MOMF
Mitch Chepokas – Hanging with Friends
Who was Mitch?
Mitch was a kid who loved to swim, bike and run, and always seemed to be up to something with his pals. Then one day he was diagnosed with bone cancer. Though the cancer quickly ravaged his body, it hardly made a dent in this 9 year old boy’s incredible spirit. In fact, it was when Mitch was at his sickest that his spirit shined brightest. That’s when he reached out with generosity and kindness to other cancer kids, giving them his life savings and all the encouragement he had left to give.
For his final wish, Mitch made his family promise they would keep helping cancer kids and he sealed it with a “pinky swear” made with his father.
MOMF… the Miracles of Mitch Foundation
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The MOMF is the non-profit formed in 2003 to fulfill that pinky swear. Today it is one of the very few charities that provides direct support to families who are treating a child with cancer.
The MOMF has two major giving priorities:
- To provide cost of living financial assistance to the families of children diagnosed with cancer, and
- To facilitate an individually tailored quality of life initiative for that child and their family
Biggest Event of All
The MiracleKids Triathlon is by far the MOMF’s largest fundraiser of the entire year. If not for the hard work of each MiracleKid raising pledges and the generosity of each and every donor, the foundation would not have the funding needed to support cancer families across Minnesota.
Your Help is Needed Now More than Ever
The past couple of years have hit some families very hard. Imagine how much harder it would be if your family was also treating a child with cancer. That’s exactly what the families that the Miracles of Mitch assists are going through. Some of the cases are worse than others but they all have one thing in common… each is hanging on to the hope that better days are ahead. And every grant given by the MOMF goes a long way in helping keep that hope alive. Whether a grant is to cover the big things – like mortgage payments – or the costs of sending a kid off to have fun at cancer camp for a week, it always makes a difference and reminds families they aren’t alone.
Each MiracleKid who raises pledges and races for a kid who can’t race helps send an important message to cancer families. That message is that the cancer families have hundreds and hundreds of friends (including you) through the MOMF who are praying for them and doing what they can to make a financial difference. No matter how big or small the part you play is, it all adds up and helps make Miracles Happen.
Mitch left us in 2003 but he’s not forgotten. His spirit lives on in every kid fighting cancer and in each and every MiracleKid who raises pledges to help them.
That’s what Kids Racing for Kids Who Can’t is all about.
Will you help fulfill Mitch’s pinky swear? Start your pledge campaign today.
