When six-year-old Lyla was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year, her family’s world changed overnight. She began treatment immediately.
Lyla’s parents, Danielle and Jason, had been looking for a run or walk to support cancer care when they discovered MacKids Walk & Wheel. The fact that it supported their own hospital made the decision easy. On March 23, they created the fundraising team Lyla the Laser Beam, setting a modest $100 fundraising goal. Just two weeks later, they had raised over $11,000.
“We’re honestly overwhelmed by the support,” says Danielle. It started with friends and family, and quickly grew as those friends and family shared it with their own friends and family.
Lyla is now several weeks into treatment, and her family hopes she’ll be able to join them at MacKids Walk & Wheel next month with her four-year-old brother Cameron. “She’s a brave little girl,” says Danielle.
Team Lyla is still fundraising, and still inspiring. “Even if you’re just getting started,” Danielle says, “your community will show up for you.”
Meet Team Lyla’s Laser Beams!
Soon to be seven-year-old Lyla is busy battling leukemia but that hasn’t stopped her and her family from bringing their community together to support the hospital that’s become her second home!
They set a $100 fundraising goal for MacKids Walk & Wheel. They asked their friends and family to support. Their friends and family spread the word and two weeks later, they’d raised more than $10,000.
Fundraising can be simple – and incredibly powerful. Your support makes a difference for kids like Lyla.