Pablove Foundation

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The Pablove Foundation is a US pediatric cancer nonprofit organization founded by Jo Ann Thrailkill and Jeff Castelaz. [1] The organization is named for Thrailkill and Castelaz's son, Pablo Thrailkill Castelaz, who, in 2009, at six years old died from Wilms' tumor, a rare form of childhood cancer. [2] [3]

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The mission of The Pablove Foundation is to invest in underfunded, cutting-edge pediatric cancer research, and through the arts, improve the lives of children who have cancer. [4] They also provide information to parents of children with cancer. [5]

Pablove Shutterbugs

The Shutterbug program provides cameras and lessons for cancer patients to learn photography. [6] The programs include classes at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. [7]

The foundation sponsored some of the Shutterbug participants to capture the Golden Globes. [8]

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