From a Dragonfly Dad: “On behalf of myself, my wife S and my daughter (pictured), we wanted to say THANK YOU Dragonfly Foundation. We just became Dragonfly members and we are so grateful for your organization. P was absolutely thrilled with the wonderful gifts she received. It truly made her day!!! You folks are incredible generous and we are glad …
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“L’s welcome box arrived today and I have to thank you for the bottom of my heart. Everything in there is so perfect for him. And you had me in tears when I realized that you included some things for his sister as well. I have felt so bad for her because everyone has been so focused on L that …
Our New Diagnosis Care Bag Was A “Life Saver”
Another thank you note: “Hello! “My daughter, A, became a dragonfly this year. We traveled to Cincinnati from Toledo and honestly had no idea what we were getting into when we came down. After sitting at home for over a week with our doctors doing nothing, we just wanted to get there and literally threw some stuff in a bag …
Dragonfly Patient/Family Event at Hall-ZOO-een
CLICK ON THE VIDEO BELOW The Dragonfly Foundation brings comfort and joy to kids and young adults enduring cancer and bone marrow transplants. Thanks to our generous supporters, we were able to invite our Dragonfly Families to attend Hall-ZOO-een at the Cincinnati Zoo. There, they were able to enjoy trick-or-treat stations, several animal encounters, food, gifts and discounts at the …
From a Dragonfly Mom: “This thank you is long past due, our son J had a right temporal lobe ependymoma brain tumor and now we have to go to his oncology appointments at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital but we live at Virginia Beach Virginia. Not only does J have to endure a 10 hour trip each way but has a two …
Thank you note from a Dragonfly Mom
“I just wanted to drop a note to say I received your gifts in the mail today. Brandon and I were a part of the group for such a short time, I appreciate all the wonderful things you do for the kids and parents too. Brandon was in the hospital for all of his last months here on earth so …
Living the dream: Cost = 1 phone call
The Dragonfly Foundation hosts 5-12 patient events A WEEK for our families, from sending a family to the movies, to sending them to our Dragonfly suite at US Bank Arena, to hosting more than 200 at the Landing or at places like Kings Island Amusement Park. We try to do what we can, when we can, as often as we …
We have had another “best day” today!
Today was Dragonfly’s 4th Annual Kings Island Day for our patients/families. More than 220 came to Kings Island today for a day of fun, food and entertainment. Thanks to the generosity of sponsors, such as Matson Money, and individual donors, we were able to pay for their tickets, their meals, refreshments, desserts and the appearance of 2 Peanuts(TM) characters, Snoopy …
“What you do is nothing short of AMAZING”
A note from a Dragonfly Mom: “Our family is in town from New Orleans for K’s check up appts and we FINALLY got the chance to stop by The Landing yesterday! I just want to say THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts and on behalf of all dragonfly parents and caregivers for being true comfort and joy in …
“A HUGE step forward”… because of a few DVDs
From a Social Worker at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital: “Just wanted to let you know that my patient was THRILLED about the Supernatural DVDs you purchased for her! Thank you thank you!! She said, “My life is very happy today” and “I’m the happiest girl today.” I have not seen her happy in weeks, so this is a HUGE step forward. …