Hand Painted TOMS
If you are a fan of TOMS footwear, then you will love the array of TOMS on our silent auction site. Each one was hand-painted by the children and artists of Connor's Heroes. Connor's Heroes is delighted to announce our most exciting silent auction yet! Everyone can bid right now, and from home if you cannot attend the Heroes Art Ball. Mobile and online bidding is fun, active, and completely secure! You can view and bid on TOMS, vacation packages, experiences, and apparel - all by using your smartphone or tablet. Purchase tickets, or register today! http://501auctions.com/heroesartball
TOMS donated by Saxon Shoes!
April Art Session
Last one before the Heroes Art Ball on May 5. In fact, you don't have to be at the Science Museum to bid on the art that our Heroes created. Everyone can bid right now, and from home if you cannot attend the Heroes Art Ball. Mobile and online bidding is fun, active and completely secure! You can view and bid on our unique Heroes Art Ball silent auction items by using your smartphone or tablet. Purchase tickets, or register, today! http://501auctions.com/heroesartball
Remembering Two Heroes
Everyone loves cupcakes. Especially when you are a family who is spending the day in clinic. Recently, Erin delivered lunch to the families and staff at clinic. On the table were bright pink boxes of cupcakes. We purchased them thanks to a donation by Thomas Lipani’s grandmother, given in memory of him. We also have bags and bags of delicious snacks donated by D'Marco's family. D'Marco's family now lives in Florida. Lucet, his mom, loves for us to share her DMac Snack Attack with the patients and families who are at the childhood cancer clinic in the hospital. We will never forget these two young men who brought so much joy to our childhood cancer community.
Lunch Bag Donation
In our office are two boxes full of colorful and cheerful lunch bags from Thirty-One. Rebekah and her daughter McKenzie donated them to Connor's Heroes. McKenzie was friends with our hero, Jazmyn. Jazmyn was to attend our 2015 Heroes Art Ball, but she was too sick and ultimately lost her battle to cancer only a few days after the art ball. McKenzie and Jazmyn shared a special friendship. She thinks of Jazmyn a lot and wanted to give back to other childhood cancer heroes.
Sponsor Spotlight: AT&T and The London Company
Thank you to AT&T and The London Company. This is the second time that they are standing with our childhood cancer heroes. They both are SIDEKICK SPONSORS for the 2017 Heroes Art Ball. The sponsors of the Heroes Art Ball are a who's who of area businesses. Because of their generosity, they fund help for our families and research conducted in Richmond through the Connor's Heroes Pediatric Cancer Research Fund.
Lelia’s Rooms
Lelia was admitted for her fourth bone marrow transplant. She is only three years old. Any Hero parent will tell you that one stay in the BMT is hard enough, but three and then a fourth?! Lelia's 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. From the cheerful pink, Peppa pig (who Lelia loves so much) to the princesses from Frozen. Four groups of volunteers decorated her room each time she was admitted. We want to thank Freya and also Ellen. Ellen cut short her beach vacation so she could have Lelia's room ready when she was admitted. We were especially touched by Lelia's "Wall of Encouragement." It was lovingly created by a young volunteer. Taylor, with help from his sister Izzy and mom Katie.
"The reason I made the "Wall of Encouragement" for Lelia is because she and her family are going through a scary time. Lelia has to show her amazing bravery. I already look up to her. I have high hopes Lelia will win her war against this sickness," said Taylor. Izzy added, "Although Lelia is going through tough times, I hope the love we put into her room makes her smile! We picked out the the stuffed animal rabbit. It has a special message for her to hug it whenever times get hard."
Thank you to Katie, Taylor, Izzy, Freya and Ellen for decorating Lelia's rooms! It is because of your support that Connor's Heroes can help a family every step of the way.
Virginia This Morning
Olivia joined Lisa on the set of WTVR's program "Virginia This Morning." Lisa sat down with host Jessica Noll and shed light onto the number of children in Central Virginia who are battling childhood cancer and the important research that Connor's Heroes is funding. Olivia painted a painting while Lisa talked about the upcoming Heroes Art Ball. She was a natural for the camera.
Sponsor Spotlight: HF Hill, Atlantic Bulk Carrier, Stoli
HF Hill is more than a company to me. When Pam and Hugh's daughter was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2010, Connor's Heroes was there to help. After that, Pam joined our Board of Directors, and the family was steadfast in raising money for the Connor's Heroes Pediatric Cancer Research Fund, which helped, in no small part, to bring Dr. Corey to Richmond. HF Hill, Atlantic Bulk Carrier and Stoli are BACKPACK SPONSORS for the Heroes Art Ball. How appropriate since it was our Heroes Backpack that brought the Hill Family into our community of heroes.
Lelia’s Room Part 2
Remember, Lelia who's room we recently decorated? Here's what her grandmother said about it! Thank you for allowing our volunteers and staff to help children like Lelia who are battling cancer. You also allow us to support Dr. Corey's research through our research fund.
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Lelia’s Hospital Room
Little Lelia loves all things with the letter "P." When her family registered with Connor's Heroes, they told us that Lelia's favorite things are "Play-Doh, princesses, Peppa Pig and painting." With that info, volunteers - Samantha and Olivia - transformed Lelia's room into a pink, puffy playroom on the VCU Massey Cancer Center Bone Marrow Transplant Unit. What makes this story more special is that Olivia is the big sister to her own childhood cancer hero: her brother Callen. Thanks to your generosity, we can help Lelia and her family through each day as she is in treatment.
Connor's Heroes is proud to be there with the children admitted into this adult floor. So far this year, three of our childhood cancer heroes were treated on the BMT unit. Erin, our Assistant Program Coordinator, says this number of young patients is slightly ahead of the number of children whom we helped last year.