Who gets the money you donate?

All money raised by LNF goes directly to children with cancer.

LNF has no paid employees, only volunteers,

which makes LNF unique among charities.

Here are some examples of what your donation did in 2004 :

Ami's mom had to stop working to stay with Ami in the hospital.

LNF provided $600 to help pay the family's rent.

Jacob's single mom needed help with his school supplies and clothing.

LNF provided $200 to help with these purchases.

Staci was too old to meet the eligibility requirements of other wish organizations.

LNF granted a wish for her with $600.

Leanne's single mom stopped working to be with her while she battled leukemia.

LNF paid her electric bill for $586.

Sadly, Leanne died May 2004.

Addie is in NY with her mom for treatment for ALL.

Her doctors said she could travel home for the holidays to visit her family.

LNF provided $800 for airfare for her and her mom.

Brandon's family needed help with their cell phone bill, which helps them keep in touch

during his treatment. LNF paid $146 for their phone bill.

Gaby unfortunately died from leukemia in April 2004.

LNF provided $1000 to help her single mom pay for the funeral.

Anthony's family needed help to pay their Sprint bill.

LNF took care of that for $185.

Sammy needed help to purchase a cochlear implant to hear

(hearing loss a result of chemotherapy to save her life).

LNF provided with with $1000 (toward the $3000 purchase)

to help her hear again.

Dina had medical bills outstanding that were not covered by her insurance company.

LNF paid the hospital $750 toward these bills.

Sam's family needed help with the expenses of her care ---

a car service to get her to the hospital, food for mom and dad while staying in the hospital, and

rent at the Ronald McDonald house during their stay in NY.

(Yes, Ronald McDonald charges every family rent during their stay at their facilities.)

LNF provided Sam's family with $275 toward these expenses.

Joseph's fmaily needed help with his care while he was bring treated for neuroblastoma. Unforunately, the many fundraisers friends and family held for him just couldn't cover everything.

LNF was pleased to provide $500 to help J's family.

Sadly, Joseph died in the fall of 2004.

Luis's family came to NYC from the Dominican Republic for his treatment for Burkitt's Lymphoma.

Unfortunately, treatment was not as successful as hoped.

LNF provided Luis and his family with $500 for travel expenses to return to DR

so he could be home with his family at this critical time.

Yacin came to NY from Africa for end stage treatment for retinoblastoma.

While she and her mom were in NY, her mom had a baby sister for Yacin.

LNF helped them by purchasing a new double strollers for the sisters,

and with $700 to return to Africa.

Your donation also supports LNF Quality-of-Life programs, such as

trips to baseball games to see the LI Ducks and the NY Mets,

huge birthday parties, even just to the movies!

A child's time outside a hospital room is precious and brief ---

LNF and you help kids be KIDS when they don't have to be patients.

What if there was no LNF?

Most of the children we assist are not eligible for assistance from

other charities or government agencies for a variety of reasons ---

that is why they come to us.

How do we connect with these children?

All children we assist are recommended by their social worker or oncologist.

Children with long-term illnesses have social workers to help them find assistance with the many extra expenses of being sick with cancer.

Just to have TV in a hospital room can cost up to $5 per day at some institutions.

A sick child should not be denied one of the few forms of

entertainment they can enjoy.

Social workers at pediatric oncology centers evaluate the needs of the patient and the family, and seek our organizations, such as LNF, to fulfill their needs.

These are just a few of the stories of LNF's kids.

Your donation makes a HUGE difference in the lives of kids who truly need it.