Your Generosity and Support Makes a Difference!
Thank you is a statement that is not used too lightly here at The Payton Wright Foundation. We are grateful and appreciative for all the support we have been given over the years. It is difficult to fully express gratitude of how much your donations and support have meant to us and the families we help. A child’s cancer diagnosis is a source of parental distress and results in an altered life situation for the family. The child usually requires weekly or daily treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation/proton therapy, PT/OT/SLP therapies, etc. Parents are forced to take time from work, reduce working hours or give up paid work to care for their child. Unfortunately, in many cases, due to the amount of time a parent has had to take time off, they are then let go from their job. Without that income, families struggle to pay their household bills. Because of you and the support that is given, The Payton Wright Foundation can help ease the burden that families face so that they can focus on what is important…their child.
Change in Address!
The Payton Wright Foundation's address has been changed!
P.O Box 51693 | Sarasota, FL 34232
The Payton Wright Foundation Board Members
Patrick Wright, Keith Mercier, Jay Riley, Robert Morelli, M.D., Eric Fleming, Jordan Fleming, Steve Cavanaugh, Jack Collins Jr., Cole Collins, Robert Sket, Kym Berceau, and Brian Porter
Staff Member
Holly Wright (Interim Executive Director)
Celebrating Payton’s 21st Birthday!!!
Get Involved
If you would like to learn more about The Payton Wright Foundation or make a donation to help our families in need, please go to www.paytonwright.org.
Our mailing address is:
P.O Box 51693 | Sarasota, FL 34232
Our New Interim Executive Director
The Payton Wright Foundation is thrilled to announce our new Interim Executive Director, Holly Wright. Holly is the co-founder of The Payton Wright Foundation. She has stepped down from being on the Board of Directors to take on this position. Please help us give Holly a warm welcome!!!
The last few months, The Payton Wright Foundation has been restructuring the organization to make it more effective. We are very excited about the changes being made and we hope you can assist us by updating your information (address, email, phone number) or subscribing on our website. To update your information/subscribe please go to www.paytonwright.org and scroll down for the subscribe button.
Please email Holly at holly@paytonwright.org for any questions.
Thank you for all of your support you have given The Payton Wright Foundation. It takes all of us to help make a difference! We are proud of the TEAM we have become in helping families in need.
Warm Regards,
The Payton Wright Foundation
Understanding the Need
Brain tumors represent the of care for any cancer group with an average annual cost of $150,000; and the highest cost for last-year-of-life care (relative to other cancers) at $135,000 to $210,000 highest per-patient initial cost.
Approximately 13 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with a brain tumor each day.
Brain and CNS tumors are the leading cause of cancer related deaths among children, surpassing leukemia.
Brain tumors are the most common solid cancer in children ages 0-14 years.
More than any other cancer, brain tumors can have lasting and life-altering physical, cognitive, and psychological impacts on a patient’s life.
Donor Appreciation Event
Our first Donor Appreciation Event was held in July 2022, and we have decided to make this a yearly event!
For those that were unable
to attend, we missed you and hope you will be able to attend next year!
A huge thank you to Jack and Cole Collins, Steve Cavanaugh, Jordan and Eric Fleming,
Mike Bisaha, and Broc Smith.
We can’t thank our donors enough for their generosity.
Come join us for Payton's 21st Birthday Cruise!!
Royal Caribbean - Wonder of the Seas
Sunday, January 15, 2023
Sunday, January 22, 2023
We are so excited to celebrate Payton's 21st birthday with all of our family, friends, and supporters.
For more information and how to book this amazing cruise go to
www.paytonwright.org
WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US!!!
Royal Caribbean is NO longer requiring passengers to be vaccinated to sail
As we are heading into fall and that means the holidays will be here before we know it!
Please keep our families in your thoughts. This is the time of year that we have an increase in requests from hospitals.
