ONE SMALL CRACK CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE
Griff Jenkins takes the ‘crack cancer’ challenge!
May. 12, 2019 – 3:50 – Catherine Zimmermann, Claire Hughes and Courtney Billings explain how they came up with the idea to raise money for pediatric brain cancer.
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DID YOU KNOW #CRACKCANCER CAMPAIGN VIDEOS HAVE OVER 25 MILLION VIEWS?
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YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST PEDIATRIC BRAIN CANCER
Crack Cancer is a challenge that supports the fundraising efforts of the Willie Strong Foundation in collaboration with Children’s National Health System for Brain Cancer Awareness . The Crack Cancer Campaign challenges participants of all ages to raise money and awareness for pediatric brain cancer.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
• Receive a challenge from another person or start your own
• Get crackin’ and film your Crack Cancer video
• Share your video on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter with the hashtag #crackcancer
• Challenge another person to do the same (either in your video or your post)
• Go to crackcancer.com to donate or Venmo @crackcancer
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., you are an incredible #williestrong champion and Willie was a HUGE fan of yours! He cherished the NASCAR posters that were given out to the kids at Children’s National’s Cancer Center. During his cancer treatments, he looked forward to visiting the NASCAR Vital Signs Room because your words of encouragement that decorated the wall inspired and challenged him to be strong during his treatments. Thank you for your support!
It’s #NationalEggDay and I accepted the #CrackCancer challenge from @Redskins @RyanKerrigan91 in support of the #WillieStrongFoundation. @JimmieJohnson and @ClintBowyer YOU’RE UP! pic.twitter.com/FgCn4yHis7
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) June 3, 2019
LOOK WHO’S CRACKIN’
Willie’s Basketball 🏀 Presidents’ Day 🇺🇸 tourney. “Fun-raising for pediatric brain cancer research #williestrong Thanks Little Flower School for hosting!
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Willie’s Basketball 🏀 Presidents’ Day 🇺🇸 tourney. “Fun-raising for pediatric brain cancer research #williestrong Thanks Little Flower School for hosting!
📢 Get ready for a night of delicious seafood and giving back! 🦀✨
Join us for the I.T. Cancer Foundation Annual Crab Feed on March 29, 2025, from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Eagles Hall, Stockton, CA. Enjoy all-you-can-eat crab while supporting a great cause!
🎟️ Tickets: $75 per person
📍 Location: 1492 Bourbon St, Stockton, CA
📞 For tickets, contact Caterina at (510) 467-9895 or (209) 244-8710
Come hungry and ready to make a difference! 💙🦀 #StocktonCrabFeed #ITCancerFoundation #CrackCancer #SupportTheCause #StocktonCA #TracyCA #SacramentoEvents #LodiCA #LathropCA #DineForACure #CentralValleyFundraiser
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📢 Get ready for a night of delicious seafood and giving back! 🦀✨
Join us for the I.T. Cancer Foundation Annual Crab Feed on March 29, 2025, from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Eagles Hall, Stockton, CA. Enjoy all-you-can-eat crab while supporting a great cause!
🎟️ Tickets: $75 per person
📍 Location: 1492 Bourbon St, Stockton, CA
📞 For tickets, contact Caterina at (510) 467-9895 or (209) 244-8710
Come hungry and ready to make a difference! 💙🦀 #StocktonCrabFeed #ITCancerFoundation #CrackCancer #SupportTheCause #StocktonCA #TracyCA #SacramentoEvents #LodiCA #LathropCA #DineForACure #CentralValleyFundraiser
🚨🚨🚨We are gonna have some fun this weekend! Why don’t you come out too?🚨🚨🚨 #belowalabama #bandsonblackwater #countryforacause #williestrong #livemusic #goodtimes #countrymusic
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🚨🚨🚨We are gonna have some fun this weekend! Why don’t you come out too?🚨🚨🚨 #belowalabama #bandsonblackwater #countryforacause #williestrong #livemusic #goodtimes #countrymusic
9 years of missing you today and every day!
#CrackCancer
🌟 A huge thank you to all the heroes who supported Willie`s Replenishment Drive! Together, we`ve taken a powerful step in helping young Willie battle B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. 🎗️💪 #WillieStrong
📣 Missed the drive but still want to help? There`s always a need for life-saving donations. Consider giving blood from April 1-20 as part of Vitalant’s Donor Rewards program. Plus, you’ll have a chance to win one of 20, $420 gift cards in our Blaze a Trail Giveaway. Let’s continue to support those in need and make a real difference! 🌟🩸
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🌟 A huge thank you to all the heroes who supported Willie`s Replenishment Drive! Together, we`ve taken a powerful step in helping young Willie battle B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. 🎗️💪 #WillieStrong
📣 Missed the drive but still want to help? There`s always a need for life-saving donations. Consider giving blood from April 1-20 as part of Vitalant’s Donor Rewards program. Plus, you’ll have a chance to win one of 20, $420 gift cards in our Blaze a Trail Giveaway. Let’s continue to support those in need and make a real difference! 🌟🩸
There’s something deeply meaningful about giving back—especially when the cause is woven into your own story.
For the past few years, we’ve poured our hearts into raising awareness and funds for cancer support. But this year? We’re taking things up a notch. Bigger vision. Bolder ideas. A next-level impact.
Behind the scenes, we’ve been crafting a campaign that blends creativity with purpose. This isn’t just about fundraising—it’s about turning pain into power, and story into strength.
Cancer has touched us all. But through it, we’ve found a way to give back, to lift others, and to shine a light where it’s needed most.
With love,
Your two cancer survivor girls on a mission to crack cancer wide open—and this year, we’re doing it like never before.
#CrackCancer
#CancerSurvivors
#GiveBackWithHeart
#PurposeDriven
#CreativityForACause
#FundraisingWithSoul
#SurvivorStrong
#CommunityImpact
#HopeInAction
#MissionWithMeaning
#NextLevelGiving
#CancerAwareness
#HeartsInTheFight
#BoldMovesForGood
#TurningPainIntoPurpose
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There’s something deeply meaningful about giving back—especially when the cause is woven into your own story.
For the past few years, we’ve poured our hearts into raising awareness and funds for cancer support. But this year? We’re taking things up a notch. Bigger vision. Bolder ideas. A next-level impact.
Behind the scenes, we’ve been crafting a campaign that blends creativity with purpose. This isn’t just about fundraising—it’s about turning pain into power, and story into strength.
Cancer has touched us all. But through it, we’ve found a way to give back, to lift others, and to shine a light where it’s needed most.
With love,
Your two cancer survivor girls on a mission to crack cancer wide open—and this year, we’re doing it like never before.
#CrackCancer
#CancerSurvivors
#GiveBackWithHeart
#PurposeDriven
#CreativityForACause
#FundraisingWithSoul
#SurvivorStrong
#CommunityImpact
#HopeInAction
#MissionWithMeaning
#NextLevelGiving
#CancerAwareness
#HeartsInTheFight
#BoldMovesForGood
#TurningPainIntoPurpose
Please say a prayer for my father as we lay my little cousin to rest today #WillieStrong #Forever14
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Please say a prayer for my father as we lay my little cousin to rest today #WillieStrong #Forever14
Working on a project to benefit Breast Cancer research. This will be the pink glaze and it is also nice on the dark stoneware. I hope I can get the rest of the work done in time for prototypes now and finished product for sale, before Christmas.
#crackcancer #glazecalc #glazyorg #eyeoftheglaze #alchemy #stoneware #ceramicsmonthly #nceca #cone6 #oxidation #pottery
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Working on a project to benefit Breast Cancer research. This will be the pink glaze and it is also nice on the dark stoneware. I hope I can get the rest of the work done in time for prototypes now and finished product for sale, before Christmas.
#crackcancer #glazecalc #glazyorg #eyeoftheglaze #alchemy #stoneware #ceramicsmonthly #nceca #cone6 #oxidation #pottery
Willie’s Basketball 🏀 Presidents’ Day 🇺🇸 tourney. “Fun-raising for pediatric brain cancer research #williestrong Thanks Little Flower School for hosting!
Willie’s Basketball 🏀 Presidents’ Day 🇺🇸 tourney. “Fun-raising for pediatric brain cancer research #williestrong Thanks Little Flower School for hosting!
📢 Get ready for a night of delicious seafood and giving back! 🦀✨
Join us for the I.T. Cancer Foundation Annual Crab Feed on March 29, 2025, from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Eagles Hall, Stockton, CA. Enjoy all-you-can-eat crab while supporting a great cause!
🎟️ Tickets: $75 per person
📍 Location: 1492 Bourbon St, Stockton, CA
📞 For tickets, contact Caterina at (510) 467-9895 or (209) 244-8710
Come hungry and ready to make a difference! 💙🦀 #StocktonCrabFeed #ITCancerFoundation #CrackCancer #SupportTheCause #StocktonCA #TracyCA #SacramentoEvents #LodiCA #LathropCA #DineForACure #CentralValleyFundraiser
📢 Get ready for a night of delicious seafood and giving back! 🦀✨
Join us for the I.T. Cancer Foundation Annual Crab Feed on March 29, 2025, from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Eagles Hall, Stockton, CA. Enjoy all-you-can-eat crab while supporting a great cause!
🎟️ Tickets: $75 per person
📍 Location: 1492 Bourbon St, Stockton, CA
📞 For tickets, contact Caterina at (510) 467-9895 or (209) 244-8710
Come hungry and ready to make a difference! 💙🦀 #StocktonCrabFeed #ITCancerFoundation #CrackCancer #SupportTheCause #StocktonCA #TracyCA #SacramentoEvents #LodiCA #LathropCA #DineForACure #CentralValleyFundraiser
🚨🚨🚨We are gonna have some fun this weekend! Why don’t you come out too?🚨🚨🚨 #belowalabama #bandsonblackwater #countryforacause #williestrong #livemusic #goodtimes #countrymusic
🚨🚨🚨We are gonna have some fun this weekend! Why don’t you come out too?🚨🚨🚨 #belowalabama #bandsonblackwater #countryforacause #williestrong #livemusic #goodtimes #countrymusic
9 years of missing you today and every day!
#CrackCancer
🌟 A huge thank you to all the heroes who supported Willie`s Replenishment Drive! Together, we`ve taken a powerful step in helping young Willie battle B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. 🎗️💪 #WillieStrong
📣 Missed the drive but still want to help? There`s always a need for life-saving donations. Consider giving blood from April 1-20 as part of Vitalant’s Donor Rewards program. Plus, you’ll have a chance to win one of 20, $420 gift cards in our Blaze a Trail Giveaway. Let’s continue to support those in need and make a real difference! 🌟🩸
🌟 A huge thank you to all the heroes who supported Willie`s Replenishment Drive! Together, we`ve taken a powerful step in helping young Willie battle B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. 🎗️💪 #WillieStrong
📣 Missed the drive but still want to help? There`s always a need for life-saving donations. Consider giving blood from April 1-20 as part of Vitalant’s Donor Rewards program. Plus, you’ll have a chance to win one of 20, $420 gift cards in our Blaze a Trail Giveaway. Let’s continue to support those in need and make a real difference! 🌟🩸
There’s something deeply meaningful about giving back—especially when the cause is woven into your own story.
For the past few years, we’ve poured our hearts into raising awareness and funds for cancer support. But this year? We’re taking things up a notch. Bigger vision. Bolder ideas. A next-level impact.
Behind the scenes, we’ve been crafting a campaign that blends creativity with purpose. This isn’t just about fundraising—it’s about turning pain into power, and story into strength.
Cancer has touched us all. But through it, we’ve found a way to give back, to lift others, and to shine a light where it’s needed most.
With love,
Your two cancer survivor girls on a mission to crack cancer wide open—and this year, we’re doing it like never before.
#CrackCancer
#CancerSurvivors
#GiveBackWithHeart
#PurposeDriven
#CreativityForACause
#FundraisingWithSoul
#SurvivorStrong
#CommunityImpact
#HopeInAction
#MissionWithMeaning
#NextLevelGiving
#CancerAwareness
#HeartsInTheFight
#BoldMovesForGood
#TurningPainIntoPurpose
There’s something deeply meaningful about giving back—especially when the cause is woven into your own story.
For the past few years, we’ve poured our hearts into raising awareness and funds for cancer support. But this year? We’re taking things up a notch. Bigger vision. Bolder ideas. A next-level impact.
Behind the scenes, we’ve been crafting a campaign that blends creativity with purpose. This isn’t just about fundraising—it’s about turning pain into power, and story into strength.
Cancer has touched us all. But through it, we’ve found a way to give back, to lift others, and to shine a light where it’s needed most.
With love,
Your two cancer survivor girls on a mission to crack cancer wide open—and this year, we’re doing it like never before.
#CrackCancer
#CancerSurvivors
#GiveBackWithHeart
#PurposeDriven
#CreativityForACause
#FundraisingWithSoul
#SurvivorStrong
#CommunityImpact
#HopeInAction
#MissionWithMeaning
#NextLevelGiving
#CancerAwareness
#HeartsInTheFight
#BoldMovesForGood
#TurningPainIntoPurpose
Please say a prayer for my father as we lay my little cousin to rest today #WillieStrong #Forever14
Please say a prayer for my father as we lay my little cousin to rest today #WillieStrong #Forever14
Working on a project to benefit Breast Cancer research. This will be the pink glaze and it is also nice on the dark stoneware. I hope I can get the rest of the work done in time for prototypes now and finished product for sale, before Christmas.
#crackcancer #glazecalc #glazyorg #eyeoftheglaze #alchemy #stoneware #ceramicsmonthly #nceca #cone6 #oxidation #pottery
Working on a project to benefit Breast Cancer research. This will be the pink glaze and it is also nice on the dark stoneware. I hope I can get the rest of the work done in time for prototypes now and finished product for sale, before Christmas.
#crackcancer #glazecalc #glazyorg #eyeoftheglaze #alchemy #stoneware #ceramicsmonthly #nceca #cone6 #oxidation #pottery
MEET THE HUGHES
What is Pediatric GlioBlastoma?
Glioblastoma is a fast- growing type of central nervous system tumor that forms from glial (supportive) tissue of the brain and spinal cord and has cells that look very different from normal cells. Also called GBM, glioblastoma multiforme, and grade IV astrocytoma.
Make a donation
The Willie Strong Foundation aims to raise $2 million dollars to establish the William Seamus Hughes Professorship in Neuro-oncology and Immunology at Children’s National. This endowed professorship will guarantee that Will’s fighting spirit lives on in the pursuit of treatments for pediatric glioblastoma and other aggressive pediatric brain tumors and ensure that every child has the very best chance for a cure.