Hello Reader, ☕️Cheers to the weekend! We wanted to remind you about the Caffeine for a Cause event happening at the new 7 Brew location in Shawnee, KS this weekend. 🎉7 Brew Coffee in Shawnee has chosen Brave Like McKenna as their charitable partner which is an incredible honor that we are so thankful for. As their charitable partner, the stand will host a soft-opening special THIS WEEKEND, September 18th-20th, called Caffeine for a Cause. This event features a “pay-what-you-want” promo for...
3 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Are you sitting down? If you are, you won't be for long because we have some VERY exciting news! Brave Like McKenna has been chosen as the charitable partner for the NEW 7 Brew location in Shawnee! ☕️ As their charitable partner, the stand will host a soft-opening special THIS WEEKEND, September 18th-20th, called Caffeine for a Cause. This event features a “pay-what-you-want” promo for customers, with ALL PROCEEDS donated to Brave Like McKenna. Yes, you read that right. ALL...
7 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, It’s Fighter Friday, and today we want to introduce you to one of the newest little fighters we have the privilege of standing behind: Eminence “Emi”. 💛 On Monday, July 14, 2025, Mark and Katie’s world changed in an instant. Their beautiful, happy five-year-old daughter, Emi, was diagnosed with leukemia. Emi is silly, vibrant, full of light, and has verbal communication and sensory challenges. What started as a typical summer day quickly became a frantic trip to a Children’s...
18 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, 📣We have EXCITING NEWS!! We are incredibly grateful to announce a new partnership between Pickleman’s Gourmet Cafe and the Brave Like McKenna Foundation. ✨Through this partnership, a portion of every bag of Pickleman’s Kettle Chips purchased will be donated to Brave Like McKenna, helping us continue to support children and families facing pediatric cancer. One bag. One bite. One meaningful way to make a difference. We are so thankful that Pickleman's chose to partner with us in...
20 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, and this year, we're taking our message beyond awareness. We're taking it to Washington, D.C. The Royer family will be heading back to the nation's capital to join families, survivors, researchers, organizations, and young advocates from across the country who are coming together to make pediatric cancer a national priority. Because right now, only about 4% of federal cancer research funding goes toward pediatric cancer. Our kids...
24 days ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, Soon a new school year will begin, classrooms will be filled with laughter and friends, and families will be settling into new routines. While this season is exciting for many, it can also serve as a reminder that childhood cancer changes what "back to school" looks like for so many families. Today we'd love for you to meet one of our Hometown KC Heroes, Sebastian. Sebastian is 11 years old and courageously battling a brain tumor called astrocytoma. He's a fun-loving young man...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Brave Like McKenna Family, This Fighter Friday, we are honored to introduce you to Dean, an incredibly resilient young man who began the fight of his life on what should have been a day of celebration. In March 2025, Dean was diagnosed with Philadelphia Chromosome Positive B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and began treatment on his 18th birthday. Since that day, Dean's life has been filled with intensive treatments, frequent hospital stays, and serious complications, including...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, This Fighter Friday, we want to share Kennedy's story, a precious little girl whose journey began just a few short weeks ago. After her family noticed a concerning glare in her eye, they trusted their instincts and sought care. That decision quickly led to a life-changing diagnosis: Retinoblastoma, Stage E, a rare pediatric eye cancer. In what has felt like a whirlwind of appointments, referrals, and difficult decisions, Kennedy’s family has navigated an incredibly complex path...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, It's hard to believe we are in the last week of April and our 2nd Annual Brave Like McKenna Golf Tournament is happening this Friday, May 1st. May 1st is also the start of Brain Tumor Awareness Month, and for our community, this month comes with purpose and passion to honor McKenna and anyone who has ever had to fight a brain tumor. McKenna was diagnosed with Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG) which is a rare and aggressive pediatric brain tumor and she fought an incredibly brave...
5 months ago • 1 min read