Bethesda Boy Launches Brain Tumor Research Campaign

One week after his sixth birthday, Bethesda resident Michael Mosier was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The diagnosis altered his and his family’s lives and mobilized the community around them.

According to a news release, team “Big Hero Michael” was organized in anticipation of the Race for Hope on May 3 in Washington, D.C. The team is raising money for brain tumor research and aims to collect donations from around the world after Michael and his family successfully gathered contributions from all 50 states via his Facebook campaign.

Michael keeps track of the incoming donations himself by coloring every state and country his favorite shade of yellow with his ultimate goal being a completely yellow map.

Michael’s Race for Hope team is the largest and most successful fundraising friends and family team, having raised more than $61,000 from around the globe and boasting 163 members, and the numbers continue to grow as donations pour in.

“30 COUNTRIES so far!!” said Michael’s latest Facebook “Going Global” update. “Thank you so much to all of the extremely generous people across the world helping Michael to color the world yellow! Now, let’s see how many more we can get!!”

Photo courtesy of The National Brain Tumor Society.