Vega Ellis Memorial Foundation

05/15/2026

Vega’s second blood drive is well under way! Come check it out and give life!

05/13/2026

Remember the location has changed for this event to 923 5th st Menominee, MI

See you Friday!!!

05/07/2026

‼️‼️‼️LOCATION CHANGE‼️‼️‼️
Due to a miscommunication of nobody’s fault, the blood drive for 5/15 has been changed to First Presbyterian at 923 5th Street, Menomonee, MI. Same day. Same time, new location.
We currently have 30 scheduled appointments which means there are only a few left! Grab them while you can!!

Good morning, Beautiful humans!
It’s been a while, but that’s a good thing!! To us, when things are slow with the foundation, that means there are no new tiny human cancer diagnoses in our area. Yay!!
With that being said, we have decided to host another blood drive in honor of Vega Frances.
Throughout her treatment, Vega received at least 144 blood transfusions. Because of selfless blood product donations from people like you! Vega was able to prolong her treatment and quality of life💛
Our last blood drive brought in 27 donations and we are going to keep doing these periodically until we reach our goal of 144 units of blood.
Come out to Bethel Lutheran Church on May 15th and give life!

05/05/2026

You guys are awesome!!! We currently have 23 scheduled donations for our drive on 5/15. There are only 10 appointments open! To schedule a blood donation in Vegas’s honor go to redcrossblood.org , hit “find a drive”, and select the option for 5/15 at Bethel Church in Menominee, MI
Not only will you receive an Amazon gift card and an entry to win a door prize, you will be spreading awareness of the importance of blood donation for all those who need it. Vega received at least 144 units of blood products over her course of treatment and without them she would not have survived nearly as long as she did.
We are forever grateful for the life she was able to have for the little time she was with us and it wouldn’t have been without all of you.💛

Good morning, Beautiful humans!
It’s been a while, but that’s a good thing!! To us, when things are slow with the foundation, that means there are no new tiny human cancer diagnoses in our area. Yay!!
With that being said, we have decided to host another blood drive in honor of Vega Frances.
Throughout her treatment, Vega received at least 144 blood transfusions. Because of selfless blood product donations from people like you! Vega was able to prolong her treatment and quality of life💛
Our last blood drive brought in 27 donations and we are going to keep doing these periodically until we reach our goal of 144 units of blood.
Come out to Bethel Lutheran Church on May 15th and give life!

04/22/2026

Friday 5/15 we will be hosting a blood drive in honor of Vega Frances!
Go to redcrossblood.org to schedule your appointment!
The Red Cross is handing out a $20 Amazon gift card for anyone who donates during our blood drive
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The Vega Ellis Memorial Foundation will give away a door prize!

Good morning, Beautiful humans!
It’s been a while, but that’s a good thing!! To us, when things are slow with the foundation, that means there are no new tiny human cancer diagnoses in our area. Yay!!
With that being said, we have decided to host another blood drive in honor of Vega Frances.
Throughout her treatment, Vega received at least 144 blood transfusions. Because of selfless blood product donations from people like you! Vega was able to prolong her treatment and quality of life💛
Our last blood drive brought in 27 donations and we are going to keep doing these periodically until we reach our goal of 144 units of blood.
Come out to Bethel Lutheran Church on May 15th and give life!

04/20/2026

Good morning, Beautiful humans!
It’s been a while, but that’s a good thing!! To us, when things are slow with the foundation, that means there are no new tiny human cancer diagnoses in our area. Yay!!
With that being said, we have decided to host another blood drive in honor of Vega Frances.
Throughout her treatment, Vega received at least 144 blood transfusions. Because of selfless blood product donations from people like you! Vega was able to prolong her treatment and quality of life💛
Our last blood drive brought in 27 donations and we are going to keep doing these periodically until we reach our goal of 144 units of blood.
Come out to Bethel Lutheran Church on May 15th and give life!

02/04/2026

🎗️Yesterday was a win🎗️
Take time to celebrate this victory for our tiny humans. The ones not yet diagnosed. The ones currently fighting for their lives. And the ones who fought with everything they had but are no longer with us

WE DID IT! 🎉 The most comprehensive childhood cancer legislation in more than a decade was signed by the president and is now LAW.

For every message you sent to lawmakers, every phone call, every tweet, every 'share' of a post, every child's story told: Thank you. You made this moment possible.

Our collective, relentless advocacy means that more children will have a chance to beat cancer and live long, healthy lives.

Today, we celebrate. 👏👏👏

12/14/2025

Thank you to everyone who donated to our first toy drive! We were successfully able to deliver gifts to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin to make some tiny human’s holidays just a little brighter🎄🤶Merry Christmas from us at Vega Frances’s Foundation🤶🎄

12/03/2025

Here’s a video from children’s hospital of Wisconsin regarding the dos and don’ts of gift giving. There are still a few days left to get donations to the Peshtigo cafe for our toy drive!

11/25/2025

We have a box set up at the Peshtigo Cafe! Join us for a toy drive going on now until 12/8!

🎄🎗️Every year, we purchase Christmas gifts to have under the tree for Vega with the intention of gifting them to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin because there is nothing worse than spending the holidays in the hospital. If there is anything we can do to brighten the day of a child, we will be there.
This year we have decided to expand our efforts and ask you to join us in participating in a toy drive! We will collect toys for 2 weeks and take them to the hospital before Christmas.
If you would like to donate, gifts can be dropped off at the Peshtigo Cafe or message us for pick up🎗️🎄