For those of you familiar with the Hero Foundation, you definitely got to know Al Knake. If you joined us for the annual golf outing, of course, his presence (and consistent wins in the long drive competition) were the stuff of legend. More importantly, his initial cancer diagnosis with pancreatic cancer and his successful fight against the disease was the …
Lauren Stansburry is an incredible young lady with an amazing story. She is a survivor of stage four cancer and with the help of the Hero Foundation she was able to attend Camp Ohiyesa’s World of Wizardry camp this past summer. We sat down with Lauren and her mother Kathy to talk about their experience and how the Hero Foundation …
The Hero Foundation is happy to help Michigan families impacted by cancer of all types. That said, multiple members of the Hero Foundation family have been impacted by this horrible disease, so this form of cancer really hits close to home. You can learn a bit about one of these stories in the video below. What is pancreatic cancer? Pancreatic …
The Hero Foundation was the focus of Mitch Albom’s The Heart of Detroit Series on Local 4 News in Detroit recently where he sat down to discuss the Hero Foundation’s mission with Chief Hero Katie Larsen. You can watch that video below. Hero Foundation StaffThe Hero Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides financial assistance to Michigan families impacted …
With the help of our many supporters, we were able to send Lauren Stansburry, a 13-year-old cancer survivor, to Camp Ohiyesa this summer. A huge Harry Potter fan, Lauren will be attending the “World of Wizardry” camp at Camp Ohiyesa. These are your dollars in action. Thank you for your continued support! Help the Hero Foundation support more Michigan families …
Why have just one golf outing this summer when we can have two?!?! We know some of our supporters on the west side of the state have said they’d love to make our August golf event in White Lake but it can be tough to make travel arrangements. Fortunately, we’ve got a solution! The Hero Foundation has partnered up with …
For the seventh consecutive year the Magnum 7 Magnum P.I. themed party in Hamtramck will be held at Whiskey in the Jar in downtown Hamtramck. This year’s event is sponsored by Blake’s Hard Cider and Stroh’s Brewing. Proceeds from the event will benefit The Hero Foundation and The Wade Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund. Please join us on August 16th at …
