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Past Campaigns
Be Brave for Life Hike-A-Thon 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024…
Our signature event! The Be Brave For Life Hike-A-Thon is more than a fundraiser for brain tumor and cavernous malformation research. It is a metaphor for the challenges we all face—whether it be a brain tumor diagnosis, a family crisis, or an individual obstacle—we all climb our own mountains.
Each year hundreds of people come out to hike, take part in a multi-tiered scavenger hunt, and participate in a basket bonanza at the Merck Forest in Rupert, VT. Most inspiring are the hundreds of students from local schools who participate by soliciting sponsorship from friends, family, and businesses to support their efforts and raise money for Be Brave For Life.
1st Annual Apple Jack Kickball Tourney
Each Spring Be Brave hosts an annual Kickball Tourney with anywhere from 24-32 teams, or over 200 players participating! Come join the fun!
Golfing for a Cure – 100+ Holes of Golf
In 2020, 2021, and 2022… we raised $25,000, respectively!!
In 2019, Dillon Callen, Sam Smith, Cameron Adler, Chapin Eyre, Emma Tobin, Grace Sherwood, Julia Dapron, Lily Spencer, Grace McDonald, Carson Cutler, Grayson & Noah Rourke, Aiden & Cooper Garvey – set out to play 100 holes of golf in one day to support Be Brave. They secured sponsorship per hole from friends and family. Together, the boys played 100 holes in 14 hours and raised of $20,000!
In 2018, Dillon Callen, Sam Smith, Cameron Adler and Carson Cutler played 100 holes and raised of $14,000!
Be Brave for Life Benefit
Over 200 people participated in this fabulous evening at the Dorset Field Club in Dorset, Vermont that included dinner, open bar, silent and live auctions. It raised over $70,000 for Be Brave!
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, School of Nursing
Molly Cannon and her nursing cohort decided to host two events: a School of Nursing clothing sale and a Dave & Busters night (where 15% of the profits were donations) to raise $1,200 for Be Brave!
Blueberry Picking at Wildwood Berry Farm
For the past 3 years on a sunny day in July, Wildwood Berry Farm (Dorset, VT) owners Rick and Brenda Travers donate 50 cents for every pound of blueberries picked. Last year, Be Brave for Life Junior Board Member Perrin Marion ran the event and brought in over $3,000 in revenue and donations!
In 2016, the Burr and Burton Success Program came to support the event and picked over a 276 pounds of blueberries!
Theory Outlet
For an entire weekend in October, the Theory Outlet in Manchester, VT donated 10% of their sales to Be Brave and raised over $2,200! Store manager Gretchen Rothstein came up with this fabulous idea and the whole Theory team made it possible.
Bake Sale at the Chatham Farmer’s Market
Olivia Shehadi and her Chatham, NJ friends got together and hosted a bake sale that raised over $1,500 for Be Brave!
Mr. A Party!
Cleo Bley, her mom Shannon, and Gene Albanese have hosted “Mr. A” parties two years in a row. Kiddos get sponsors and parents give a donation to participant in this 2 hours of fun with Washington Avenue School, Chatham, NJ Gym Teacher, Gene Albanese. Each year this event raises over $1,000 for Be Brave.
Maple Street School
The Student Council at the Maple Street School in Manchester, VT hosted a dance with local area middle school students and raised over $500 for Be Brave!
Yale Business School Students Really Care
Lucyann Murray and her team raise over $3,000 for Be Brave as part of a business school class challenge. They hosted a night at a local bar and charged a $10 cover, 100% of which was a donation.
3 Mountain Challenge Vermont
Raschid, Bob, Tom and Laura hiked up and snowboarded down three Vermont Mountains in snowy March to raise money for Be Brave! This event inspired the 2018 Be Brave for Life Challenge.
2017 Prudential Spirit of Giving National Recipient
Our founder, Riley Callen, was chosen as one of ten national honorees at the 2017 Prudential Spirit of Giving Awards. They donated $5,000 to Be Brave for Life in her honor AND she got to meet the amazing Michael Phelps.
