Heroes for Children – a unique nonprofit that provides financial and social assistance to families with a child battling cancer – is pleased to announce the addition of Haylee Hall to the North Texas development team, which works with families in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
“At Heroes for Children, we stand by families with children battling cancer so they do not have to fight alone,” said Larissa Linton, cofounder and executive director of Heroes for Children. “We will be able to better serve the families in the Dallas-Fort Worth area by adding Haylee Hall to our team. We trust that she will help us accomplish our vision while increasing our footprint in Texas.”
With many years of service with both for-profit and nonprofit organizations, Haylee has innumerable assets to bring to the HFC team. Her skills include community involvement, grassroots marketing and engagement, and stewardship and growth. Haylee’s role as North Texas Area Director includes managing HFC’s corporate, individual and foundation portfolio of donors, sponsors and volunteers. She will also facilitate fundraising events in the region and work with the executive director to recruit and foster relationships with board members in North Texas.
“I am excited to be joining such an amazing organization,” Haylee said. “I look forward to increasing awareness about Heroes for Children throughout our service area, especially in Fort Worth, Arlington and Grand Prairie. In addition, I will be collaborating with our South Texas area to create statewide partnerships.”
Heroes for Children provides financial and social assistance to families from across the state of Texas who are battling childhood cancer. Financial services include paying rent and mortgages, transportation costs to and from treatment, costs of hospital visits and, in some cases, funeral expenses. In addition, laptops are purchased for older children and teens to keep them entertained and in contact with the outside world during isolation periods.
Heroes for Children’s social assistance programs help provide moments of normalcy and a break for the entire family – programs like the Valentine’s Day candlelight dinner, which offers parents a special date night while their children are cared for by trained childcare professionals. Holiday Heroes ensures that the holiday wishes of families battling childhood cancer are fulfilled. Families selected by social workers at each of the major hospitals across the state that partner with Heroes for Children are adopted by community members, organization supporters and businesses – who shop, wrap and donate gifts for the entire family.
Since its inception, Heroes for Children has provided more than 4,500 families with over $5.5 million dollars in assistance. Funding for the organization stems from generous donors, community partnerships and participants of the annual fundraising events including:
- Heroes and Handbags – luxury handbag auction and luncheon, hosted each spring in Dallas and Houston
- Golf tournament every spring or summer in Dallas and Houston
- Heart of Gold 5K and Fun Run held in the Dallas area each September in honor of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Hold’em for Heroes poker tournament played each fall in Austin, Dallas and Houston
Heroes for Children is a unique nonprofit organization that provides financial and social assistance to families with a child battling cancer. Since 2005, Heroes for Children has helped alleviate families’ worries, giving them comfort and a brief respite from the everyday challenges of fighting cancer and care giving. Since its inception, more than $5.5 million has been given to 4,500 families in need. To learn more about Heroes for Children, please visit http://www.heroesforchildren.org.