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. …
Funny story about tonight’s Theta Phi Alpha Bowl in Cincinnati. When my husband and I (Ria) arrived at Western Bowl for tonight’s fundraiser, we thought we got the date wrong! There were supposed to LOTS of people attending the event, but there were only a few cars in the parking lot. As I rechecked my smart phone (never without it!), …
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 …
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 …
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: …
It’s never over. Once you or a loved one receives the diagnosis of “cancer,” your world shifts and is never the same again. Many of our Dragonflies, parents, patients, spouses (remember we go to age 30), siblings and offspring (some of our patients have kids) we support are affected by during- and post-traumatic stress (PTS). Even the strongest can be …
You know, reflecting about yesterday, it was just so amazing to think about all the volunteers and public enjoying the Touch a Truck, Touch a Heart event and supporting the Dragonfly Foundation while I was at home, calling and registering new families. Several of those calls were just so emotional – about the Dragonfly Foundation and what it does; about …
