Summer Fun Prediction Run

SUMMER FUN PREDICTION RUN BENEFICARY: Ari's Bears

Ari's Bears was founded in 2018 by 10-year old Ariella Stein when she was in treatment for Ewing's Sarcoma, a bone cancer. She used her own money to make bears at Build-a-Bear and deliver to other sick children in the hospitals. Ariella died in May 2019 following a bone marrow transplant at age 11 but her legacy lives on through Ari's Bears. Ari’s Bears delivers brand new stuffed bears and other animals to children (and their siblings) fighting illness in hospitals and respite houses. To date we have hand delivered and mailed over 2500 bears. Our mission has expanded to include raising money to provide grants for childhood cancer research. So far we have awarded a $30,000 grant to Dr. Jeffrey Toretsky of The Georgetown Lombardy Comprehensive Cancer Center for his research on Ewing's Sarcoma, and a $30,000 grant to Dr. Charles Keller of The Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute for his Rhabdomyosarcoma research. We also have awarded college scholarships to childhood cancer survivors and fighters who have given back to the community, just like Ariella did.  

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