Primrose Spring Fling
Once again our friends at Primrose School rallied for children with cancer. They donated proceeds from their Spring Fling that was held at two locations.They raised $2,750! Our #HeroesofRVA families thank the families at Primrose for helping the kids.
Another BMT Room Surprise
Lelia was admitted for her third of four bone marrow transplants. She's battling the most common malignant brain tumor in children known as Medulloblastoma. Any Hero parent will tell you that one stay in the BMT is hard enough, but three and possibly a fourth?! The treatment is all-consuming requiring the family to shuttle between their home in Ashland and the hospital. Every time that Lelia was admitted, she found her room decorated with new and exciting surprises. This time, our volunteer Freya filled it with the cheerful pink, Peppa pig who Lelia loves so much. It is because of your support that Connor's Heroes can help a family every step of the way.
Aaron’s Bake Sale
In honor of his Bar-Mitzvah, Aaron is working hard to raise as much money as possible for Connor's Heroes. He's off to a good start. His first month of bake sales raised close to a $1000. He plans to host bake sales for five months; baking a different cookie each month. Kids helping kids is very special to our families with Connor's Heroes. Thank you to Temple Beth El for supporting his fundraising campaign.
Hero Art For Sale
You can now purchase online an assortment of products featuring the art lovingly created by our childhood cancer heroes. 100% of your purchase will support our programs such as the Heroes Backpack and gift cards for out-of-town travel and daily expenses. We are happy to ship directly to you. Right now, you can purchase:
Coasters
Notepad
Notecards
Mousepad
Your gift will support all the children who are in treatment and registered with Connor's Heroes.
7th Annual Heroes Art Ball - The Hero Room
While you were enjoying the Heroes Art Ball with your friends, our Hero families were having a party of their own. The Heroes Room is a space where our Hero kids played together and prepared for walking the stage with their inspirational art created for the auction. The children (and parents) had a great time together. Thank you to the volunteers who played with everyone in the Hero Room. A big thank you to the Strum Group for providing all the fun by sponsoring the Hero Room! The Hero Room shows the true spirit of our community of heroes.
7th Annual Heroes Art Ball - The Night
The 7th Annual Heroes Art Ball was an inspirational and fun-filled night. See all that happened in our four hours together. This year's gala raised $265,000, which is $65,000 more than last year's highly successful Heroes Art Ball. This year, Connor's Heroes committed to doubling the amount of support we offer our Hero families throughout all stages of treatment. In addition to our many other programs, families now receive a new ipad mini in the Heroes Backpack, up to $1,000 towards travel expenses for out-of-town treatments or second opinions, $500 for gas, groceries, and daily expenses for each year of their child's treatment, and $1,000 to the funeral home on behalf of a grieving family. Your generosity during the Heroes Art Ball will make a difference in the lives of our childhood cancer heroes.
7th Annual Heroes Art Ball - Our Friends
The Heroes Art Ball is a fun-filled night not only for our childhood cancer families, but the community who support them. Our guests include people from all over the area - including a few who travel from North Carolina, Georgia and NOVA just for the gala! Doctors, researchers, and former patient families enjoy the evening with our board members, business leaders, and event sponsors. We all come together with the purpose of supporting the Heroes of RVA and research conducted in Richmond through the Connor's Heroes Pediatric Cancer Research Fund.
7th Annual Heroes Art Ball - Hero Families
A treasured memento of the Heroes Art Ball is the portrait taken of each family. We are grateful to Jean Lua Photography, Focus on Joy Photography and Greg Wright for volunteering their time and talents to capture so many beautiful moments.
7th Annual Heroes Art Ball - The Kids!
From Ariana to Zoey with Byron, Caleb, Charlie, Graeme, Olivia D., Olivia H., Rosalie, Tay, and William! See all the fun our childhood cancer heroes had at the 7th Annual Heroes Art Ball. Their families had a wonderful evening together thanks to you.
Duck Donuts
Thank you to Duck Donuts for their fundraiser "Quack Gives Back!" Love the name. Love the donuts. They raised enough money for a week's worth of groceries that we can give to a family in gift cards. When a family is desperately using every penny towards their child's survival, every bit of assistance goes a long way. If you are part of a local business who likes to give back to the Richmond community and is passionate about the children battling cancer, you, too, can host a fund raiser for Connor's Heroes. Email erin at connorsheroes dot org.