The Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation: Celebrating Ten Years of giving the Gift of Time.
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News & Updates

Jul
21
Come Visit Our Booth at the Weekly Street Festival in Claremont Tonight

If you are in the California Inland Empire area, come visit us in Claremont tonight at the weekly street festival,…

Jun
30
Check Out This Message From NFL Star & Dad Lorenzo Neal

The Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation is thankful to have supporters like NFL Star and Dad Lorenzo Neal. Check…

Jun
18
Hang Tight Essay Contest Entrants!

Update: Announcement of Winners

We are thrilled to have received over 200 entries in the 2010 Andre Sobel Award contest.  Due to…


I am a mother. My beautiful daughter Carina died of leukemia in my arms.

I remember the doctor telling me her chances of survival were two percent. After this devastating news, I kept thinking, “What next? What do I do next?”

The only good thing that came of this is that when my…

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I am a father. Money is tight when living paycheck to paycheck and fear of losing my son, my job, and our home was an unfortunate reality. Because of this Foundation, we still have our house.

More importantly, thanks to God we still have our beautiful son and family – and now…

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I am a donor to the Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation. When our daughter Jenny spent months in the hospital after an automobile accident as a teen, we saw firsthand the strain on families blindsided by medical trauma. We were lucky: Jenny had the best doctors, my husband Tim had…

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I am a teen survivor. When I was 16, I was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma, a frightening form of cancer.  During my two year illness, I learned about love from my mother’s unwavering strength and sacrifice. Because of her, I was not afraid to die; my biggest fear was dying…

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I am andre’s mother. To lose a child is to become familiar with every station of the Golgotha.

Being helpless to protect my child from his illness or to save his life did not give me dreams of an inflated purpose for the mission of the organization that bears his name.…

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Provide cell phone minutes to keep parents connected with other family from their child’s bedside.

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Preserve the memory of friends, family and others who have been impacted by the loss of a terminally ill child.
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