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DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation

Paint Your Own Pumpkin Night 2026 · About this organization

What you get

A free family pumpkin-painting night.

How to start

Follow the official page or contact Candlelighters for the published access process.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Open

Paint Your Own Pumpkin Night 2026 is a free 2026 family event with an exact published date; Current treatment or no more than 12 months off treatment; immediate family.

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Paint Your Own Pumpkin Night 2026 — camps and retreats

Paint Your Own Pumpkin Night 2026 is a free 2026 family event with an exact published date; Current treatment or no more than 12 months off treatment; immediate family.

Amount not published

Wishes And Family Experiences

Paint Your Own Pumpkin Night 2026 — wishes and family experiences

Paint Your Own Pumpkin Night 2026 is a free 2026 family event with an exact published date; Current treatment or no more than 12 months off treatment; immediate family.

Amount not published

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. Pediatric B-ALL is childhood cancer within the organization’s scope, subject to the record-specific rules.

Age

The program does not publish an age limit.

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 must be connected to: Children’s National Medical Center; Georgetown University Hospital; Inova Fairfax Hospital; Johns Hopkins Hospital; National Institutes of Health; Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

  • Children’s National Medical Center
  • Georgetown University Hospital
  • Inova Fairfax Hospital
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

How to get started

Get ready to call

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.

Who can start: Parent Or Guardian

  1. Follow the official page or contact DC Candlelighters for the published access route.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

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

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsOpen
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowEvent Specific · deadline Sep 19, 2026
Last checkedAug 24, 2026

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Do not infer eligibility, recurrence, capacity, or availability beyond the published record details.
  • Confirm unpublished operational details.

Official sources

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

Official program