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Dear Friend of Swifty,

We never know where Mikey will lead our work with Swifty
and wow, 2020–2021 is no exception! Case in point, this year
Al and I wrote a paper for a scientific journal. The children “Being able to take
who grace this cover represent the 121 generous families this shining light and
whose survey responses informed this paper. (p. 3) donate her tumor so
she could continue to
We’re excited to welcome our sixth Center of shine is our gift to her
Excellence and expand the reach of Gift from a Child and hers to us. She’s
(GFAC) into the Southeast. Read about our newest still a driving force in
the world and she’s
center and an incredible donation story, her first, made going to make the world
by a recently hired Tissue Navigator. (p. 2) a better place.”

I hope you are following Swifty on social media and saw our McKenna’s Mom
Childhood Cancer Prevention Campaign. It feels SO GOOD to be
proactive instead of chasing this disease after it has devastated
a family. (p. 5) This Impact Report includes a cancer prevention
insert for your review and our hope is you will share it with
another family. “Julian’s wish was
that when he went
You may ask yourself, “How after losing a child to cancer to heaven, he didn’t
do families do this difficult work?” To answer that, read want to have the
“Soul Food” a new Swifty feature that will be part of our tumor. He could
leave it here and
future communications. These are stories that feed our help other kids.”
souls and nourish us for this work. They are stories of YOU,
our supporters. Julian’s Mom

I’ve often thought, “I can’t do this anymore!” then, an email
or letter arrives explaining why or how someone is choosing
to support Swifty. It is THAT connection, that encouragement
which enables us to take the next step, make that call,
attend the next meeting. These Soul Food stories are not only “I really wish I could
have given my son
a way to say thank you but also a way to this option. We
spread hope. We trust they will feed missed out on an
you as well! Read our inaugural opportunity. The
story on page five. opportunity was
never presented…
Until there is a cure, as if the option
never existed. I
Patti Gustafson envy the parents that
Executive Director were able to donate.”
Wylie’s Mom