Cranes for Cancer

Honoring our Heroes

Open for all, Cranes for Cancer is BFPC’s signature annual event where we gather to honor our pediatric cancer heroes and their families! The heart of the event is the stories shared by our cancer hero guests, and surrounding that, we have guest speakers from the pediatric cancer research field plus a fun raffle of prizes donated by sponsors.

Cranes for Cancer gets it’s name from the Japanese tradition of senbazuru (folding 1,000 origami cranes) to grant the recipient good luck. With this in mind, we honor each cancer hero by presenting them with a shadow box of 1,000 hand-folded cranes for them to keep. In this way, Cranes for Cancer embodies all that BFPC is: community, friendship, and service.

Some moments from our most recent Cranes for Cancer!

Theme: Super Mario Bros.

This past year we were able to raise $10,018 for pediatric cancer research through Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation! Thank you to everyone who donated and for everyone who made Cranes For Cancer 2025 possible

75%

Among children with cancer, research suggests that specific posttraumatic stress symptoms occur more frequently than the full spectrum of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and may affect nearly 75% of youth during or after treatment.

34% and 13%

Childhood cancer survivors were 34% more likely to have a mental-health care visits compared to the general population and were 13% more likely to experience a severe mental health event such as hospitalization or suicide.

33%

Among people getting treated for cancer in hospitals, it is believed that 33% of them have a common mental health condition and the rate of depression with the cancer population is 3x higher than the general population.