WHO WE ARE

The Life Ring Foundation® is a nonprofit headquartered in Roanoke, VA dedicated to uplifting children & family-based organizations by throwing them a life ring in times of need. Through personal experience with their daughter’s pediatric cancer journey, Co-Founders Kelly & Jessica Woolwine have made the primary mission of the Life Ring Foundation® to be the Fighting Kids Cancer℠ campaign.

OUR MISSION

The Fighting Kids Cancer℠ campaign exists to fund additional, lifesaving resources for the pediatric oncology and hematology program in partnership with Carilion Clinic. Together, we are working to ensure more children and families can access top-tier, lifesaving care close to home.

For many families, traveling far from their hometown and support system during a medical crisis is not only emotionally overwhelming, but simply not possible. By investing in care right here in our region, we help remove barriers, strengthen outcomes, and give children the opportunity to heal surrounded by the people and places that matter most.

Join us as we bring hope, access, and lifesaving healthcare to Southwest Virginia—so every child has the chance for a brighter, healthier future.

In PARTNERSHIP WITH

“A thriving community is one that prioritizes the health & wellbeing of children. We feel we were chosen for this journey for a reason - to make a positive impact for families facing pediatric cancer & blood disorders in SWVA - and that is exactly what we are doing.”

INITIATIVES WE SUPPORT

Virginia Western Scholarship for Sole Caregivers

Help us support single mothers in the Roanoke Valley. This scholarship seeks to assist single care givers who wish to improve their life through learning and skill building. Help us empower the valley’s single parents.

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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute is home to some of the brightest minds in cancer research in the world today. Help us support the cutting edge research endeavors under way in our own neighborhood. With your help, the cure for a cancer could be right next door.

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Va Tech First to Attend College Scholarship

This scholarship is aimed at changing the trajectory of Virginia families who have not had access to higher education. Assistance will be awarded to financially disadvantaged students who would be the first of their family to attend college.

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The “ROANOKE BABY” BOOK

The Life Ring Foundation has sponsored the Roanoke Baby book since 2014 to be given complimentary to every baby born at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. In support of literacy education and in partnership with Roanoke Public Libraries, “Roanoke Baby” is now bilingual and has distributed over

23,282 copies (~2,400 copies per year!).