The group has given 11 garments to the Cancer Resource Center in Norway and 13 to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland.
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Team Hailey Hugs announces event
BETHEL — Team Hailey Hugs, a nonprofit organization devoted to raising awareness of childhood cancer, will hosting a day of food, music, entertainment and fireworks Saturday, Sept. 1, in the Town Common. Highlights will include: • An all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast; • Music from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., including local acts and professional recording artists; […]
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Losing Hailey to cancer hasn't stopped mom's fight against cancer
RUMFORD — Tabaitha Steward hasn’t stopped working to raise everyone’s awareness of childhood cancer even though her 10-year-old daughter Hailey succumbed to leukemia on Sept. 23 last year. If anything, she and her Team Hailey Hugs organization are doing even more to raise money to help families in need from Maine and throughout the U.S. […]
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Team Hailey Hugs still inspired
BETHEL — In September, Team Hailey Hugs, the local nonprofit dedicated to helping families dealing with childhood cancer, lost its main source of inspiration, Hailey Steward, who passed away after an almost six-year battle with leukemia. However, Team Hailey Hugs and the people involved have not lost their motivation and drive to provide emotional and […]
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Walkers raise money for childhood cancer awareness
BETHEL — The third annual Team Hailey Hugs walk-a-thon took place on Saturday at Crescent Park elementary school in Bethel, with the turnout this year better than ever, and so were the donations. Team Hailey Hugs was created by the Steward family of Bethel, and some of their friends, in honor of their daughter, Hailey […]
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Golden license plates for Hailey Hugs offered
BETHEL — Team Hailey Hugs is kicking off their latest fund raising campaign — golden license plates. In an effort to raise $200,000 for the Maine Children Cancer Program, the Bethel-based non-profit is looking for at least 2,000 people to sign up. The plates will be gold, with “Childhood Cancer Awareness” and “HaileyHugs.org” printed on […]
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Hailey Steward will be remembered for courage, bravery
BETHEL — “Our beautiful girl went to Jesus,” Tabaitha Steward said in a Facebook post late Saturday night, announcing that her daughter, Hailey, had passed away. Hailey Steward, 10, died at Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital just before 8 p.m. on Saturday night after an almost 6-year-long battle with leukemia. She was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic […]
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Hugs and tears at Go Gold festival
BETHEL — Local nonprofit Team Hailey Hugs hosted its 1st annual Go Gold festival on Saturday at the Bethel Common, and those who attended experienced lots of love and support — and, of course, hugs. The parade early in the morning featured local clubs, fire departments, teams and businesses, all rallying to show support for […]
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'Maine Goes Gold' to fight childhood cancer
BETHEL — A day of fun, support and gold is planned for Saturday on the Bethel Common, where the local nonprofit Team Hailey Hugs, created by the Steward family in honor of 10-year-old Hailey Steward, will host its first “Maine Goes Gold” kickoff event. The free-to-attend festival will begin at 8 a.m with a welcoming […]
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ATV ride benefits Team Hailey Hugs
ROXBURY — The early-morning sun peeked through the clouds on Saturday during Roxbury Riders ATV Club’s Wind Tower Ride to benefit Team Hailey Hugs, a local nonprofit inspired by Hailey Steward and families whose children are patients at the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital. For President Mike Worthley, this was just one of many events to […]