Mattie Miracle Walk 2023 was a $131,249 success!

Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation Promotional Video

Thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive!

Dear Mattie Blog Readers,

It means a great deal to us that you take the time to write to us and to share your thoughts, feelings, and reflections on Mattie's battle and death. Your messages are very meaningful to us and help support us through very challenging times. To you we are forever grateful. As my readers know, I promised to write the blog for a year after Mattie's death, which would mean that I could technically stop writing on September 9, 2010. However, at the moment, I feel like our journey with grief still needs to be processed and fortunately I have a willing support network still committed to reading. Therefore, the blog continues on. If I should find the need to stop writing, I assure you I will give you advanced notice. In the mean time, thank you for reading, thank you for having the courage to share this journey with us, and most importantly thank you for keeping Mattie's memory alive.


As Mattie would say, Ooga Booga (meaning, I LOVE YOU)! Vicki and Peter



The Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation celebrates its 7th anniversary!

The Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation was created in the honor of Mattie.

We are a 501(c)(3) Public Charity. We are dedicated to increasing childhood cancer awareness, education, advocacy, research and psychosocial support services to children, their families and medical personnel. Children and their families will be supported throughout the cancer treatment journey, to ensure access to quality psychosocial and mental health care, and to enable children to cope with cancer so they can lead happy and productive lives. Please visit the website at: www.mattiemiracle.com and take some time to explore the site.

We have only gotten this far because of people like yourself, who have supported us through thick and thin. So thank you for your continued support and caring, and remember:

.... Let's Make the Miracle Happen and Stomp Out Childhood Cancer!

A Remembrance Video of Mattie

April 24, 2018

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Tuesday, April 24, 2018 -- Mattie died 449 weeks ago today. 

Tonight's picture was taken on April 4, 2009, Mattie's 7th birthday. Which he celebrated in the hospital. Mattie's art therapists made him a special card.... featuring roaches of course! Mattie never saw a roach in his life, but he loved seeing me jump over the thought of them! 


Quote of the day: People are definitely a company’s greatest asset. It doesn’t make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. ~ Mary Kay Ash


Here are my top facts to report today for Mattie Miracle's 9th Annual Walk (May 20th, 10am to 2pm):


  1. We have 23 corporate sponsors this year!!!! Together they have helped us raise $33,000!
  2. So far we have met 56% of our Walk goal! We have raised $50,000 and are on our way to $85,000.
  3. 84 people have pre-registered for the Walk so far
  4. Over $900 in on-line raffle ticket sales so far

To visit our Walk website, go to: www.mmcfwalk.com


For the past couple of days, I have been working on staging our Walk raffle baskets. Mind you, we have been working on getting donations for these baskets since December. Raffle tickets can be purchase on our Walk website and 100% of raffle proceeds go to our Walk goal, and all Walk fund support our psychosocial services. 


Wish Upon A Star

Basket includes:

4 complimentary One-Day Park Hopper tickets to Disney World, FL 
Mickey kids hat
Disney kids L t-shirt
Mickey Stuffed animal
Mini Minnie Mouse
Mini Donald Duck
two Disney Themed spatulas
Disney Pez Dispenser
2 Disney Gel Pens
Mickey Mouse Stylus
Disney Lip Balm
Disney Paper Mache Basket
Disney Activity Book with 40 Stickers

Minnie Mouse Mess Free Marker and Pad


Washington Capitals Fan Pack

Basket includes:

2 great aisle seats only 6 rows behind the glass! (Section 115, Row F) at a home game! 
Autographed photo of John Calson (#74) framed
Capitals Storage Cube
Capitals Throw Pillow
3 puck softee set
texting gloves
lunch box
drawstring bag

Washington Nationals

Basket includes:

Nats vs Braves - July 22nd @1:35pm. Game package includes 4 Diamond Level seats with parking and “all you can eat” in the Diamond Club and/or in-seat dining! Harris Teeter promotional give-away of kids’ batting helmets to the first 10,000 fans, ages 12 and under.
Harris Teeter promotional give-away of kids’ 
batting helmets to the first 10,000 fans, 
ages 12 and under
Carolyn Has:  Red Cube for Basketing, Pillow, throw blanket, texting gloves, 
Lunch box, 3 ball softee set, mini hoop set
4 grandstand tickets Potomac Nationals

Money Tree

Basket includes:

$40 Whole Foods 
$10 Great Harvest Bread Company 
$50 Amazon
$20 Barnes & Noble
$25 - Gap/Old Navy 
$20 Dairy Godmother 
$25 Macy's
$25 Shell Gas Card
$25 Target
$25 Nordstrom’s
$100 Rack Room Shoes

Dining Around Town

Basket includes:

$100 Hank's Oyster Bar
$75 Copperwood Tavern
$50 Elevation Burger, Arlington
Peking Gourmet Inn
$100 Dandy
$50 Tempo Brunch
$25 Hard Times Café, Alexandria
$225 Great American Restaurants (e.g., Caryle)
$150 Del Ray Café
Panera pick two (one per month for a year)

SCOUTing For the Perfect Bag

Basket includes:

SCOUT Spring Shopper
Plus 1 
Chillabuster
Daytripper
Little Tripper
Weekender
BJ Bag 
Pocket Rocket
Deano

Customer Shopper


Here's To Your Health

Basket includes:

Crest HD tooth whitening system
2 Oral B Electric Rechargeable Toothbrushes
2 tubes of Crest Pro-Health Jr. toothpaste
SKS Dental - Free Zoom in-office whitening (Arlington, VA)
5 Pilates Sessions at Georgetown Pilates (Washington, DC)
8 Zumba by Hilary classes (Alexandria, VA)
Blue Yoga Mat
10 Person wine tasting at Barrel Oak Winery (Delaplane, VA)
$25 Ulta Beauty Gift Card
$70 Bliss Spa Certificate 
Power Expanding - Toning & Stretching Muscles
"Keep Calm & Bake On" Spatula
Beach theme glass cutting board
Silver Toned Tool Box

"Live, Laugh & Love" towel

One of a Kind T-Shirt Quilt

Basket includes:

One Lucky Winner will be able to turn all of those favorite t-shirt memories into a warm and cozy keepsake quilt! You will have the opportunity to consult with a master quilter who will then transform your ideas and materials into a masterpiece.

+ 5 Mattie Miracle Walk t-shirts
Apple iPad Pro

Basket includes:

iPad Pro 16gb, Silver
Compass Wireless Headphones
2 - Ten Foot Premium Lightning Cable(works with iPhone 7, 7plus, 6S, 6S plus,
SE, 6, 6 Plus, 5S, 5C, & 5
2 USB Car Chargers
Power Bank - Portable Power for mobile device
Projection Time Color Changing Alarm Clock
2.4 amp Dual USB Wall Charger
Green wood crate

Collectible Lego Systems

Basket includes:

Mining Expert Site - 883 pieces
Coast Guard Headquarters - 792 pieces
Pizza Van - 249 pieces
Fire Ladder Truck - 214 pieces
High-Speed Chase - 294 pieces
Heavy-Duty Rescue Helicopter - 415 pieces
Pick Up & Caravan - 344 pieces
Air Show Jet - 87 pieces
Mountain Fugitives - 88 pieces
Off-Road Chase - 37 pieces

LED Key Light


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