Supporting families touched by childhood cancer

🎄 CANDLELIGHTERS CHRISTMAS TOY DRIVE 🎁 It’s that time of year again! From November 9–21, we’re collecting new, unwrapped toys for children with cancer and their siblings, ages newborn to 17, to make our Christmas event extra special! 🎁 DROP-OFF LOCATIONS Morden: Best Western Plus The Great Canadian Dollar Store Winkler: Renew Wellness Centre Friesen Insurance Brokers Janzen’s Don’t live near those areas or prefer to shop from home and shop directly to us? Our Amazon Wish L

Sometimes, a thank you just doesn’t seem like enough. ❤️ The wonderful family behind Curling for a Cure has become so much more than supporters of Candlelighters. They have become friends, and honestly, they feel like family to us. Each year, they organize their incredible fundraising bonspiel in Minnedosa in honour of their beloved Nicholas Melnyk. This year, they raised almost $50,000, with just over $24,000 coming to us! INCREDIBLE! That money will help us support familie

🎄 Grinchmas with Santa! 🎅 Get ready for a magical day on Saturday, November 28, from 2 to 7 PM! Santa will bring gifts for all of the kids, and the day will be full of face painting, crafts, games, bingo, prizes, dinner, dessert, and even a few surprise guests. This event is open to all Manitoba families impacted by childhood cancer (on treatment, off treatment, as well as bereaved families). Diagnosed child must be 17 and under. Siblings 17 and under are also encouraged

🏈 JOIN US as our Winnipeg Blue Bombers take on the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday, October 10! We are so excited to have been recognized through the Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Game Changers Program and have been given 50 complimentary tickets to share with Manitoba childhood cancer families! This is for families impacted by a childhood cancer diagnosis — whether your child is currently on treatment, off treatment, or your family is bereaved. The diagnosed child must be 17 o

🎃👻 Halloween Online Bingo 👻🎃 Join us Saturday October 24 at 2 PM on Facebook Live for a fun-filled afternoon of bingo! This event is open to all Manitoba families impacted by childhood cancer (on treatment, off treatment, as well as bereaved families). Diagnosed child must be 17 and under. ❤️🎗️ 👉 Register here: https://forms.gle/hGQSq7pmcZ5KbXo99

Join us for a fun night of hockey as your Winnipeg Jets take on the Minnesota Wild at 7:15 PM on Tuesday, October 13! 🏒 A special thank you to the Winnipeg Jets for generously donating tickets and making this evening possible for our families. Registration is open to all families impacted by childhood cancer, including families with children currently on treatment, off treatment, and bereaved families. This event is for diagnosed children and siblings age 17 and under and th

A little local connection can make a BIG difference. ❤️ We’re so excited to share that we have received a $7,500 grant from the Petro Canada CareMakers Foundation to help support our meals program for families facing childhood cancer. This opportunity came through Kevin Braun of Winkler Petro-Canada, who encouraged us to apply. That little nudge turned into something pretty amazing! The grant will help provide hot meals, fresh fruit and pastries for parents and caregivers spe

✨ THURSDAY OCTOBER 15 ✨ We hope you can join us for a Parents Only Appetizer Night — a relaxed evening to connect and take a little time for yourself. 💛 All costs are covered by Candlelighters. This evening is for parents who have been impacted by a childhood cancer diagnosis, whether your child is currently on treatment, finished treatment, or is dearly missed. Eligible families include those whose diagnosed child is 17 and under. No children please. Please register by Octo

$17,500!!!! We honestly can’t say thank you enough to the Falk Fehr Foundation for this incredibly generous donation. Being chosen as one of the recipients of this years golf tournament means so much to us. Every dollar helps us keep showing up for families going through something no family should ever have to face. It helps with the meals, the events, the programs, the little things that make a hard day a little easier — and sometimes, those little things mean everything. We

Some gifts provide more than food. They provide comfort. When you’re living on the children’s cancer ward, parents often don’t want to leave their child’s bedside. A hot cup of coffee after a sleepless night, a quick snack, or a treat for a child after a difficult procedure can mean more than most people realize. That’s why we’re so grateful to Red River Co-op for their generous $6,000 donation as the sponsor of our CK5 Food Cupboard. Because of their ongoing support, familie