Childhood Cancer Awareness Day

Posted on September 10, 2021

Cancer “super hero” Noah Amador’s legacy will live on, as the community prepares to honor him with the third annual Childhood Cancer Awareness Day this Saturday, Sept. 11.

Amador’s school, Point of Grace Christian, located at 920 N. Courtney Road in Perry, will host the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The free event will include a blood drive (with three bloodmobiles on site), local vendors, a bounce house and hot lunches available for purchase.

Live music from Taylor Woods and Madden Metcalf will be featured.

The Crosspoint Cook Team will be serving pulled pork lunches with baked beans and potato salad for $9 a plate. They will also be offering “Butt” fries (French fries stopped with pulled pork and slaw), also for $9.

Ragans Ace Hardware will be coordinating a silent auction feature ice chests, smokers and more.

Featured vendors will include: Rhinestones & Rust, Blushing Belle, Kelley’s Creations, Meza Craft Room, Color Street, Mary Kay, Scentsy, Pampered Chef and Swann’s Insurance.

The Big Bend Ghostbusters will also be joining the fun, along with first responders from the Century Ambulance Services, the Perry Police Department and Taylor County Sheriff’s Office.

Everyone is invited to dress as their favorite super hero or princess.

For more information on the event, or to find out how you can contribute, search for the “Noah’s 3rd Annual Childhood Cancer Awareness Day” event page on Facebook.

Organized by his family, Noah’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Day was first held in 2019 as the Taylor County boy battled a cancerous chordoma tumor — a cancer that occurs in just one out of 20 million children.

Noah, who was known locally for his fighting spirit and a capacity for joy that few find in a lifetime, battled cancer for more than half his life before he died on April 27, 2021 — one month shy of his kindergarten graduation from Point of Grace Christian.

Noah was diagnosed with chordoma, a rare skull-based tumor, in April 2017. He was less than two years old.

Noah’s family has also launched a permanent fundraiser website at https://impact.chordomafoundation.org/fundraiser/3408331, where those interested can donate to help find a cure.