After surviving a courageous battle with cancer after her diagnosis at three months old, now 9-year-old Skylar Wald, daughter of WAC Lighting Co-CEOs Dirk and Shelley Wald, has created a fundraiser to support cancer research. WAC Lighting is asking the lighting and design community to support the Skylar Wald Let’s Beat Cancer Fundraiser with proceeds going to The H Foundation for basic science cancer research.
Dirk and Shelley recently shared Skylar's story and encouraged industry members to donate to the cause at the 2023 Goombay Bash, the annual fundraiser of The H Foundation, where they received the 2023 Rick Wiedemer Guiding Light Award, WAC Lighting shared in a recent press release.
“Why don’t we have more options to care for our kids?” Shelley asked. “Because only four percent of federal funding goes to pediatric cancers. That is why thoughtfully-directed, private funding resources are so important to seeing the change we need. As parents, you never think this can happen to your kid, but it happens more often than you realize. Skylar was very lucky; not all are.”
“Dirk, Shelley, Skylar, and their family epitomize what the guiding light is about,” said John Rot, President of The H Foundation. “What I learned from this family is giving, leadership, how you can influence people, and how true friends can come together can make a difference.”
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