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Leading with Love: A Letter to Liam Witt on his Birthday

Our co-founder Gretchen Witt shares a letter to her son Liam on his birthday. "Hi Buddy, Happy Birthday. Today is the day you made me a mommy..." Read more

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10 Ways to Help a Family After Their Child’s Cancer Diagnosis

We recently spoke with Maci Belle, Mom to Luna and Aspen, to talk about motherhood, childhood cancer awareness, life after child loss, parenting, photography, creativity and so much more. Read more

Meet Hunt, the Ultimate Good Cookie

In March 2011, 2 1/2 year old Haldora was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Given only a 70% chance of surviving the next 5 years, she endured countless treatments and procedures - she was quite a fighter. Through it all her top supporter and twin brother, Hunt, was by her side, making her laugh and encouraging her to play and have fun. He wasn’t going to let cancer take away his sister. We checked in with Hunt to find out how he's making a difference in the world of pediatric cancer and so much more. Read more

The Best Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

The Cookie That Started It All ... Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies - Chocolate Chip Cookies are universal favorites at bake sales, but this recipe was developed specifically for Cookies for Kids' Cancer's first bake sale--the 96,000 cookie one. Read more

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Her Son was Diagnosed with Childhood Cancer, Now it’s Her Life’s Work

Beth Robertson,the Manager of Community Outreach at Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, shares her story of son Cameron's pediatric cancer diagnosis as a baby and why that experience changed her and her family forever. Beth has since committed her life to raising funds for childhood cancer research that has the strongest science behind it and the best chance of getting from a research lab to a child’s bedside in the shortest time frame possible. Read more

We Traveled With a Purpose to Niagara Falls—Here’s What Surprised Us

Girls’ trip! If you’re like me, you’ll look for any excuse to plan a getaway with a good friend. So when my BFF and I set out to finally fulfill a lifelong desire to see epic Niagara Falls we knew we had to add a twist. Spoiler alert, we got to see the majestic falls but the best memories we brought back were of the welcoming smiles we were greeted with along the way.