Category Archives: Events

Jolly Gingerbread Friends! Holiday Art Party at Texas Children’s Cancer Center

The Faris Foundation Holiday Art Party at Texas Children’s Cancer Center – 12.11.19 The recipe for jolly gingerbread friends: lots of joy, endless creativity, and beaming bright smiles (extra fluffy “frosting” and heaps of glitter too)! Led by guest artist Lauren Taylor, volunteers worked alongside our “magical bakers,” cooking up treats that Santa cannot resist. […]

Volunteer at TFF Holiday Art Party at Texas Children’s Cancer Center!

’Tis the season to share your sparkle! Sign up to volunteer at The Faris Foundation’s Holiday Art Party at Texas Children’s Cancer Center, on Wednesday December 11 from 10am-12pm. Led by a professional artist, volunteers will work alongside kids as they create their own magical masterpieces! RSVP to anjum@thefarisfoundation.org – space is very limited, so […]

City of Sugar Land designates September as “Let There Be GOLD” Month

In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, The City of Sugar Land recognized The Faris Foundation and issued a proclamation designating September as “Let There Be GOLD” Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The proclamation was accepted “on behalf of the angels who hover over us, gently telling us to stay brave in your heart, stay steadfast […]

Slam dunk success! 3v3vCancer Tournament at Rice University raises over $18,000 for Childhood Cancer Research

In March 2019, sports management students at Rice University organized an inaugural 3v3VCancer basketball tournament, the school’s first-ever fundraiser for childhood cancer research. 32 teams participated (with players from the Rice student body, faculty, and beyond), and the event raised over $18,000! These funds will directly support much-needed childhood cancer research at Texas Children’s Cancer […]