Punk fans show Thrive some love!
Courtesy Dango Empire / Amber Pacific.
Saturday was an amazing night at punk legends MXPX invited Thrive Through Cancer to be a part of the band’s 20 year anniversary show!
We were able to introduce punk fans to the work we do for young adults facing cancer. In return, they generously donated more than $200 from their pockets!
Thanks to MXPX and their fans for being so giving and having a great time with us! Read more…
Thank you!
To everyone who has supported Thrive Through Cancer, I would like to send out a huge THANK YOU!
In less than 6 months, we have raised $3200 and have assembled the first batch of 50 Hope Totes! These lovingly designed gift bags will be given to newly diagnosed cancer patients, ages 18-39 at the Swedish Medical Center. Thanks to each dollar and item donated, we are able to offer some comfort to young adults as they begin their cancer journey.
Most importantly, we have let them know they are not alone. We are fighting with them!
Thank you to all of our donors and everyone who attended our wine tasting and Strike Out Cancer benefit. Without you, this would not be possible!
First batch of Hope Totes.
UW article features founder Rose Egge
We are so honored that the University of Washington has featured Thrive Through Cancer founder Rose Egge in the article “The power of blogging: Two incredible cancer survivors linked through social media.” Writer Collin Denton wrote:
My Tam Nguyen (BA, ’06) and Rose Egge (MCDM, ’11) were shining stars beating on the door of success when they were diagnosed with cancer. They both were in their early to mid-twenties and led healthy and active lifestyles. Neither thought of themselves as being at risk for cancer. Fortunately, they both beat the odds, finding solace in one another’s experiences and sharing their own inspirational stories through blogging and social media.
Read the full article. Read more…
Join Thrive at a punk rock show!
On Saturday, May 26, Seattle punk rock legendary band MXPX has invited Thrive Through Cancer to be a part of their 20th Anniversary show at El Corazon. A portion of tickets sold will benefit our organization and we will be there selling t-shirts and spreading the word about Thrive!
Pop punk bands Amber Pacific and Poorsport will also be performing. Show is all ages!
Want to rock out with us? The first 5 people to buy tickets and email us at ThrivingWithCancer@gmail.com will get a FREE Thrive t-shirt!
Tickets are just $15 and can be purchased online. Read more…
Bowling was a blast!
Thrive Through Cancer’s first annual “Strike Out Cancer” benefit at Lucky Strike in Bellevue was a great success!
Thanks to Lucky Strike for donating their VIP Room, the Rat City Roller Girls for coming to party with us, and all of our raffle prize donors: Susie Mulligan, Hotel 1000, Envy on Alki Skin Boutique, Debbie Potts and Lauren Duncan!
Wine tasting was a hit!
The dream that inspired Thrive Through Cancer will soon come true! We are just weeks away from delivering the first batch of Hope Totes to Swedish Cancer Education Center, and staff there say they have many newly diagnosed young adults who will benefit from our totes.
This first batch of Hope Totes was only made possible by everyone who donated, including the 100+ attendees at Thrive’s first-ever wine tasting fundraiser, where we raised more that $1200! Thank you so much for everyone who attended the event and donated cash or items. I am especially grateful to Bin 41 for hosting our first event, Darby English for donating incredible wines and Bakery Nouveau and Mashiko for bringing us delicious bites! You all helped us fund Hope Totes for 48 patients!
I would also like to thank Amanda Rubeck, Shelby Johnson, Angel Ibarra and Denise, Alyson and Catherine Missler for helping us put together the first 50 Hope Totes this weekend. It was amazing to see everything we will be able to give to patients during such a challenging time.
New website for online donations
The Swedish Medical Center Foundation has been kind enough to create a webpage where we can collect online donations!
Check it out! And remember, it only takes $25 to purchase a Hope Tote for a patient in need.
Who will be the first to donate? Read more…
