Childhood cancer is a devastating reality. Read the facts below to learn more:
These statistics highlight the critical need for increased research and support. We must bridge the funding gap and accelerate the development of effective, less harmful treatments for children.
All proceeds from the 2025 Shopping Extravaganza directly benefit The Morgan Adams Foundation, a beacon of hope for children, teens, and young adults with cancer.
For 25 years, The Morgan Adams Foundation has been funding critical gaps in pediatric cancer research, working tirelessly with brilliant physician scientists to develop innovative treatments that are both effective and minimize the devastating side effects on young patients.
The Morgan Adams Foundation focuses on finding breakthroughs that will truly make a difference in the lives of children with cancer and their families. Your support will help bring hope to kids who can’t wait another day – together, we can make a difference!
Meet Rowen
After starting school at 3 years old, Rowen began getting sick with what her parents thought were colds from kids in her class, but the colds continued and became more severe, and she had a sore on her hip that would not heal. Then, one day, Rowen had no energy. She didn’t want to get off the couch or play with her dog and she couldn’t go up or down the stairs on her own. A blood test revealed that Rowen had acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
She began the grueling 2 years of treatment, where she missed out on a normal childhood. She faced challenging treatments and difficult side effects. Through it all, she persevered and is a confident, hilarious, vibrant inspiration to all those who meet her.
Meet Jack
Jack was 17 years old when he started to have hip and back pain. What started as innocuous symptoms quickly turned into a diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. His family’s world stopped.
For 5 1/2 years Jack battled like the superstar he truly was. He bravely endured multiple rounds of chemotherapy, CAR-T (twice), and ultimately a bone marrow transplant. He had every side effect the doctors warned about, but he met them with his signature “can-do” attitude. The one side effect he couldn’t overcome was graft versus host disease from his bone marrow transplant. The current treatments failed Jack, and he passed away surrounded by his loving family on February 16, 2024.
Jack was an eternal optimist, dreaming of a world free from childhood cancer. In Jack’s memory, his family is working in partnership with The Morgan Adams Foundation to make Jack’s dream a reality.
Meet Pearse
When Pearse was 10, he started drinking tons of water and using the bathroom more often, and during a visit to the doctor they discovered something more serious. An MRI revealed a brain tumor. Pearse didn’t let this challenge slow him down! He went through tough treatments – chemotherapy, steroids with regular blood draws, MRIs and ultrasounds. He couldn’t go to school or see his friends as much, but he never lost his positive spirit. That’s how he earned the nickname “Fierce Pearse!”
Pearse and his family are an inspiration. Together, they faced their fears and came out stronger.
