Who We Are
Our Mission
Friends for Hope is an organization of passionate individuals from the Upper Rio Grande Valley dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the lives of local children with cancer.
Our mission is to raise lifesaving, essential funds for the Vannie E. Cook, Jr. Children’s Cancer and Hematology Clinic, to provide valuable volunteer support to the clinic staff, and to raise awareness about the clinic and the needs of its brave young patients.
Our Mission
Friends for Hope is an organization of passionate individuals from the Upper Rio Grande Valley dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the lives of local children with cancer.
Our mission is to raise lifesaving, essential funds for the Vannie E. Cook, Jr. Children’s Cancer and Hematology Clinic, to provide valuable volunteer support to the clinic staff, and to raise awareness about the clinic and the needs of its brave young patients.
Making an Impact
Vannie E. Cook Jr. Children’s Cancer Clinic is the region’s first state-of-the-art pediatric hematology/oncology clinic, it stands as the only comprehensive pediatric cancer treatment facility in South Texas. Their goal is to ensure patients receive the most up-to-date care and treatment, without the need to leave the region and regardless of ability to pay.
Since its inception in 2001, the Clinic has been a beacon of hope for over 12,500 families who have found the care they need right in their own backyard. Every dollar raised by Friends for Hope will be donated to the Vannie E. Cook Jr. Children’s Cancer and Hematology Clinic, where approximately 12,500 children from South Texas have been treated and not one has been turned away due to their inability to pay.
Collective Efforts and Achievements
Friends for Hope has donated almost $3.5 million dollars to The Vannie Cook Clinic since its inception.
Over 12,500 patients have been treated at the Vannie E. Cook Jr. Children’s Cancer and Hematology Clinic.
Friends for Hope hosts various events throughout the year in an effort to generate funds and promote community awareness, such as, the Annual Fall Benefit Concert and the Annual Bay Fishing Tournament.
Thanks to your support, Friends for Hope hosts several special fun patient events throughout the year to help patients and their families during these trying times, including a Carnival in September and an Annual Christmas Party.
We are grateful and humbled by the outstanding generosity and outpouring of love and support from our local community.
Our Amazing Sponsors 🙌
