The background and launch of Magic Valley Pediatric Cancer Coalition:
LG's Army was formed by Matt and Lacey Lancaster in January 2019 to help The Stone family of Twin Falls. Their daughter Lily-Grace “LG” was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in December of 2018. Matt Lancaster and Grayson Stone, LG’s dad, are childhood friends. Matt visited LG in the hospital within days of her diagnosis and felt compelled to rally around LG, and her family. Right there from a chair in LG’s hospital room he put into motion the beginning of LG’s Army. His hope was to lessen the family’s financial and emotional load that in evidently develops over the course of a child’s cancer treatment. Matt and Lacey organized a benefit for LG in February of 2019 at Milner’s Gate Restaurant with the help of some amazingly driven, and dedicated Twin Falls community members. The City of Twin Falls showed up in a BIG way for this family. The love, generosity, and overwhelming support that came together for this event was impressive and inspiring. Immediately all those involved were motivated to take it further and help other families in our community that are going through a childhood cancer diagnosis. The thought of a non-profit to serve the Magic Valley was born out of the spirit of what our community can do for one family, we want to do for all families afflicted with childhood cancer in the Magic Valley. For about a year now this effort has operated under the umbrella of LG's Army, but it's time to launch these efforts in a BIG way. LG's Army is currently in the process of forming into MVPCC, which stands for (Magic Valley Pediatric Cancer Coalition). Our vision is derived out of love, compassion, and in the spirit of honoring life. No family should have to fight the childhood cancer journey alone. Our hope at MVPCC is to provide financial and emotional relief, as well as to be a support system to Magic Valley families so they can without burden concentrate on taking the very best care of their children while they battle cancer.
To date there isn't an organization/non-profit to serve families battling a childhood cancer diagnosis who reside within the Magic Valley. All families in our immediate area must travel to Boise, Salt Lake, or even further for cancer treatment. From day 1 these families are often unintentionally alienated from their community. We as MVPCC seek to change that.
