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CELEBRATING POWERFUL WOMEN ZONTA CLUB HONORS 5 WOMEN WITH R.O.S.E. AWARDS
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Holly LaBombard-Hull, of Jay, is the founder and director of Hope for Miracles, a charity that supports funding research for life-saving trials and cures for neuroblastoma, a form of pediatric cancer. Her son Karson is a three-time neuroblastoma survivor, most recently in the fall.
“After the second time, we decided that we really needed to help,” LaBombard-Hull said. “What we learned through visiting Memorial Sloan Kettering (Cancer Center) and Dana-Farber (Cancer Institute) is that only 4% of funds raised for cancer research go to childhood cancer. .. It took me a while to grasp it. It doesn’t make sense.” So she took action. She created Hope for Miracles. “They didn’t know how best to help Karson, so it’s really scary as a mom and Cole, his dad, finding out that not only does your child have cancer, which is extremely scary, but there’s no real research. There’s nothing really set in stone as a way to treat it,” she said. Quinn remembers meeting LaBombard-Hull at a Hope for Miracles fundraiser. “We were just astounded by the fact that not only is she doing all this work to raise money and awareness, but she was doing it while her own child has cancer,” Quinn said. “That’s such an extraordinary thing to go through as a human, as a mom.” What message does the R.O.S.E. awards give to the next generation? “Whatever you set your mind to, if you have passion and you have a heart for it, you can accomplish it,” LaBombard-Hull said. “Just have that goal and keep moving forward.” |
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11/14/2022
Hope for Miracles Hopes to raise $100,000 for childhood cancer research by the end of the year. |
11/16/2022
Make-A-Wish Northeast NY Holiday Campaign kicks off. |
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11/7/2022
Gala for childhood cancer research. |
10/31/2022
Hope for Miracles raises money for rare form of childhood cancer. 
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CELEBRATING POWERFUL WOMEN ZONTA CLUB HONORS 5 WOMEN WITH R.O.S.E. AWARDS
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Holly LaBombard-Hull, of Jay, is the founder and director of Hope for Miracles, a charity that supports funding research for life-saving trials and cures for neuroblastoma, a form of pediatric cancer. Her son Karson is a three-time neuroblastoma survivor, most recently in the fall.
“After the second time, we decided that we really needed to help,” LaBombard-Hull said. “What we learned through visiting Memorial Sloan Kettering (Cancer Center) and Dana-Farber (Cancer Institute) is that only 4% of funds raised for cancer research go to childhood cancer. .. It took me a while to grasp it. It doesn’t make sense.” So she took action. She created Hope for Miracles. “They didn’t know how best to help Karson, so it’s really scary as a mom and Cole, his dad, finding out that not only does your child have cancer, which is extremely scary, but there’s no real research. There’s nothing really set in stone as a way to treat it,” she said. Quinn remembers meeting LaBombard-Hull at a Hope for Miracles fundraiser. “We were just astounded by the fact that not only is she doing all this work to raise money and awareness, but she was doing it while her own child has cancer,” Quinn said. “That’s such an extraordinary thing to go through as a human, as a mom.” What message does the R.O.S.E. awards give to the next generation? “Whatever you set your mind to, if you have passion and you have a heart for it, you can accomplish it,” LaBombard-Hull said. “Just have that goal and keep moving forward.” |
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6/14/2019
Childhood Cancer Fundraiser |
3/14/2019
Big Change Roundup: Karson Hull Montage |
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10/5/2018
Fundraiser Helps Kids |
9/13/2018
North Country family hosts fundraiser for University of Vermont Children's Hospital. |