From Sarah Thomsen, a volunteer photographer for The Dragonfly Foundation: THIS is the amazing organization that I am proud to volunteer for and feel so blessed to be a part of. Tears every time I watch this video. Ria Davidson, Christine Neitzke, you have no idea how much I love you and how grateful I am to be a part …
Thanks to our friends at CBTS / Cincinnati Bell, we had an opportunity to take our kids/families to the Pilot House (the top floor of the “river boat” at the end of center field) at the Great American Ball Park to watch today’s Cincinnati Reds game. Unfortunately, the weather was terrible and the game was delayed. Gladly, our Dragonflies barely …
Reprinted from GreatNonprofits.com: http://greatnonprofits.org/reviews/the-dragonfly-foundation April 3, 2014 “When my son became a Dragonfly, we were 2 years into his treatment of chemotherapy and high dose steroids. He is still in treatment. I don’t think my family would have had the strength to keep going had the Dragonfly Foundation not swooped in and lifted us up with encouragement, distractions, and support. …
Our Dragonflies had a BLAST being a part of the Findlay Market Opening Day Parade for the Cincinnati Reds! This year, they had the opportunity to ride our Dragonfly Fire Truck (thanks to the Stonelick Township Fire Department!!), ride the Dragonfly Express (thanks to our friend Todd Stine!!) or to be a part of the Kings Island group promoting the …
From the CarePages of one of our Dragonfly families (reprinted with permission): “To be honest I’m not sure I know the words to write… I’m not sure that any words can possess the heartache I feel… I should advise that if you are easily offended you should probably stop reading…this is not easy and as you know, my words are …
“If you could find the sickest kids in a hospital, who go through the most torturous treatment on the road to survival, they would be kids with cancer and blood diseases. Few understand what they and their families endure — and most don’t want to.” — Christine Neitzke, Dragonfly Co-Founder
“I belong to a Facebook groups shoes, where someone from the Philippines contact me about some shoes I had. Turns out he is here at Children’s until June with his daughter who is getting chemo. I told them to ask social worker for Dragonfly’s big blue bag!”
Reprinted with permission: Cancer is relentless. It does not discriminate based on color, race, gender, financial status, or age. It doesn’t stop at just one attempt to steal a life. It divides and mutates in order to deceive the body and accomplish its goal. Cancer tries to conquer a person’s body and destroy the spirit. It causes a person to lose …
March 26 Kaitlin and Chica, from the kids’ TV show ” Sunny Side Up,” share a message to our Dragonflies. The show appears on the TV Network Sprout. For more information about the show, please visit http://www.sproutonline.com/shows/sunny-side-show The Sunny Side Up Show is a live television programming block dedicated to helping preschoolers prepare for the day ahead with its warm, …
We love it when kids help our kids! Yesterday, Sycamore High School held “Fashion for a Cure” benefiting The Dragonfly Foundation. This AMAZING, SPECTACULAR event featured students and Dragonfly kids modeling beautiful outfits. They and the audience that came to support the event and our organization had an incredible time. Many mini-fundraisers were held in advance of the fashion show. …
