This year I am walking in the Candlelighters Fun Walk and I would love for you to support our family! I am walking in honor of all the families who face childhood cancer, those who have earned their wings, and our own daughter Kaelyn Celeste who was diagnosed April of 2018. This year's walk is special to us because as of April 2020 she's been declared cancer free! We've been blessed to have had Candlelighters make a difference in our lives and now we want to pay it forward in many different ways. They do their best in any and every way possible to ease the minds of the families facing this chapter of their lives even if it's just for a little while. Childhood cancer does not take a break no matter what is going on in the world. Now more than ever these families face many emotions because everything is so uncertain and it is up to our community to support them. Any donation makes a huge difference, keeping in mind that just $13 pays for a day of parking at the hospital!
The Fun Walk raises money for Candlelighters annual family camp – a get-a-way for the whole family. Many camps in Houston offer the child with cancer a getaway, but Candlelighers believes that it is very important for the whole family to come together away from the treatment facilities and their everyday hectic lives. Quality time as a family is essential in their struggle to beat the disease. The cost to send a camper to camp is approximately $200 and this year they are planning on hosting 250 campers!
Thank you for supporting me and for helping all the children with cancer and their families that Candlelighters serves!