Cranes for Cancer

Together, we can make a difference in a kid's life.

Cranes for Cancer is BFPC’s signature annual event that occurs every winter quarter! All are welcome at Cranes for Cancer! Here we honor our pediatric cancer heroes and their families. We also have guest speakers from Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation as well as key researchers in pediatric cancer research! Cranes for Cancer gets it’s name from the Japanese tradition where folding 1,000 paper origami cranes grants the recipient with a wish of good luck. So, the main focus of Cranes is to join together with all our guests and heroes to fold 1,000 origami cranes which will be presented to the cancer heroes in shadow boxes for them to keep. It is a truly magical event that embodies all that BFPC is: community, friendship, and service.

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Theme: Avengers

This past year we were able to raise $6590 for pediatric cancer research through Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation! Thank you to everyone who donated and for everyone who made Cranes For Cancer 2022 possible

 

75%

Among children with cancer, research suggests that specific posttraumatic stress symptoms occur more frequently than the full spectrum of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and may affect nearly 75% of youth during or after treatment.

34% and 13%

Childhood cancer survivors were 34% more likely  to have a mental-health care visits compared to the general population and were 13% more likely to experience a severe mental health event such as hospitalization or suicide.

33%

Among people getting treated for cancer in hospitals, it is believed that 33% of them have a common mental health condition and the rate of depression with the cancer population is 3x higher than the general population.