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Updates, announcements, and moments of impact from the Brynn Wheeler Foundation.
The Deep C Podcast
A podcast that dives deep into childhood cancer.
The Deep C podcast is for families, caregivers, friends and community who are supporting a child through a cancer diagnosis.
While every ounce of your being is used to carry your child, this podcast is here to carry you.
Serving Up Community, Competition & Hope
This year’s event featured 120 players, more than 60 volunteers and a crowd of spectators, bringing total attendance to more than 200 people. Together, the community helped raise an incredible $45,000 to support the Brynn Wheeler Foundation and its mission of helping children with cancer and their families pursue hope, wholeness and a thriving life during treatment.
Meet Belle
Belle came to The Shea Center on an equine therapy scholarship from the Brynn Wheeler Foundation.
As Belle prepares to enter her senior year of high school, she stays busy with theater, creating YouTube videos, and frequent trips to Disneyland. She hopes to become a film director one day, but one of her most meaningful recent experiences have come through The Shea Center’s Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) program.
Azione Unlimited Flagship Meeting
This spring, members of Azione Unlimited turned their Flagship Meeting into an opportunity to give back. Together, they assembled care packages for families at Phoenix Children's Hospital and generously supported the mission of the Brynn Wheeler Foundation. Their compassion is a beautiful reminder of what can happen when a community comes together to serve others.
Funding Project Exhale
To close out 2025, local gyms partnered in a friendly competition to raise funds for Project Exhale—a wellness + respite space for oncology parents at CHOC Children’s Hospital.
Equine Therapy Scholarship
Harper was diagnosed with leukemia in 2020 at age 4, and she bravely endured three years of chemotherapy. After completing treatment, she entered remission, and we were filled with hope. However, just one year later, she relapsed. This was an incredibly difficult time — she became very ill, and there were moments when we feared we might lose her.
Hope in Hand Hospital Bags
Every September, we pause to recognize Childhood Cancer Awareness Month — a time to honor the children and families who have faced a cancer diagnosis, and to support those just beginning their journey. For our family, this month holds deep meaning.
5 Ways to Support a Cancer Family
We’ve created a heartfelt, practical guide to help friends, neighbors, and communities support families facing a childhood cancer diagnosis. It’s filled with ideas drawn from real experience—what actually helps, what to say, and how to walk alongside someone in a meaningful way.
Inaugural Battle for the Paddle Recap
With 100 teams competing, over 300 people in attendance and an incredible $53,000 raised, this event exceeded all of our expectations. Every game played, every raffle ticket purchased, every cheer from the sidelines—each moment helped bring our mission to life.
Mountain & Sun
The mountain represents the journey of childhood cancer. It is steep, uncertain, and asks more of families than they ever imagined they could give. Yet mountains also represent strength, perseverance, and the courage to keep climbing.