Posts by Andrea Hernandez
Celebrate World Sickle Cell Awareness Day
Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder that disproportionately affects individuals of African descent yet remains widely misunderstood and underrepresented in public discourse. With over 100,000 people in the…
Read MoreDating with Sickle Cell Disease
Our lives have become increasingly digital, including the way we find love and connect with others. Nowadays, social media and dating apps have become a common and accepted way to…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Jennifer Umana
Meet Jennifer Umana. Jennifer Umana is one of There Goes My Hero’s newest volunteers! She began volunteering with our organization in April and we asked her what brought her to…
Read MoreHappy Volunteer Appreciation Week!
It’s Volunteer Appreciation Week! At There Goes My Hero, we are proud to shine a spotlight on our wonderful volunteers who generously give back. Since the beginning of this year alone,…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Devin Giordano
Meet Devin Giordano Devin Giordano is one of There Goes My Hero’s newest volunteers! She began volunteering with our organization in March and we asked her what brought her to…
Read More4 Reasons Why Volunteering is the Best New Year’s Resolution
Still deciding your New Year’s Resolution? Consider volunteering! Volunteering benefits not only the community that is being served, but the person serving the community as well. Here are four reasons…
Read MoreA Year in Volunteering
As 2023 comes to end, we would like to take a moment to recognize and thank all of There Goes My Hero’s volunteers for an amazing year of volunteering. As…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Faith Obilo, Ashley Raman, & Emily Zhang
Meet Faith Obilo, Ashley Raman, and Emily Zhang — Vice Presidents of the Kappu Mu Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega (APO) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Faith, Ashley, and Emily…
Read MoreThank You for Volunteering with Us!
There Goes My Hero’s mission is to save lives, provide hope, and help those impacted by blood cancer, and we here at There Goes My Hero would like to thank…
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