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Holiday Giving
Posted on 12/1/17
The holidays are a time of festive cheer for most, but for a family who have a child with cancer it can mean added stress and anxiety wondering how they will make ends meet. Why Me tries to alleviate that worry by helping families in a variety of ways. Listed […]
Finding Family
Posted on 10/25/17
We only had 3 Halloween’s with Kai. The first he was a newborn, just about 2 months old. He wore an orange and black striped onesie and a tiny pumpkin hat that barely fit. It was a fairly quiet night, our first holiday as a new family. The second he […]
Why Me Summer Camp 2017
Posted on 09/25/17
Children affected by cancer, and their siblings, often spend much of their time outside of treatment in medical appointments and therapies that can make fitting in other activities difficult. With medication, physical limitations and long term effects of cancer treatments attending a typical summer camp is not always possible. Seven […]
Moms’ Night Out
Posted on 05/25/17
Monday evening 21 moms gathered at the British Beer Company on Shrewsbury Street to enjoy a mom’s night out funded by the Why Parent Support Fund. The night began with lots of hugs that quickly turned to lots of laughs and even a few tears. Many of these mom first […]
Celebrating National Volunteer Appreciation Week
Posted on 05/2/17
National Volunteer Week took place on April 23-29th. We are so appreciative for each and every volunteer that has and continues to donate their time to us. To celebrate, the week we will be highlighted five different volunteers to show the variety of roles our volunteers play within our organization. […]
“You Gotta Have Heart” : Honoring the Past, Embracing Today
Posted on 04/20/17
Started in 1989 by Why Me’s first director of family services, Margaret White, the “You Gotta Have Heart” Dance is Why Me’s longest running fundraising event. Margaret hosted the very first Heart Dance to celebrate the life of her son Jason and raise vital funds for Why Me. She created […]
Thank You for Touching the Tower with Why Me
Posted on 03/24/17
Thank you to Andy Sharry, Worcester Fitness and everyone who came out to fourth installment of Touch the Tower with us on Wednesday, March 22nd. To say it was a cold stroll to Bancroft Tower is an understatement, temperatures hovered around 24 degrees but that didn’t stop anyone. More than […]
Touch the Tower
Posted on 03/9/17
Touch the Tower Fun Run/Walk March 22, 2017 Touch the Tower 4 Andy Sharry and his family have been supporting Why Me and Sherry’s House for over a decade. He was first introduced to Why Me in 2000 when he and his father ran the Bermuda Marathon to support Why […]
February Vacation Fun Camp at Sherry’s House
Posted on 03/1/17
Our first Vacation Fun Camp took place six years ago. We took notice that families who have a child with cancer often don’t have the time or flexibility (with cancer treatment schedules) to go away for vacation. Going to a local museum is a nice idea, but when your child […]
The Kuczarski Family Fill the Pantry Challenge
Posted on 02/17/17
The Kuczarski Family Fill the Pantry Challenge In the years after their youngest daughter Sophia lost her life to cancer, the Kuczarski family has remained a part of the Why Me family, both through their participation in bereavement programming offered at the house and through an active role as fundraisers […]