Joy Card in the Mail

A Little Joy Came In The Mail

From Facebook by a Dragonfly Mom: “Flipping through today’s mail, there was several appointment reminders from cchmc. What better timing for a dragonfly to land on us?! Literally brought tears to my eyes. Thank you! — with The Dragonfly Foundation. Then another Dragonfly Mom replied to the post and said: “I framed ours- it starts conversations….”

Marni (Volunteer) and Jordan (Supporter)

A Day Filled with Trucks, Puppies, and Bracelets

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 …

Waiting…

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.

The Landing

Review of The Landing

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

Jonah shares his journey through poetry

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 …

Love

Love getting these notes!

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 …