3. Help The Pablove Foundation complete the entire project and Ford will donate $5K to their organization.
People's Project: 46 athletes on Team Pablove
Every day, 46 families are told that their child has been diagnosed with a form of pediatric cancer. Help the Pablove Foundation fight childhood cancer with love by getting 46 athletes on Team Pablove. With your help the Pablove Foundation will be awarded a $5,000 grant by Ford to help enrich the lives of the kids and families affected by pediatric cancer. Help them reach their goal by completing the tasks below!
Co-founder, Executive Director
Favorite hang out spot: I love having coffee at Intelligentsia and grabbing lunch at The Village Bakery in Atwater.
What do you love about LA: A donut from Bob's at The Farmer's Market, a walk around the Silver Lake Reservoir, a bike ride on the bike path along the LA River, the drive North on the 2 to bring Grady to school, a concert at The Greek Theater and a movie at The Arclight.
Jeff Castelez
Co-founder
Favorite hangout spot: LA Mill Coffee in Silverlake What do you love about LA: Escaping from city by riding my bike up into the mountains
Jennifer Lafferty
Director of Development
Favorite Hangout Spot: The Arts District in Downtown LA: good food + awesome people + amazing art = good times had by all.
What do you love about LA?
I love that there are hidden gems all over the city. Whether it is music, food, art or people – I always find myself stumbling upon new things, each more fabulous than the one before. A current obsession is Irish Whiskey Gingersnap Gelato from Pazzo in Silverlake, its magic.
Megan Rudebeck
Outreach Manager
Favorite hangout spot: The patio at Verdugo Bar, playing scrabble with my friends What do I love about LA: There’s always a cheap (or free!) concert somewhere on the eastside. The big names come through LA just like anywhere else, but here you can have your mind blown by someone you’ve never heard of at venues like The Echo and The Satellite on any given Tuesday.
Dustin Grant
Operations Manager
Favorite hangout spot: Bay Cities Italian Deli (best sandwich in LA, well worth the hour-long wait!) What do you love about LA: The weather! My hobbies are all outdoors, so sunshine on the weekend is key.
The mission of The Pablove Foundation is to fund pediatric cancer research and advances in treatment, educate and empower cancer families, and improve the quality of life for children living with cancer through hospital play, music and arts programs.
The Pablove Foundation is named after Pablo Thrailkill Castelaz, the son of Jo Ann Thrailkill and Jeff Castelaz and the little brother of Grady Gallagher. Pablo was six years old when he lost his valiant yearlong battle with bilateral Wilms’ Tumor, a rare form of childhood cancer. Imbued with his spirit and inspired by his strength, Pablove is dedicated to the daily, global fight against childhood cancer and the suffering that comes in its wake.
We fight on in order to amplify one simple message: kids get cancer too.
