01/22/2021
A NEW HOPE:
To our friends, family, supporters and sponsors,
We are excited to announce a strategic partnership with our long-time research funding partner, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF).
After careful consideration, we have decided to merge Flashes of Hope into ALSF. 2020 was a difficult year for the entire pediatric cancer community. COVID restrictions made it impossible to run our photography program or hold fundraising events to raise money for research. While we were able to send our Happy Packs to more than 1800 kids in the hospital, it’s not enough to sustain a national organization.
Going forward, the ALSF staff will manage the photography program when hospitals and camps once again allow outside volunteers. We don’t know when it will be resumed but we are confident that ALSF will do everything possible to make it a success.
When we founded Flashes of Hope twenty years ago during our son’s first battle with cancer, we couldn’t have imagined that we would provide free portraits to 85,000 children and raise 10-million dollars for children’s cancer research, some of which has already resulted in promising treatments.
The success of our simple idea is thanks to your support. We are truly appreciative of your commitment and extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you for your unwavering generosity.
We hope you will consider supporting Alex’s Lemonade Stand and all the incredible work they do for children with cancer.
With sincere appreciation,
Kip and Allison Clarke
Flashes of Hope Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation ALSF is pleased to partner with Flashes of Hope to continue their mission of accelerating cures for children's cancer while honoring the unique life and memories of every child fighting cancer. Learn more
