by Angela Meyers | May 16, 2023 | Our Stories, Volunteer Spotlight
About Ride for a Child Ride for a Child (RFAC) is Candlelighters biggest, and longest running fundraiser. The cyclists who ride and fundraise are a super-dedicated group of volunteers. In this case, volunteering means miles of training to prepare for the weeklong...
by Angela Meyers | May 2, 2023 | Our Stories, Volunteer Spotlight
About Ride for a Child Ride for a Child (RFAC) is Candlelighters biggest, and longest running fundraiser. The cyclists who ride and fundraise are a super-dedicated group of volunteers. In this case, volunteering means miles of training to prepare for the weeklong...
by Angela Meyers | Dec 20, 2022 | News
Dear Candy Cane Lane Supporters, Thank you for sponsoring pediatric cancer families this holiday season! I am humbled and grateful to write this email to you. In reflecting on the past few months, I am amazed at how strong our community of supporters has grown....
by Angela Meyers | Feb 15, 2022 | News, Youth Spotlight
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...
by Angela Meyers | Apr 2, 2021 | Volunteer Spotlight
If you’ve ever received a thank you note from Candlelighters, you would recognize Margie Jones’s beautiful handwriting. Margie shows up cheerfully every week at the Candlelighters office, ready to file, enter data, hand write thank you letters, or anything...