Alan loved pandas, so much that we once thought his Make A Wish request would be to go to the National Zoo in Washington to see the pandas. That wasn't to be, but when I arrived in DC for Childhood Action Days in 2016, I decided to acquire a new panda for Alan's collection to stand in his place. I named him Hilly, since he would be accompanying me on my congressional visits on Capitol Hill to represent Alan's lost opportunities and potential.

I have often spoken on how there are three reasons to shave your head to fight childhood cancers - 1) Solidarity with the kids 2) Raising money for research and 3) Advocacy to raise awareness to make childhood cancer research a priority.  This year the Momma's are tackling advocacy in a big way! We are going to Washington DC to share our children's stories and be their voice. 

#HillyGoesToWashington 

https://tinyurl.com/Hilly2016

I'm raising money for childhood cancer research! Did you know that kids' cancers are different from adult cancers? It's true. And childhood cancer research is extremely underfunded. So I decided to do something about it by raising money for cures.

Now I need your help! Will you make a donation? Every dollar makes a difference for the thousands of infants, children, teens, and young adults fighting childhood cancers.