founder and president: LeAnna Headley
Hi! My name is LeAnna and I am a 20 year old junior in college from Richmond, Virginia. I am a swimmer and have one younger brother. I attend James Madison University where I am majoring in Social Work and I am a hopeful future child life specialist. I am the founder of Our Amazing Fighters!
On August 25th, 2014, I started an Instagram called Our Amazing Fighters to raise awareness, follow battles and share the stories of kids battling pediatric cancer. As my account began to grow and I started to hear the horrifying reality that childhood cancer entails, I knew I needed to do something more, something tangible for these kids, so thus the nonprofit was born. Since then my Instagram has gained thousands of followers and I have continued delivering and sending care packages, bald american girl dolls, and mini "wishes" to kids all around the country fighting cancer. Our Amazing Fighters also has provided respite care, coffee deliveries, meals to inpatient families, free babysitting, and necessities to childhood cancer families. The application to apply for a care package is located under the "Applying for a care package" tab!
in 2016, two years after starting oaf, my dad was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Watching him fight and knowing kids going through the same exact thing broke my heart and made me so much more passionate about the cause- kids deserve a chance to grow up and live fulfilling lives just like him. My dad passed away on november 4t, 2020, 4 years after diagnosis. he is and always will be my hero and best friend.
Thank you so much for supporting Our Amazing Fighters and remember... BE BOLD, GO GOLD!
-LeAnna
On August 25th, 2014, I started an Instagram called Our Amazing Fighters to raise awareness, follow battles and share the stories of kids battling pediatric cancer. As my account began to grow and I started to hear the horrifying reality that childhood cancer entails, I knew I needed to do something more, something tangible for these kids, so thus the nonprofit was born. Since then my Instagram has gained thousands of followers and I have continued delivering and sending care packages, bald american girl dolls, and mini "wishes" to kids all around the country fighting cancer. Our Amazing Fighters also has provided respite care, coffee deliveries, meals to inpatient families, free babysitting, and necessities to childhood cancer families. The application to apply for a care package is located under the "Applying for a care package" tab!
in 2016, two years after starting oaf, my dad was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Watching him fight and knowing kids going through the same exact thing broke my heart and made me so much more passionate about the cause- kids deserve a chance to grow up and live fulfilling lives just like him. My dad passed away on november 4t, 2020, 4 years after diagnosis. he is and always will be my hero and best friend.
Thank you so much for supporting Our Amazing Fighters and remember... BE BOLD, GO GOLD!
-LeAnna
Let all that you do, be done in love. |
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Our People:
Courtney Headley Financial advisor Courtney is LeAnna's mom and has done so much work to help raise awareness and get our amazing fighters off the ground. Courtney's eyes were opened to the cause when she attended curefest for the first time in 2014. 
Annie Garner Board member Annie is a full time mom of 3 and military wife to her husband. at 10 months old, her youngest daughter, chloe, was diagnosed with optic pathway glioma, a brain tumor. Chloe has been on and off active treatment for years now and annie is truly committed to being an advocate for chloe and all other kiddos in the fight against cancer. |
Caoilinn Mclane Board Member 3 time acute myeloid leukemia fighter. Caoilinn met leanna lobbying on capitol hill for better funding and research and they have been best friends ever since. Caoilinn openly shares her story and is truly an incredible human being. 
Ashley Nickerson Board member ,Ashley is a mom of two. She graduated from the university of virginia with a bachelors in arts in english and sociology. She then received her masters of business administration from george washington university. in addition she has her project management professional certification and currently resides in richmond, virginia with her family. |
Megan bugg Board member megan is a 5 time cancer fighter and was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma in 2014. Leanna and megan became great friends in dc. megan is a fierce advocate and is extremely involved on the research side of things where she has raised over 400,000 dollars for clinical trials. 
Amy K. Board member AMY IS A TWO TIME SURVIVOR AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PLURALPULMANARY BLASTOMA IN 2014 AT THE AGE OF SEVEN. AMY MET LEANNA LOBBYING ON CAPITOL HILL AND HAVE BECOME GREAT FRIENDS EVER SINCE! AMY LOVES USING HER VOICE AND SHARING HER STORY TO HELP CREATE CHANGE IN THE WORLD OF CHILDHOOD CANCER. She is looking forward to supporting families in the fight! |
WHEN BUILDING MY TEAM/ BOARD FOR OAF, WHO BETTER TO INCLUDE THAN THE FIGHTERS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS THEMSELVES? THEY WOULD KNOW WHAT IS NEEDED AND WHAT IS MOST BENEFICIAL... I (LeAnna) am so honored to have such an incredible team built of people who are passionate about the cause and want to make a difference in the lives of families fighting.