The Rally Story
It all started in a driveway. Nothing pulls a community
together more than when a child gets sick. William Olson
is that child, and when his brain cancer returned after
an 18-month remission, more than 100 friends gathered
in the Olson’s driveway to pray. A group of moms
continued to meet in the Olson’s driveway every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning to keep praying
for the Olson’s as they faced an incredibly tough
battle.
One evening, Dean Crowe, one of the Prayer Circle
moms, and her husband, Reid, went to visit William in
the hospital. At the time of the visit, William had
zero white blood cells and was very sick. The couple
started asking questions about the treatments available
for William. They were surprised at how limited his
options were.
Dean asked William’s mom, Nancy, a simple question,
“What can I do to help?”
Nancy knew Dean was serious and asked for her help
in redirecting funds to support childhood cancer research.
Nancy shared, “All that parents with children
suffering from cancer really want is better treatment
with fewer long-term debilitating side-effects and cures.
The only way this will happen is if childhood cancer
research is better funded.” She further
explained that childhood cancer is very different than
adult cancer: Children and adults get different kinds
of cancers, and therefore, they have to be researched
and treated differently.
When Dean set out to help Nancy, she discovered that
funding simply wasn’t available to redirect for
childhood cancer research. However, she knew that she
and others desperately wanted to help. The pediatric
cancer community at any given time is 10 million strong,
and Dean knew that this community would rally to help
raise money for research.
So, after much prayer, the Rally Foundation was born.
Rally Foundation, a 501(c)(3), has one mission: to raise
money for childhood cancer research through grassroots
initiatives.
And just so you know, William graduated from high
school with a 4.0 and is now an honor student at Auburn
University!
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