Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.

Craig Willinger Fund

Soccer Dream Trip Honoree Program · About this organization

What you get

Airfare for honoree and one guest, double-occupancy hotel, soccer match tickets, and some spending money.

How to start

Fill in the general application, medical rules form, and release.

Good to know

  • The complete packet is not public until requested.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Not Published

The fund selects cancer-affected soccer fans ages 10–25 for a domestic or international trip to see a favorite team, covering airfare for the honoree and one guest, double-occupancy hotel, match tickets, and some spending money. Applications are reviewed quarterly, first-come and subject to funding and limited capacity, and physician fit-to-travel certification is required.

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Soccer Dream Trip Honoree Program — camps and retreats

The fund selects cancer-affected soccer fans ages 10–25 for a domestic or international trip to see a favorite team, covering airfare for the honoree and one guest, double-occupancy hotel, match tickets, and some spending money. Applications are reviewed quarterly, first-come and subject to funding and limited capacity, and physician fit-to-travel certification is required.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • airfare for honoree and one guest
  • double-occupancy hotel
  • soccer match tickets
  • some spending money

Travel And Transportation

Soccer Dream Trip Honoree Program — travel and transportation

The fund selects cancer-affected soccer fans ages 10–25 for a domestic or international trip to see a favorite team, covering airfare for the honoree and one guest, double-occupancy hotel, match tickets, and some spending money. Applications are reviewed quarterly, first-come and subject to funding and limited capacity, and physician fit-to-travel certification is required.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • airfare for honoree and one guest
  • double-occupancy hotel
  • soccer match tickets
  • some spending money

Wishes And Family Experiences

Soccer Dream Trip Honoree Program — wishes and family experiences

The fund selects cancer-affected soccer fans ages 10–25 for a domestic or international trip to see a favorite team, covering airfare for the honoree and one guest, double-occupancy hotel, match tickets, and some spending money. Applications are reviewed quarterly, first-come and subject to funding and limited capacity, and physician fit-to-travel certification is required.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • airfare for honoree and one guest
  • double-occupancy hotel
  • soccer match tickets
  • some spending money

Why this may help

Wishes And Family Experiences: Match tickets, airfare, a hotel, and some spending money make up the soccer trip for you and one guest.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. A person with B-ALL fits the published cancer scope if they are age 10–25, are a soccer fan with the required story, and their treating physician declares them fit to travel; residence limits are not published.

Age

Age 10 to age 25, measured at application.

  • The applicant must be between ages 10 and 25.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.

Where your child is treated

Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.

How to get started

Get ready to apply

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.

  1. Complete the general application, medical eligibility form, and release.
  2. Obtain physician certification that the applicant is fit to travel.
  3. Return the complete package for quarterly board review.
  4. Submit the public name-and-email form to request the complete packet.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsNot Published
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowNot Published
Last checkedAug 24, 2026
  • Quarterly review dates, award counts, notification time, and next trip are not published.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Not every qualified applicant receives a trip; awards depend on funding, current application count, and other variables.
  • Residence, treatment stage, award count, waitlist, notification time, additional costs, and accessibility support are not published.
  • The complete packet is not public until requested.
  • Confirm inclusive ages, diagnosis expansion, residence, treatment stage, guest rules, quarterly dates, current funding/capacity, covered costs, language/accessibility support, and first-come trigger.

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program