My name is Garrett Waggoner, I am from St. Helens Oregon and when I was 16 years old I was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma, a type of brain cancer. Candlelighters helped me and my family while we were going through this emotional time. As I am typing this I am 22 years...
Cameron Caldwell is an Osteosarcoma Survivor in his junior year in Bio-Health science at Oregon Institute of Technology in Southern Oregon. He’s one of 3 recepients of a Candlelighters Scholarship for 2021/2022. When he applied for the scholarship, he told us he...
In 1996, Candlelighters For Children With Cancer established the Candlelighters Continuing Education Scholarship Program for childhood cancer survivors to help families offset medical bills after years of treatment, follow up appointments, and on-going medical issues....
Congratulations to our three 2021/2022 Candlelighters Scholarship recipients! As part of our whole-family support, Candlelighters offers three Scholarships a year. Scholarships are available to childhood cancer survivors in our community. Our goal is to help offset...
Teen Spotlight: Garrett Waggoner The Luminaries Teen Group Leadership -told by his mom, Kristina Waggoner For Garrett, Candlelighters have been a very special gift on his journey. Let me see if I can explain how. Garrett has grown up with a childhood diagnosis of...
