Aurora Day Camp

We loved kicking off our LEAD Atlanta project today! Thank you Jamar Harrison, Deitra Jones, Cortland Russell, Ian Bridges, Lindsey Macon and Caroline Burnette Dervan, and Tim Eldredge! Away we go!

The 2024 Dare to Dream Atlanta is an elegant evening benefit recognizing two distinguished honorees – Tino Mantella and Michael L. Thurmond – with dinner, cocktails, auctions, and a mission call. Visit www.daretodreamatlanta.org for details on tickets, tables, and sponsorship as well as to make a donation. Your support and friendship will help us reach our $425,000 goal for this year’s gala. Maria Elena Casey Kasey Brooks Tessa Berrafato Kwame Brown Jordan Forman Andrew Galanopoulos Aneel Gill Dave Healy Hayden Jordan, MBA, MHA Erin Hendrick Chris MacInnis Pat Jordan Eve Patterson Nimkar Carl Obradovich James Taylor Rachel W. Evin Somerstein Glen Lew MD Stacy Sutton

When organizations with shared missions come together, extraordinary things happen! We are incredibly grateful to the Georgia Aquarium for hosting nearly 350 members of the pediatric cancer community for a morning filled with joy, exploration, and unforgettable moments. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to making the 3rd Annual Aquarium Day such a special experience! We loved sharing the morning with Taylor Reynolds, Beth Parmer and Betty the Dolphin from the Georgia Aquarium, Jamie Ekstrom and K. Meredith Allison from Camp Sunshine, Tariyah Coleman from Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, Chelsea Mullinax from Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research, Rich Brundige from Camp Peach Pals as well as families from CURE Childhood Cancer and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. #Collaboration #Community #PediatricCancerAwareness Sami Tanenbaum, Allison Messerly, MS, CCLS, Gregory Hill Leonard W. Rose Joshua Kinoshita

This week, we celebrate National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day, dedicated to recognizing the exceptional nurses who care for children and young adults with cancer and blood disorders. Their unwavering dedication and compassion ensure that their precious patients and our cherished campers receive the highest standard of care and support. We are incredibly grateful to the nurses who care for our campers in the hospital and those who ensure their safety and happiness at camp. Thank you for making a difference in their lives! #auroradaycamp #childhoodcancerawarenessmonth #gogold #untiltheresacure #nursestrong

We are excited to announce our Teen Board for the 2024-2025 year!  Congratulations to our new membership! Follow us to learn more about the incredible impact at these high school students will have on our pediatric cancer community. Swara Bramhadevi, McIntosh High School Samuel Choi, Lambert High School Elly Eisenstein, The Weber School Nate Friedman, Riverwood High School Lakshmi Jojjavarapu, Lambert High School Drew Kellis, Milton High School Beza Kifle, The Lovett School Zoe Liu, McIntosh High School Lorelei Lott, North Gwinnett High School Brooke Maman, The Weber School Zachary Mattace, Innovation Academy 1Kara Meierdierks, Walton High School Kethan Menachery, The Lovett School Anandita Mitra, Lambert High School David Mora, Wheeler High School Sophia Ocfemia, DeKalb School of the Arts Abigail Richman, Pace Academy Valerie Sacerdoti, Chamblee High School Tahel Shantzer, The Weber School Vaishnavi Singh, Peachtree Ridge High School Stella Tabor, Walton High School Mckenzie Tate, Peachtree Ridge High School Jane Tomolo, St. Pius X Catholic High School Sep Welch, Arabia Mountain High School The Aurora Teen Board empowers and equips high school students to advocate in their community and school to support children with cancer and their siblings. Teen Board members gain valuable leadership skills, learn to fundraise, earn volunteer hours...and will have lots of fun and meet great people! Maria Elena Casey Kasey Brooks Tessa Berrafato Kwame Brown Jordan Forman Andrew Galanopoulos Aneel Gill Hayden Jordan, MBA, MHA Dave Healy Pat Jordan Chris MacInnis Eve Patterson Nimkar Carl Obradovich James Taylor Rachel W. Evin Somerstein Stacy Sutton Glen Lew MD Daniel John Bergsagel Maria Myler Sami Tanenbaum Allison Messerly, MS, CCLS  

Our campers were swinging high from the treetops at our first post-summer Aurora Fun-day this past Saturday at Treetop Quest. Campers of every age climbed high and low and their friends making new memories!

Today is Proclamation Day in Atlanta, when Governor Kemp declares September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Our partner organization - the Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research - organizes an awesome event and Aurora Day Camp's Allison Messerly, MS, CCLS is there to support the day! #auroradaycamp #gogold #childhoodcancerawareness #september

Teen Board applications are due on August 23rd! Link: https://lnkd.in/exgn989h The Aurora Teen Board empowers and equips high school students to advocate in their community and school to support children with cancer and their siblings. Teen Board members gain valuable leadership skills, learn to fundraise, earn volunteer hours...and will have lots of fun and meet great people!

Teen Board applications are due on August 23rd!   Link: https://lnkd.in/exgn989h   The Aurora Teen Board empowers and equips high school students to advocate in their community and school to support children with cancer and their siblings. Teen Board members gain valuable leadership skills, learn to fundraise, earn volunteer hours...and will have lots of fun and meet great people! Allison Messerly, MS, CCLS Sami Tanenbaum Maria Elena Casey Kasey Brooks Tessa Berrafato Kwame Brown Jordan Forman Andrew Galanopoulos Aneel Gill Dave Healy Hayden Jordan, MBA, MHA Pat Jordan Chris MacInnis Eve Patterson Nimkar Carl Obradovich James Taylor Rachel W. Evin Somerstein Glen Lew MD Stacy Sutton #atlantaga #childhoodcancer #atlanta #auroradaycamp

We had a very full room on Wednesday for our LEAD Class of 2025 Cohort Project kick-off! The group got to meet the other selected nonprofits and learn more about what this very special part of the LEAD curriculum will entail. We can't wait to for the class to learn more about each nonprofit and the incredible things they do for the Atlanta community! Aurora Day Camp ATLANTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC COR Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) Scraplanta Creative Reuse South Fulton Arts True Colors Theatre Company youthSpark :: Ignite Justice. Inspire Change. 3D Girls, Inc. Thank you to the LEAD team who will support the nonprofits and class all year long! LEAD Atlanta Projects Co-Chairs: Sandy Feliciano LEAD '23 and Travis Norvell LEAD '16 LEAD '25 Facilitators: Antwan Aiken, LCSW, MPA LEAD '18, Diana Bui, MPA LEAD '23, Tim Eldredge LEAD '23, Joel Feldman LEAD '14, Rahul Garabadu LEAD '24, Natalie Jones LEAD '20, Joel Langdon LEAD '22, Sarina Marsh, LMSW LEAD '24, Anqi Zou '22.