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Become a voice for childhood cancer

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New dates! We are postponing this Saturday's Splas

New dates! We are postponing this Saturday's Splash Photoshoot due to the cold and windy weather forecasted for this weekend but have added two new dates. Our first Splash Photoshoots of the year will be Saturday, May 15 and Saturday, May 22 at 7 PM in Fairfax, VA. Join us for this fun, unique and creative shoot. The cost is $200 per dancer/athlete with net proceeds donated to Dance Hope Cure's parent non-profit, the Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation. Please e-mail Mike at mike@thetruth365.org for more details or to sign up.

Prior to COVID, we traveled to Florida for photosh

Prior to COVID, we traveled to Florida for photoshoot fundraisers at least once a year. Our hope is to return to MIami, Tampa or Orlando this June, July, October or November. If your dance studio would like to host a photoshoot fundraiser, please send us a DM or contact Mike at mike@thetruth365.org. Photo by Mike Gillette from 2019 of Olivia from Centerstage Dance Academy in Tampa.

Happy 8th Birthday to childhood cancer survivor an

Happy 8th Birthday to childhood cancer survivor and Dance Hope Cure ambassador Isla Lucks!

Isla, affectionately known as "Isla the Fierce", was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma, a pediatric cancer of the nerve cells, on July 31, 2014.

Isla's journey has been challenging and has included many setbacks and a secondary cancer scare a few years ago.

Isla is now a competitive dancer and involved in our Dance Hope Cure campaign as an ambassador. She will also perform at CureFest this year for the first time!

Please join us in wishing Isla a very happy birthday!

Photos by Mike Gillette.

Free registration for CureFest is now open! This

Free registration for CureFest is now open!

This year, there are in-person AND virtual options! We are opening registration a month early in order to get important feedback from those of you who plan to attend in-person or participate virtually.

Here is the link to register:
www.curefestusa.org

The 10th annual CureFest for Childhood Cancer will take place in-person in Washington, DC this September 25 & 26. For those who are unable to come to DC, there will also be virtual component with CureFest-related activities and events in 50 states and 50 countries.

The DC-event will be a modified version of CureFest designed to meet COVID-related health and safety regulations. Saturday's events will be on Freedom Plaza and Sunday's events will take place at the Sylvan Theater, an amphitheater near the Washington Monument.

Planning is also underway for additional events in DC prior to and after CureFest Weekend. These events include The Golden Toast (Thursday), the Childhood Cancer Summit (Friday) and Climb the Hill
youth lobby days (Friday and Monday) and a Rally to the Capitol or White House (Saturday). These events are tentative and final decisions
will be made at a later date.
Since not everyone will be able to come to DC, we will also be
encouraging families from around the world to host CureFest activities in 50 US states & 50 countries.

This was very successful in 2020 and allowed us to reach more people than ever! These grassroots events include walks, marches, community festivals and candlelight vigils.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please send us a message through Facebook or info@curefestusa.org.

Free registration for CureFest 2021 opens May 3 at

Free registration for CureFest 2021 opens May 3 at 7 PM ET!

The 10th annual CureFest for Childhood Cancer will take place
in-person in Washington, DC this September 25 & 26. There will also be CureFest-related activities and events in 50 states and 50 countries.

The DC-event will be a modified version of CureFest designed to meet COVID-related health and safety regulations.

Saturday's events will be on Freedom Plaza and Sunday's events will take place at the Sylvan Theater, an amphitheater near the Washington Monument.

Planning is also underway for additional events in DC prior to and after CureFest Weekend. These events include The Golden Toast (Thursday), the Childhood Cancer Summit (Friday) and Climb the Hill youth lobby days (Friday and Monday). These events are expected to be
in-person but final decisions will be made at a later date.

Since not everyone will be able to come to DC, we will also be
encouraging families from around the world to host CureFest activities in 50 US states & 50 countries.

This was very successful in 2020 and allowed us to reach more people than ever! These grassroots events include walks, marches, community
festivals and candlelight vigils.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please send us a message through Facebook or info@curefestusa.org.

Photo of childhood cancer advocate Dylan.

Great news for 2x cancer fighter Grace "Cookie" We

Great news for 2x cancer fighter Grace "Cookie" West! Her scans are clear!

Grace says, "We did it! Again!"

Please leave a message of support for Grace by commenting on this post!

Please show some love for 2x cancer fighter Ally A

Please show some love for 2x cancer fighter Ally Anderson from Ohio! We plan to team up with Ally this summer on some awareness and advocacy projects for Dance Hope Cure, CureFest and The Truth 365.

Our first Splash Photoshoot of the year will be Sa

Our first Splash Photoshoot of the year will be Saturday, May 8 at 7 PM in Fairfax, VA. Join us for this fun, unique and creative shoot. The cost is $200 per dancer/athlete with net proceeds donated to Dance Hope Cure's parent non-profit, the Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation. Please e-mail Mike at mike@thetruth365.org for more details or to sign up. Photo of Emma Nahas from 2017.

California here we come! At the end of May, we wil

California here we come! At the end of May, we will travel to Los Angeles-area to interview Avah, an inspiring fourth grader who is fighting Wilms Tumor.

Avah has such an uplifting personality that we believe she can really connect with the general public and help cut through the doom and gloom caused by the pandemic. We know that she will have a very big
and positive impact!

Please leave a message of support for Avah by commenting on this post.

To lean more about Avah (pronounced Ah-vah), please visit her website
or Instagram:
https://avahstrong.com/
https://www.instagram.com/avah_strong

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