From our Intern, Marni Grow: The Quaker Steak & Lube Restaurant in Milford is known for their legendary chicken wings, but their customers also know about their immense love for The Dragonfly Foundation. Saturday’s event was their second annual “Truck Touch” event benefiting Dragonfly. The restaurant’s general manager, Kathleen, has been strong supporter of The Dragonfly Foundation ever since her nephew’s three-year-old son became a Dragonfly. The little …
It’s the little things, sometimes even those that come in small envelopes (mailed with only 2 stamps, as opposed to $10-$20 in shipping), that can mean a lot.
A few hours after I left the house to go to a meeting, my daughter messaged me a picture and this text, “”Waiting for you to come home.” It immediately occurred to me: How many Dragonfly doggies and cats are waiting for their Dragonflies to come home from the hospital?? My doggie is lucky, I’ll be home after my meeting.
There is no such thing as a bad day at the Great American Ball Park, especially not when it is the last day before you enter the hospital for an extended stay and chemotherapy treatment. Thank you, Cincinnati Bell & CBTS for helping us make these kids (and their families) smile.
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are able to send our families to events and make them smile! Love getting notes and pictures like these!
From a Dragonfly Mom: “The Landing Rocks. Huge thank you to the Dragonfly Foundation for having such an amazing place to play on our day pass from the hospital. We love being dragonflies.” There are more than 50 reasons patients love visiting The Landing! **The Landing is made possible by the generous donations of the Matson Family and Matson …
Jonah created this personal narrative poem about his cancer experience. His mom sent this to “everyone who touched Jonah in some way through out his journey so far.” The Dragonfly Foundation brings comfort and joy to kids and young adults enduring cancer and bone marrow transplants. In addition to our 12 programs, we fund the Beads of Courage(tm) program for …
From a Dragonfly Mom: “Once again the dragonfly delivered a day of fun, excitement, and goodies!!! Our kids had a blast and we got to meet some incredible families!!! No words can express how fortunate we are to have such a loving and caring group of amazing people ((hugs)))” The Landing is our patient/family space, located at 9275 Governors …
From Dragonfly Families: “The kids are having the time of their life! S has a non-stop smile!” “The amazing opportunities to spend time together as a family…FAMILY TIME!!! The most precious gift! Amazing, and exciting things to do together when we need it the most! Time to forget and enjoy each other!! Thank you!” “The Dragonfly Foundation came into our …
2,548 days… We lost one today that was 2,548 days old… 6 years, 11 months, and 22 days old… Him, plus those that are +/- that age make days like this so incredibly, profoundly sad… our 64th.
