Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation

This past weekend, pediatric oncology families came together for an ocean therapy experience that offered more than time catching waves - it created space for fun, friendship, and unforgettable memories. 🎗️🌊

Thank you to every volunteer who helped make the day possible. ✨Your kindness and dedication brought smiles, laughter, and lasting memories to so many families.

We are especially grateful to the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation for creating an experience that celebrates connection and the joys of being a child.💛

The countdown is on for Swing for Hope at Santa Ana Country Club on August 3, 2026. 🏌️‍♂️⛳

Behind every drive, putt, and partnership is a shared commitment to creating brighter futures for children and families impacted by pediatric cancer. 🎗️ Thank you to our 2026 sponsors for helping turn their commitment into action.

There's still time to become a sponsor and stand alongside the leaders and organizations making a difference through Swing for Hope! 💛

Together, we can advance pediatric cancer research and ensure children and families receive the care and support they deserve.

Click the link below to learn how you can become a sponsor!

🔗 https://e.givesmart.com/s/:c6O9W85xOut/e/LfI/

This past weekend, we were honored to attend the Kaiser Permanente Annual Summer Carnival in Anaheim, where children and families impacted by pediatric cancer came together for an afternoon filled with connection, carnival treats, thrilling rides, fun games, and lasting memories. ✨🎟️🎡

The event also featured remarks from Dr. Qureshi, who highlighted the resilience of the children and families they care for, along with the challenges of a pediatric cancer journey.🎗️

We truly enjoyed meeting and getting to know families, as well as reconnecting with familiar faces throughout the day. 💛 It was a heartfelt reminder of the strength within the pediatric cancer community and how deeply meaningful it is to foster joy and connection for all families impacted by pediatric cancer.

During National Cancer Survivors Month, we’re reminded that survivorship extends beyond remission and encompasses the emotional and mental health challenges that many children and families continue to face. 🎗️

For many childhood cancer patients and survivors, scanxiety brings fear and uncertainty with every scan and follow-up test.

Click the link below to read our latest Profectus blog and learn more about scanxiety, its impact on survivors and families, and why mental health support is essential throughout survivorship.💛

🔗https://www.pcrf-kids.org/2026/05/28/understanding-scanxiety-how-medical-tests-affect-mental-health-in-childhood-cancer-patients/

What a fun-filled day at this year's Power of Play! 🎡🍭

Through the generous support of our returning sponsor, TaxRise, Power of Play has grown into something truly special.💛

It is a day where families can step away from the challenges of a pediatric cancer diagnosis, embrace moments of joy, strengthen connections, and create meaningful memories together.

We are incredibly grateful to all the families, sponsors, and partners who came together to make this year's Power of Play an unforgettable day! ✨🙌🏼

From the excitement on every ride to the smiles shared throughout the day, these moments are a powerful reminder of the memories and connections that make our community so extraordinary.

Meet Miller Jones!✨

Just one week before his lacrosse season began, Miller flipped his go-kart, breaking his elbow and tearing his UCL. However, Miller refused to let that stand in his way.

Alongside his dad, he collected scrap metal, bottles, and cans to keep supporting the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation through the LaCROSSe Out Cancer challenge. 🎗️💛 All while completing 41 reps in honor of the 41 children diagnosed with cancer every day.

As he wraps up his lacrosse season, Miller and his family are hosting a raffle at his final game, donating every dollar raised to his LaCROSSe Out Cancer fundraising page.

Through every challenge, Miller has remained focused on making a difference.🥍

🔗To join Miller, click the link in our bio to accept the LaCROSSe Out Cancer challenge!

Every day, 41 children in the United States are diagnosed with cancer. 💛

In a single moment, life changes for children and families who are suddenly faced with treatments, hospital stays, uncertainty, and battles no child should ever have to fight.
This is why our mission matters.

Until no family has to hear those words again, we will continue to fight for better, safer treatments and brighter futures for all children. 🎗️

Click the link below to help advance lifesaving pediatric cancer research.

🔗 https://www.pcrf-kids.org/

We are proud to welcome three incredible leaders to the Swing for Hope Committee at the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation! ⛳🎗️

🏌️‍♂️Jason R. Jacobi, CFP®- Committee Chair
🏌️‍♂️Brett Kluewer - Committee Member
🏌️‍♂️John Weiner - Committee Member

Together, this committee will help shine a brighter spotlight on pediatric cancer, deepen community engagement, and fuel critical research, equitable care, and survivorship programs that give children and families hope.

We’re proud to have them by our side and inspired by all we’ll achieve together in the fight for a future where every child impacted by pediatric cancer not only survives but thrives beyond it.💛

A cancer diagnosis may become part of a child’s story, but it should never define their future.💛

This National Cancer Survivors Month, we’re celebrating the children who continue to dream, grow, laugh, learn, and live boldly beyond their diagnosis. Survivorship is not just about overcoming treatment — it’s about giving every child the chance to experience all the moments that childhood should hold.

Every step forward in pediatric cancer research helps make more of those moments possible.

Click the link below to learn how you can help power a future beyond childhood cancer.

🔗https://www.pcrf-kids.org

Did you know every $50 donated to the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation funds an hour of research?🎗️

These hours power breakthroughs like the research of Dr. Mancuso, PhD, focused on pediatric acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL) — a subtype of leukemia in which megakaryocytes, the cells responsible for blood clotting, become cancerous. Her work is helping advance more effective treatments and improve outcomes for children impacted by pediatric cancer. 💛

Learn more about the impact of your support at the link below.

🔗 https://www.pcrf-kids.org/portfolio-items/elementor-49946/