Meet Chuck and Judy Lustig Goodman. Chuck just turned 60 and did something no one has ever done for us before: He asked his friends to donate to our organization as his gift! He presented us with over $1000 from his generous friends. It’s amazing what people will do for people they love. Happy Birthday, Chuck,…
Our Little Miss Hannah team is growing!
Our Little Miss Hannah team is growing by leaps and bounds! We are excited and humbled by the incredible talent, skills, and experience our growing board of directors and key volunteers are bringing to our organization. Earlier this year, we had a full-day intensive strategic planning meeting on how we can continue to improve…
2018 Essay Scholarship Winner – Griffin Becker
Written by Griffin Becker, 2018 Awardee of the Hannah Ostrea Memorial College Scholarship for siblings affected by childhood rare disease. When my sister was first diagnosed nearly a decade ago, there was virtually no support in Southern Nevada. There wasn’t even a pediatric rheumatologist in town to treat her. I think connecting parents, children, health care providers, advocates,…
2018 Scholarship Winner Essay – Jasmin Garcia
Written by Jasmin Garcia, 2018 Awardee of the Hannah Ostrea Memorial College Scholarship for siblings affected by childhood rare disease. To this day, I cannot remember a time in my life that our lives did not revolve around my brother Brian. I was only three years old when he was born so I can’t say that I…
2018 Scholarship Winner Essay – Chloe Davis
Written by Chloe Davis, 2018 Awardee of the Hannah Ostrea Memorial College Scholarship for siblings affected by childhood rare disease. When my sister was 7 years old, she sat down one day and wrote a list she called “48 Ways to serve people, friends, and family”. This list included acts of service that Lexi saw…