I am raising awareness about childhood cancer and money for childhood cancer research because I want to help find safer and more effective treatments for kids with cancer.
Over the past 4 months I have been part of the Jr. Avalanche team. As our team became more involved with the Avalanche organization and held ourselves to a high standard while wearing the A, we started to see that the Avalanche was about more than just hockey, but also about community, and giving back. In particular, we were following a story about Matt Duchene and his support for a brave young girl, Haven Anderson, and charities that help fight childhood cancer.
When we learned about Haven’s story, we were inspired and wanted to find a way to help kids with cancer!
As it turns out, it is a pretty small world. One of our defensemen, Sergio, has a Mom who taught, Justin Miller, who died of neuroblastoma in 2015 and our Head Coach, Sean Leonard is close friends to the family of Tuesday Whitt, who died from neuroblastoma early in 2009. Both of them are honored kids at St. Baldrick's.
Just 7 years ago, only about 50% of children with nueroblastoma survived 5 years or more with the funding of research through St. Baldrick’s and other organizations. The 5 year survival rate is now about 80%! In 2015, an amazing, 74% of St. Baldrick's donations went directly toward that life saving research!
We need your help! Will you make a donation? Every dollar makes a difference for the thousands of infants, children, teens, and young adults fighting childhood cancers.
