, at Cedar Lake Farm for donating the super sweet honey and beautiful bouquet flowers for our couples welcome baskets.  Thank you to Niko’s mama @Nikzo Creations who created beautiful, personalized couples gifts once again!  Thank you to our friends at Denim & Pearls for helping us to host an amazing offsite dinner experience and to the always beautiful Poplar Springs Inn and Spa for helping us host yet another wonderful event!

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