Paris Marathon 2013

Running to Support the Margaret White Family Endowment

Margaret White was the heart and soul of Why Me. To honor her legacy of love and help fund those things she cared for most deeply, we created The Margaret White Family Endowment. This year’s All Star’s marathon had very special meaning to Margaret and is special to all of us at Why Me, as April 7th is also the birthday of Margaret’s son Jason who lost his battle to cancer at age 7 in 1983. Her endowment will help provide the resources to
fund:

  • Celebrations, such as: birthday parties, end of treatment parties, and other treatment parties, and other treatment milestones
  • Tickets to movies, sporting events, concerts, and other special events
  • In hospital social visits with coffee, gifts, games and crafts to help clinic appointments go by a little faster
  • Trips to restaurants and gift cards for take out food
  • Any other requests for items or services related to the child's comfort

Help to make this an incredibly successful event by sponsoring our co-founder and Sherry's dad, Terry Shepherd, and the rest of the Sherry's House All-Star team. No amount is too small!  $100, $10 or $1...it all adds up.  On behalf of the children and families that you will be helping, you have our heartfelt thanks.  You can make a secure tax free donation by clicking the button below.

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Why Me & Sherry's House - A History

Love & Support for Families with Childhood Cancer

The Why Me organization was conceived and created by 13-year-old Sherry Shepherd during her four year battle with cancer. She was the very first patient at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center when they first opened their pediatric oncology department. Sherry found many wonderful ways to lift the spirits of her fellow cancer patients as a means to ease their suffering. During her struggle with cancer, she became an inspiration to all who knew her, especially the other children being treated for cancer that she met. In the last months of her life, Sherry became determined to do something that would have a lasting value in the community to help children with cancer. With the help of her dad, she founded the non-profit organization WHY ME, which stands for Worcester Help for Youth, Memories Everlasting.  Read More

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