09/22/2026
It has been officially 1 year since Ava's Hug Squad has launched. We started with Brooke Army Medical Center Go Gold Event, and we came back this year with a smashing good time with BIG Love Cancer Care. Ava's Hug Squad had a craft room with beads to make keychains, pens, and bookmarks and kids painted suncatchers. All this was possible due to the donations from our Amazon wishlist. The kids had a blast winning prizes with Tacos Martinez claw machine. Also, the kids got to test their inner ninja at Beat the Sensei Game sponsored by Only Fans AC & Heating. To top it off, we had Ava's slime bar to create ice cream slime sundaes from Kawaii Slime Company. Due to an overwhelming response to our SMASH CANCER Pre-order, we were able to gift the families their own SMASH CANCER tshirts. A huge shout out to Ava's Hug Squad volunteers for all the hard work setting up the event and smiles and fun you brought to these families (Hollie Guinn-Garza, Jess Lopez, Chris Yarborough, Derrick Landry, Amanda Zecua, Noah Zecua, Patty Landry, Amanda Guinn, Grumpy Lopez).
We thank God every day for the chance to keep our Ava's loving spirit alive with her charity. Your support means the world to our family. May God bless you for your generosity.
Love Nick & Sherri