“We were completely shocked and overwhelmed after Kenzie’s cancer diagnosis. The Dragonfly Foundation gave us things I would have never thought we needed (notebooks, pens, earplugs, laundry detergent, toothbrush, toothpaste, mints, and more). Dragonfly would also show up with supplies for the parent lounges, toys/gifts, tickets to movies and events, etc. They always made you feel special and made sure …
After diagnosis, pediatric cancer patients and their families quietly suffer from emotional, relationship, and practical challenges that continue to affect them for years to come. For these families, there is The Dragonfly Foundation. Your donation and support will make an immediate, profound, and local impact by providing the best support systems. You can’t fight the biggest battle of your life …
**Lincoln Motor Company created/released a film about Dragonfly. Here are some of the responses we received to the film (Click here to see the film/behind the scenes info): “Let me applaud you for co-founding and shedding light on such an important issue for our cancer patients and families. Research is the cornerstone for progress with all facets of medicine – …
Last week, Lincoln Motor Company sponsored a special red carpet event for supporters of The Dragonfly Foundation. The event, held at Cinemark Theater in Oakley, OH, featured a screening of a film Lincoln created about Dragonfly for its Driven To Give program. Dragonfly families, staff, supporters and board members gathered together to see the film in a movie theater! Dr. …
The Dragonfly Foundation’s first experience with Lincoln Motor Company and their Driven to Give program started with a fundraiser at Montgomery Lincoln in Cincinnati, OH during a local “Driven to Give” event. (During that day, the company donated $20 to Dragonfly for each test drive.) As a young non-profit, we seize and rely on every fundraiser we get, no matter how big …
Cannes Honored Director Creates Film Sharing Dragonfly’s Story The Lincoln Motor Company enlisted the incredible talents of Cannes-recognized director, Michael Clarke, and cinematographer, Logan Triplett, to tell the story of The Dragonfly Foundation and its impact on families affected by pediatric cancer. The film is being featured in dealerships nationwide and on LincolnDrivenToGive.com, Lincoln’s social media accounts, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, and Dragonfly’s …
Jayden was trick-or-treating one day at a Halloween gathering on October 30, 2013 and the next day, woke up not feeling well and rushed to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Jayden was 6 years old. We were told that he had a tumor on his right kidney, most definitely cancer and surgery was to happen immediately in order for him to beat …
I got diagnosed with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in my right femur on a Friday afternoon in September of 2010. The weekend after that, I was supposed to move in with my friends at Xavier University to start my junior year. I was 20 years old at the time. I didn’t know anything about osteosarcoma and I didn’t know what to …
Makayla is a happy little girl full of love and Faith. She loves Soccer, Dance, Track and field, loves to cook and Plans to travel the world when she grows up. Makayla was diagnosed with a Brain Tumor called juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma (JPA)only a week after finishing Kindergarten at 6 years old. Our world was flipped upside down. Makayla became very …
Joseph was 14 and in the eighth grade when he noticed that he was having difficulty swallowing. After a trip to the pediatrician thinking he had swollen glands from the persistent cold he seemed to have all winter, Joe was sent to Children’s Hospital Liberty Campus for an ultrasound of his neck and chest. It was in the ultrasound exam …
