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Welcome to the Emmett Strong Sunshine Foundation!
Officially Launching: April 26, 2025
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Pardon our dust! We are still very much in-progress on making updates and adding to our site as we move forward. Check back often to see what is new!
Spreading Sunshine.
Inspiring Joy.
#EmmettStrong
Our Mission: to empower families facing the devastating impact of childhood cancer and other severe medical hardships in North-Central Wisconsin by providing support, sharing joy, and creating sunshine moments during their journey.
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The Emmett Strong Sunshine Foundation was created by Emmett's parents Claire and Ben Heindel. After their son Emmett was diagnosed with Leukemia in April of 2023, the family was supported by the amazing generosity of their community, family, and friends. Now, it's their turn to give back.
Sunshine is a metaphor for spreading good. Sunshine was originally used to describe how chemotherapy was breaking up 'cancer clouds' to help our three year old daughter understand what was happening to her younger brother. Sunshine has now become the core tenant of our mission.
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How we spread 'sunshine'
The Emmett Strong Foundation has a few ways we spread sunshine. However, anyone can do it, at any time. It's as simple as paying for a strangers coffee, being a good friend, or helping others around you smile.