On Friday, August 27th, The Dragonfly Foundation took the stage with two Dragonfly Families and accepted what was the second largest single donation in its 5-year history: a $100,000 check from The Matson Family Foundation. The donation was made during the 2015 Matson Money Symposium held at the Duke Energy Center in front of several thousand attendees from all across …
Welcomed items include: Gift cards ($5-50) for iTunes, Kindle, Amazon, GameStop, Target, Wal-Mart, National Chain Restaurants and Clothing stores Patients spend hours/days researching the best items to purchase, giving them a measure of control and something to pass the time. Video games and game systems (PlayStation 3, Wii Systems, etc.; video games of all ratings) Tablets (iPad Mini’s, Kindles, etc.) …
Two of our families are being interviewed on WXIX FOX19 tomorrow morning about Kings Island’s #KicksCancer Fundraiser. The station asked for a biography from the families, so the anchors could know something about the interviewees. Here is what Jay Robison sent us: “The Dragonfly eclipses the realm of “just another foundation” helping cancer patients. Unlike other organizations, they genuinely focus …
“Today I donated blood at the mobile unit parked outside my work building. I had never given blood before, so I was a tad bit nervous in doing so. As I laid back in the chair and looked out the window, I saw three dragonflies flying around. I kind of chuckled to myself and felt at ease. I figured, if …
From a Dragonfly Mom: “Today I donated blood at the mobile unit parked outside my work building. I had never given blood before, so I was a tad bit nervous in doing so. As I laid back in the chair and looked out the window, I saw three dragonflies flying around. I kind of chuckled to myself and felt at …
Mainstrasse Pub Crawl in Covington, KY on 8/20/2015 Old West Festival Dragonfly Promotion Fall 2015 9/12/2015-10/18/2015 Run ‘Round the Neighborhood in Mason, OH on 9/19/2015 ABRA’s Inaugural Cincinnati Charity Golf Outing at Wetherington Country Club on 10/14/2015 Cirque de Monstres Fashion Show on 10/15/2015 Kendra Scott Gives Back at the new mall in Liberty Township on 10/22/2015 Love Rocks! Gala …
Livvy Stubenrauch – official, the actress and voice of young Anna in the movie Frozen, wanted her mom to share this story with us: “My mom (Livvy’s Grandma) and Livvy were taking care of the pool in the complex where they stay in LA yesterday afternoon. They found a dragonfly floating in the pool and were certain it was dead …
From a Dragonfly Volunteer who has earned her wings many times over — most recently, by helping us with Kings Island’s Kicks Cancer Fundraiser: I just wanted to drop a note and say how much we enjoyed working at Kings Island yesterday. We are so grateful for the opportunity to volunteer with your organization. There are times in life that …
From a Dragonfly Mom: “Does anyone else ever wonder when enough is enough? The constant doctors appointments for all different issues. Everyone thinks R is handling it all so well because she has a smile on her face when they see her. But no one is there at night when her PTSD doesn’t allow her to sleep or the nightmares …
We have many young Dragonfly patients in the hospital right now whose parents can’t visit them because they can’t afford the gas back and forth from the hospital to work/home. I can’t imagine what it’s like to know that your child has to be an inpatient without you, or worse to be a child or teen without anyone at your …
