Hope for Miracles was created out of love for my son, Karson, and all children like him. Karson was diagnosed with a Neuroblastoma in 2014 at the age of three. He has endured three major surgeries to remove a neuroblastoma. Given that only 4% of all funds raised for cancer research go to childhood cancer and only 7 to 10% of all childhood cancers are Neuroblastoma, we felt hopeless, and left praying for miracles. We knew that in order to change this statistic we needed to do something; we needed to help. This is when Hope for Miracles was born. With your help we can significantly change this statistic. We will not give up until lifesaving research and trials are able to happen, and cures are found!
Through our fundraising efforts we have met some tremendously kind and generous people, and as crazy and scary as this world can seem at times, there are angels out there and they have made a big difference; we can’t thank them enough! These people have made us very hopeful that we can help make miracles happen. It is our belief that there is an astronomical number of people out there wanting to do good and to help in some way. In this world of Technology and Social Media, we are hoping to reach YOU, and together, we can make miracles happen.
Our Mission – Hope for Miracles is a non-profit organization committed to inspiring hope among families with children battling Neuroblastoma and other childhood cancers. This mission is achieved through the financing of vital research for life-saving trials and treatments, fostering community support for our local pediatric oncology center at The University of Vermont Children's Hospital, and providing annual grants to local families facing childhood cancer diagnoses.
Our Vision – Hope for Miracles envisions a world where no family ever has to witness a child suffer from cancer. Until then, we are committed to giving families experiencing a childhood cancer diagnosis hope; hope that through education, awareness and research, together, we can find a cure.
If you donate, what will you will receive? A connection with families and children waiting for research and cures, a sense of empowerment that YOU can be the change; YOU are making a difference, and lastly, overall knowledge that you will be helping current and future families and children with Neuroblastoma have HOPE!!!
What will we do with your monetary donation? How will it be spent? Our CEO, Board Directors and Board Members are all volunteer, and will continue to be volunteer. We have had very minimal operational costs due to donations of time and services. We know that it can’t stay like this forever, but our goal is to stay at less than 4% operating costs. Therefore, a maximum of 100% and a minimum of 96% of your money will go straight to Neuroblastoma research! Our 990 Forms will be posted on this website, so you can verify that we have met this goal. We want to be completely transparent about our mission and how we reach it. If you have questions, please reach out to us. It is important to us that you feel good about making a donation. Please remember, Hope for Miracles, Inc. is a 501(c)3 public charity. Your donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
If you would like to start a fundraiser in your area to benefit Hope for Miracles, we welcome you. Please reach out to us for some ideas and we will help you as much as we can. Together, every little bit counts and adds up to a whole lot of help and hope for these children and their families. If you’d like to donate, please click here. If you’d like to share your story, reach out to us, we’d love to add it to our page.
From our family to yours, we wish you all the best of health and happiness.