Honoring 30 Years of Children’s Cancer Association
Today, July 25, officially marks thirty years as Children’s Cancer Association, so — on our birthday and anniversary — we find ourselves reflecting on all we’ve accomplished thanks to your support.
Thirty years. Three decades.
It’s difficult to wrap one’s head around what thirty years of impact can mean. But we did our best to quantify what you’ve helped us accomplish in that time.
Since 1995, we’ve had…
over 2 million Joy Interactions
with over 250,000 kids served nationwide!
That means…
over 250,000 kids served by music
over 1,700 kids served by mentorship
and over 680 families served by nature
For music, two million Joy Interactions includes…
40,000 egg shakers shaken to the beat
1,000 concerts hosted via JoyRx Music Digital Live
and over 80 live, in-person concerts hosted at hospitals
in 3 hub cities for live music
with 5 iterations of state-of-the-art music carts stocked with instruments since launch
helping supply over 4,000 instrument lessons
It means over 1,200 videos on our YouTube channels
with nearly 18,000 subscribers
and over 10,720,000 views on all videos,
with performances featuring over 800 artists and musicians generously sharing music with hospitalized kids
For mentorship, 2 million Joy Interactions includes…
1,749 toy bags filled with activities to help new friends pass the time, including over 3000 boxes of LEGOs and 492 Build-a-Bears!
Kids, their families, and their mentors enjoyed 1,035 mentorship events across Oregon, including more than $352,357 worth of Portland Trail Blazers tickets!
For nature, 2 million Joy Interactions includes…
680 memory stones lining the path at the Caring Cabin,
which has welcomed over 7000 visitors
who got cozy with 750 handmade quilts, created just for kids and their siblings!
For Children’s Cancer Association, 2 million Joy Interactions means…
we received funding and support thanks to the unwavering generosity from guests at 15 Golf for Joy tournaments and 22 annual galas,
and with the support of nearly 300,000 hours donated by volunteers, the steadfast work of 130 employees (since 2019), and the contributions of 82,752 donors, we’ve been able to serve over 50 healthcare sites in over 20 states.
These numbers can’t truly quantify the work we do every day — the work that you do every day to help children feel supported and joyful.
You might not see us ordering the egg shakers, organizing the mentorship events, or mowing the lawn at the Caring Cabin — but take comfort in knowing that we are there, driving joy forward so that no child ever has to be without it.
That’s our mission.
Note: Numbers in this post are estimates based on available data; we did our best to be as close to accurate as possible, but these numbers should not be used for official reporting.