Updates

Janie received her bone marrow transplant at Banner Hospital in Tucson, AZ on November 17, 2017. Her oldest brother, Jansen, was her stem cell donor. In honor of her transplant birthday month, we sent Amazon gift cards for the patients to decorate their hospital rooms.

Every Halloween, Candlelighters put on an amazing Halloween Bash for their families. It was held this year at Allegiant Stadium. The Janiestrong Foundation sponsored a trunk for trick or treating. The Patonai Family decorated for the event and what a great job they did. A fun time was had by all.

This is a fun-filled family event that brings the community together in support of local families battling childhood cancer. This event was held on September 16th where the community joined forces and superpowers to help those in need. The Janiestrong Foundation was honored to donate in support of all families served by Candlelighters.

Amanda Hope Rainbow Angel's mission is to bring dignity and comfort into the harsh world of childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Ellen got to know the Founder and CEO, Lorraine Tallman, through her involvement at Cure 4 The Kids. Even though, the nonprofit makes their home in Phoenix, they have not forgotten about families in Nevada. Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels donates sandwiches daily for patients and their families while at clinic. Lorraine is a fierce advocate for doing whatever it takes to help pediatric cancer patients and their families. Last Christmas she reached out to organizations in Vegas to...

A dear college friend of Janie's, Jen Grover, is the principal at Vega Collegiate Academy in Aurora, CO. Vega Collegiate Academy with founded with the firm beliefs that demographics do not determine destiny, college is the access point to opportunity and character and leadership must be taught. It is a K-8 public charter school with the highest Asian population in the state of Colorado. Many of the students come from immigrant or refugee families. 87% of this year's students are multilingual learners. Approximately 97% are eligible for free and reduced lunch. To earn a token for a book, students are...