In honor of my wonderful mom, Maureen Cleary. We have greatly missed her for ~20 years. She would have been 73 on December 5, 2024.

My mom was still working at St Malo's Catholic Retreat Center near Estes Park, Colorado, had just become a grandma for the first time (the only grandchild she would ever meet), and loved to spend time with family and friends, hike in the Rocky Mountains, and grill, cook and bake, when her breast cancer came back as stage 4. She would only live for another few months.

She was the best mom ever... truly. Everyone who knew my mom loved her. She was the kind of person who always made you feel happy, cared for, and just better, by being around her. I miss her EVERY day, and my heart aches that neither of my kids ever knew her. 

In support and honor of my mom's memory, thank you for considering a donation to Tony Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping cancer fighters who are working age, supporting kids at home, and need financial assistance for their families while they cannot work due to their cancer fight. I sit on the board of this organization and its founder, Tony, and the rest of the organization, are all dedicated to the mission from personal experience. Read more below...

Tony Foundation is a non-profit corporation originally formed in Austin, Texas. We provide critical financial assistance to families affected by cancer.

This program provides gap funding to assist with various expenses for families whose primary income earners, in their most productive years, have been diagnosed with cancer and are unable to continue employment.

According to oncology professionals, income is the #1 need for the majority of patients and their families during the toughest battle of their lives. We seek to make an impact on these patients by helping to eliminate this financial burden so the patient can focus on what's most important, their health and their family.

Our founder, Tony Laudadio, faced this very predicament – first, when he was diagnosed in his 20's, with renal cell carcinoma – and again, two years later, when he was diagnosed with brain cancer (completely unrelated to the renal cancer). He understands the struggle of facing a sudden battery of tests, treatments and surgeries, while being unable to continue his career due to cancer. Immediate expenses pile up quick, adding to an already intense level of stress and worry. Please join me in our mission to help make a direct impact on these families that need our donations.

(Below) A Few of the nearly 200 families we have helped because of our donors' generosity..

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND HELPING US CHANGE LIVES!!