The December 5th Fund

06/16/2026

Registration is officially open for the 3rd Annual “Fore”get Cancer, Just for One Day Golf Tournament!

We know. It’s only June. The temperature is pushing 90 degrees and football season hasn’t even started yet.

But if there’s one thing we’ve learned, September has a funny way of sneaking up on people.

Join us on Sunday, September 27th at Sugar Creek Golf Course for a day of golf, laughs, friendly competition, and most importantly, helping local families facing cancer create memories and receive support when they need it most.

Grab your foursome, lock in your spot, and start working on your excuses now for the shots that don’t quite go where you intended.

We can’t wait to see everyone back at Sugar Creek.

Register here: https://december5th.networkforgood.com/events/100855-3rd-annual-d5f-fore-get-cancer-just-for-one-day-golf-tournament

06/12/2026

We’re looking for 11 volunteers to help us create another Great Day for a local family facing cancer on Saturday, July 11, in Spanish Lake, Missouri.

While the family enjoys a day away from treatments, appointments, and everyday worries, our volunteers will be refreshing outdoor spaces around their home and helping create an environment where they can focus on what matters most: spending time together.

This is one of our smallest volunteer efforts of the year, which means every volunteer will play an important role in making the day a success.

If you’d like to join us, sign up here:
https://volunteersignup.org/TF7C9

Let’s get ready to do some good.

05/31/2026

30+ volunteers spent the day yesterday working on this family’s home. They cleaned, organized, landscaped, painted, hauled junk, tackled repairs, and worked through project after project so this family could step away from everything waiting for them back home.

These photos are what happened while all of that was going on.

The day started with breakfast together at Songbird before heading to Union Station where there were rope courses, aquarium visits, giant milkshakes, and plenty of opportunities to simply be together without worrying about treatments, appointments, finances, or everything else cancer brings with it.

Sometimes people ask why we call them Great Days.

This is why.

Because for a few hours, these children got to be kids, mom got time with her family, and cancer wasn’t the center of attention.

That’s a pretty great day.

05/30/2026

There are some days that remind us just how much can happen when people work together.

More than 30 volunteers, corporate partners, community supporters, contractors, donors, and countless people behind the scenes came together to help a single mom of three going through metastatic cancer treatment.

While this family spent time together making memories, teams spread throughout the house and yard cleaning, organizing, painting, landscaping, hauling junk, tackling repairs, and preparing this home for what comes next.

No single person could have done this. That’s what makes days like these special.

It takes teamwork. It takes people willing to show up. And when that happens, really incredible things can happen. Here’s a look back at a pretty incredible day.

05/30/2026

05/30/2026

Despite repeated complaints about the selfie stick making another appearance, and despite this being approximately selfie stick number 6 or 7 because a certain someone keeps forgetting where he puts them, this photo captures what this was really about.

A group of volunteers gave up part of their Saturday to show up for a single mom of three going through metastatic cancer treatment. They cleaned, organized, landscaped, painted, hauled junk, completed projects, and worked side by side so this family could spend the day making memories instead of worrying about everything waiting for them at home.

This group right here is what makes days like this possible.

Thank you for helping us make this family forget cancer, just for one day.

That’s a wrap!

05/30/2026

The amount of work happening right now is hard to capture in photos.

Volunteers are spread throughout the house and yard tackling projects big and small while this family gets something far more important: time together.

There is still plenty left to do, but seeing this many people come together for one family never gets old.

05/30/2026

Days like this simply do not happen without people willing to step up in a big way.

This Great Day was fully funded by Spencer Fane, who didn’t just support this effort financially, they showed up with team members ready to work alongside us.

Because of their partnership, a single mom going through metastatic cancer treatment gets something every family deserves more of: time together.

We’re thankful to have partners who understand that showing up matters.

05/30/2026

More than 30 volunteers will come together this morning for a single mom of three who is going through metastatic cancer treatment.

While she spends time with her kids making memories together, our volunteers, partners, and team will spend the morning doing what they do best: showing up.

This is going to be a big one.

05/23/2026

When people see a Great Day, they usually see the finished product.

They see the volunteers, the transformed home, and the smiles from a family that finally had a chance to breathe for a few hours.

What they don’t always see is everything happening underneath it all.

The organized chaos. The moving parts. The structure behind the scenes. And for our founder, Tom Wiley, even the role ADHD has played in shaping how these days come together.

Tom wrote a personal blog about the routines, mindset, and energy behind every Great Day, and why he’s come to realize the way his brain works is actually part of what makes this mission possible.

Read it here:

https://www.december5th.org/2026/05/22/organized-chaos-and-the-work-behind-a-great-day/