Supporting families touched by childhood cancer

When we started doing the fundraising auction back in 2012, much of our support came from family. Our group wasn’t well known, and we didn’t have a lot of money to support families. Agatha Wall did whatever she could to help us out. She spent countless hours baking, cooking and sewing in an effort to help us raise money. She always asked what else she could do. She had such a huge heart for our families because she herself was impacted by childhood cancer when her gran

We will be having an online bingo event for Valentine's Day! It will be held on Saturday, February 11th, 2023, starting at 2pm! This is for all on treatment, off treatment, and bereaved families. For all cancer, non cancerous tumours, and related blood disorders etc. To register, or if you have any questions, please e-mail events@manitobacandlelighters.org Deadline for registration is Saturday, February 4th, 2023, so don't delay!

Considering that all of our board members volunteer their time, and all but one of the board work full time jobs, we sure got a lot accomplished in 2022! I am so thankful for this amazing group of people who give freely of their spare time to make a difference for other families who are facing a similar battle. The most exciting part of 2022 was that we are back to having in person events! There is nothing quite like meeting these families in person. Here are some 2022 hig