About SAM
Rhett
I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) when I was 7 years old. My...
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Katie
As a Human Development and Family Studies with a concentration in Child Life major at...
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Naomi
When I was 11 years old I was diagnosed with Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. That...
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Tonya
My heart was forever changed on November 20, 2017, when I had the awesome opportunity...
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Pooja
When I was going through treatment at Children's of Alabama in Birmingham, I learned about...
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Alison
I started volunteering with Smile-A-Mile at camp in high school and will always be so...
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Haley
Madison visited my therapeutic play class at Auburn University in the Spring. She talked about Smile-A-Mile,...
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Kelly
I first got involved with Smile-A-Mile when I was in college as a volunteer counselor...
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Kristin
I found out about Smile-A-Mile through the Hospital Outreach Program, and the inpatient kids that...
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Mike
My experience with the Ride of Love started well before I participated the first time...
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Savannah
Last summer, I began my Smile-A-Mile story at teen camp as a first-time counselor. I...
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Blake
Four years ago, I crossed paths with a Smile-A-Mile board member and decided I needed...
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Daniel
I walked into On Therapy Family camp feeling separated from everyone, and walked out feeling...
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Richard
My Smile-A-Mile story is really my family's story. Getting involved with the early forms of...
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Taylor
When I was 15, I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. People at the hospital...
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Conner
In the winter of 2009 I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, and that following summer...
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Lauren
Four years ago I was looking to join an organization that worked with children since...
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Claire
Smile-A-Mile has influenced my life in a way that I never thought possible. I came...
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Anne
My Smile-A-Mile volunteer experience began 2002. It was back in the days when volunteers worked...
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Ame
I am a senior at Auburn University studying Human Development and Family Studies. I am...
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John Hanson & Sam Gibbs
This project has been so much fun honestly. It has been an unexpected challenge but...
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Sarah Anne
Smile-A-Mile has changed my life forever. I have been going to camp for 16 years...
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Fred Elliott
Having been involved with Smile-A-Mile as a Board Member these past 4 years, I have...
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The Wages Family
We cannot express how much Smile-A-Mile has meant to our family!! Gabriella was diagnosed July...
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The Nations Family
Smile-A-Mile means so very much to our family! Looking back on our journey through cancer...
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Hannah
This weekend, the junior and senior campers took on Boston together. The trip was amazing-...
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Jake
Smile-A-Mile has meant so much to our family from almost Day One of Jake’s sister’s...
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TJ
Smile-A-Mile and their Hospital Outreach Program (HOP) have made a huge impact in our entire...
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Katie
I have the privilege of being involved with Smile-A-Mile in many different facets. I work...
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The Bales Family
Words cannot express what Smile-A-Mile means to our family! After diagnosis in November of 2013,...
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Amy
I have had the privilege to serve as a counselor for this wonderful organization since...
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Emily
I've been going to Smile-A-Mile for 5 years. My favorite activities are boating, going to...
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Joni & Eleanor
Even though Eleanor’s just a baby, she (and I) love Smile-A-Mile in the Hospital! She...
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Adam
For me, what started off as a volunteer opportunity turned into something much bigger then...
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Samantha
Smile-A-Mile became by second family in the summer of 2008. When I first arrived as...
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Jenna
My favorite thing about Smile-A-Mile is not found in an activity, it is simply the...
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Michelle
We didn’t know what we were missing until we went to camp. Madison was diagnosed...
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Matt
My favorite part about Smile-A-Mile is being able to give back. I was diagnosed with...
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Chris
As a thirteen-year-old survivor, I thought my brief struggle with cancer from March of 2009...
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Corey
Smile-A-Mile has helped me a lot. In the hospital, staying almost 30 days, it can...
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Watts Family
Smile-A-Mile has benefited us as a family in so many ways. Taylor (pictured left) was...
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Zach
Smile-A-Mile is my favorite place in the world. This organization has made a huge impact...
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