by Angela Meyers | Apr 25, 2024 | News
Girl Scout Troop 41125 arrived at Candlelighters offices on a rainy day in April. It took a bit to unload cars, and several trips parading through the hallway with wagons stacked high with lemon-ups, trefoils, tagalongs, do-si-dos and toffee-tastics. Eventually, a...
by Angela Meyers | Feb 13, 2024 | Our Stories
Elias and his family are extremely grateful for the Candy Cane Lane gifts during this past holiday season. Erica, Elias’s mom shared, “I cannot express how truly grateful we are for the incredible Christmas gifts we received this year. It is with the...
by Angela Meyers | Feb 1, 2024 | News
Be part of Candlelighters biggest, longest-running fundraiser! What is Ride for a Child? Twenty-three years ago, Candlelighters family member Dick Hartung rode in Cycle Oregon in honor of his daughter, Jill. During his ride, he started a fundraising appeal that went...
by Angela Meyers | Dec 13, 2023 | Our Stories
“When you have a story of hope, there’s an obligation to share it with others.” Luke, Lewis’s dad Those who are lucky enough to meet Lewis know he has a smile that lights up every room and every heart. At just three months old, Lewis was diagnosed with hormone...
by Angela Meyers | Nov 20, 2023 | News
Candlelighters is excited to announce a “new” program – the Parent Mentorship Program. We say “new” in quotes, because the idea for this program has been in development for nearly 4 years! It began with the recognition that there is an...