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OUR MISSION

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance provides emotional, educational and practical support to families of children with cancer.

Lights of Courage

450000

25000

Donate

Break a Clay for Candlelighters

90000

13500

Donate

Margarita Taste Off

90000

45950

Donate

Adopt A Family

15000

822

Donate

Hospital Parking Fund

20000

1500

Donate

Fun Walk

250000

970

Donate

School Initiative

3000

1

Donate

Thanks to you, in 2022 we raised more than $1.6 million dollars! Last year your support provided:

Families Served 4,673

Hours of Support 7,893

Parking Validations 7,333

Family Members Adopted 1,477

UPCOMING EVENTS

25 Feb 2023
Saturday 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
Candlelighters Family Lunch at the Houston Rodeo Cookoff
Special thanks to the Planet Texas cook team – Candlelighters is once again set to host childhood cancer families for…
15 Apr 2023
Saturday 1:00 PM-5:30 PM
Margarita Taste Off
Hosted by Candlelighters Young Professionals | Presented by Don Julio | Guests sip, sample and vote for their favorite margaritas!
21 Apr 2023
Friday 6:00 PM-10:00 PM
Candlelighters Night at Constellation Field | Sugar Land Space Cowboys
Candlelighters families are invited to join us for Candlelighters night at Constellation Field to see the Sugar Land Space Cowboys!

Today is World Cancer Day 🎗 We can't express t

Today is World Cancer Day 🎗

We can't express the impact that we have seen on the lives of children with cancer and their loved ones. This disease is brutal, heart wrenching, and knows no boundaries.

Today we honor every single fighter we know - those who are in treatment, those who are survivors, those who are angels, and those who are walking the road right alongside their loved ones battling this disease.

Here at Candlelighters we support childhood cancer patients and their families, but today we honor everyone who has been touched by cancer. We typically wear gold ribbons, but today we recognize every color of the rainbow for every type of cancer.

To all the cancer warriors out there - we're thinking of you today 💛

#WorldCancerDay #WorldCancerDay2023 #CandlelightersCares

👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 IT'S THAT TIME!! CALLING AL

👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 IT'S THAT TIME!! CALLING ALL SENIORS!! 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓

Calling all Class of 2023 seniors!! Candlelighters wants to celebrate YOU!

🎗 If you are a registered Candlelighters family and have a graduating senior this year (patient, survivor, or sibling!) please email our Family Development Coordinator, Opal Goodman, at ogoodman@candle.org with the following information:

✨ Senior's Name
✨ Name of Senior's High School or College
✨ Plans for Next Year
✨ Senior's Achievements and/or Accomplishments you would like to celebrate
✨ Current mailing address

This year, we will be doing Senior Spotlights social media shoutouts and featuring senior photos in our Newsletter -- AND, EXCITINGLY, we're working on ONE MORE SURPRISE!! 💛 Submit your senior TODAY to get on the list! 🥳

Results from our 2022 Family Survey and 🌟WINNER

Results from our 2022 Family Survey and 🌟WINNERS🌟 of gift cards for your time and thoughts 💛

We loved hearing what YOUR most meaningful programs, services, and events are and look forward to sticking to our tried and true mission to support childhood cancer families🎗

Happy Birthday to Candlelighters Board President,

Happy Birthday to Candlelighters Board President, Katie Stanton! ✨ Katie has been involved with Candlelighters for many years and has such a big heart for our childhood cancer families. We are so lucky to have her dedication, leadership, and friendship! We hope you have a WONDERFUL day and the best year ahead of you, Katie! 🥳

Thank you to Shearman and Sterling for supporting

Thank you to Shearman and Sterling for supporting Candlelighters by sponsoring this month's Candlelighters Cares efforts! This program provides treats and a heartfelt thank you to the hardworking hospital staff at our partner hospitals, treating childhood cancer patients day in and day out. It's our way of saying, "We see you and you're doing wonderful work!" 💛 And without our amazing sponsors, we couldn't make this program happen month after month! ✨

If your company or community group is interested in supporting Candlelighters Cares, please give us a shout!

We are SO thankful for awesome community partners

We are SO thankful for awesome community partners like Bracewell LLP! 💞 They chose to make Valentine's Day goody bags for Candlelighters as part of their big Day of Service and we can't wait to pass these out to childhood cancer patients receiving treatment at our partner hospitals! Bracewell employees and attorneys purchased items for the goody bags and gathered to help assemble these for our families. Thank you, Bracewell! 🥰

If your company or community group is interested in partnering with Candlelighters for fun projects like these, please send us a direct message!

💃 We're craving sunshine and we've got MARGARIT

💃 We're craving sunshine and we've got MARGARITAS on our minds! 🍹

Candlelighters and our Young Professionals Group are gearing up for one of our most exciting fundraising events of the year, coming up on Saturday, April 15th at the NEW Kirby Ice House Memorial location! ☀️

We are still looking for sponsors for our 15th Annual Margarita Taste Off and you DO NOT want to miss out! Visit https://us.givergy.com/2023TasteOff to see the various sponsorship levels and benefits, which also include admission to the event to sample the best margaritas and bites from EACH participating restaurant, as well as beer and wine samples!

This year's lineup includes the following participating restaurants:

Ambriza Social Mexican Kitchen
Cilantro's Cocina
Daily Gather
Dish Society
Eight Row Flint
El Tiempo Cantina
Federal American Grill
Field & Tides
Guard and Grace
Harold's in the Heights
Johnny McElroy's Irish Pub & Patio
KICPOPS
Kin Dee
Los Tios Mexican Restaurant
State Fare Kitchen & Bar
Studewood Cantine
Texas Tamale Company

Who do you think will take home the title of Best Margarita!? 🤩

🎂 Today we are wishing our Executive Director,

🎂 Today we are wishing our Executive Director, Lynn Wheeler, the HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY!! 🎁

If you have been involved with Candlelighters for a while, then you know and love Lynn! She has been dedicated to this mission for going-on 18 years and has put her heart and soul into growing this organization. 💖 Her laugh is infectious, she is a wonderful friend to everyone she meets, and you can't help but have a great time when she's around! She is loyal, dedicated, hardworking, and cares SO DEEPLY about our childhood cancer families, all while knocking it out of the park as an amazing wife, mother, sister, and auntie! We are all so lucky to have you in our lives, Lynn!

Happy Birthday! 🥳

Thank you to our amazing friends at MD Anderson wh

Thank you to our amazing friends at MD Anderson who hosted a group of childhood cancer service organizations for an appreciation lunch today!

Brittnee, Nicole, and Tomika have walked alongside us as we serve families who have a child receiving treatment at the MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital. Although the pandemic was rough and took us away from the hospitals, these ladies helped us stay connected to families and helped ensure that we could still keep programs like Candlelighters Cares going. They’ve fostered partnerships with sister charities and we are so grateful for their efforts to get to know our staff!

We love our MD Anderson team! 🎗️

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Candlelighters supports childhood cancer families in our continuing mission.

Newsletter Vol. 25 Spring 2019
June 13, 2019 admin Uncategorized

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