“In the 7 years The Dragonfly Foundation has been in existence, they have offered “comfort and joy” to countless young cancer and bone marrow transplant patients and their families. They also “empower their flight” and offer HOPE. I witnessed that on Saturday night as Re/Max gave hot air balloon rides to families in West Chester, OH. While Mother Nature’s winds were not …
Dance Cru, a service project started by students at St. Henry District High School, created an awesome video to inspire our Dragonfly patients! They also held a fundraiser to support the foundation’s efforts to help Dragonfly families find strength. We thank these wonderful kids for their support!
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 …
From a Dragonfly Volunteer who has earned her wings many times over — most recently, by helping us with Kings Island’s Kicks Cancer Fundraiser: I just wanted to drop a note and say how much we enjoyed working at Kings Island yesterday. We are so grateful for the opportunity to volunteer with your organization. There are times in life that …
Our running team captain, Heather Forte, is one amazing lady!! Read this note we got from her!!!! “WEEEELLLLL, I ran the 4 way challenge, so I raced both Saturday and Sunday. The first race Saturday (10k), I managed to find a hole at the finish line and put my foot in it. I twisted my ankle, busted open my knee …
One of our Dragonfly Dad’s, who lost his son, attended a recent Volunteer Orientation we held at The Landing… He sent us this note the next day: “It truly felt like being with family…. even though there were a lot of people that I didn’t know, being in the environment, where all the love has come from through our Journey… …
Allison, a really sweet volunteer, sent us this note! So great to see you both today at WLW! We love you guys and it was such a nice surprise to spend a few minutes with the kids, especially seeing Freddie who I have such a fantastic memory of my first Dragonfly volunteer experience. He and his sister are such great …
From one of our long-time volunteers, Anne Petersen: “We recently got back from a family trip to Nashville. On the way we stopped at Mammoth Cave in KY and did a long and strenuous lantern lit cave tour. About half way through our guide had us turn off the lanterns to get an idea of how incredibly DARK (and a …
A note from a Dragonfly volunteer who greeted Kings Island visitors for us on Saturday (still have openings in August!): “I had a wonderful time volunteering today for KI Kicks Cancer! The staff was very welcoming and helpful with getting us set up, and guiding us on what to do. I was able to make genuine connections with a lot …
From a Dragonfly Volunteer: “I knew that I loved being part of this organization the minute I stepped in to The Landing for my orientation, but the manager cemented in to my heart just how much we have touched her family and all the other families I have never met. The best thing, I have to say, was that my …
