I was thrilled to mentor 11 year old Luca in a photography project, to be auctioned off at the Kimmett Cup a few weeks back, benefitting the phenomenal Children’s Wish Foundation AB & NWT Chapter.

Last year, when it seemed as though Luca was just having a bad stomach ache, his spleen had ruptured. The MRI showed internal bleeding and the presence of Leukemia. He was quickly diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia and his medical team hurried to remove the spleen, perform a bone marrow aspiration, and start him on an aggressive eight-month chemotherapy plan…all part of the three and half year treatment plan he is currently on.

He went on to become a Children’s Wish Ambassador for the Kimmett Cup (he lOVES hockey!) & was granted his ‘wish’ of a camping trailer recently. ❤️

Luca and I met a few times to plan his ideas for ‘a day through Luca’s eyes’, to get him up to speed on the camera he’d be using, to cull his photos to ensure a cohesive grouping, and then to edit his chosen images and decide on how they would be printed and displayed.

During the rather short period we had together Luca suffered a setback with the flu (which is super dangerous given his compromised immunity) and had to be hospitalized for a few days…but he - with his family’s help - persevered with enthusiasm, spending time driving both in the city and out in the country, both during the day and at night.

I love what Luca created - seeing his eyes light up as we downloaded the images HE had ‘seen’ and made, and then his excitement as we explored full creative freedom in our edits will forever make me smile. He was also adamant about how he wanted the images displayed and, thanks to Laura at PixPortal (the consumer side of Technicare), we were able to make his design happen! Look at his awesome work printed on aluminum & mounted on gator board, as he’d designed, for the auction. 💙

This year the Kimmett Cup raised over $200,00 with $125K going to Children’s Wish! Major kudos and gratitude to all involved in this amazing fundraiser…check out the Kimmett Cup site if you want to enrol a team for next year’s pond hockey tournament. If you’re keen to learn more about Children’s Wish, volunteer, or donate, click here. 🙏🏼

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With gratitude,

xo Lori