In December of 2002, nine-year-old Mitch Chepokas, terminally ill with bone cancer, withdrew the entire $6,000 from his savings account and put it in envelopes for kids on the pediatric oncology floor ...
Dad Makes Pinky Promise with Dying Son to Continue Helping 'Cancer Kids' After His Death (Exclusive)
Before Mitch Chepokas died of bone cancer in April 2003, the second-grader made his dad Steve Chepokas pinky promise that he would continue helping other kids with cancer. The Minnesota dad kept his ...
Nadia Chaudhury is a born-and-raised New Yorker who is the deputy editor for Eater’s Northeast region and Eater New York, was the former Eater Austin editor for 10 years, and often writes about food ...
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn - Saturday, August 1, is the 12 th annual Pinky Swear Kids Triathlon at Lake Nokomis. One of the participants, Nevaeh Belker, a Pinky Swear All-Star who has battled cancer twice in ...
This is a story from the heart— about a fanciful illustration, and the little girl who designed it. "We felt we’d like to help bless some kids that are suffering from cancer," explains Joel Wiens, the ...
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn.--Join KARE 11's own Eric Perkins for the 4th annual Perk's Pinky Swear Mess Fest, a youth and family slopstacle course that raises money and awareness for Pinky Swear Foundation.
Helping kids with cancer and their families with financial and emotional support. The hardships inflicted on families because of childhood cancer are often not quantifiable. The financial burden of ...
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