Tips for Choosing a Raffle Basket Theme
About the Basket Raffle Our Basket Raffle is the highlight of our year. While it’s a fundraiser, it’s so much more than a chance to win fun prizes (though that part is exciting!). At its core, the Basket Raffle is about sharing stories, honoring lives, and building meaningful connections. Each raffle basket represents a brain…
Read MoreHow to Fill out a Basket Info Sheet
Thank you for your interest in donating a Brain Buddie Basket for our Annual Basket Raffle! A Basket Info Sheet form is required for each raffle basket donation. A Basket Info Sheet is used to identify your basket during the raffle. It lets others know who donated the basket, what goodies are waiting inside and…
Read MoreMeet the Brain Buddies Behind the Baskets
All of our basket donations have a Brain Buddie’s story behind them. Brain cancer may be part of the story — but it is not the whole story. You or your loved one had hobbies, joys, passions, hopes, and a full life before a brain tumor entered the picture. This is your chance to share…
Read MoreShop & Ship a Basket
Live Out of Town? Shop & Ship! Not in the Phoenix area but still want to participate? You can shop online and ship basket items directly to us — we’ll assemble the basket for you. How it works: Contacting Lanette first helps ensure we know what’s coming and that everything arrives on time. If shopping is difficult,…
Read MoreThink Outside of the Basket
A-tisket, a-tasket, think outside the basket! Your basket donation doesn’t have to be in a traditional “basket”. Think bags, buckets, bins, bowls, coolers, colanders, caboodles, hampers, small toolboxes…ALL sorts of containers can be used to hold your goodies! Consider something that fits within your theme and see if you can use it as your basket!…
Read MoreHow to Wrap your Raffle Basket
Now that you have your Raffle Basket ready for donation, it’s time to wrap things up! With a few simple tools and some creative ideas, you can make your raffle basket look like a pro! Before you get started, you’ll need to gather a few basic supplies. You will need: How to wrap up a…
Read More8395 days ago
Do you know what you were doing 8395 days ago? I do. I checked into the Hilton that is down the street from St. Joesph’s Hospital and Medical Center – Barrow Neurological Institute. I was preparing for my early appointment . I was schedule for my first craniotomy to remove a baseball size mass. At…
Read MoreGray Matters Welcomes A New Look!
New Look, Same Mission! It’s been 15 years since we first stuck our tongues out at tumors and the Gray Matters Foundation is doing better than ever! We are excited to reveal that our sweet, little turtle has finally gotten the glow up she truly deserves. Although our turtle has received a major makeover, our…
Read MoreZachary Young “not forgotten”
In memory of my son, 24-year-old Zachary Young who passed away 10-02-2020. Zach was diagnosed with a brain tumor on 06-12-2015. He was 18 years old and had just finished his first year of college, making The Dean’s List both semesters. One year earlier in May 2014, Zach had just graduated high school 12th out of 338…
Read MoreGiving Heart
This past weekend, I had the amazing opportunity to attend the annual Escape to Thrive conference hosted by the Bag It Cancer organization. What a wonderful few days! As one of 30 selected attendees, the event created a safe space to learn, share and build new relationships with advocates in all cancer circles. Our weekend…
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