From one of our long-time volunteers, Anne Petersen: “We recently got back from a family trip to Nashville. On the way we stopped at Mammoth Cave in KY and did a long and strenuous lantern lit cave tour. About half way through our guide had us turn off the lanterns to get an idea of how incredibly DARK (and a …
From a Dragonfly Mom: “I was talking about Dragonfly today and someone told me how lucky we were to be part of Dragonfly and how they wish they could join. I had to explain that in order to be a Dragonfly, your kid had to have cancer so it would be lucky to NOT be eligible for Dragonfly. However, if …
A note from a Dragonfly volunteer who greeted Kings Island visitors for us on Saturday (still have openings in August!): “I had a wonderful time volunteering today for KI Kicks Cancer! The staff was very welcoming and helpful with getting us set up, and guiding us on what to do. I was able to make genuine connections with a lot …
From a Dragonfly Mom (see picture): “Thank you for letting him be a Dragonfly instead of just a child with cancer and alone.” This post is special to us because of her quote, but also because this Dragonfly mom’s SISTER-IN-LAW knows that her nephew identifies himself as “a Dragonfly.” She must believe very strongly that we have made a difference …
A big THANK YOU to Kings Island and all their staff for a fantastic first day of the Kings Island Kicks Cancer event! If you are in the area please come say hello, buy a soccer ball, and maybe win the Honda Fit! Kicks Cancer is a new park initiative at Kings Island that is focused on raising awareness and …
Oh, the life of a Dragonfly mom: “My daughter starts kindergarten and they now know about mychart at her school. I gave them stacks of paper! Funny how schools give one tiny line for hospitalizations. Seriously, here’s 4 pages of admissions.”
From a Dragonfly Mom: “On vacation in Illinois we went to Japanese garden and walking through the garden looking at the small waterfall guess what lands in front of us on a beautiful tree branch. A small beautiful dark purple dragonfly. Of course I thought if all of you. Thank you for looking out for us and our dragonfly where …
We love how our logo has become a real symbol of comfort, especially in the darkest times. The photographs are screenshots of posts made by two of our families who lost their Dragonflies. Our youngest daughter A had HEHE and passed away in January. We were recently in Oklahoma and had another service for family who could not attend the …
A Dragonfly Mom’s FB Post (Reprinted with permission): “The conversation with my 2 year old when I put her to bed tonight… Me: “go to bed like a good girl so we can go to Coney Island soon!” Lucy: “daddy go too?” Me: “yes” Lucy: “daddy’s boo-boo all better?!” Me: “not yet, but soon!” Lucy: “my giraffey has cancer too” …
“1) I am thankful for my family always being there for me. 2) I am thankful for our Dragonfly family for putting a smile on my daughter’s face for everything you do for us. 3) Thankful for having a job to support my family. As we all know how the mortgage market can be…”
