with Shelby & Cricket Children's Books
The ShelbyR Foundation's Programs
Shelby and Cricket children's books are donated to pediatric hospitals and cancer clinics and to individual children diagnosed with cancer.
Shelby and Cricket Children's Books
Donations to The ShelbyR Foundation help publish and send books to children!
Shelby and Cricket children’s book series are filled with sweet adventures and beautiful original artwork illustrations.
Cricket is based on a persona that Shelby created during her treatment for pre-B ALL (Leukemia). She would become quiet, sitting very still and whispering she would say, “I’m Cricket.”
Shelby’s fight with cancer lasted for six months. She relapsed three months into treatment as we watched her lose her ability to eat, stand and to walk and completey lose her precious sight. Shelby never lost her spirit. She taught us about life, love and the amazing human spirit. She continues to “awe” us with signs she sends from heaven; she is an amazing little angel.
In December The ShelbyR Foundation gives financial grants of $150.00 to children with cancer who are in need financially. Referrals are from pediatric hospitals.
Donations are greatly appreciated.
Support Program
Our Support Program is a six month financial grant that gives monthly to children who are fighting cancer or under palliative care and are in financial need.
The ShelbyR Foundation takes referrals from Children's Medical Center in Dallas, TX., Edinburg Children's Hospital in Edinburg, TX. & Vannie E. Cook McAllen, TX.
Shelby's Gift is an annual event held April 14th in honor of Shelby's Birthday.
Games, toys, books, music CD's, movie DVD's, electronic games, gift cards and more are given to children in pediatric hospitals and to the pediatric hospital cancer and blood disorders floor for all of the children to use.
Donations are accepted and used to buy gifts.
The ShelbyR Foundation also asks for local businesses to lend support by donating items.
Shelby's Tea Party
Shelby's Tea party is a nation-wide event held June 11th-14th.
This event helps fund our monthly Support Program and assists in publishing & sharing Shelby and Cricket books with children battling cancer.
Tea party hosts will have a tea party in their own homes, churches, tea rooms, etc.. for their friends, family, co-workers and children! Pick a Date: June 11th-14th, any date that works for you to host your own Shelby's Tea Party!
Additional information will be posted on the Event page.
Awareness
Our goal is to make society aware of childhood cancer and the affect it has on children. We hope to show the courage and pain of the children in this fight, their unwavering determination to live, the daily trials they endure. It is real.
The ShelbyR Foundation provides education to community organizations through an awakening PowerPoint presentation which includes Shelby's journey, facts about childhood cancer, pediatric palliative care information and The ShelbyR Foundation's mission and how to help spread the word.
The Shelby and Cricket children's book series helps make children and thier parents aware of childhood cancer by introducing Shelby, her imaginary friend Cricket and Leukemia.
