Helping Upper Peninsula families fight childhood cancer.
Since our program began, we have seen a rise in the number of families living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan seeking help with a child battling cancer.
As of December 2022, that number has increased by more than twenty-fold!
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Our Purpose
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Travel Costs
To receive care, our families must travel long distances. Our grants assist with travel costs, such as gas, food, and accomodations.
Our Mission
Our mission is to serve children and families from the Upper Peninsula who are battling childhood cancer. We believe that when a child is sick, the entire family is affected. Our support focuses on the individual along with the entire family.
Learn moreSpotlight Partners
Tour Da Yoop, Eh
The Tour Da Yoop, Eh benefit for Childhood Cancer is a 1,200 mile bike tour around the perimeter of the Upper Peninsula! Enjoy endless nature and lakeside views while cycling across some of the safest roads in the United States.
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Northwoods AirLifeLine
Providing free air transportation to medical facilities for patients in need of specialized care.
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Bay Cliff Health Camp
Providing a year-round, nonprofit therapy and wellness center for children and adults with physical disabilities.
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Maggies Wigs 4 Kids
Providing hair and skin restoration services to our children in the U.P.
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Kids Kicking Cancer
Providing martial arts and meditation/pain control classes to U.P. children and their siblings.
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Camp Quality
Providing a week-long summer camp experience and year-round support for children with cancer and their families.
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Our Heroes
Rylan
Rylan is an Upper Peninsula 5-year-old who was being treated for high-risk neuroblastoma. He gained his Angel Wings on July 18, 2022.
His father is very grateful for the assistance as Rylan received treatment at the University of Michigan hospitals in Ann Arbor, including surgery, chemotherapy, bone marrow transplants, and more. This treatment required lengthy hospitalizations, keeping Rylan and his mom away from his father and siblings for months.
Our Progress
These numbers represent the families we recognize who are fighting childhood cancer. Every dollar earned goes directly to the families and to the programs that serve them.
Michigan is 5th in the nation for annual number of pediatric cancer diagnoses.
470 children are diagnosed in Michigan each year, and the Upper Peninsula has the largest number of children per capita diagnosed with cancer in the state.
U.P. families face daunting challenges because they must travel out of our area for care. Many times, one parent is forced to take an extended leave of absence or leave a job to be with their child. Medical treatment can go on for many years, leaving kids with physical, emotional, and sensory deficits.