Grants

The Kyla McCullough Gift Fund strives to create an impact in the battle against pediatric cancer. Our strategy is to approach the battlefield from multiple directions…funding pediatric cancer research and organizations we feel increase the quality of life for children living with cancer, providing direct financial support to cancer families, along with promoting the sharing of cancer research findings.

Grant Summary

Grant History

• 11/15/2024 - Granted $1,500 to help pay living expenses for the family of Gabe, a 16-year-old diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoma.
  
  
• 10/4/2024 - Granted $2,000 to help pay living expenses for the family of Elias, a 11-year-old diagnosed with Osteosarcoma.
  
  
• 7/14/2024 - Granted $1,200 to help pay for housing for family of Jesus, a 16-year-old that was diagnosed with T/NK-Cell Lymphoma.
  
  
• 4/10/2024 - Granted $1,600 to help pay for housing for family of Valeria, a 3-year-old that was diagnosed with ALL.
  
  
• 8/20/2023 - Granted $500 to help pay for car repairs for family of Haydin, a 12-year-old that was diagnosed with ALL. Haydin's family needed their car repaired so they can travel from a rural town in Oregon to Doernbecher for appointments and treatments.
  
  
• 8/20/2023 - Granted $2,000 to help pay for rent for family of Christian, a 15-year-old that was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
  
  
• 7/21/2023 - Granted $2,500 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to contribute to their wish campaign, directly supporting children in Oregon and the lower Vancouver area.
  
  
• 7/7/2023 - Granted $1,300 to help pay for rent for family of Pedro, a 17-year-old that was diagnosed with T-Cell ALL.
  
  
• 6/16/2023 - Granted $500 to help keep cell phones active (critical communication line with doctors/hospital) for family of Karla, an 18-year-old that was diagnosed with ALL.
  
  
• 4/8/2023 - Granted $500 to help keep cell phones active (critical communication line with doctors/hospital) for family of Clyde, a 2-year-old that was diagnosed with B Cell ALL.
  
  
• 4/4/2023 - Granted $2,100 to help pay for rent for family of Ahnara, a 6-year-old that was diagnosed with ALL.
  
  
• 2/16/2023 - Granted $757 to help pay funeral expenses for Meira, a 13-year-old that was diagnosed with ALL.
  
  
• 1/13/2023 - Granted $600 to help keep cell phones active (critical communication line with doctors/hospital) for family of Clyde, a 2-year-old that was diagnosed with B Cell ALL.
  
  
• 11/10/2022 - Granted $500 to help pay the transportation for the family of David, a 14-year-old diagnosed with Osteosarcoma.
  
  
• 6/10/2022 - Granted $1,200 to help pay the mortgage for the family of Brynlee, a 4-year-old diagnosed with ALL.
  
  
• 6/10/2022 - Granted $1,500 to help pay the mortgage for the family of Wesley, a 6-year-old diagnosed with High Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
  
  
• 9/8/2022 - Granted $2,000 to help pay rent and utilities for the family of Theo, a 6-year-old diagnosed with Medulloblastoma.
  
  
• 6/10/2022 - Granted $1,000 to help pay rent and utilities for the family of Taylor, a 6-year-old diagnosed with ALL.
  
  
• 6/10/2022 - Granted $3,000 to help pay rent and utilities for the family of Elias, a 11-year-old diagnosed with Osteosarcoma.
  
  
• 6/10/2022 - Granted $2,000 to help pay housing and utilities for the family of Ezra, a 4-year-old diagnosed with Medulloblastoma.
  
  
• 6/10/2022 - Granted $1,500 to help pay rent and utilities for the family of Parker, a 14-year-old diagnosed with AML.
  
  
• 4/18/2022 - Granted $4,000 to help pay medical bills for the family of John, a 17-year-old diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma.
  
  
• 4/18/2022 - Granted $4,000 to help pay rent and utilities for the family of Ozzy, a 2-year-old diagnosed with DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma).
  
  
• 2/2/2022 - Granted $2,400 to help pay rent for the family of Paisley, a 2-year-old diagnosed with Neuroblastoma.
  
  
• 12/31/2021 - Granted $3,000 to help pay medical bills for Samantha, a 5-year-old diagnosed with DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma).
  
  
• 11/23/2021 - Granted $3,000 to help pay medical bills for Sami, a 6-year-old diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma.
  
  
• 10/30/2021 - Granted $1,000 to help pay for expenses related to the many trips to and from hospital for the family of Rocky, an 11-year-old diagnosed with Burkitt's Leukemia.
  
  
• 9/15/2021 - Granted $4,000 to help pay for rent & living expenses for the family of Bryson, a 6-month-old diagnosed with a Brain Tumor.
  
  
• 7/19/2021 - Granted $2,000 to help pay for rent for the family of Athena-Lu, a 6-year-old diagnosed with ALL.
  
  
• 5/23/2021 - Granted $1,800 to help pay for rent for the family of Richard, a 15-year-old diagnosed with ALL.
  
  
• 5/23/2021 - Granted $4,000 to help pay for a few months of rent, utility payments and car payments for the family of Lexie, a 16-year-old diagnosed with Glioblastoma.
  
  
• 3/15/2021 - Granted $2,500 to contribute to paying for a much-needed roof for Huck and his family of 7. Huck is a local 7-year-old that has been diagnosed with T Cell Lymphoma.
  
  
• 3/14/2021 - Granted $5,000 to Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute to assist with their puchase of an instrument that brings their protein analysis step down from 1.5 days to just 3 hours. This enables them to be much more efficient as they continue their research of pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 3/14/2021 - Granted $500 to help pay for a funeral arrangements for Carlos, a 12-year-old who passed away from Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma.
  
  
• 1/5/2021 - Granted $4,000 to help pay for a few months of mortgage payments for Raelyn, a 6-year-old diagnosed with Medulloblastoma.
  
  
• 1/5/2021 - Granted $4,000 to help pay for a few months of mortgage payments for Elena, a 2-year-old diagnosed with Anaplastic Ependymoma Brain Cancer.
  
  
• 1/5/2021 - Granted $1,000 to help pay for family bills and travel expenses for Wesley, a 15-year-old diagnosed with AML.
  
  
• 1/5/2021 - Granted $1,000 to help pay for the mortgage for the family of Lorenzo, a high-school boy diagnosed with ALL.
  
  
• 11/3/2020 - Granted $4,000 to pay for rent and other bills for the family of Kai, a 5-year-old boy diagnosed with ALL.
  
  
• 10/21/2020 - Granted $3,500 to pay for rent, food and other bills for the family of Jorge, a 17-year-old boy diagnosed with ALL.
  
  
• 9/22/2020 - Granted $3,000 to pay for rent, food and other bills for the family of Erik, a 15-year-old boy diagnosed with AML.
  
  
• 9/19/2020 - Granted $3,700 to pay for 2 months of rent, car payments and gas for the family of Vincent, a 2-year-old boy diagnosed with AML.
  
  
• 9/19/2020 - Granted $5,000 toward a vehicle with a lift for a wheelchair for Jacob, a wheelchair bound 17-year-old boy diagnosed with Pineal Germinoma.
  
  
• 9/19/2020 - Granted $3,000 to pay for several months rent for the family of Josue, a 9-year old boy diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma.
  
  
• 9/19/2020 - Granted $4,000 to pay for several months rent, car repair and travel expenses to and from the hospital for the family of Zavier, a 2-year old boy diagnosed with Medulloblastoma.
  
  
• 7/17/2020 - Granted $3,872.39 to pay one month of local lodging for the family of Syra, an 8-year-old girl receiving treatment for Epenymoma. Grant also included some birthday gifts to make her 8th birthday a special one.
  
  
• 4/26/2020 - Granted $5,000 to pay for rental assistance, gasoline, car insurance and food for the family of Wesley, a local 15-year-old recently declared NED from AML, but subsequently recently underwent a bone marrow transplant and must live in the hospital until at least July.
  
  
• 4/13/2020 - Granted $20,000 to Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute to address 3 specific needs for their research of pediatric cancer.
  • Due to the social distancing guidelines the lab technicians are following because of the current COVID virus crisis, their ability to do testing on tissue has been cut in half. A portion of this grant will be used to get them back to full efficiency by purchasing 2 additional tissue culture hoods.
  • For certain cancers, metastasis is the key challenge to survival; however, in other cancers such as some sarcomas and glioblastoma/DIPG, invasion is the driving clinical problem. A portion of this grant will be used to purchase equipment that will greatly improve the efficiency of testing invasion-stopping compounds.
  • A new technology can essentially say, “tag, you’re it” to a protein that you’d like immediately destroyed in a cancer cell. Currently, less than 5,000 of the 66,000 possible protein proteins in a cell can be addressed with a drug. A portion of this grant will be used to purchase equipment that cc-TDI can use to assist in the effort to address all 66,000 proteins with a drug.
  
  
• 3/17/2020 - Granted $4,000 to fund a backyard makeover and play structure for Julian, a local 2-year-old boy battling Neuroblastoma. Julian's need to find joy and continue to develop and be strong as well as safe during cancer treatment is critical.
  
  
• 2/24/2020 - Granted $5,000 to pay for mortgage assistance for the family of Timofey, a local 14-year-old battling lung cancer.
  
  
• 2/24/2020 - Granted $5,000 to pay for cancer-related medical bills and lost wages for the family of Lauren, a local 2-year-old battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
  
  
• 11/1/2019 - Granted $15,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to sponsor the granting of the wishes of 3 children battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 6/22/2019 - Granted $2,506.81 to fund a backyard makeover and play structure for Clara, a local 21 month old girl battling pediatric cancer. Clara is undergoing an 18-24 month cancer treatment plan, during which time it will be difficult for her to go to a public park due to the risk of infection as she maneuvers through her treatment.
  
  
• 5/22/2019 - Granted $466.46 to pay for cancer-related medical bills for Cheyannah, a local girl battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 5/4/2019 - Granted $15,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to sponsor the granting of the wishes of 3 children battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 2/6/2019 - Granted $2,625.39 to pay for cancer-related medical bills for Cheyannah, a local girl battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 1/22/2019 - Granted $5,600 to the family of Logan, a local 5-year-old boy that was diagnosed with Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma. Due to extremely specific dietary needs, Logan must use a feeding tube in addition to an ostomy tube. The funds granted will be used to purchase the required feeding and nutrition supplies for Logan that the insurance company is not covering.
  
  
• 1/6/2019 - Granted $12,620 to Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute in support of their research of pediatric cancer. This grant will be used to purchase a super-deep freezer in support of their Cancer Registry for Familial and Sporadic Tumors (CUREfast) program, which enables parents of children with cancer to donate tumor tissue to the research community. These tumor tissue samples "can be field-changing, especially for rare childhood cancers for which cell lines and mouse models do not exist, and for which functional studies have never before been performed."
  
  
• 1/3/2019 - Granted $4,000 to the family of Rilee, a local 5-year-old girl that was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. The funds will be used to help the family cover living expenses and upcoming medical needs while supporting Rilee during her cancer treatments.
  
  
• 11/21/2018 - Granted $647.92 to pay for cancer-related medical bills for Cheyannah, a local girl battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 9/23/2018 - Granted $2,500 to the family of Kylee, a local 12-year-old girl that was diagnosed with a sarcoma. The funds will be used to help the family cover living expenses and upcoming medical needs for Kylee.
  
  
• 7/6/2018 - Granted $4,000 to the family of Shaun, a local 4-year-old boy that was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma. The funds will be used to help the family stay focused on Shaun's care during his cancer treatment, helping cover living expenses and upcoming medical needs for Shaun.
  
  
• 4/25/2018 - Granted $57.06 to pay for cancer-related medical bills for Cheyannah, a local girl battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 2/26/2018 - Granted $2,500 to the family of Heidi, a local 16-year-old girl that was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. After 5 months of chemotheraphy and 14 days of radiation, Heidi has beat cancer! The funds will be used to help the family catch up on bills that were neglected while they focused on Heidi's battle with cancer.
  
  
• 2/26/2018 - Granted $4,000 to the family of Masen, a local 4-year-old boy that recently passed away weeks after being diagnosed with DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma). The funds will be used to cover a few months rent for the family.
  
  
• 2/20/2018 - Granted $10,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to sponsor the granting of the wishes of 2 children battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 1/30/2018 - Granted $14,000 to Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute in support of their research of pediatric cancer. This grant will be used to purchase "Kyla's Tissue Culture Hood", an integral part of cc-TDI's workflow. "We currently have a small tissue culture hood to share for the entire lab. The new, larger hood will prevent the current disruptions we have in our workday while we wait for other people to finish their experiments. Every tissue sample from patients, or cell line that cc-TDI utilizes to test new therapies is handled in this sterile environment. The laminar airflow prevents airborne dust and bacteria from entering the hood, and thus our samples. Bacterial, fungal and viral infections ruin experiments, so every precaution is taken to stop them. This piece of equipment accelerates all aspects of our tissue culture experiments, especially with regards to screening novel therapies for pediatric cancers."
  
  
• 12/15/2017 - Sponsored a family of 5 in need of assistance for Christmas in Clackamas, Oregon. Our organization granted $1,462.99 in clothes, gifts, and gift cards for each family member in the hopes that the family would be blessed during this Christmas season.
  
  
• 11/21/2017 - Granted $5,000 to the family of Corey, a local high school student who is battling Osteosarcoma. The family is fully committed to supporting Corey in his battle, but in turn is experiencing financial hardship. With missed time from work and long hospital stays, the family is struggling to stay afloat. The funds granted will allow the family to pay for rent, utilities, food for the family. In addition, the funds will be used to pay for special medication that Corey needs, but is not covered by insurance.
  
  
• 10/24/2017 - Granted additional $150 to the family of Daniel (a local 7th grade boy, battling Rhabdomyosarcoma). The funds granted will assist the family in paying their monthly utility bill.
  
  
• 8/13/2017 - Granted $1,000 to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in honor of Anna Seely, a local girl that was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) as an 11 year old in late 2014. Anna displayed strength, courage, and determination as she beat AML and today is thriving, leading a normal life of a 13 year old girl!
  
  
• 8/10/2017 - Granted additional $2,000 to the family of Daniel (a local 7th grade boy, battling Rhabdomyosarcoma). The funds granted will continue to allow the family to be together as they care for Daniel and take some time to make lasting family memories.
  
  
• 6/25/2017 - Granted $3,000 to the family of Daniel (a local 7th grade boy, battling Rhabdomyosarcoma). As Daniel's battle against cancer has progressed, it has become increasingly clear that the family needs to be together as much as possible. The funds granted will allow the father to be home from work for a couple months to care for Daniel and take some time to make lasting family memories.
  
  
• 6/15/2017 - Granted $272.94 to the family of Daniel (a local 7th grade boy, battling Rhabdomyosarcoma). The funds were used to purchase a fully equipped home computer and printer that the family can use.
  
  
• 6/1/2017 - Granted $964.04 to the family of Daniel (a local 7th grade boy, battling Rhabdomyosarcoma). The funds were used to purchase a birthday gift for Daniel that can be used by the whole family, along with camping gear for the family so they can create lasting memories during the time they have.
  
  
• 4/28/2017 - Granted $703.35 to pay off two medical bills for Cheyannah, a local 4-year-old girl battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 4/26/2017 - Granted $1,245.86 to the family of Daniel (a local 7th grade boy, battling Rhabdomyosarcoma) to pay off a couple utility bills and provide a small financial cushion for the family during this stressful time.
  
  
• 4/15/2017 - Granted $10,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to sponsor the granting of the wishes of 2 children battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 4/11/2017 - Granted $5,000 to a local high school student named Corey that is battling Osteosarcoma. The funds granted will allow the family to be able to stay home as needed to care for Corey during his chemotherapy treatments, and will also help pay for a special bed Corey will need during his recovery.
  
  
• 3/31/2017 - Granted $301.31 to pay off three medical bills for Cheyannah, a local 4-year-old girl battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 3/10/2017 - Granted $2,108.00 to puchase a refrigerator, stove, and a $500 gift card for groceries for Daniel (a local 7th grade boy, battling Rhabdomyosarcoma) and his family. The family is under financial stress and needs assistance as they work to provide a home where they can create lasting memories.
  
  
• 3/10/2017 - Granted $4,479.18 to pay off a medical bill for DJ, a local high school senior diagnosed with Medulloblastoma.
  
  
• 2/14/2017 - Granted $1,090.62 to pay off two medical bills for Cheyannah, a local 4-year-old girl battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 2/6/2017 - Granted $7,750 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to sponsor the granting of the wish for a child battling pediatric cancer. This is a milestone grant for our organization as this grant puts us at $100,000 granted to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon®.
  
  
• 2/6/2017 - Granted $29,500 to Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute in support of their research of pediatric cancer. Our grant, along with a matching grant from another foundation were used to purchase a heavily discounted $500,000 flow cytometer (cell sorter)! As told by a member of the cc-TDI lab, "The FacsAria is integral to my research. Among other things, this instrument has the capability to separate cells based not only on size and complexity, but molecular markers as well. Sorting based on these markers allows me to precisely identify distinct populations of cells in tumor samples. Analyzing these populations is a way to identify new cell specific characteristics which makes them vulnerable to therapies, in a way that traditional molecular biology techniques cannot do." This is a milestone grant for our organization as this grant puts us over $100,000 granted to support Dr Keller and his pediatric cancer research at both Doernbecher Children's Hospital and Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute combined.
  
  
• 11/19/2016 - Granted $10,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to sponsor the granting of the wishes of 2 children battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 9/2/2016 - Granted $5,126.22 to support the family of local 3-year-old Cheyannah in support of her battle against Pediatric Cancer. The family recently learned their daughter has Wilm's Tumor, the most common type of kidney cancer in children. The funds granted are being used to help pay for Cheyannah's medical expenses, in addition to assisting in helping cover ongoing family expenses as her mother has taken a leave from her job in order to care for her.
  
  
• 2/5/2016 - Granted $5,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to sponsor the granting of the wish of a local 7-year-old girl that is battling an aggressive brain tumor.
  
  
• 1/23/2016 - Granted $5,370.91 to support the family of a local 7-year-old's battle against Pediatric Cancer. The family recently learned their daughter's aggressive brain tumor was growing and that there are no more treatment options for her. The funds granted are being used to allow the parents to stay home from work so they can spend more quality time with their daughter.
  
  
• 1/12/2016 - Granted $16,000 to Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute in support of their research of pediatric cancer. This grant will be used to purchase a microscope that examines the interaction of tumor cells and normal cells like blood vessels in tissue.
  
  
• 12/22/2015 - Sponsored a family of 5 in need of assistance in Beaverton, Oregon. This family has a 7-year-old girl with a very aggressive brain tumor. Our organization granted $1,196.25 in clothes, gift cards, and gifts for each family member in the hopes that the family would be blessed.
  
  
• 8/3/2015 - Granted $10,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to sponsor the granting of the wishes of 2 children battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 6/28/2014 thru 1/21/2015 - Granted $6,883.65 to build a 2nd-level deck for the family of Cassie Powell. A couple years prior, the Powell family was forced to remove their 2nd-level deck because the wood was rotting and became unsafe. Due to medical expenses related to Cassie's ongoing battle with her neuroblastoma, the family could not afford to replace it. Thus, they lived for a couple years without any 2nd-level deck, but still with three 2nd-story doors that opened to no deck. In order to help provide a safer environment for the Powell family, KMGF sponsored the project of rebuilding their 2nd-level deck, granting the necessary funds to purchase the supplies and providing the labor crew to build it.
  
  
• 12/1/2014 - Granted $3,000 to the Child Life Program at Doernbecher Children's Hospital to provide Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for patients, families, and staff that spent their holidays at the hospital.
  
  
• 5/16/2014 - Granted $250 to CaringBridge to support the services they provide to families in times of need. CaringBridge offers protected websites for connecting people when it matters most. When Kyla was battling cancer, we used the CaringBridge service to keep others up to date with how Kyla was doing.
  
  
• 5/9/2014 - Granted $10,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to sponsor the granting of the wishes of 2 children battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 4/14/2014 - Granted an additional $1,500 to support Cassie Powell's battle against Pediatric Cancer. It was brought to our attention that Cassie needs hearing aids to help with hearing loss that she has incurred due to her cancer treatment that she has received. Because the family cannot afford to get her the hearing aids that she needs, we have stepped in to help, thanks in large part to a targeted donation from the Hamlin family.
  
  
• 4/12/2014 - Granted $2,500 to support Cassie Powell's battle against Pediatric Cancer. Cassie's family continues to carry the burden of financial stress caused by Cassie's battle against cancer. This Oregon City family is a very good example of how families that are in the midst of the battle need ongoing support from their community.
  
  
• 4/11/2014 - Granted $2,500 to support Aaron Ahlstrom's battle against Pediatric Cancer. Aaron is a senior at Clackamas High School and was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor last fall.
  
  
• 3/3/2014 - Granted $1,000 to support Mya Brandt's battle against Pediatric Cancer. Mya lives in the Salem area, is now 3 years old and is battling her 2nd occurrence of brain cancer. This grant was also made in support of the efforts of the Leadership Class at Straub Middel School. Check out this recent article to learn more.
  
  
• 2/19/2014 - Granted $25,000 to Keller Lab at Doernbecher Children's Hospital in support of their research of pediatric cancer. This grant will be used to purchase a DNA electroporation machine that can move artificial DNA into tumor cells by brief, high voltage electrical current with 100% accruacy.
  
  
• 2/17/2014 - Granted $160 to Beads Of Courage to support the services they provide to children that are battling cancer. Beads of Courage offers encouragement to children coping with serious illness through innovative, arts-in-medicine suuportive care programs.
  
  
• 12/17/2013 - Granted $6,000 to the Child Life Program at Doernbecher Children's Hospital to provide Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner for patients, families, and staff that spent their holidays at the hospital.
  
  
• 8/21/2013 - Granted $10,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to sponsor the granting of the wishes of 2 children battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 3/27/2013 - Granted $12,500 to the Child Life Program at Doernbecher Children's Hospital to sponsor the second phase of their Multitouch iPad Project. The first phase of this project was to provide iPads to be used strictly under the direct supervision of the Child Life Specialists during medical procedures, reducing the need to use medication. The specific goal of this second phase is to provide iPads for patient use during extended hospitalization. Studies have shown extended hospitalization can impact the development in pediatric and adolescence. Providing a means of playing and staying socially connected is one way to mitigate the potentially negative impact of extended hospitalization.
  
  
• 3/27/2013 - Granted $14,000 to Keller Lab at Doernbecher Children's Hospital in support of their research of pediatric cancer. This grant will be used to purchase a BioTek Synergy HT Multi-Mode Microplate Reader, which reads tumor cell growth (or tumor cell inhibition) assays and will be used on the front lines of cancer research at least 3-5 times per day.
  
  
• 3/21/2013 - Granted $1,000 to Pillowcases for Patients to provide funding for personalized pillowcases to be made for children in hospitals. Pillowcases for Patients is an organization run by the incredible Erin Kirby, an Oregon City high-schooler who has turned her personal tragedy into smiles for children in hospitals all over the world.
  
  
• 12/21/2012 - Sponsored Christmas for a family of 5 in need of assistance at Doernbecher Children's Hospital. This family has a 2-and-a-half year old boy who has a difficult kind of cancer to treat. The family was not from the Portland area, but had spent the week before Christmas at Doernbecher as their son received treatment for cancer. Our organization granted $1,247.03 in food, clothes, gift cards, and gifts for each family member in the hopes that the family would enjoy a very blessed Christmas with each other.
  
  
• 11/20/2012 - Granted $5,500 to the Child Life Program at Doernbecher Children's Hospital to provide Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner for patients, families, and staff that spent their holidays at the hospital. Representatives from our organization attended the dinners, greeting those who came to enjoy the Holiday meal.
  
  
• 8/21/2012 - Granted $10,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to sponsor the granting of the wishes of 2 children battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 1/24/2012 - Granted $5,100 to Cassie Powell and family to assist in her battle against cancer. Cassie is a young girl from Oregon City that was diagnosed with a very rare form of children's cancer called Neuorblastoma in December of 2010. Cassie is at the stage of her treatment where she needs to visit Neuroblastoma specialists at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. For more information about Cassie, please visit her website, cassiesangels.com.
  
  
• 12/22/2011 - Granted $4,000 to sponsor the Kyla McCullough Memorial Pediatric Oncology Lectureship, held on 1/31/2012 at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute to promote the sharing of cancer research findings. This lecture featured Dr. Mark Kieran, MD, PhD., Director of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology at Children's Hospital Boston, who discussed his findings with respect to using metronomic chemotherapy to target angiogenesis in tumors. To view this lecture, please visit our Lectureship page.
  
  
• 11/1/2011 - Granted $4,000 to the Child Life Program at Doernbecher Children's Hospital to provide Thanksgiving dinner for patients, families, and staff that spent their holidays at the hospital. Representatives from our organization attended the dinner, greeting those who came to enjoy the Thanksgiving meal.
  
  
• 11/1/2011 - Granted $10,000 to the Child Life Program at Doernbecher Children's Hospital to sponsor their Multitouch iPad Project. The specific goal of this project is to dramatically decrease the use of medication for children at Doernbecher prior to medical procedures. Children who are able to manage their stress with non-pharmacological techniques have the mental acuity to understand the experience with less recovery time needed following invasive and non-invasive procedures. Ultimately, this project has the potential to impact up to 1,500 patients annually.
  
  
• 11/1/2011 - Granted $10,000 to Keller Lab at Doernbecher Children's Hospital in support of their research of pediatric cancer. This grant will be used to purchase an Intravital Microscope for monitoring brain tumor spread and understanding how tumor cells attach to the lining of the spinal column.
  
  
• 8/21/2011 - Granted $10,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to sponsor the granting of the wishes of 2 children battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 12/29/2010 - Granted $10,000 to Keller Lab at Doernbecher Children's Hospital in support of their research of pediatric cancer. This grant will be used to purchase a NanoDrop Spectrophotometer...a "workhorse" tool used by 7-8 researchers every day on the front lines in the fight against pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 12/13/2010 - Granted $250 to CaringBridge to support the services they provide to families in times of need. CaringBridge offers protected websites for connecting people when it matters most. When Kyla was battling cancer, we used the CaringBridge service to keep others up to date with how Kyla was doing.
  
  
• 12/13/2010 - Granted $675 to Beads Of Courage to support the services they provide to children that are battling cancer. Beads of Courage offers encouragement to children coping with serious illness through innovative, arts-in-medicine suuportive care programs.
  
  
• 12/13/2010 - Granted $1,000 to American Cancer Society in support of the work they do to fight cancer.
  
  
• 8/25/2010 - Granted $10,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to sponsor the granting of the wishes of 2 children battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 9/25/2008 - Granted $12,100 to Doernbecher Children's Hospital to support the fight against Pediatric Brain Tumors through their Pedicatric Brain Tumor Research Fund (8PBTR Fund).
  
  
• 9/25/2008 - Granted $500 to Doernbecher Children's Hospital to support their bead program for the children in the Cancer Center.
  
  
• 9/25/2008 - Granted $5,500 to Doernbecher Children's Hospital to purchase a Stryker Patient Stretcher in support of their Pediatric Emergency Department Renovation project.
  
  
• 7/28/2008 - Granted $6,050 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to sponsor the granting of the wishes of 1 child battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 7/18/2007 - Granted $10,200 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to sponsor the granting of the wishes of 2 children battling pediatric cancer.
  
  
• 11/22/2006 - Granted $1,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon® to support the wonderful work they do in granting the wishes of children battling serious illnesses.