“In this earth, in this soil, in this pure field, let’s not plant any seed other than seeds of compassion and love.” ~ Rumi The philanthropic efforts of the families, friends, communities, and team members that have contributed to the mission and vision of the childhood cancer endeavors my family has spearheaded, supported, and sustained have all been focused on …
Camp Hazelnut 2018 (Sister Hazel’s Lyrics for Life Foundation)
We spent this weekend at the 4th annual Camp Hazelnut at Camp Crystal Lake outside Gainesville, FL. The Camp Hazelnut goal is simple: create a playful, safe, uplifting experience for kids and families navigating the overwhelming challenges of a cancer diagnosis… a place to simply get away and come together. The band members from Sister Hazel organize the event through their …
Running 200 miles for Lola
Team LolaA couple weeks ago some of our friends and family came together to support neuroblastoma research and trials in the craziest way yet! Together we RAN 200 MILES! What an experience it was! Our team of 12 raised over $14,000 to fight for children with the neuroblastoma, the beast that took our precious Lola Mae from us two years …
Waylon’s $10,000 Pig
As a teacher at Evansville High School, I had gotten to know Waylon very well throughout his freshmen year. When I made the announcement that I was leaving teaching in order to do as much fundraising as I could to support Beat Nb in finding a cure for neuroblastoma, Waylon visited my classroom the following morning. He said, “Mrs. K, …
Hoops for Lives
On June 24th in San Diego, the Hoops for Lives 3 on 3 basketball tournament was a great success – raising over $10,000! It’s one of our favorite types of events – organized out of the heart and passion of kids: specifically, students Zachary Robinson, Julia Maurer, Spencer Reckles, Reese Reckles and Ellery Robinson. 12 year old Zachary wanted to do …
Karaoke for the Kure: GALA 2017 raises 6 figures for KIDS fighting cancer
What a night! Our most successful Tampa event yet happened Friday, October 13th, at Port Tampa Bay in Cruise Terminal 2. (We also premiered the video above there, featuring Rea and Sofia + family).Karaoke for the Kure: GALA 2017 was presented by CrossCountry Mortgage this year, along with support from many incredible groups and individuals from around Tampa.Around 300 Tampa and …
about yesterday…
Before anything else, I'll say this: Beat Nb has the most incredible community of supporters. On behalf of all the kids with neuroblastoma and other cancers who benefit from what we do, thank you for making yesterday so fun and such a thrilling success. Yesterday was the 4th annual Give Day Tampa Bay, a 24 hour period of giving for ...
Beating Nb
In 2010, I founded Beat NB so there would be a consistent platform for all of you to support our mission to dramatically impact survival rates for children with neuroblastoma. I took this step out of necessity, because I wanted to fund treatments that could save my son - and every kid just like him - who had been told ...
The Because of Ezra story on WFLA with Stacie Schaible
Stacie Schaible with WFLA News Channel 8 in Tampa Bay sat down with the Matthews family to share some of Because of Ezra’s story of battling neuroblastoma.
#SofiaStrong finishes upfront cancer treatment!
A week ago, we hung out at All Children’s Hospital in St Pete to see 3 year old Sofia Anderson ring the oncology floor bell. All Children’s does this every time a kid finishes upfront cancer treatment, and Friday marked the end of over a year of treatment for Sofia – she’s cancer free! One of the main things Because of ...