Lauren Hill’s Parents Accept ‘Best Moment’ ESPY Award on Daughter’s Behalf
Lauren Hill’s parents accepted the Best Moment award on their daughter’s behalf at tonight’s ESPYs, just three months after the teen basketball player died from a brain tumor.
ESPYs 2015: Devon Still’s Heartbreaking Speech About Daughter Leah’s Battle With Cancer
Devon and 5-year-old Leah were honored at tonight’s ESPY Awards with the Jimmy V Perseverance Award, presented by LeBron James. Devon has been by his daughter’s side during her battle with cancer, often sharing some of their special moments — like fist bumps and pep talks — on social media.
Teen Knocks Out Cancer, Celebrates Victory By Running Up Iconic ‘Rocky’ Steps
Taylor Swift donates $50,000 to fan with leukaemia
The 25-year-old singer gave $50,000 (£32,417) to an 11-year-old fan currently undergoing leukemia treatment on Tuesday evening, after discovering that her six-to-ninth month stay in hospital would mean she would miss Swift’s concert in August.
The family of Naomi Oakes, from Arizona, set up a crowdfunding website after discovering her diagosis of acute myelogenous leukaemia at the end of June.
Her medical bills, her uncle wrote on the page, came to $2,000 within the first 48 hours of her first visiting the doctor, and they were hoping to raise $30,000 in charitable donations to cover the bills for Oakes’ treatment.
Swift made three $15,000 donations and one of $5,000, along with the message: “To the beautiful and brave Naomi, I’m sorry you have to miss it, but there will always be more concerts. Let’s focus on getting you feeling better. I’m sending the biggest hugs to you and your family.”
It’s likely that Swift saw the video Oakes’ family made, which showed how the little girl had chosen the singer’s latest single Bad Blood as her ‘fight song’.
Save the Date: 7th Annual Walk-N-Roll Toward Wellness 5K
We are SO excited to announce our 7th Annual Walk-N-Roll Toward Wellness fundraising event. Every year our event has grown and this year we expect to be no exception. We have some new fun things added this year, such as a kids FUN RUN to be held prior to the 5K as well as a few new exciting vendors! We will have the usual moon bounces, we are so excited that Mini from Mini’s Mission will be joining us again, and lots more! So save the date and plan on bringing the entire family to this awesome annual event!
If you are interested in helping by either volunteering for the event OR by becoming an official event sponsor, please contact us via the “Our Team” section on our website. Fill out the info and someone will be in touch with you shortly.
For more information on sponsorship opportunities, there is a link below to the sponsor application for this years’ event.
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Pharoah’s jockey, Victor Espinoza, donates percentage of earnings to fight childhood cancer
Some people believe there is unfairness in the way the Triple Crown is run. You also could argue that it is unfair to consider a jockey a loser for falling short in the Belmont Stakes after he has won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Victor Espinoza, though, thinks the unfairness that really matters is any that deprives a child of a fair shot at life.
For years, the jockey who hopes to ride American Pharoah into history Saturday has been determined to do something about the latter. He donates 10 percent of everything he wins to City of Hope, a cancer research and treatment center in Duarte, California — near Espinoza’s home, and not really all that far from the dairy farm in Mexico on which he grew up as the second youngest of 12.
No one in his family suffered from childhood cancer and no one instructed him to tithe. “I just saw one kid with that disease and that’s how I changed my life. I changed the way I think. Pretty much I changed everything,” he said. “For me, health is No. 1.”
Wrestler (And Real-Life Superhero) John Cena Honors Young Fan Battling Cancer
John Cena may not have real super powers, but the WWE wrestler is known for his ability to make dreams come true.
Last year, the 38-year-old became the first celebrity to grant 400 wishes through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
“I think it boils down to the fact that John connects with children in a really special way,” a spokesperson for Make-A-Wish told Yahoo! News at the time.
On Monday night’s episode of “WWE Raw,” Cena showed off his wish-granting powers yet again when he honored a young wrestling fan who is battling cancer.
Cena, the current WWE United States Champion, was facing off with Kevin Owens when he spotted the youngster in the audience. The child was carrying an “I’m Beating Cancer” sign.
“If I … say the words ‘never give up,’ not only am I telling the truth, I am encouraging young and old, all alike, like that person right there, to do the exact same thing,” Cena said, pointing out the kid.
Later, once the taping of the show was over, the wrestler went into the audience and ushered the youngster into the wrestling ring.
The look of incredulity on the kid’s face says it all.
High school seniors sacrifice class trip to donate to principal’s cancer care
In a touching story worth sharing, a high school principal was brought to tears when the senior class unanimously decided to give up their class trip to donate nearly $8,000 to her medical care.