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 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 care packages were born. Since then my Instagram has gained thousands of followers and I have continued delivering and sending care packages to kids all around the country fighting cancer. Our Amazing Fighters also has provided respite care, coffee and 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! when building my team/ board for oaf, who better than the fighters who have been through this themselves? They would know what is needed and what is most beneficial...
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 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 care packages were born. Since then my Instagram has gained thousands of followers and I have continued delivering and sending care packages to kids all around the country fighting cancer. Our Amazing Fighters also has provided respite care, coffee and 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! when building my team/ board for oaf, who better than the fighters who have been through this themselves? They would know what is needed and what is most beneficial...
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. |
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. |
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. |