GIVING BACK
FLASHES OF HOPE
I am privileged to serve as Director of the local chapter of Flashes of Hope. When a child or teenager is diagnosed with cancer, trips to the hospital instantly become the new routine. Isolated from school, siblings, and friends, it can be a challenge to find reasons to smile, yet children with cancer find a way.
We are honored to be there to capture those smiles and forever preserve images of courage, beauty, and dignity.
By focusing on the child, we put cancer in the background. Volunteer stylists make every child feel special before they step in front of the camera with family, friends, and often, a favorite nurse. A routine day quickly turns into a celebration of the love that surrounds them.
Every year, we provide free portrait packages to 7,000 children in 55 cities across the country. Each family is presented with printed enlargements, proofs, and files of all the images. The portraits help the children see themselves in a new light. The images are not of sick kids, but of strong and beautiful children filled with hope.
For more information, please visit www.flashesofhope.org
REACH OUT
If you have an organization that would benefit from a fundraising silent auction donation, please don’t hesitate to ask me to donate!