Cincy Chic Announces Earnings for “High Performance at 18/8”

The Dragonfly Foundation receives $1,000 from recent event hosted at 18/8 Fine Men’s Salon Cincy Chic, the only online lifestyle publication for women in Greater Cincinnati, partnered with Cincinnati Profile, FC Cincinnati and 18/8 Fine Men’s Salon in Oakley on June 16, 2016 to raise funds benefiting The Dragonfly Foundation. Through online ticket sales and day-of fundraising initiatives, a $1,000 …

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 …

WCPO: “The Dragonfly Foundation has big plans to keep helping sick kids”

By Rory Glynn Reprinted from http://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/the-dragonfly-foundation-brought-to-fame-by-marty-brennaman-has-big-goals-to-keep-helping-kids Marty Brennaman’s head was shaved because the Reds won. The Reds broadcaster had promised then-coach Chris Speier he’d shave it if the Reds’ winning streak back in July 2012 reached 10 games. It did and Brennaman did, right on the Great American Ball Park field after a Friday night game. The winning streak is not what anyone remembers. What they …

Laptops, iPads, Game Systems & Charging Stations

Dragonfly Provides (value: $45K) 25 Laptops and 40 iPads, Along with Gaming Systems & Charging Stations To Cincinnati Children’s

CINCINNATI, OH – September 29, 2015 – Today, The Dragonfly Foundation® provided Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center’s Cancer & Blood Diseases Institute with another set of 25 new HP® laptops with webcams and warranties (the first set was donated in 2010). They also added to the number of tablets, gaming systems and other electronics they have donated to date with …

“‘Superman’ vs. cancer: 8-year-old Jayden in remission”

Wilmington News Journal September 22, 2015 By Dylanne Petros Jayden Hairston, 8, in remission from nephroblastoma WILMINGTON – A local boy dressed up as Superman for Halloween. The next day he was in the hospital. Jayden Hairston, now 8, was diagnosed with Wilms’ tumor, or nephroblastoma, in 2013. The tumor is a cancer of the kidneys that usually occurs in …

News Article: Andy Dalton helping children with special needs and their families cope

Coley Harvey, Reporter ESPN.COM September 10, 2015 CINCINNATI — Twenty-one-month old Brianna Fleckinger had no idea who Andy Dalton was. Neither did many of her peers who were running around a small space at Kings Island amusement park, playing a spirited game of duck, duck, goose one recent Sunday afternoon. None of them had any idea what Dalton’s postseason interception …

Ben Rhodes, NASCAR Driver

News Article: Dragonfly kids get visit from rising NASCAR star

September 8, 2015 Marc Hardin, Reporter Cincinnati Enquirer Professional stock car racing driver Ben Rhodes was greeted with a colorful sign, some Kentucky Speedway-themed cupcakes and a room full of smiles Tuesday afternoon when he arrived at the Dragonfly Foundation in Mason. Rhodes is a second-year driver competing on the Xfinity Series, NASCAR’s second-tier national series. He’s already a winner …

Smiling Dragonfly in I'm Still Me Shirt

Please help us keep our teens/young adults distracted during treatment

Welcomed items include: Gift cards ($5-50) for iTunes, Kindle, Amazon, GameStop, Target, Wal-Mart, National Chain Restaurants and Clothing stores Patients spend hours/days researching the best items to purchase, giving them a measure of control and something to pass the time. Video games and game systems (PlayStation 3, Wii Systems, etc.; video games of all ratings) Tablets (iPad Mini’s, Kindles, etc.) …