According to Healthline.com, nearly three-million children live with the challenge of coping with a parent who has cancer. Supporting a parent or family member in this situation can be scary, but a group of LHS students wants to help.

Junior Kiley Sergeant is the founder of one of LHS’s newest clubs: Club for a cure. Its goal is to help support families going through cancer, and to thank the nurses and doctors for all they do. This mission is especially important to Sergeant, who experienced this help herself.

“My mom has had cancer since I was in third grade, but in eighth grade it got pretty bad,” said Sergeant. “That’s when I started to notice that a bunch of family friends started to send us meals, blankets, and gifts. That brought a smile on our faces and helped us forget about what was going on.”

Sergeant, along with senior Mya Vonbank, hopes to offer other families the happy feeling these acts of kindness brought to her and her family. Eventually, the club hopes to fundraise to support research to find a cure.

“The club will help take families’ minds off of the difficult time they’re going through and bring a smile on their faces,” said Sergeant. “Our goal for the future is to help as many families as we can, as well as raise money for research.”

The club’s first meeting was full of over 30 members, but there is always room for more to join. Club for a cure is open to everyone, whether the student has a family member going through cancer or just wants an outlet to give back to their community.

“My mom has been so strong through this journey,” said Sergeant. “I wanted to start a club that not only helped her, but helped people who are going through the same.”