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March 27, 2024

Farewell to our CEO

Leukemia Texas wishes a fond farewell to our CEO Jessica Dunn, who is leaving LTX for another opportunity in the nonprofit industry. Jessica has been our fearless leader for almost 4 years, and we’re going to miss her very much! We really appreciate everything she’s done for LTX during her tenure. Below is what Jessica…

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March 20, 2024

Charities2Love

We're so excited about our new partnership with Charities2Love! Our Patient and Programs Manager Mandy Flaming recently spoke with an amazing group of volunteers who came together to make 100 Buddy Packs for our pediatric patients. Maitry Shah is the inspiring Founder and President of Charities2Love, and through her leadership and heart for others, many…

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We would like to share an update on Lincoln Finley aka Lincoln the Brave, who was last year’s Honorary Chair at our second annual ‘Strike Out Pediatric Leukemia’ baseball game. Lincoln was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in July 2022 and has been a patient at Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, TX. Lincoln…

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Leukemia Texas recently announced our new Treasurer on the LTX Board of Directors – Travis Bryant. Travis was already an LTX board member, but he assumes the role from Lewis Ropp, who stepped down as a board member and Treasurer. Travis plays an important role in our organization’s leadership. We sat down with him recently…

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Meet Elliott Walker, a Patient Aid recipient and our LTX Spotlight Story. “Elliott is the sweetest 4-year-old girl. She is the best big sister and loving friend. She loves pink, Barbies, princesses, and dancing! On November 21st, 2023, Elliott was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. AML is rare in children, and it is an aggressive…

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February 21, 2024

LTX Spotlight Story: Lucy

In 2021, Lucy Garza was a typical 3-year-old who attended preschool and relished in playdates and sleepovers with her cousins. She had boundless energy as she played alongside her 5-year-old brother Leo. In October of that year, Lucy suddenly fell ill with a fever. Her fever persisted over the weekend, so her mom made an…

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Happy Valentine’s Day from Leukemia Texas! We hope you know how much we love and appreciate everyone in our community. We couldn’t do what we do without YOU! You can show LTX some love with your time and/or donation that supports our patients and programs. We have several ways for you to get involved and…

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Save the date! Leukemia Texas is excited to host our third annual ‘Strike Out Pediatric Leukemia’ baseball game on Sunday, April 28th at RoughRiders Field in Frisco, TX. Two teams of local high school baseball players will play in a charity baseball game that raises funds for LTX patients and programs. The players also compete…

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A Letter from our CEO Jessica Dunn: As we closed out the past year, there have been a lot of reports and stats over the state of non-profit fundraising in 2023. Sadly, these reports have confirmed what we in this industry have deeply felt over the last few years since the pandemic… giving is down.…

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January 24, 2024

Meet Lulu

Lulu Hendren is the Marketing & Communications Project Manager at Leukemia Texas, and we’re so happy to have her on our team! We sat down with her recently to discuss all things LTX. Get to know Lulu in this Q&A with her below. Hi Lulu! Tell us about yourself. Well, I’m a Taurus. That probably…

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This June will be the 20th annual BeatLeukemia Ball, and we’re so excited to preview our milestone Ball by announcing this year’s chairs will be the Long family. We recently sat down with Leukemia Texas Board Member and Ball Chair Jay Long to discuss all things LTX. What brought you to Leukemia Texas and how…

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January 10, 2024

Travel Buddy Program

Meet Robbie! He’s the owner of UGO Bags and the man behind our Travel Buddy program at Leukemia Texas. He creates beautiful and custom roller suitcases for leukemia patients of all ages. Through the Travel Buddy program and our partnership with UGO Bags (UGOBags.com), patients can customize their very own suitcase with their favorite character,…

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