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Thank You 2025 In-Kind Donors!

We are so honored to have almost 100 In-Kind donors who supported Candlelighters For Children With Cancer in 2025! Their contributions play a vital role in assisting Candlelighters, providing meals, gifts, raffle items, and more. Their kindness strengthens our community and helps us support families facing childhood cancer.

 

Thank you so much to all of our 2025 In-Kind donors:
Abbey Road Farm Gresham Golf Course
Pacific Office Automation
Adrift Hospitality Gresham Police Department PDXchange
Ageless Health Hair M
Persimmon Country Club
Al’s Garden Center Harlow Juice Bar
Polk Apothecary
Amaterra Winery Heather Unger
Portland Little Griddle
Anchorage Hotel Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels
Portland Pet Supply
Ani Che Cellars Hopscotch PDX
Portland Rock Gym
Ashore Hotel Jedd Wyatt Smith
Presents of Mind
Baerlic Brewing Jim and Sandy Stumpf
Rachel Downey Photography
Bellagios Pizza Kayak The Gorge
Red Crab Rentals
Big Al’s Kiehl’s PDX Rip City Remix
Black Wagon Kids Boutique King Pin
Robyn Johnson
Boccelli’s Restaurant Knot Springs
Rose City Golf Club
Brasada Ranch Laurel Ridge Winery
Second Star Party Characters
Brian Rohr Let’s Play Again
Skamania Lodge
Broder Nord Linda Stork Society Pie
Campfire Hotel Lisa Kagan Sophie Peets
Common Grounds Coffee House Lisha Esthetics Space Room
Convenient Cycle Longbottom Coffee and Tea
Steeplejack Brewing Co.
Core Power Yoga McMenamins
Stoller Family Estate
David Hill Winery Meg’s Beachwood Bar & Grill Tabor Tavern
De Fuego Grille Melody Keating
Tavern on Kruse
Diamonds by Passerini Michael’s Italian Beef & Sausage Co.
The Aerie at Eagle Landing
Domaine Serene Mississippi Chiropractic The Meadow
Edward & Joann Frankel Mittleman Jewish Community Center
The Portland Montessori School
Enchanted Forest MK Beauty
The Portland Thorns
Everglow Handmade Mt. Hood Lanes
Wedge and Cured
Fat Straw Mulligans Bar and Grill
West Linn Hairport
Float On Northwest Children’s Theater and School (NWCT)
Wild West Smokehouse
Garnish Apparel NW Swag Wildlife Safari
Glendoveer Golf Course Ora et Labora
Wings and Waves
Grassroots Construction Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Gresham Fire Department Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Family Spotlight

Meet The Kessing Family

Connor was just 8 years old when he experienced an unexplained brain bleed. At 12, he had his second brain bleed, and this time he lost his short term memory, the ability to walk and the ability to feed himself. When tests revealed a brain tumor, Connor and his...

The Clifton Family

Meet the Cliffton Family Aaron (Dad) Melissa (Mom), Jerry (Big Brother), Addy Jo (Little Sister) and Mckinley (Littlest Sister) Tell us about your family, and Addy Jo’s cancer diagnosis. Our Story starts several years ago. Adaleah (Addy Jo) was diagnosed with Acute...

The Poirier Family

Meet the Mills-Poirier Family of Albany. They are right in between  Portland and Mid-Willamette Valley, so we get to see them at both Portland and MWV activities, and Joey is an active member of the Luminaries, Candlelighters Teen/Youth group. We spoke to Melissa...

The Santillan Family

Three-year-old Tatiana and her mom, Juana, like to eat, cook, and watch movies together. Her favorite toys are Minnie Mouse, Frozen, and unicorns. She enjoys watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Minnie Mouse. Her favorite foods? Beans, all kinds of berries (black...

The Perkins Family

14 year old Alex is a die hard San Francisco 49r fan, whose favorite player is Jimmy Garoppolo. Alex loves anything Marvel. He watches all the movies, reads the comics, collects the figures, and even wrote Marvel and received an honorary avenger badge. Alex loves the...

Healing on the Farm

  After her son Julian was diagnosed with childhood cancer in 2019 and died in 2020, Jennifer Bridges, founder of Embrace Compassion, decided to honor his memory by making life brighter for kids with cancer. She and her family opened their farm to local families...

McCormick Family

I had never heard of retinoblastoma until I was sitting with an ophthalmologist with Derek, then 1, while 36 weeks 5 days pregnant with my second child. The Dr. was so kind. He told me to drive to Portland and be the first person in the Casey Eye Institute parking lot...

Simpson Wight Family

"In November of 2014, I noticed my 8 year old son Robert, had a swollen lymph node of the side of his neck. He felt fine and had no other symptoms, yet this swollen lymph node was large and didn't go away. I was refused appointments with his pediatrician, who insisted...

Thull Family

Jared was 11 years old when he got sick. Just about to graduate from 5th grade. It took some time to get a diagnosis. June 18, 2018, he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) subtype b high risk. He is in long term maintenance and is expected to be off...

Gunsaulis Family

  Our story is like most others. You never think it can happen to "your" child. Ashlynn had just turned 4 years old and was complaining that her back was hurting. It had been hot for a few days and she fell asleep on the hardwood floor with her dog, so I figured...
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