OUR MISSION
The purpose of the foundation is to provide both undergraduate and graduate scholarships annually to students pursuing higher education in a field of healthcare. Additionally, the foundation aims to provide research grants to assist in funding cancer research. The foundation also strives to support families facing a cancer diagnosis and make donations to hospitals and cancer centers in the form of items of need or monetary donations. Finally, the foundation will fundraise through various means to enable the awarding of the scholarships, grants, and financial assistance that will be provided throughout the course of the year.
About
Our organization began in a small office at Hopedale High School back in 2013. After my diagnosis with Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma on April 9, 2013 I had to do something good with it. As I informed my guidance counselor I would be out for the remainder of my sophomore year, she joked about me writing a book. I laughed. As I navigated the next couple of years going through treatments and surgeries, missing out on so much I should have been doing as a teenager, I began to consider her idea. As I was finishing my senior year, I decided to take the ultimate risk and go ahead with publishing a book and in June 2015 Living With The Ribbon hit the shelves. I later began working with some nonprofit organizations and thought about the possibilities of bringing what I loved most about each one and creating my own vision, ultimately looking to make the lives of those facing a cancer diagnosis just a little bit brighter. As 2018 rolled around my family and I considered the possibility and we began the paperwork for nonprofit status. After a lot of learning and waiting, we received official nonprofit status in June 2019. As I dealt with a cancer diagnosis through college while playing a DII sport and completing a double major and minor I decided I wasn’t finished yet. As I wrapped up my undergraduate degree Living With The Ribbon: Part Two was published in June 2019. Follow along as we look to influence the lives of those fighting this monster of a disease. Look for updates on our social media or follow along on this website!
