The second-annual Hero Day event raised awareness of childhood cancer on Sunday.
“For Hero Day, we are honoring the heroes among us that are children and teens battling childhood cancer,” organizer Naomi Quick said. “What we’re trying to do is just equip the community with ways that they can easily join the battle against childhood cancer, by meeting practical needs like blood donations and hair donations.”
Quick’s son, Caleb, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2020 at the age of 5 and went through 26 months of intense treatment before going into remission…