In December 2014, The Dragonfly Foundation had the incredible opportunity to invite more than 60 Dragonflies (young patients with cancer and their families) to attend the Cincinnati Reds’ premier fan expo, Reds Fest. Thanks to Cincinnati Bell and CBTS, we were able to have a suite at the event! This provided space for families to interact with each other, hang …
Allison, a really sweet volunteer, sent us this note! So great to see you both today at WLW! We love you guys and it was such a nice surprise to spend a few minutes with the kids, especially seeing Freddie who I have such a fantastic memory of my first Dragonfly volunteer experience. He and his sister are such great …
From a Dragonfly Dad: “Our beautiful 7yr old son lost his battle with Cancer and went “home” on Nov. 21st. I am truly grateful for the overwhelming support from everyone at The Dragonfly Foundation Cincinnati. You were able to help make some incredibly happy moments for our son. The week before he passed/went home… we made a visit out to …
We took a bunch of our Dragonflies to a private suite at the Cincinnati Reds’ Reds Fest today, thanks to Cincinnati Bell and CBTS. Highlights included: — Watching Cincinnati Reds players jump rope, draw, high five, limbo, sign autographs, hug and fist bump our kids and their families — Seeing all the smiles — Listening to the kids ask players …
December 1, 2014 – Pleasant Treasures, located at 4020 Pleasant Ave in Hamilton, OH, announces sponsorship of The Dragonfly Foundation. Pleasant Treasures is a 20,000 square foot flea market where multiple vendors offer wares such as new or gently used sporting goods, furniture, antiques, and other household items. Pleasant Treasures is open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10am-6pm. Pleasant Treasures …
Reprinted from the BeadsandBangles Blog: http://www.beadsanddangles.com/blogs/news Posted on November 18, 2014 by Marji Bitterman When I decided to create a collection of charms for the HOPE, DREAM, BELIEVE Collection, the first word of inspiration that came to my mind was COURAGE. My ten year old cousin, Justin, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when he was three and he is our family’s …
Source bit.ly/1pRIRJ3 November 12, 2014 The small train sat motionless on the tracks. The basketball hoop, standing shorter than most, kept vigil over an empty court. The karaoke machine, silent. All were sterilized per protocol and kept in neat order. These and all the other toys and games housed in the Landing, the main base of operations for The …
From a Dragonfly Dad: “On behalf of myself, my wife S and my daughter (pictured), we wanted to say THANK YOU Dragonfly Foundation. We just became Dragonfly members and we are so grateful for your organization. P was absolutely thrilled with the wonderful gifts she received. It truly made her day!!! You folks are incredible generous and we are glad …
From a Dragonfly Mom who recently lost her Dragonfly to cancer: So I recently had read somewhere that Jenna had other writings on her Dell computer. So I fired it up and I found this. I wish I would have half the wisdom and heart that she had. What I learned when I had cancer…. I believe that trials in …
Source: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/loveland/2014/11/07/st-columban-kids-serve-community/18648939/ Chuck Gibson 12:28 p.m. EST November 7, 2014 Inspired by the seven themes of social justice taught by the Catholic Church, 90 students from the eighth-grade class at St. Columban School went out into the community to serve others. The students split up into groups to serve at six different service locations throughout Cincinnati. They went out …
