Featured Non-Profit ~ Cancer Pathways

Written on 03/10/2024
Karen Rae


The fun of Camp Sparkle! Cancer Pathways offers at least 5 week-long day camps each summer. In 2024, we will be in Woodinville, Bellevue, Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane!
These therapeutic camps offer kids affected by a cancer diagnosis (their own or that of a loved one) a place to heal AND have fun!


Cancer Pathways' biggest event is its Surviving with Style Fashion Show & Gala. For decades we've invited cancer survivors to walk the runway in designer clothes and celebrate their survivorship. It is an incredible event that gives those survivors a chance to shine! Loved ones in the audience celebrate (loudly!) right along with them. 



Vaping. HPV. Sun safety. Family cancer history. These are just some of the topics Cancer Pathways covers when we present our "cancer risk reduction" curriculum at schools, in person. 
 
We empower students with what they can do right now to stay healthy for a lifetime. In 2023, our program reached more than 6,200 students!
 


Every Fall Cancer Pathways opens a teen essay contest for those who've been affected by cancer. This contest now reaches every state in the U.S. and gives teens a chance to write about a time many have never spoken of.  Many have watched a parent or sibling die or have battled cancer themselves. These essays are raw, emotional, and inspiring.