Every story begins with hope.
100 million people.
One shared hope.
A dollar at a time, we’re building a home to honor the children and families who define what strength truly means: The Childhood Cancer Hall of Champions™
Courage leaves a mark
You can see it in the way a child still smiles between chemo rounds, or how a parent holds steady when the ground gives way.
The Childhood Cancer Hall of Champions™ will be the first-ever space devoted to those moments— a living monument to the children and families who face childhood cancer with extraordinary strength.
“Even the smallest heroes can do very big things… especially when they lead with love.”
100 million people × $1
Every single dollar becomes a brick in that foundation.
Every story becomes a light in the hall.
It starts with a single dollar and a little faith.
Because what if it works?
Your dollar is a gesture.
A gesture that says, “I care enough to try”.
Because when enough people try, what felt impossible becomes possible.
Stories of courage. Stories of hope.
Every child’s story leaves a mark.
These stories remind us what the Hall is really about — not bricks or buildings, but people who prove that hope never quits.
Turning Courage into Legacy.
Michael G. Velázquez, founder of The Childhood Cancer Hall of Champions™
Hi, I’m Michael G. Velázquez, the founder of The Childhood Cancer Hall of Champions™.
When I think about this project, I don’t see it as an organization or even a mission — I see it as a promise.
It challenges me to grow — as a man, as a father, as a human being. It reminds me that my life does, indeed, matter — that God placed a blessing in my heart to accomplish something meaningful and purposeful with the time I’ve been given.
At its heart, this project is deeply personal. It’s for my boys — Michael Alfredo and Max Alexander — so that one day they’ll know their dad’s life mattered. That even with all my flaws, fears, and failures, I found the courage to chase a dream bigger than myself.
A dream that no child, no parent, no family facing cancer will ever feel alone again.
In our story, my sons and I imagined a world where every child with cancer is honored as a champion. Today, that dream is starting to take shape — brick by brick, heart by heart and now, page by page.
Where the story begins…
Before there was a campaign, there was a bedtime story — a father, his sons, and a dog named OdieBoy who dreamed of a Hall built on hope.
Written through Michael’s eyes, inspired by his sons, and shaped by the real families he’s met, Dream Big: The Hall of Champions carries the heartbeat of this mission.
Every chapter reminds us why this fight matters — not in statistics, but in faces, laughter, and love that endures.
It’s a story that asks one simple question: What if hope could build something real?
When you purchase the book, you’re doing more than reading.
You’re laying a brick in the hall itself.
“OdieBoy curled up at their feet, his tail gently thumping the floor, as if he already knew something big was about to happen.”