The Seany Foundation

11/17/2021

15 years... forever and no time at all. We miss you endlessly - perhaps now more than ever. Dealing with grief never fades, it changes. It sneaks up on you when you're least expecting it. You hear a song, you see a photo, a movie comes on that reminds you of them. It is nice though, to have a day dedicated to sit in your grief and feel it all. What Sean would be like today. He would probably have a family, a job, a life. Cancer takes. Cancer doesnt care who you are. We are so in awe of all the cancer warriors out there - the fighters and their incredible families. You are inspiration to us all, just as Sean is and always will be.

The Seany Foundation is coming back in 2022. We are working on some smaller scale things that will undoubtably make a difference to those in our community. Make a difference for those who have had to put their lives on pause because of cancer, covid, or any hardships in these past few years. We are still incredibly grateful for this journey we've been on the last 14+ years. Dealing with a few serious health struggles in 2020/21 our family hopes to continue to make a difference in the lives of kids and families dealing with cancer going forward in 2022 and beyond.

If you're still reading this - thanks for sticking it out.

- Emily (Sean's sister)

08/29/2021

05/05/2021

Many come to OAK and Camp Reach for the Sky looking for a a community, and leave with a family. Our mission is to provide a place where one can heal with others who know exactly what they are going through because no child should ever go through something like cancer alone. Since 1983, we have done this in person every summer through our camping programs but shifted to a virtual platform last year due to the pandemic. It was new territory, but we were absolutely amazed to see how camp magic, spirit, and connections were just as strong.

Join us this year at our second ever Virtual CR4TS session along with receiving a ‘Camp in a Box’, and join us at our in-person Family Camp session in September. We are planning some major things you definitely don’t want to miss out on!

To register and find more information about our programs, if you qualify and how to help, visit www.oaksd.org.

11/17/2020

Running an organization is hard. Making business decisions and raising money, etc, all pretty tough. Especially when many here are family and dealing with a horrific loss. But then you think about why you started all this in the first place. Sean Robins, my brother, had a passion for life since the day he was born. When he was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer at age 16, that passion never went away. He channeled it into helping people and his desire to get better so he could start a charity and keep it going. This year has been filled with a few ups and many downs. Between the pandemic, recession, election and protest tensions, civil injustice, and beyond — it’s been a definite year of reflection and pause. We are so proud of the work is doing and continues to do with CR4TS and know that camp is in such amazing hands. We are still trying to figure out what 2021 will look like for us, but the one thing we do know, is that no matter what happens, Sean would be proud of what we accomplished since he passed.

Today is 14 years since we lost a son, brother and friend. 14 years of sadness and happiness, big life accomplishments and new family members. 14 years since Sean could talk to us and tell us EXACTLY what he wanted to say. We miss him terribly every day. It’s easier and also harder living life and knowing how much he would love spending time with your children and how much they would love him.

This post is a little all over the place. Maybe because im currently trying to entertain my 1 year old while my 3 year old demands to know why his stickers arent sticky anymore (after taking them off the page and leaving them out all night).

But here’s the point. Loss is hard. It doesn’t get easier, just a little number (we know many of you relate). Today is the day we let ourselves cry and get angry. And then tomorrow, its back to work.

We love and appreciate you all for sticking with us.

Sean Lewis Robins
12/27/83 - 11/17/06

- Emily Brody (Sean’s sister)

11/16/2020

Deepest sadness and sympathies. ❤️

Friends of CR4TS it is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our dear friend and RyanStrong camper Alexis Donaldson. Alexis, you will forever be a sweet and gentle CR4TS soul. We appreciate the time that we were able to spend with you and your family at CR4TS and SOMBFAB. We will cherish your memory forever. Rest in love.

11/12/2020

We invite you to join us for Happy Hour!!!

09/01/2020

Tomorrow starts the beginning of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. While we are all reeling and dealing with a global pandemic, recession, political unrest and debilitating racism, families are still getting the devastating news “your child has cancer”. Cancer doesn’t stop, it doesn’t wait until a better time and it definitely doesn’t discriminate. While things have changed immensely for us at The Seany Foundation In these past 9 months, our mission will always remain the same. We started this organization 15 years ago because our son and brother, Sean, wanted to help other kids going through what he went through. We don’t know what our organization will look like at the end of all this, but we will certainly ALWAYS do what we can to bring a little hope, happiness and connection to kids affected by cancer.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month - get aware and get connected.

Please check out Oncology And Kids for what we are sure will be an amazing month of stories, videos and everything In between.

08/19/2020

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Hello CR4TS! The big OAK invites you to navigate to the closed CR4TS FB page on Saturday, August 22nd at 330PM as we stream the Celebration of Life for our dear friend Alan Hoss Hughes. Unfortunately during this time, we are limited to the amount of guests that can attend in person for his celebration of life. We invite you to join us virtually, as we recognize one of the most impactful CR4TS counselors in the history of our camp. Again, this Saturday, August 22nd at 330PM PST. We hope that you are able to join us as we hear a few tales, share a few laughs, and thank Hoss for helping to make CR4TS the place it is.

07/17/2020

Virtual camp week 2!

07/14/2020

Hey parents!! We know you might still have some questions for Week 2 so we are hosting TWO live Q&A sessions this Tuesday and Thursday! Hope you can join us and get as pumped as we are for WEEK 2 which is ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!!

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5110009325?pwd=VVN0SEg3N2tHa3psTkI2SlN5SjZOZz09

Meeting ID: 511 000 9325
Password: 971827

07/05/2020

Hey Virtual Camp Families!! We know this virtual world can be confusing and overall different but we want to make this process as easy and fun as possible. This is the Zoom schedule for this week with all the times and activities via Zoom. It also includes the color themes and campers are encouraged to dress up with whatever they find at home! On our website oncologyandkids.org you will also find a button specifically for Virtual Camp and it will have a template for each day that has links in it for daily content, activities at home and the zoom link! Most of this content is password protected so check your emails to get that password to be able to access it. If you have ANY questions drop them in a comment under this post and we will answer ASAP! We hope you guys are PUMPED, ONE MORE SLEEP! SEE YOU TOMORROW AT 11AM via ZOOOOOOM!