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Liana Schwab is fundraising
Liana’s Bat Mitzvah Project
My name is Liana Schwab and I'm 12 years old (almost 13). My Bat Mitzvah is in January 2022 in Highland Park, IL. I met Pammy and Scott shortly after their daughter Maddie lost her battle with cancer at a young age. Maddie's smile and positivity throughout her experience with cancer inspires me. The Maddie Kramer Foundation is dedicated to providing smile packs to kids with cancer when they first arive at the hospital. smile packs are backpacks that have toys and decorations for their rooms. I would like to raise money to help other kids with cancer keep happy and positive throughout their journey.
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Susan Goldberg is fundraising
Chloe and Alexis Mitzvah Project
Dear Family and Friends,

For our Bat Mitzvah project, we're raising money to benefit The Maddie Kramer Foundation: Dancing While Cancering. Dancing While Cancering's sole mission is to bring joy to the inpatient hospital experience for children with cancer. Maddie Kramer was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Maddie loved to dance and showed everyone that life does not stop with cancer. Within the hospital walls or in her bedroom, she danced her way through cancer treatment. Maddie sadly lost her life to this evil disease. As most of you know, we love to dance so this charity is special to us in many ways. In Maddie's honor, we're asking for donations to help other children who are undergoing cancer treatment. Our donations will help provide art supplies, games, speakers for music, wall decorations and more to children during those dark hospital moments. Like Maddie, we want to shine light upon those kids. Any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause which means so much to us. Learn more at dancingwhilecancering.org. Please join us in making a difference! And keep dancing!

Love,

Chloe and Alexis
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Emily Schafer is fundraising
David Schafer Memorial Fund
It is with a heavy heart that we share the devastating news of the passing of my father, David Schafer, on September 3, 2022. Dad was many things in life. He was a son, a brother, an uncle, a friend, a husband, a father, a pop, and a passionate supporter of the things he truly believed in. Our family has decided that the best way to honor Dad is to choose a cause that was near and dear to his heart. Dancing While Cancering, The Maddie Kramer Foundation, was inspired by the daughter of a dear friend of our families who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer just months before her third birthday. The Kramer’s quickly realized that while they could not control the outcome of Maddie’s cancer, they did possess the power to influence the lens through which her little eyes experienced it. They committed themselves to embracing Maddie’s diagnosis and providing her the tools to maintain her magical childhood innocence. Because of this, Maddie never stopped being a kid. She never stopped playing, she never stopped singing, and she absolutely never stopped dancing. Throughout her 8-plus months of treatment, Maddie was Dancing While Cancering.

Dancing While Cancering was created to honor Maddie and her battle that took a young beautiful girl from her family way too soon. They are committed to fighting the darker hospital moments for other kids with the bright light that Maddie shined throughout her journey. Dancing While Cancering works with hospitals and corporations across the country to provide “Smile Packs” to kids with cancer who have to endure the challenges of inpatient hospital treatment.

A “Smile Pack” is a welcome backpack delivered to newly diagnosed pediatric cancer patients at their partnered hospitals that is filled with gifts to transform the inpatient hospital experience. The packs contain items such as a wireless speaker for music, wall decals, and easily transportable musical instruments like maracas and a harmonica. These are a gentle reminder to take advantage of moments to smile, moments to sing, and moments to dance.

Please feel free to donate on behalf of the incredible life of my Dad, David Schafer, who loved this cause and even more so always reminded us all to look on the bright side of life.

*Additional information about Dancing While Cancering and The Maddie Kramer Foundation can be found at dancingwhilecancering.org
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Neha Gupta is fundraising
Neha’s Triathalon toward Dancing While Cancering
On August 28th, 2022–days after I turn 40 years old, I’ll be participating in a personal milestone: the Life Time Chicago Triathalon.

My health journey began in November of 2017, a time when I made lifestyle changes to move through my experience of grief and recovery.

In May of 2020, I took aggressive medical steps (I started taking, and still take, the medication Liraglutide (Saxenda)— which is a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist, prescribed to me by my Endocrinologist for weight loss and to treat obesity-related conditions). Also at that time, I gradually began my fitness journey… all with the goal to turn my health around in the face of my metabolic conditions: Gestational Diabetes and Prediabetes.

As I continue on this journey, I am dedicating the next ~3 months of my triathalon training to benefit a special cause to me: The Maddie Kramer Foundation: Dancing While Cancering.

The Maddie Kramer Foundation: Dancing While Cancering has one sole mission: to bring joy to the inpatient hospital experience for children with cancer. Learn more at dancingwhilecancering.org.

Any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution, and, for supporting me on this journey.
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Leigh Marcus is fundraising
Dancing While Cancering
When my team and I realized we were about to hit our 2000th closed transaction, we knew we needed to celebrate. So, we decided that in honor of hitting 2000 transactions, we would pick a client's charity and donate $2000. We knew we wanted to take this milestone and give back to the people that helped us get here. But we didn’t want to stop there! We wanted to help share the story of 2 amazing people in hopes that you’d like to join us in doing some good!

Pammy and Scott Kramer are past clients, and current friends that run an organization called “Dancing While Cancering, The Maddie Kramer Foundation” in honor of their daughter, who passed away from a rare form of cancer, but never stopped smiling and dancing throughout the whole process, she was and is an inspiration. They have one sole mission: to bring joy to the inpatient hospital experience for children with cancer. You can find their full story and what they do at dancingwhilecancering.org. Or please watch the video above.
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Charles Savenor is fundraising
Benjy Savenor's Bar Mitzvah Project
For my Bar Mitzvah, I am raising money to benefit The Maddie Kramer Foundation: "Dancing While Cancering." This organization has only one mission: to bring joy to the inpatient hospital experience for children with cancer. Increasing joy and happiness to those with cancer not only lifts their spirits, but also signals our care and love. This cause means so much to me because members of our family have been affected by cancer, and Maddie z"l was my cousin. Her joy, courage, and hope are an inspiration to us all .Your contribution can make a huge difference. For more information, go to dancingwhilecancering.org. Thanks, Benjy
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About The Maddie Kramer Foundation

Bringing joy to the hospital experience for children with cancer.

477 Drexel AveGlencoe, IL 60022

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Causes

Specialty hospital care, Cancers

Established

2018

Verified on GoFundMe

2021

Tax ID

82-5478225

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Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

The Maddie Kramer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 82-5478225. Donations are tax-deductible. Select content is provided by GuideStar.

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The Maddie Kramer Foundation

Liana’s Bat Mitzvah Project

Chloe and Alexis Mitzvah Project

David Schafer Memorial Fund

Neha’s Triathalon toward Dancing While Cancering

Dancing While Cancering

Benjy Savenor's Bar Mitzvah Project