Empower Children With Cancer Through Story

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A cancer diagnosis is scary, especially for children.

Hi! I’m Sarah Bankuti, a mom to a brave girl who was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 10 months old. I searched for books that would prepare her, in her own words — something she could relate to. But there wasn’t one. There were no quality picture book series geared towards children with cancer. 

I created this book series — an empowering story about a brave princess with cancer inspired by my daughter Alice. A fun and engaging series that kids will want to read, and that will help them with what they are going through. Thank you for joining me on this journey to help empower and strengthen our children. 

These important books/plushies reflect the lived experiences of children with serious illnesses, and they cost money to print and produce. I need your support! Together, we can make a difference in the lives of so many children. 

These books are not just for children with cancer or serious illnesses. Please help me spread awareness and empathy by choosing these for your children, your grandchildren, even if they don’t have cancer.  Instead of kids pointing at my daughter when she loses her hair, I want her peers to think: “Oh look! She must be brave warrior just like Princess Lily!”

Our goal is to print these books as a hardcover (hospitals prefer hardcover) and produce the plushies in bulk so it is cheaper and donate them all to children’s hospitals and POGO clinics around Ontario.
 
For 500 copies of one book it is: $3470.91 and it takes about 3 months to receive them.
We are also hoping to produce 12in plushies of the main characters too.
For 500 plushies it is:$7,500.

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  • All books will have a note included on the title page from the person or business that has donated them so the hospital and family can see they have a community here that is thinking of them.
  • You will be thanked and tagged on all social media (instagram, tiktok, facebook, twitter) with images of the donation as well as mentioned in Newspaper articles.
  • You can donate the books and plushies personally to your local hospital or organization with the media present

 An estimated 400 000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year: Lets support them!

The mission of my books is to:

  • Represent children with cancer and other serious illnesses. It is so important for children to see themselves in the books they read alongside their peers.
  • Empower children to see that they are not alone.
  • Advocate for children with cancer and others that need support.
  • Share what children with cancer and serious illnesses go through to help their peers and others more empathetic and understanding. 
  • Showcase important charities and organizations that make a difference in the lives of children with cancer.
  • Encourage meaningful conversations about inclusion and diversity.
  • Celebrate the differences among us all.
  • Donate to as many children with cancer and serious illnesses these books and plushies.
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Please help us produce and distribute over 1,000 books and plushies created specifically for children facing cancer. We will be donating to:

If you have another organization or hospital that you would like to donate your book and plushie to let me know and I will make sure it gets there.

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