Samyra’s Christmas gift
Nonprofit grants West Haven girl battling cancer wish to see father while on active duty WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A little girl from West Haven, who is battling cancer, had one wish last month: to see her father for the holidays. Just sitting up and smiling did not seem possible for Samyra Mills two […]
Micalizzi’s Italian Ice
One of our favorite things ever is when we deliver MICALIZZI’S ITALIAN ICE to the children’s unit at Yale New Haven Hospital. The smiles on the kids faces can be so bright but the doctors and nurses enjoy it just as much. We love being able to provide the simple little gesture to help brighten […]
First Annual LivFree Golf Tournament
The first annual LivFree golf tournament was a HUGE success! We were able to raise $26,178 dollars for families battling pediatric cancer. We would like to thank all of our golfers, our volunteers, and our sponsors. We appreciate you all deeply and hope everyone had a great time. We hope to see you all next […]
Manny Stepped to the Plate
When we sat down with Manny to have lunch and discuss the potential for partnership we knew we needed a slogan for our tournament. After a contest, the slogan became “step to the plate for childhood cancer”. If we are being honest, we didn’t have the participation that we expected. Undeterred, Manny decided that if […]
LivFree Charity Baseball Tournament
We cannot thank the Technique Tigers Baseball Academy enough for raising over $13,000 for children fighting cancer before the event even started. They are an incredible baseball organization with even more incredible families supporting them. This will go towards providing smiles to soooo many families in need.
Shelton Herald
Daniel Vieira and his wife, Katrina Lage, know all too well how cancer can devastate a family. It was only four years ago that the Shelton couple learned their then-16-month-old daughter, Lauren, lovingly known as Liv, had leukemia. Read the article on the Shelton Herald
She Never Lost Her Smile
Today’s Throw Back Thursday is dedicated to the inspiration behind LivFree, Lauren. Through every needle ouchy, chemo treatment, belly ache, pill swallowing, doctors visits, bruises, fevers and everything else cancer put on her, she NEVER lost her smile. EVER. The kids usually don’t lose their smile. They are strong beyond measure, every single one of […]
Livfree Family
We ran into our friends Matty and PJ while we were picking up Lauren from camp rising sun. We love seeing our LivFree family out and about. These two seemed like they had an absolute blast at camp this week. It’s such a special place and you can feel the excitement these kids have. #livfree […]
Camp Rising Sun
Camp Rising Sun Yesterday we dropped Lauren off at Camp Rising Sun. It is a week long camp in upstate Connecticut for children that are currently or have fought cancer. With Lauren only being 5, it was pretty difficult to drop her off. Luckily, her camp counselors are some amazing people that we’ve gotten to […]
Unspoken Bond
Unspoken Bond We are so blessed to be able to witness the amount of special moments that we do through our work. Here is an example of what I mean. Below are three beautiful, strong young girls. Each of them 5 years old and all three have been through more than most people go through […]
