Hunter's 10th Birthday was an incredibly HUGE success!!
So many magnificent people to thank for making his
awesome day a day full of love, surprises
and brilliant, brilliant smiles.
Happy Birthday my love! Your amazing sweetness is shining bright!
"Happy Birthday little hero. You have brought hope, happiness, and
understanding to so many. Thanks for all the help you've given to
your wonderful mom and dad. You have given others so much strength".
Ann Audley
This spectacular event started with 21 iPods back in 2011. We thought it would be super cool to try to get each and every kiddo fighting cancer that was admitted to Doernbecher Children's Hospital an iPod Touch to help distract them and provide some awesome entertainment while they were going through treatments. Their Oncology Unit has 21 rooms. Hunter's birthday is on the 21st. So 21 seemed like a good number and an excellent place to start. We got 21 iPods donated that first year from all of Hunter's sweet supporters, plus 2 more sweet ones to boot.
Well we definitely thought that was awesome, but then the next year we got 25, the following year 35, then 40, then we switched to iPad Mini's and got 55 in 2015...and now...this year, we did 105 iPad Mini's and delivered them to 5 major children's hospitals on the West Coast!!! Absolutely unreal.
"We gave out our first iPad today to a patient in transplant, it was heart melting!!!
It couldn't have been a more perfect gift for them, thank you for making such an
incredible difference. We are all so delighted by this gift". Stephanie Chami, CHOC
25 iPad Mini's went to kiddos fighting cancer at Seattle Children's Hospital!
"Thank you for this wonderful donation and your visit today.
The kids loved it". Seattle Children's Hospital
President & Founder of the Healing Hunter Foundation and
Hunter's Mama, Lenore Thawley with Seattle Seahawks player
Tylor Harris
"This is such a heartwarming story :) Thank you for sharing this with me.
You did amazing work, and made so many children's lives brighter".
Katie Rodgers, Fred Meyer
"Sharing kindness, love and a ray of light is such a beautiful
gift. Thank you SO much!" Leslie Frederick
20 iPad Mini's went to kiddos receiving a Bone Marrow Transplant at
Children's Hospital Los Angeles!
"Celebrating Hunter's birthday today by delivering tons of iPad Mini's to
little warriors fighting the fight at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
The Healing Hunter Foundation continues to sprinkle love each and
every day. So proud of you Lenore Davis!" Jennifer Feeney
"Hey Hunter, so many cancer warriors know your name, "Iron Hunter", and
the courage of your parents Lenore & Zen Todd. We met a girl
named JoJo, who was so happy to get her iPad Mini today.
So many cancer warriors felt joy today because of their gift on
your 10th birthday. Your spirit continues to change the world little man.
Love you buddy". Matt Nolan #HappyBirthdayHunterBean
Every kiddo admitted at Doernbecher Children's Hospital
received an iPad Mini!
20 iPad Mini's went to kiddos receiving a Bone Marrow Transplant at
Children's Hospital of Orange County!
"Amazing and outstanding work!" Tim Gilbert, Portland Firefighter
"So much sweet love being sprinkled because of Hunter Zen Thawley
and his beautiful family!!!!" Rosanna Delacruz Diaz
"We've wholeheartedly harnessed that 'Hunter power',
and we are embracing his amazing lil' energy and
using it to sweetly enhance the lives of children
touched by cancer". Hunter's Mama
And 10 went to cancer warriors at
Randall's Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel!
We did it!!
The Healing Hunter Foundation and all of our fabulous supporters
are continuing to rock the house with
LOVE, HOPE & SMILES!!
"Very beautiful thing you are doing. I know your
Angel is smiling down". Eva Wright Mania
Official "Live to LOVE" Trailer Sponsor
"I've never seen this much love on wheels!"
Jill Poe
Our incredible Business SPONSORS!
Fred Meyer
Lightning Cupcakes & Cakes
Horizon Pediatrics
The Albany PIX Theatre
Twin Oaks Airpark
Scholls Women's Club
MaKena Built
Baggenstos Farm Store
River's Edge Pet Medical Center
Dickey's (Murray/Scholls)
Sweet Siren Boutique
Our amazing individual SPONSORS!
(List printed at bottom)
"She did it! What an amazing way to use your life,
Lenore & Todd - by giving it back to others.
You are an amazing warrior mama!"
Priscilla Tallman
Press Release:
Incredible people, Incredible Cause.
Kids at Seattle Childrens with Cancer Get Love from Healing Hunter Foundation and Seattle Seahawks
Players from Seattle Seahawks are delivering some joy to the kids at Seattle Childrens' Hospital in the form of iPads - to keep the kids busy while being treated. More details below. Seahawks will be presenting these gifts at 11:30am on Tuesday in conjunction with Healing Hunter Foundation founded by parents of Hunter Zen Thawley, a young amazing warrior who lost his battle with cancer.
CONTACT: Lenore Davis-Thawley Healing Hunter Foundation 501(c)(3)
Phone: 323.497.8038
Email: Lenore@healinghunterfoundation.org http://healinghunterfoundation.org/
100 iPads Donated to Children Battling Cancer in Honor of a Little Boy who Lost his Life
Parents who lost their child to AML Leukemia are making surprise deliveries of Apple iPad Minis to children battling cancer at 5 major children’s hospitals on the West Coast. The Seattle Seahawks will be helping with the delivery at Seattle Children’s Hospital and then the Parents will be delivering them to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and Randall Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon. iPad's are also being delivered to Children’s Hospital Los Angels, Children’s Hospital of Orange County and kiddos battling cancer across the country.
The heart-broken parents created the Healing Hunter Foundation 6 years ago on behalf of their son Hunter, their charismatic little 3-year-old boy that lost his battle in March of 2010. The 100 iPad mini’s are in honor of Hunter’s 10th birthday and the foundation wanted to celebrate it with an appropriate bang increasing their donation from the past year from 50 to 100 iPad Minis. They will also be delivered in their brand new "Live to LOVE" trailer sponsored by Chaz Dean of WEN.
Little Hunter watched his favorite movie Cars, and rocked-out to cool music videos during his long and intensive cancer treatments with the help of his parents iPhones. This technology served as an incredible distraction while little Hunter was fighting for his life. Hunter’s parents know all too well what it’s like for a child to face the harsh reality of cancer and wanted to give these kiddos an amazing way to escape.
Among the many generous sponsors that make this happen are Paul Stanley from the rock bank KISS, Celebrity Hairstylist Chaz Dean of Wen Hair Care, Fred Meyer and Lightning Cupcakes & Cakes, (a 5 star bakery boutique in Beaverton created by Hunter’s mom with a mission to raise money directly for children with cancer).
The Healing Hunter Foundation’s mission is three fold: to bring smiles to the children suffering from these devastating diseases, to increase bone marrow and cord blood donations, and to assist other families dealing with childhood cancers.
Hunter’s amazing journey can be witnessed at HealingHunter.com -http://healinghunter.blogspot.com/
September is nationally recognized as Childhood Cancer Awareness month
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Individual Sponsors:
(23) Nick Busscher
(4) Fred Meyer
(4) Laurie Reser & Family
(4) Carla & Scott Howard Elliott
(4) Kristin & Curt Escher
(2) Lightning Cupcakes & Cakes (In honor of Hunter Zen)
(2) Horizon Pediatrics PC
(2) Molly Culver & Family (In honor of Judy Culver)
(2) Diane Martincich
(2) Priscilla & Richard Tallman
(2) Anonymous Donor
(1) Erin & Paul Stanley ( KISS )
(1) The Albany Pix Theatre
(1) Friends of Pix
(1) Makena Built Custom Homes
(1) Halcyon Show Jumping, LLC
(1) Scholls Women's Club
(1) Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark
(1) River's Edge Pet Medical Center
(1) Dickey's Barbecue Pit (Scholls Murray Location - Tim Arbogast)
(1) The Lemburg Family
(1) Connie Kleck
(1) Jonya Streeper
(1) Sharon Bernash Smith ( In honor of Silas Jeremiah Smith)
(1) Raina & Jason Ohare
(1) Rob & Rachel McQueen
(1) Emily & Joe Jessal
(1) Carrie Glasgow Weston
(1) Carm & Chris Lyman
(1) Jackie & Michael Henderson
(1) Masha & Ric Markmann
(1) Jennifer & David Feeney
(1) Lisa Weber
(1) Christi Dodge & Nina Carlson
(1) Tera Torres
(1) Sandy & Timothy Bent
(1) Julie Regin Aufranc (In honor of Brandon Aufranc)
(1) Mark Erickson
(1) Christine Tarallo
(1) Mara Posa Tripi
(1) Reed & Sue Ritchey
(1) Donna Howard Elliott
(1) Jacquie Baggenstos
(1) Stefani Sucic
(1) Kendell & Martin Young
(1) Cheryl L Hamilton
(1) Kristen & Eric Davis
(1) Tory & Megan Garcia
(1) Tracy & Jeff Borlaug (In honor of Brody Borlaug)
(1) Frankie & Emily Perry-Tresser
(1) Anna & Bill Perry
(1) Deva Harris-Williams
(1) John & Anne Michele Carrozza Lilly
(1) Vikki & Steve D. Jensen (In honor of Luke Jensen)
(1) Katie Keichline (In honor of Jax)
(1) Samantha Tino & Family
(1) Tammy Muffett Bottemiller
(1) Jenna Briola
(1) John & Jill Moore Bochniak
(1) Dave & Doris Jean Bloodsworth Eppolito
(1) James & Mary Jo Bartels
(1) Stephen & Elizabeth Niedringhaus
Partial Donations:
$200 Terry Robertson Ince (In honor of Sean David Cochran & Jessica Lynn Cochran)
$200 Nina Fine Le & Family
$150 Denna Fuentes
$100 Sweet Siren Boutique
$100 Rhiannon Weaver
$90 Aubrey Ray
$50 Hailey Elliott
$50 Lesa Hamilton Miller
$50 John & Diane MitcheLl
$50 Jen Stoltz
$50 Helen Belletti
$50 Melissa Digregorio
$25 Kevin Withrow
$20 Abrasive Armory
$40 Lisa Weber
$25 Anonymous
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$1250.00 (5 iPad Mini’s)
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