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Our Impact in 2024

Our Impact in 2024

From alleviating the financial burden of unpaid bills for families to empowering teens in treatment by fostering a sense of community, and celebrating the achievements of cancer survivors who receive Candlelighters scholarships, we are proud to showcase...

A Message from the Executive Director

A Message from the Executive Director

As the new Executive Director for Candlelighters For Children With Cancer, I am excited to share my reflections. So much has happened since I began my role last September. I have had an opportunity to meet many families at our various events, visit with our social...

Welcome Executive Director Daniela Meltzer

Welcome Executive Director Daniela Meltzer

After a long search, Candlelighters is excited to announce our new Executive Director, Daniela Meltzer. Here's a word from Daniela herself, Greetings Candlelighters, I am thrilled and honored to be the new Executive Director of Candlelighters For Children With Cancer!...

Shop Childhood Cancer Awareness Shirts

Shop Childhood Cancer Awareness Shirts

Stand Together Tee Shirt Fundraiser is Here! We're in year 4 of doing a tee shirt fundraiser for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month! We started the tee shirt fundraiser during COVID, as a way to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer families. Each year, we...

Family Day Fun

Family Day Fun

There was so much fun to be had at our first ever Family Day on April 20! What was Family Day? A Candlelighters celebration of epic proportions open to all Candlelighters families, new and old. The only complaint we heard? It was too short! Family Day took place on...

Girl Scouts Make a Sweet Donation

Girl Scouts Make a Sweet Donation

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...

Seeking: Honored Kiddos for 2024 Ride for a Child

Seeking: Honored Kiddos for 2024 Ride for a Child

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...

Parent Mentorship Program Pilot Program Launches

Parent Mentorship Program Pilot Program Launches

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 unmet need of social-emotional...

Join Us for Our First Open House

Join Us for Our First Open House

Candlelighters is hosting our first-ever OPEN HOUSE, and we hope you can join us! Our new space is double the size, which allows us to grow and serve with more in-person gatherings for connection and community building. We are excited for you to see our new home! This...

Welcome Jason Frankel

Welcome Jason Frankel

Welcome, Jason Frankel. Welcome our newest Candlelighters Board Member, Jason Frankel. Jason’s first encounter with Candlelighters was close to 7 years ago when a friend asked if he would donate an evening at his house for the silent auction. After that event, he...

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