Marlee's Smile
Changing the World for Kids with Cancer, One Smile at a Time!
Mission
To Change the the World for Kids with Cancer, One Smile at a Time!
Ruling year
2019
President
William PACK
Main address
4709 Sonado PL
Parker, CO 80134 USA
EIN
84-1971803
NTEE code
Gift Distribution (P58)
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (P01)
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (P12)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The lack of awareness and resulting lack of funding for childhood cancer research. Only four percent of the National Institutes of Health's Cancer Research budget goes to fund research for pediatric cancers. Our belief is that Awareness=Funding=Cure. We also are helping children going through the draconian methods of treating childhood cancers, primarily with very old, adult chemotherapies, by helping to raise their spirits and put a smile on their faces, even if for a moment, by providing them with custom made bears. Marlee gave bears to other kids fighting cancer by giving them bears as she fought the beast herself. We are "Changing the World for Kids with Cancer, One Smile at a Time!"
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Providing Bears to Kids with Cancer
Marlee’s Smile Foundation was formed to continue the legacy of Marlee Pack, who lived for four years with rhabdomyosarcoma before finding healing on the other side of Heaven. Marlee chose to give bears to kids battling cancer as her Make-a-Wish. One program is to provide personalized bears for kids with cancer and their siblings.
Funding Research for Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma
Providing funding through a large nonprofit that has the requisite mechanisms for funding childhood cancer research grants
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
St. Baldrick's Foundation 2020
External reviews
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of families served in cancer treatment
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Providing Bears to Kids with Cancer
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of research studies funded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of kids with cancer receiving a bear.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Providing Bears to Kids with Cancer
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of Research Grants able to be fully funded.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Increase awareness and funding for childhood cancer. Put a smile on the face of every child who is on this horrendous journey! Finally, CURE CHILDHOOD CANCERS!
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Significant awareness activities, primarily in the month of September, highlighting childhood cancer and the significant need for funding additional research.
Having a significant presence in Texas Children's Hospital, MD Andersons Children's Cancer Hospital, Children's Hospital Colorado, LA Children's Hospital and childhood cancer centers across the country providing bears to kids with cancer and their siblings.
Increasing the donation of bears to free up monetary reserves for funding childhood cancer research through larger non-profit organizations that only fund childhood cancer research.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Expecting over $500,000 0f bear donations this holiday season (2019), freeing up resources for other strategic initiatives,
Big splash fundraising/awareness events for 2020 already in the planning stages with significant corporate partners.
Negotiating a position in large consortium of smaller charities with mission of curing childhood cancer in order to align resources and make a bigger impact on research.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Partnered with several large corporate donors to fund our mission.
Distributed hundreds of bears to kids and siblings in at least ten states,
Significant fundraisers planned in Texas, Colorado and Hawaii.
Next is expanding our reach to more pediatric cancer centers across the country and eventually the world in order to Change the World for Kids with Cancer, One Smile at a Time!
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Marlee's Smile
Board of directorsas of 5/27/2021
William Pack
Marlee's Smile
Term: 2019 -
William Pack
Centura Health
Shelly Pack
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Carmie Hogan
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Beth McIntyre
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Theo Lowe
Sienna Crossing Middle School
Don Beeler
Retired Healthcare Executive
Chris McLaughin
Denver International Airport
Stacie Winslow
Marlee's Smile
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