About The Dillon Flanigan Foundation
Since 2003, the The Dillon Flanigan Foundation® has assisted families of children with life-threatening medical conditions and rare genetic disorders cope with the hardship of having a sick child while holding their own life together. The Foundation's mission is to assist children and their families who feel they have exhausted all known options both mentally and financially. Through referral sources, financial and family support, The Dillon Flanigan Foundation continues to change the lives of numerous children everyday.
The Dillon Flanigan Foundation was founded by Lauren and Scott Flanigan in 2003
after their son Dillon was born with a rare genetic condition. Since its
beginning, the organization has helped hundreds of children through donations,
support of local childrens hospitals and by increasing the knowledge needed to
combat the troubled healthcare system. A dedicated family of volunteers enable
the Foundation to achieve unprecedented goals through charity events and
fundraisers throughout the year. Our dedicated volunteers serve in numerous
capacities. As the Foundation continues to mature, its mission will remain
steadfast. We will help children of the present and future have an opportunity
to live a happy and healthier life.
In the past years the Dillon Flanigan Foundation has awarded thousands of
dollars to families of sick children, including to two girls with cancer, a
6-year-old from Derby and a 9-year-old from Milford. The foundation also has
donated funds to purchase allergy-free bedding for needy children with
respiratory problems and to purchase a diagnostic machine for a local doctors
office that will help numerous other children with respiratory ailments. This is
just one of many ways the foundation gives back to the community.