Connor's Cuddles

08/20/2024

“Thank you so much for the Dino blanket and gift card. Our Hank loves it!”

This adorable little guy is Hank! He is 3 years old and lives in Tennessee. Hank loves dinosaurs and the color green, so this cuddle was perfect for him! He was diagnosed back in January with b-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, so we ask that you add him to your prayers. He has been such a little trooper! Stay strong, little man…you’ve got this! God bless❤️

08/20/2024

“Hi!!! My daughter Ashton received the softest and most beautiful blanket from you and she hasn’t put it down since… and when I say that I mean she takes it everywhere, slept with it and has even taken it with her to the hospital today. You w touched our hearts so much and the card with Connor brought me to tears as k read it to Ashton. We are so thankful for you and what you are doing for kids going through cancer! It means the world and thank you for the gift card as well. We’d love to let Ashton pick out a few special outfits because she loves to be fashionable and loves to go shopping 🙂. Thank you for your generosity and giving Ashton such a heartfelt gift. We will never forget this or Connor’s legacy. It’s a beautiful thing you are doing and thank you so much again ❤️❤️”

Meet Ashton! This beautiful girl is eight years old and lives in Ohio. She loves unicorns and rainbows, so we made this special cuddle just for her! Please add her to your prayers as she continues to battle brain cancer. She is so brave! Keep fighting, sweet girl….you got this! God bless you❤️

08/15/2024

In addition to donating $45,000 so far for childhood cancer research, this is also why we do what we do! 17 more boxes of love to deliver a smile and a bit of comfort to some very special kiddos, as well as a bit of financial help. This batch has Minecraft gaming all the way to Wisconsin, dinosaurs roaring their way to Texas, Tennessee and Kentucky, Woody & Buzz Lightyear headed to Howard, KS, Mario jumping all the way to Iowa, Ariel swimming her way to South Dakota, colorful hearts delivering love to Missouri, Superheroes headed to protect in Alabama, dogs barking all the way to North Carolina, monster trucks jamming their way to Missouri, rainbows glowing all the way to Utah, Baby Shark singing and swimming its way to Maryland, unicorns and rainbows shining in Ohio, baseballs over the fence in Colorado, pink kitties meowing all the way to Abilene, KS and adorable lambs headed to a special little guy. Please keep all these special kiddos in your prayers as they continue to fight big battles. God bless them all❤️

*Remember, if you have or know a child who would like a special cuddle of their own, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. We would be honored to make one just for them!

07/16/2024

Left home at 6 this morning to deliver more love, smiles and some comfort for some very special kiddos at Childrens Mercy in Kansas City. It’s always a feel good feeling to drop another load off. A special thank you going out to Diane for learning to make cuddles and helping add to our stock when she is able. Another special thank you to Celise for sewing labels on, as well. It takes a village…and I’ve got one of the best! I then worked my way to Olathe to film an interview, which I will be able to reveal more info on in a couple of months!
Thank you for your continued support in keeping Connor’s memory alive while delivering love, smiles and comfort to these very special kiddos!❤️🎗️❤️

05/20/2024

Thank you so much to the students who were involved in the Market Days for choosing Connor’s Cuddles to donate to. I enjoyed the opportunity to make blankets and share Connor’s story with you all. What a great bunch of kids! Truly honored that you thought of us!❤️

04/28/2024

10/03/2023

Another amazing night spent at the 12th Annual Hope Gala in Overland Park. It is such an honor to be here, to see the Hope, to feel the Hope, to listen to the amazing Hope Heroes on the stage. Thanks to our Connor’s Cuddles supporters, we were able to donate $20,000 in Connor’s memory towards childhood cancer research. We are honored to play a small part in the $1,195,568 raised! It was great to see Deliece and Kim and get those hugs! These ladies are just amazing at what they do! Thank you going out to my brother Michael for being my date. Kendall and I needed to be 2 places at once, so we divided and conquered. Congratulations going out to Riley and Lauren Moore!

09/22/2023

More bags of smiles, love and comfort delivered to Children’s Mercy in Kansas City today. Thank you going out to my big brother Michael for being my chauffeur today. As I was filling out the paperwork at the drop off, I looked at Mike and pointed out the song coming through the speakers. Hallelujah (one of my sweet boy’s favorite songs) was playing. Coincidence? I think not. Guessing he and his grandma were both there for this one. Also, thank you to all our cuddle champions who sponsored the cuddles this round that were delivered. They say it takes a village, and it’s safe to say I have the best!! Tomorrow, we get all gussied up (a little out of my comfort zone!) to attend the Hope Gala, where we will be able to enjoy an evening of Hope and make a sizable donation in Connor’s name towards childhood cancer research, thanks to all of our amazing supporters! God bless you all!❤️

09/19/2023

Where do I even start? It has been a mentally (and physically) exhausting week and a half, but here we are on the other side. We said our final goodbyes to my mom today, who has been a huge part of this foundation being so successful. We sure are going to miss the rock of our family. Amongst all of this, we managed to pull through and hold another successful 4th Annual Kickin’ it Country for Connor’s Cuddles, because that is what she expected us to do. I can’t even begin to thank those that helped pull this off, as I know I would inadvertently leave some out. But thank you so much! And to all the sponsors, donors, volunteers, food people (Podunk bbq and Candikorn Creativities), DJ Hotbox, not to mention all those in attendance this year, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. I don’t have an official tally yet, but I know we outdid last year! We are near $60,000 (before a few expenses that come out)! I have the best village! Because of all of you, we will be able to make a sizable donation to Braden’s Hope this year in Connor’s memory to go towards childhood cancer research. Thank you for helping us keep Connor’s memory alive , bringing love, comfort and a smile to special kiddos fighting, and continuing to raise funds to help find a cure! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Without all of you, this would not be possible!

(I did not take a single picture this year, so thank you to the ones who did that I could steal, but trust me, the raffle, silent and live auction items were amazing!)