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OUR MISSION

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

School Initiative

3000

400

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Fun Walk

230000

21128

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Parking Fund

15000

6053

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Adopt A Family

15000

697

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Lights of Courage

400000

7500

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Margarita Taste Off

70000

112978

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Thanks to you, in 2021 we raised more than $1.5 million dollars! Last year your support provided:

Families Served 4,320

Hours of Support 7,893

Parking Validations 8,462

Family Members Adopted 1,205

UPCOMING EVENTS

12 Jul 2022
Tuesday 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Summer Surprises
SUMMER SURPRISES Summer Surprises parties are held each summer for Texas Children’s Cancer Center and MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital…
10 Sep 2022
Saturday 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Fun Walk
Walking alongside childhood cancer families each step of the way. Join us!
25 Sep 2022
Sunday 10:30 AM-2:00 PM
Tennis Classic benefiting Candlelighters
Doubles Tennis Classic benefiting Candlelighters!

Imagine 4,435 candles on a birthday cake... 🎂🕯 Now imagine a gift for each one of those candles that gets blown out... what if YOUR birthday could mean a gift for another with each candle on your cake? A gift of laughter, fun, meaningful memories, and so much more 🎁

It's JULY (can you believe it?!) and we've got a new challenge for the rest of the year! Candlelighters is currently serving 4,435 childhood cancer families and we want to honor each one. We have seen so many of our friends generously start Facebook & Instagram Birthday Fundraisers to support Candlelighters and we want to keep the celebrations going! Our goal is to raise just $1 "per candle" 🕯 and each of YOUR birthday candles signifies a Candlelighters childhood cancer family 🎗

Your birthday fundraiser could:
🕯 help relieve the burden of parking costs at the Med Center
🕯 help fund a weekend away to help families forget about cancer
🕯 help provide meals passes and gas cards to cancer families in need
🕯 help fund parties, gifts, laughter, and memories through our free family events

Each dollar raised through a Facebook Birthday Fundraiser benefiting Candlelighters will DIRECTLY support our families fighting pediatric cancer. 💛

In Instagram, tap the + by your handle and click the very bottom option that says 'Fundraiser' - then search for @candlelighters_houston. SO EASY! On Facebook, visit https://www.facebook.com/fund/candlelighters/ to get started. Make sure you update your fundraising goal, the title to let everyone know it's for your birthday fundraiser, and your story about why you're raising funds for Candlelighters!

🎉 Comment below if you're a July birthday and ready to blow out some candles and give a gift to cancer families?!

Wishing our Candlelighters Parent Consultant Yuvi

Wishing our Candlelighters Parent Consultant Yuvi Sifuentes a Happy Birthday! 🎉

Yuvi serves Candlelighters families receiving treatment at MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital and Children’s Memorial Hermann. She is a mom of three and her daughter, Michelle, is a long-term childhood cancer survivor!

Please help us wish Yuvi a happy happy day! 🎂🥳

Thank you to families who are raising essential fu

Thank you to this month’s Candlelighters Cares S

Thank you to this month’s Candlelighters Cares Sponsor, Origin Bank! Candlelighters Young Professionals Group (YPG) member Ashley brought delicious Voodoo Doughnuts 🍩 for the hardworking nurses, doctors and staff at our partner hospitals in the Medical Center: Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center, MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital, and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital 💛🎗

Candlelighters Cares is a monthly program to show our gratitude to the hospitals and people who take such great care of childhood cancer families!

We are currently looking for sponsors for July, October, and November!! Please message us or comment below if you’d like to provide treats for our hospital partners!! Sponsors could be a family, community group, business, or restaurant. It’s a wonderful way to give back to the amazing people that pour into the childhood cancer community 💖

Reunited and it feels so good! 💖 What a wonderf

Reunited and it feels so good! 💖 What a wonderful day with some of our Candlelighters kiddos and our amazing friends & supporters with Houston Relocation Professionals (HRP)! ⚾️🏟 The last time we were all together at Minute Maid Park was in 2019! It was an EXTRA special day for our major league first timers! 🤩

Because of generous sponsors like HRP, we are able to do special events like these with families who have been touched by childhood cancer🎗 So much fun cheering on the Houston Astros today!

🎗FACT: Candlelighters is the ONLY organization

🎗FACT: Candlelighters is the ONLY organization in the Texas Medical Center assisting families with daily parking costs at all 3️⃣ pediatric oncology institutions (Children's Memorial Hermann, MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital and Texas Children's Cancer Center).

�🚗🏥With the drastic increase in parking fees, we need your help now more than ever to relieve the daily burdens of our childhood cancer families' lives. If you have the means - we'd love for you to help us provide parking for a family TODAY - a $15 donation will cover it.

Candlelighters receives 100% of donations from Facebook - know that your donation is going straight to a family in need 💛

We had the BEST night at the ballgame this past Sa

We had the BEST night at the ballgame this past Saturday thanks to @constellationenergy and the @slspacecowboys 🤠💫⚾️

Nearly 300 Candlelighters family members enjoyed the game and were each provided with a meal voucher for everyone’s favorite ballpark treats. Shoutout to @ascendmaterials for sponsoring a game day t-shirt for all our guests, and coming to hand them out!

Rhabdomyosarcoma survivor, Christian, threw out the first pitch 💪🏼⚾️

Glioblastoma warrior, Alex, kicked off the game with “PLAY BALL” ⚾️🏁

And 20 of our kiddos were given an on-field experience for the National Anthem 🇺🇸
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🤠🎗💗As our Board Member Jay Beasley would

🤠🎗💗As our Board Member Jay Beasley would say “HATS OFF!” to the Crosby Fair & Rodeo Committee - they designated $40,000 to Candlelighters through their signature event Bras for the Cause! This committee of dedicated women is truly amazing and we are extremely grateful for their continued support! Thank you!!
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Montz & Maher Dental Group, Pearland and Montz & M

Montz & Maher Dental Group, Pearland and Montz & Maher Dental Group, Friendswood are nearing the end of their annual Smiles for Life campaign - where 100% of 🦷 teeth whitening goes to charity 🎉

Book your appointment ASAP this month (this promotion only lasts until the end of June!) to brighten up your smile 😁 AND help a child!

We're so honored to be their local beneficiary again this year and look forward to seeing how their contributions will continue supporting childhood cancer families 🎗 Thank you, Montz & Maher!

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Newsletter Vol. 25 Spring 2019
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