On July 16, 2021, Natalie Gray, a 13 year-old living in Powell, Ohio was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. After two brain surgeries in five days, Natalie returned home to recover, but her journey and treatment was just beginning.
From the beginning of her diagnosis, Natalie was been adamant about using her medical diagnosis & experience to help others on her cancer journey.
After learning pediatric brain tumors are one of the least-funded areas of research, she knew had had to act. It was her idea to start a foundation.
Natalie’s journey continues today and our growing foundation is honored to support her vision of helping children and families experiencing pediatric brain tumors.
$500,000 Committed to Pediatric Brain Tumor Research
With Natalie’s guidance, our foundation has dedicated our fundraising to the CONNECT Consortium, a global organization made up of 24 (and growing) pediatric care centers focused on developing and testing treatments for children with brain tumors.
On Sept. 20, 2022, we committed to raise $250,000 over five years for CONNECT. Just two years later, in October 2024, we met that goal three years early. We decided to keep going and increased our goal to $500,000!
Read more about CONNECT and our commitment here.
Meet our Board of Directors here.