In 2020, when the global COVID-19 pandemic had spread and people were hunkered down, we all likely thought about things we could do to keep busy or entertain ourselves.
That was no different for Reilly Cardella. Cardella, however, went beyond baking projects or growing a garden, and instead set her sights on something much bigger: a nonprofit for children battling cancer.
To understand where that desire came from, you’d have to know what happened earlier in her life that gave her a reason to be passionate about childhood cancer.
Cardella, who is now 22 and resides in Central Florida, met Kassie Wingerd when they were young girls. During their friendship, Cardella learned that Kassie had leukemia.