Logo for Rebecca's Gift
Hero Fund

Rebecca's Gift


Get Involved Donate
The money raised by Rebecca’s Fund will be added to the St. Baldrick’s efforts to fund promising research in the prevention of tumor reemergence. Every child with a diagnosis of cancer should have NED scans for the rest of their long life. Please help us make that possibility a reality.
2023
$26
Funds Raised in 2023
$955,618
Total Funds Raised
Since 2014

Rebecca was fierce.

She beat adults in staring contests when she was two weeks old. Rebecca was joyful. Her laugh could fill a room and bring a smile to anyone who heard it. Rebecca was stubborn. She would often refuse to give in, even when it cost her something she wanted. Rebecca was kind, and loving, and mischievous, and oh so very ticklish. She loved frosting, ice cream, the beach, carnival rides, and her family.

Rebecca rarely smiled in pictures. She would stick her tongue out, or make funny faces, or look like she had the best secret in the world and wasn’t going to share. She vibrated with energy, always dancing joyfully through life, always a laugh at the ready. Her philosophy was essentially: never walk when you can skip, never skip when you can run, never run when you can dance, and never dance when you can hide yourself around the next corner and then gleefully yell “BOO!” when everyone else finally catches up with you.

Rebecca never had a chance. We were told after her first tumor was biopsied that if another tumor appeared, all we could do was watch her die. There were no studies to try to prevent the reoccurrence of the tumor. Once it did recur, there were very limited study options, none of which were life saving—only life prolonging. This is typical of so many types of tumors. This is why the money raised by St. Baldrick's is so important, and why we have chosen to partner with St. Baldrick's to raise money to focus on glioblastoma research. Together, the money we raise can be used to help understand and one day cure glioblastoma.

Rebecca's Gift Highlights & Happenings

Your Support Means So Much

These friends and family members helped us raise funds for childhood cancer research in honor of Rebecca! See the 2014-2022 list. 

What You Should Know About Childhood Cancer

Childhood cancer affects thousands of kids and families around the world every year. This infographic shows a few realities you should know.
Eric and Rebecca Meyer

All the Years Stolen

"She’ll never learn to read. She’ll never learn to ride a two-wheel bicycle, or to drive a car." Read more.

Photo Gallery

Previous Next Close

Where does the money go?

Donations made to The Rebecca Alison Meyer Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research have funded a St. Baldrick's Scholar Grant for Robin Norris M.D., M.S., M.P.H. Dr. Norris is researching Cyclin dependent kinase-5 (Cdk5) inhibitors at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital which is affiliated with University Hospitals of Cleveland.

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is guided by a Scientific Advisory Committee, comprised of leading experts in the childhood cancer community, to ensure that every dollar makes the greatest impact for kids with cancer.

Donate

Who's Involved?

These people make us smile — they’re the doers and money-raisers on behalf of The Rebecca Alison Meyer Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research. They’re shaving their heads, hosting events, starting fundraisers and more to make childhood cancer research possible.

See who’s raising money

Get involved your own way:

Start your own St. Baldrick’s head-shaving event to raise money on behalf of our Hero Fund! You’ll be paired with a staff member who will walk you through every step of the process, and you’ll have fun knowing you’re doing a great thing for kids with cancer.

Register to shave your head and raise money for our Hero Fund at any St. Baldrick’s event happening around the world! Not finding an event near you? Register as a virtual shavee and shave your head anytime, anywhere.

Head-shaving not your thing? You can start a fundraiser to raise money for our Hero Fund with St. Baldrick’s in a way that interests you! Like biking? Bike a marathon. Like baking? Start a cookie baking fundraiser… You get the picture.

Need help? Email us at Funds@StBaldricks.org

This event is private.

Private events are for people at the company, organization, school, etc., where the event is taking place. Please don't crash the party.

Do you want to continue to register for this event?

No Yes

Private events are for people at the company, organization, school, etc., where the event is taking place.