Fighting Against Pediatric Cancer
At 13Forever, our mission is to make a lasting impact in the fight against pediatric cancer. As a Michigan-based 501 c3 nonprofit charitable organization, we are dedicated to changing the game by raising awareness and funding research to improve outcomes for children battling cancer. Our team is committed to providing hope and support to pediatric cancer patients and their families, and we strive to create a world where no child has to face cancer alone. With a focus on collaboration, innovation, and community engagement, we are working tirelessly to drive progress and achieve our goal of a future free from pediatric cancer.
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How We Became 13 Forever
After losing their son Justin Townsend to Glioblastoma-Multiforme, a form of highly aggressive brain cancer, the family started attending St. Jude walks and formed Team J-Bird. What began as a small group of family and friends attending a local walk has now prospered into a community. A community determined to help in the fight against childhood cancer. In 2022 the members of Team JBird decided they wanted to do more, so they founded 13Forever - a nonprofit to give back to numerous cancer organizations and research facilities.
2024 Year in Review
It was a busy year for 13 Forever and we are excited to share what we accomplished because of you. Take a look at these donations!
$3,000 to Corewell Health Children's Hospital (formerly Beaumont Children’s Hospital) designated to the Hemotology/Oncology department.
$5,000 to Ronald McDonald House Detroit providing food and lodging for patients and their families while undergoing treatment at Children's Hospital of Michigan.
$3,500 to Rainbow Connection to fulfill the wishes of children with life threatening illnesses.
$8,000 to the Chad Carr Tumor Center at Mott Children’s Hospital for brain tumor research.
$1,350 to Children’s Miracle Network benefitting local hospitals like Corewell Health Children’s Hospital.
$500 to Wish Upon a Teen to decorate the room of a cancer patient experiencing an extended stay at Children's Hospital of Michigan.
$3,200 worth of gifts and decorations donated to Children's Hospital Detroit to assist children confined to the hospital in celebrating holidays, birthdays, and "No More Chemo" days.
$5,000 to Covenant Children's Hospital in Saginaw to build a sensory wall providing patient stress relief.
$17,500 to St. Jude Children’s Hospital with the help of Team JBird (our core fundraising group – the roots of 13 Forever.)