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It was difficult for her at that point; she was days away from another surgery, the 8th major surgery of her life, and far from her last. She was suffering from the painful effects of tumor growth: she was tired, incredibly weak, and in considerable discomfort and pain. Nevertheless, she was driven to utilize her birthday as a message for those who could wield some power over funding for pediatric cancer; knowing full well, despite her young age, that this is the first vital step in ensuring that kids like her could look forward to another birthday. Matilda was only able to celebrate one more birthday. But she wanted more. And she deserved more. No child should experience what Matilda did and no family should experience the loss we feel every single moment of every day without her…. this is why we continue her fight to ensure that other kids get a chance to celebrate a lifetime of birthdays. And until that next birthday is a reality, we are committed to celebrating each child as though every day is their next birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71336a8950cd756c453fa1/1595130007888-4GXC12EU5WGMH01KXSB7/IMG_4573.jpg+Matilda+project+painted+rocks Home - Engaging community support for children facing a terminal cancer diagnosis. We have seen firsthand how isolating a childhood cancer diagnosis can be… we also know how it can simultaneously be difficult for families to ask for help while also difficult for those around them to know when and how best to offer support. We hope to be the bridge that eases this disconnect. Families that are facing the very real nightmare of losing their child may feel overwhelmed and unable to, on their own, lift the spirits of their child. We hope to facilitate community volunteers to share their talents and spread love. Matilda was love in action: The Matilda Project aims to be a true reflection of that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71336a8950cd756c453fa1/1600924089773-WU2CRVGI4ZFVCJXBGS3U/IMG_3849.jpg+Matilda+Campbell-Reidhead+on+Capitol+Hill Home - How you can help The Matilda Project welcomes any desire to help! There are many ways that you can be involved in our efforts. Through volunteerism, donations, hosting fundraisers and spreading awareness you can help us to advance our goals and make a difference. Please email us for more details about our ongoing and current projects. Scroll to the bottom of the page for contact information and check out our current project pages which include: our Butterfly Run and Release, Matilda’s Magical Moments, and Tilda’s Toys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71336a8950cd756c453fa1/1600929151825-DS2FJOE1NTF8GPP4VUNX/IMG_5840.jpg+Matilda+Campbell-Reidhead+after+surgery Home - Pediatric Cancer Facts Approximately 4000 children are diagnosed with brain (and spinal) cancer every year in the US. 20% of children diagnosed with cancer will die within 5 years Only 3 drugs have been developed in the last 30 years to treat childhood cancer. Less than 5% of NIH funding through the NCI (National Cancer Institute) is targeted for ALL childhood cancers combined. Despite progress with many adult cancers, there remain childhood cancers that are terminal at diagnosis. This means there are no cures and no viable treatments to even consider. Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease for children in the US. https://www.thematildaproject.org/matilda-project-team daily 0.75 2025-09-19 https://www.thematildaproject.org/matilda-project-butterfly-run daily 0.75 2023-10-12 https://www.thematildaproject.org/our-vision daily 0.75 2020-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71336a8950cd756c453fa1/1601141808967-34UCA3IOF91IIUP1QW78/IMG_4057.JPG+Matilda+Campbell-Reidhead+at+butterfly+release Our Vision - OUR VISION Through fundraising and community action we aim to help children with brain cancer have a future. We are constantly working toward collective endeavors and community volunteerism to support and rally behind kids and their families as they face the unimaginable. We draw our inspiration and strength from Matilda, an amazing advocate for love and action. Matilda’s presence was enormous and infectious and could neither be ignored nor forgotten. THE MATILDA PROJECT is the continuation of not only her spirit, but of her POWER to share love through action and to create change whenever necessary! This is THE MATILDA PROJECT. We LOVE Matilda. https://www.thematildaproject.org/donate daily 0.75 2023-11-29 https://www.thematildaproject.org/matildas-magical-moments daily 0.75 2020-09-25 https://www.thematildaproject.org/matilda-project-toy-drive daily 0.75 2020-09-25 https://www.thematildaproject.org/research-we-fund daily 0.75 2023-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71336a8950cd756c453fa1/1634944902279-7BTKG4O7W387LEH2Y3BB/IMG_2180.jpg Research We Help Fund - Some of the MAGIC that your donations support…. When you donate to The Matilda Project Organization, you can be assured that your money is going toward the most promising and innovative scientific research in the field of pediatric oncology. 100% of each donation made to the Matilda Project will directly fund research for rare pediatric cancers, with an emphasis on central nervous system/brain tumors that currently lack effective treatments or remain terminal upon diagnosis or recurrence. In our first two years, we have teamed up with Seattle Children’s CAR T-cell Therapy program for brain tumors, under the direction of Dr. Nicholas Vitanza, to help bolster their promising research and support the expansion of available trials. Thus far, The Matilda Project - with your generous donations - has contributed over $50,000.00 to this research! Below you can find links to more in depth information about CAR T-cell therapy, their specific program, and why it is one of the most exciting new avenues for Central Nervous System (CNS) tumors; tumors that have thus far failed to see any improvement through more conventional therapies and treatments. The Matilda Project is excited to be a small part of this new and potentially revolutionary research. Help us to make an even bigger impact this year! See How CAR T-cell Immunotherapy Works: Learn how immunotherapy research at Seattle Children’s is paving the way to become the next great advancement in cancer treatment. Through cellular engineering, we enable the body’s own immune system to heal itself — without the harsh and often lifelong side effects of chemotherapy and radiation. LEARN MORE Inside CAR T-cell Immunotherapy at Seattle Children’s: Take a 360 degree look inside CAR T Cell immunotherapy at Seattle Children's with Dr. Rebecca Gardner, and current and former patients. Meet Dr. Nicholas Vitanza: Dr. Nicholas Vitanza shares how research underway at Seattle Children’s Research Institute could lead to better treatments for children with brain and spinal cancer. We feel a special connection to this hospital and this particular research, because Matilda was on a waiting list to be one of the first pediatric patients to participate in this trial when she passed. Seattle Children’s Hospital has treated us with the same compassion as a family as if we had spent the entirety of our journey in their care. We feel honored to be a part of their efforts to give a future to children like Matilda who have rare tumors that have not been served by more traditional and dated therapies. https://www.thematildaproject.org/where-our-funds-have-gone-1 daily 0.75 2021-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71336a8950cd756c453fa1/1634944902279-7BTKG4O7W387LEH2Y3BB/IMG_2180.jpg Where Our Funds Have Gone (Copy) - The MAGIC your donations support…. When you donate to The Matilda Project Organization, you can be assured that your money is going toward the most promising and innovative scientific research in the field of pediatric oncology. 100% of each donation made to the Matilda Project will directly fund research for rare pediatric cancers, with an emphasis on central nervous system/brain tumors that currently lack effective treatments or remain terminal upon diagnosis or recurrence. In our first year, we have teamed up with Seattle Children’s Hospital’s CAR T-cell Therapy program, under the direction of Dr. Nicholas Vitanza, to help expand their promising research and support the expansion of available trials. Below you can find links to more in depth information about Car T-cell therapy, their specific program, and why it is one of the most exciting new avenues for Central Nervous System (CNS) tumors; tumors that have thus far failed to see any improvement through more conventional therapies and treatments. The Matilda Project is excited to be a small part of this new and potentially revolutionary research. Help us to make an even bigger impact this year! How CAR T-cell Immunotherapy Works: https://youtu.be/98MUz1KCFr4 Learn how immunotherapy research at Seattle Children’s is paving the way to become the next great advancement in cancer treatment. Through cellular engineering, we enable the body’s own immune system to heal itself — without the harsh and often lifelong side effects of chemotherapy and radiation. Learn more at: www.seattlechildrens.org/clinics-programs/cancer/research-and-clinical-trials/t-cell-therapy/ Inside CAR T-cell Immunotherapy at Seattle Children’s: https://youtu.be/nowpN6o3NXU Take a 360 degree look inside CAR T Cell immunotherapy at Seattle Children's with Dr. Rebecca Gardner, and current and former patients. Meet Dr. Nicholas Vitanza: https://youtu.be/m1ykWk0wG1s Dr. Nicholas Vitanza shares how research underway at Seattle Children’s Research Institute could lead to better treatments for children with brain and spinal cancer. We feel a special connection to this hospital and this particular research, because Matilda was on a waiting list to be one of the first pediatric patients to participate in this trial when she passed. Seattle Children’s Hospital has treated us with the same compassion as a family as if we had spent the entirety of our journey. We feel honored to be a part of their efforts to give a future to children like Matilda who have rare tumors that have not been served by more traditional and dated therapies. https://www.thematildaproject.org/home-1 daily 0.75 2022-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71336a8950cd756c453fa1/1600221505579-7JIQVCYNJK1J08XLAR5N/Ombre+The+Matilda+Project+Update.png Home (Copy) - Building a community. It all begins with you. We are constantly working toward collective endeavors and community volunteerism to support and rally behind kids and their families who are facing the unimaginable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71336a8950cd756c453fa1/1600223836115-ZORJRW6J5OX0CY3T2FP0/matilda+campbell-reidhead+after+brain+surgery%2B006.jpg Home (Copy) - The Matilda Project dares to dream of a world… where a child’s next birthday is never just a wish All children dream of their future. Matilda’s 10th birthday wish was that she could live to celebrate another one. She spent that particular birthday lobbying on Capitol Hill and asking for what most kids take for granted; a future. It was difficult for her at that point; she was days away from another surgery, the 8th major surgery of her life, and far from her last. She was suffering from the painful effects of tumor growth: she was tired, incredibly weak, and in considerable discomfort and pain. Nevertheless, she was driven to utilize her birthday as a message for those who could wield some power over funding for pediatric cancer; knowing full well, despite her young age, that this is the first vital step in ensuring that kids like her could look forward to another birthday. Matilda was only able to celebrate one more birthday. But she wanted more. And she deserved more. No child should experience what Matilda did and no family should experience the loss we feel every single moment of every day without her…. this is why we continue her fight to ensure that other kids get a chance to celebrate a lifetime of birthdays. And until that next birthday is a reality, we are committed to celebrating each child as though every day is their next birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71336a8950cd756c453fa1/1600924089773-WU2CRVGI4ZFVCJXBGS3U/IMG_3849.jpg+Matilda+Campbell-Reidhead+on+Capitol+Hill Home (Copy) - How you can help The Matilda Project welcomes any desire to help! There are many ways that you can be involved in our efforts. Through volunteerism, donations, hosting fundraisers and spreading awareness you can help us to advance our goals and make a difference. Please email us for more details about our ongoing and current projects. Scroll to the bottom of the page for contact information and check out our current project pages which include: our Butterfly Run and Release, Matilda’s Magical Moments, and Tilda’s Toys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71336a8950cd756c453fa1/1595130007888-4GXC12EU5WGMH01KXSB7/IMG_4573.jpg+Matilda+project+painted+rocks Home (Copy) - Engaging community support for children facing a terminal cancer diagnosis. We have seen firsthand how isolating a childhood cancer diagnosis can be… we also know how it can simultaneously be difficult for families to ask for help while also difficult for those around them to know when and how best to offer support. We hope to be the bridge that eases this disconnect. Families that are facing the very real nightmare of losing their child may feel overwhelmed and unable to, on their own, lift the spirits of their child. We hope to facilitate community volunteers to share their talents and spread love. Matilda was love in action: The Matilda Project aims to be a true reflection of that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71336a8950cd756c453fa1/1600929151825-DS2FJOE1NTF8GPP4VUNX/IMG_5840.jpg+Matilda+Campbell-Reidhead+after+surgery Home (Copy) - Pediatric Cancer Facts Approximately 4000 children are diagnosed with brain (and spinal) cancer every year in the US. 20% of children diagnosed with cancer will die within 5 years Only 3 drugs have been developed in the last 30 years to treat childhood cancer. Less than 5% of NIH funding through the NCI (National Cancer Institute) is targeted for ALL childhood cancers combined. Despite progress with many adult cancers, there remain childhood cancers that are terminal at diagnosis. This means there are no cures and no viable treatments to even consider. Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease for children in the US.