"Mia is 7 years old and the younger sister to her brother Aiden, who is 12 years old, and her sister Hannah, who is 10 years old. She loves to cook, create art and crafts projects, dance, and most of all, loves those around her with all her heart! Mia was diagnosed with B-Cell ALL at age 4, and spent one month living at Boston Children’s Hospital. She got to go home just before she turned 5, received outpatient treatment at the Jimmy Fund Clinic at Dana Farber in Boston. She received her last chemo on 5/18/23, just 2 days before she turned 7. With the busy treatment schedule, and its harshness, Mia missed most of her kindergarten school year and much of 1st grade. She loves to be active and literally wants to be involved in everything. She loves to share her story, was the face of Stop & Shop's Cure Childhood Cancer campaign, and is a patient partner for numerous fundraising efforts for Boston Children's Hospital and Dana Farber. She is in Girl Scouts and collected over 200 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to bring into clinic to distribute to the doctors, nurses, staff, and families. For her end of treatment, she collected pajamas and band aids to donate to the Boston Children's Hospital. She is about to start 2nd grade and is so excited!"
Runway for a Cure is an event that shows child and adult cancer fighters and survivors their courageous, confidence, strength and beauty. We are partnering with local boutiques, local celebrities and community heroes to make this a show you won’t want to miss. Cocktail hour, raffles, auctions, live performances & more.
We welcome 50+ cancer fighters and survivors from all around the country, while also honoring angels lost due to cancer.
Saturday, March 23rd 2024
The Rhodes on Pawtuxet
60 Rhodes Place, Cranston, RI 02905
5-9 pm
Purchase Tickets: https://gohfdn.booktix.net/
Runway for a Cure Fundraising
- Donate to a cancer survivor/fighter model through their peer to peer fundraising link - 100% of your donation will go towards our programs for helping kids battling cancer. Two models (one adult and one child) who have fundraised the most, will be recognized at the show and be able to make remarks. Help us hit our fundraising goal of $100,000!
What we do
Glimmer of Hope Foundation is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization that shows girls and boys their strength and beauty through the donation of bald dolls and provides HOPE to families battling childhood cancer.
Glimmer of Hope Foundation is a tax-exempt public charity (federal tax ID #851607457). All contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.
- Bald Dolls: To make the world a less scary place for children battling cancer, we sponsor and donate dolls and bald dolls to better help children feel represented and confident during their journey.
- “Best Day Ever” Photo Shoots: A magical day for a group of girls battling cancer. The Best Day Ever features: hair and makeup services, a gift basket, a catered lunch, crafts, a princess dress and a doll in a matching princess dress, followed by a professional photoshoot at a magical location!
- Bereavement Boxes: To help heal a broken heart, we have created bereavement boxes for families we have served after their child has passed. We partner with Spencer Welch Studios to send watercolor portraits of each child as part of each box.