Strides for Sarcoma

Stop by today and support Maia’s Mission! 🍋💛🎗️

These incredible girls are turning a simple lemonade stand into something so much bigger, raising funds for Strides for Sarcoma and honoring Maia along the way. Every cup poured and every person who stops by helps us continue supporting families and advancing pediatric sarcoma research.

📍 8637 Rohnke Road
🍋 Starting at 11 AM

Seeing the next generation choose to make a difference in Maia’s memory means more than we can put into words. Stop by, grab some lemonade, and help them make an impact! 🦋💛

Forever 9. Forever loved. Forever part of this mission.

We are so excited to announce that Gianna is the winner of our $250 Childhood Cancer Awareness Month giveaway! 💛

Gianna is currently battling relapsed osteosarcoma, and we hope this small gift brings a little extra joy and comfort to her and her family during this journey.

Gianna, your strength and courage inspire us, and the entire Strides for Sarcoma community is cheering you on every step of the way. 💛🎗️

Follow Gianna’s journey and show her some love at GiannaStrong 💜.

Keep fighting, Gianna. We’re all behind you! 💛

Our 2025 Warrior of the Year, Ava, has a special goal: receive a card from all 50 states and beyond! 💌🌎

Help us show Ava just how far love and support can travel. 💛🎗️ Send a card, share this post, and help fill her map!

A message from the founders 💛

Last year, we had the absolute best time at CureFest. We had the opportunity to meet so many incredible warriors and families, hear their stories, and stand alongside a community that shares our passion for creating a future without childhood cancer. 🎗️

This year, we’ve made the difficult decision not to attend CureFest. As much as we wish we could be there, we both have medical school exams the following week and know that right now, we need to give our studies our full attention.

It’s a bittersweet decision because this community means so much to us. But we also know exactly why we are in medical school. Every long day of studying is bringing us one step closer to being able to care for kids and families like the ones we’ve been so fortunate to meet through Strides for Sarcoma.

We know this is where we are meant to be, and we know the work we are putting in now will allow us to make an even greater difference for our future patients someday.

To everyone gathering at CureFest this year: we’ll be cheering you on from Indiana. Keep raising your voices and fighting for better treatments and cures.

We’ll be back. 💛

Giveaway time! 🚨🚨

For this September, we are going to give away 5 separate $50 dollar gift cards to a family who needs it!

In order to enter the giveaway, follow us, repost this post on your story, and tag a family who needs a little help this time of year!

Thank you all for the inflowing support we have been receiving, we promise it is not going unnoticed 💛

Keep striding for a change. 🎗️

September is not only a time to remember those that we have lost to cancer, but also a time to advocate for the lives that are currently at risk.

These children do not deserve the outcomes they face, they deserve change. Take a step forward, whether that means reposting a picture, donating towards a cause, or simply spreading awareness to those around you.

Life loses a little of its color every time a child dies.

Checking in on our August! 🎗️💛

Gabby and Nick have been busy studying, but that hasn’t stopped the Strides for Sarcoma movement!

This month, we’ve continued doing what means the most to us: supporting childhood cancer warriors and their families. Here’s a look at some of our most recent care packages sent to 4 incredible childhood cancer families! 📦✨

A special thank you to our amazing partner, Warmies®, for helping us add a little extra comfort to every care package we send. 🧸💛 We are so grateful for your continued support of our warriors!

We’re also hard at work preparing for one of our favorite traditions of the year - Stockings for Sarcoma! 🎄🎗️

Know a sarcoma warrior who could use a little extra joy this holiday season? Applications open October 1st! ❤️

We may be a little quieter while we hit the books, but the work behind the scenes hasn’t stopped. We’ll keep the updates coming! 💛

$82,000.

Because of this incredible community, our 2026 Louder Than Cancer Benefit Concert raised $82,000 to advance the fight against pediatric sarcoma.

This number is more than dollars raised - it represents hope for families, progress in research, and a community that refuses to stop fighting. But we’re just getting started.

Here’s what’s next for Strides for Sarcoma:

Launching our $75,000–$100,000 Maia James Sarcoma Innovation Grant to fund groundbreaking pediatric sarcoma research in 2027.

Sending 40 Stockings for Sarcoma to children spending the holidays in treatment this November.

Continuing to deliver care packages that remind families they are never fighting alone.

Growing our impact until every child diagnosed with sarcoma has better treatments, better outcomes, and more hope.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for believing in this mission and helping us turn heartbreak into hope.

Together, we are louder than cancer. 🎗️💛

Our official children’s book is here!📚🫧

We’re so excited to announce that pre-orders for All for a Bubble are officially LIVE!

Created by Strides for Sarcoma, All for a Bubble helps children and families navigate the cancer journey through a story of courage, hope, and resilience. Whether a child is facing treatment themselves or supporting someone they love, we hope this book reminds them they are never alone.

And the best part? 💛 For every book purchased, we’ll donate one to a children’s hospital, helping bring comfort to even more families facing childhood cancer.

Together, we can put this story into the hands of the children who need it most.

Pre-order yours today at https://pci.jotform.com/form/261906273929063.

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