Hope for Miracles, Inc.

09/15/2026

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🎗️ BANDITS MOVE TO 2-0! ⚾

The Bandits improved to 2-0 this fall today, but this game was about more than baseball.

Every player took the field wearing a gold ribbon on his hat in recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. 🎗️

We encourage everyone to check out Hope for Miracles, Inc.., an incredible local nonprofit raising money for childhood cancer research and supporting families right here in our community. We're proud to help bring awareness to the work they're doing.

⚾ GAME RECAP

James Davis got the start on the mound and battled back after a tough first inning. He went 3 innings, allowing 4 runs on 2 hits and 5 walks while striking out 2.

Logan St. Pierre came on in relief and threw 3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks while striking out 3.

Alex Baker closed it out with an inning of work, allowing 2 unearned runs on 1 hit and 2 walks while striking out 2.

AT THE PLATE

Eli Girard and Brent Clairmont led the Bandits with 2 hits apiece.

Clairmont added a double and drove in 2 runs, while Ethan Stay delivered one of the biggest hits of the day — a bases-loaded double that cleared the bases and brought home all 3 runners!**

Clairmont, Stay, St. Pierre, Gavin Daby, and Oryn Bell each drove in multiple runs.

🎗️ And most importantly, keep fighting for something bigger than baseball.

The Bandits are back in action next Sunday at the West Plattsburgh Legion against the Clinton County Mariners.

09/11/2026

This community… We are so incredibly thankful. What a gift to have their support during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Thank you, AuSable River Bandits! 🙏🎗️

Hope for Miracles is a nonprofit supporting families facing childhood cancer through pediatric cancer research funding, grants, awareness, and community support.

09/01/2026

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month ~ and also my Warrior, Karson’s, birth month.

YOU can join us this month in the FIGHT against childhood cancer by going gold for the month of September.

Help us to raise much needed funding for Childhood Cancer Research. 🙏🎗💛✨

We can all help in some way.
*Remember, 10% of funds raised will be given to the UVM Children's Hospital and an additional 10% will be granted to local families battling. 💛💚🎗️

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05/19/2026

We wanted to share our ‘Karson’s Warrior Grant’ recipient family who received last year’s Grant. Below is the Abare Family’s story…

“A few days after Thanksgiving, our second born 20 month old son, Cayden, started walking mechanically. Within days he stopped bearing weight on his legs all together and stopped walking. As he previously had a fall off the dining room chair, we first thought maybe he had pulled something or sprained something. Our pediatricians took a look, didn't find anything wrong with range of motion, sent us for x rays, x rays came back normal, went back again for another exam, still didn't find anything, so they ordered a full blood panel. That night we got a call saying to pack a bag for a few days and get to UVM immediately, there was something off with his blood work and it could be leukemia. So, the 3 of us drove to Vermont in a snow storm not knowing what awaited us. We went into the ER, they took labs and admitted us. The next morning, Dr. Hunt who had followed us as he was born with only one kidney, came in to see us and let us know they had the best team working on him. As we already trusted her, this made us feel we were in good hands. The next friendly face we met was as you mentioned, Dr. Bradeen who we adore, she told us they looked at the blood work and it looked like ALL leukemia and she suggested we start treatment immediately. By Friday he had a port in his chest, his first lumbar puncture, his first bone marrow aspiration, and the chemo and steroids began immediately. No time was wasted, we barely had time to process everything that was happening. In two weeks time we went from healthy happy baby boy to looking at him in a hospital bed in recovery with a tube in his chest knowing he is looking at 2.5 years of treatments ahead. It was devastating yet we were very grateful. We hardly had time for more fear and doubts to creep in as they were already working toward ridding his body of this cancer.”

Thank you so much for sharing your story. We know how incredibly hard that can be, especially when you are in the midst of it. We wish you all the best in continued treatment ~ and we are so glad that you are in such good hands. 🎗️🙏

It makes my heart happy to see that just as Karson’s team embraced us as family, they did the same with the Abare’s, and every family they treat. What a testament to the remarkable care of the Pediatric Oncology team at Golisano Children's Hospital at UVM Health. So much light and love. This just reinforces why it was important for us to give back, and donate 10% of funds raised to the Pediatric Oncology department there.

05/03/2026

We want to share our ‘Karson’s Warrior Grant’ for this Fall. This Grant is for families battling a childhood cancer diagnosis and live in Clinton, Essex or Franklin Counties of NY.

Please message us or email us at [email protected] for an application. Applications are due by 9/20 and the recipient will be chosen on 9/27 ~ Karson’s Birthday and during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.🎗️

We are so incredibly thankful to the anonymous donor who has made this grant possible and allowed us to help, one family at a time. 🙏