Dragonfly Receives Additional $100K Donation From Matson Family Foundation

CINCINNATI, OH – March 14, 2017 – On Thursday, March 2, The Dragonfly Foundation received a major boost with a generous $100,000 donation from The Matson Family Foundation. The donation was made during the 2017 Matson Money Operation Reset Conference held in Scottsdale, AZ. This is the 4th major donation made by the Matson Family Foundation. Dragonfly, a 501c3 nonprofit …

“Young Lakota wrestlers help pin cancer”

Source: http://www.journal-news.com/news/young-lakota-wrestlers-help-pin-cancer/Raj7ZZ8kebFXVCRhyH3fIN/ Story by: Michael Clark 9:39 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 LIBERTY TWP. Cancer came closer to being pinned for a loss Tuesday as dozens of young wrestlers at Lakota East High School celebrated their $3,700 donation to the area Dragonfly Foundation. Jay Zurlinden, Lakota East youth wrestling coach and father of 10-year-old cancer survivor and wrestler Jayden, led …

Forty-Four Award Presented to Mark & Melissa Matson

The Dragonfly Foundation’s Board members, Mark & Melissa Matson, were caught unaware at the 2017 Dragonfly Grand Gala when a video played announcing that they were the first recipients of Dragonfly’s Fourty-Four Award! Filmed in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Song Bird Coffee & Tea House, the video, featuring Mark & Melissa’s daughter, Alexandra Crawford, describes how they have empowered The …

Students create business with benefits

WATCH THIS VIDEO: http://www.wlwt.com/article/students-explore-passions-work-creatively-during-genius-hour/8673547 Students explore passions, work creatively during Genius Hour Independence school gives students time to work independently during school By Colin Mayfield, WLWT Anchor/Reporter http://www.wlwt.com/article/board-pennsylvania-casino-served-player-27-drinks-in-9-hours/8672624 Hoping to build a culture of innovation, students in Jason Shattuck’s Genius Hour are feeding their entrepreneurial spirits. Sixth grade student Cheyanne Ross confirmed, “I love almost everything about it.” Her sixth …

Gift Box

“LMS drama makes wonderful gift to Dragonfly”

Chuck Gibson, [email protected] 2:16 p.m. EST December 28, 2016 http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/loveland/2016/12/28/lms-drama-makes-wonderful-gift-dragonfly/95920416/   The Loveland Middle School drama, directed by Carol Hall, performed “It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play” in early December. On Tuesday, Dec. 20, just five days before Christmas, Hall and the students presented a check for $1,000 to Colleen Berlinger, Dragonfly Foundation community relations director. “It’s …

Elsa Hat Design from the Magic Yarn Project

The Magic Strands From Loving Hands Project Delivers

DRAGONFLY VOLUNTEERS DELIVER ADORABLE, FUN CROCHETED WINTER HATS AND “WIGS” FOR YOUNG CANCER PATIENTS AND SIBLINGS/OFFSPRING AS PART OF ITS “MAGIC STRANDS FROM LOVING HANDS” PROJECT On Friday, December 2nd, more than 100 custom crocheted hats and some “wigs” will be delivered to The Dragonfly Foundation’s patient/family space. The caps will later be given to young cancer patients and their …

Dragonfly Reminds Young Cancer Patients How Cool They Really Are!

THE DRAGONFLY FOUNDATION’S NEWEST “I AM STILL ME”® CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES WITH HELP OF LUXOTTICA RETAIL NORTH AMERICA – AND SOME REALLY COOL SHADES! At a Cincinnati Reds game in October of 2010, when Marty Brennaman, Baseball Hall of Fame Broadcasting Legend, took off his jersey to reveal The Dragonfly Foundation’s “I Am Still Me” shirt, he immediately made Dragonflies and …

Matson Family Foundation Check Presentation

Matson Family Foundation Donates $50,000

The Dragonfly Foundation is incredibly grateful for the continued moral and financial support we receive from Mark & Melissa Matson and the Matson Family Foundation!! At this year’s (incredible, amazing, inspiring) Matson Money® Investor Symposium at the Duke Energy Center, Dragonfly was presented with another check for $50,000! The support will enable Dragonfly to maintain and expand the number of …

Dragonfly Foundation offers meaningful relationships to transcend cancer’s isolation

Written by Brittany York Soapbox Cincinnati http://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/042616-Dragonfly-TITLE-fundraiser-cancer-families.aspx Imagine for a moment you’re happily married. You and your significant other are gainfully employed as a veterinarian and an au pair/event planner. You recently purchased your first home, where you’ve lived for the past month, and you’re eager to build a family around your new baby boy. Life is normal. Life is …

Video: Hear How A Dragonfly Board Member & The Director of Oncology of Cincinnati Children’s Regard Dragonfly

(PLEASE SHARE!) On September 29, 2015, The Dragonfly Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit, held a news conference at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The video describes the announcement, and provides insight into how Dr. John Perentesis, Director of Oncology, Cincinnati Children’s Cancer & Blood Diseases Institute, and Marty Brennaman, a Dragonfly Board Member & Spokesman, regard The Dragonfly Foundation and the …