Our Gala Was A Huge Success!

We are so grateful to the many people that helped make our 3rd Annual Hearts for Dragonflies Gala such a success. The event, which was held on 2/15/14 at the Marriott in Mason, OH, raised more than $60,000! Here are some of the many stars of the evening: Event Chairs: Janet Nelson from Halo Branded Solutions and Donna Thorman from …

Thank you

FROM A DRAGONFLY MOM: “Thank you, TDF and TDF volunteers for making Parents’ Night Out so much fun! The girls had a great time, and it gave us adults a few hours to have an adult-only meal and some conversation without interruption. You are awesome!!!”

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It’s All About Who You Know

Sure, we have programs like our CARE packages, gifting, events, etc., but one of the other things we do (that is hard to quantify) is connect our Dragonflies with our supportive community. In the last month, we have helped connect a Dragonfly with a job, found crutches for a family with no health insurance, helped someone get a mortgage on …

Even on Vacation…

We maintain a private Facebook page for our patients, siblings/offspring, parents/caregivers/spouses. While on vacation, one of our Dragonfly moms posted this picture and note to our families (reprinted with permission): “We love our Dragonfly family!”

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Stories from February 2014

From a Dragonfly Patient: “I received a special birthday surprise while here at children’s for chemo from dragonfly! (I couldn’t wait, so I opened it early! :D) Thank you so very much for making a long day of chemo much better!” _______________________________________ From a Dragonfly Sister: “i love the dragonfly foundation because they gave my family hope and happiness. they …

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The Symbolism, Biology and Lore of Dragonflies

One of our supporters, Jenni Eilers, researched Dragonflies and this is what she wrote: As many of you know I’ve always loved Dragonflies…Well I did a little reading and love what I found….now to put some of it to use and learn from it: “Symbolisms of the Dragonfly: *Maturity and a Depth of character* The dragonfly, in almost every part …

Beta Club Hosts Coin Drive!

From Anne Petersen, a Dragonfly Volunteer:

Anne wrote: “I’M SO STINKIN PROUD OF THESE KIDS!!! Anne Petersen is a Dragonfly Volunteer and one of the leaders of Lakota West’s Beta Club. They recently volunteered at our facility and held a coin drive for us. Anne wrote this letter to the family of the participants and share the contents with us. Background on the Beta Club Fundraiser: …