Fighting Cancer Until We Find A Cure!
About Us
BrAva is a nonprofit organization. Its name is a combination of Bridget Crock and Ava Nichols, two local girls who faced the challenges of childhood cancer. In honor of Bridget and in memory of Ava, we strive to help other families faced with the disease by providing funding and support. To date, BrAva has donated more than $550,000 to CureSearch and local families affected by childhood cancer.
BrAva hosts two main fundraisers each year. The first is BrAva Mom Prom, which is usually the third Friday in April. This event is for women only, age 21 or older. Mom Prom is the ultimate girls-night-out charity event where women can dress up, hang out, sample amazing foods from local vendors, dance the night away and honor moms affected by childhood cancer all in the name of supporting an important cause. Our other fundraiser is the BrAva Golf Outing, usually the last Saturday in July. We also hold a BrAva Family Fun Day for our BrAva families in September each year. This is not a fundraiser, but a celebration for our kids!
Childhood Cancer Information
Each day, 46 children are diagnosed with cancer.
Childhood cancers are the #1 killer of children - more than asthma, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and pediatric AIDS combined.
On average, a treatment for childhood cancer is two years.
The cause of most childhood cancers is unknown and at present, cannot be prevented. (Most adult cancers result from lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet, occupation, and other exposure to cancer-causing agents).
On the average, 1 in every 4 elementary schools has a child with cancer. The average high school has two students who are a current or former cancer patient. In the U.S., about 46 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer every weekday.
Brava Mom Prom 2025
April 18, 2025
7 - 11 p.m.
Washington County Multipurpose Building, Marietta, Ohio
We are so grateful to the 2024 BrAva Mom Prom GOLD Sponsor, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 3665 in Beverly, Ohio, for its generous $15,000 donation!
News & Events
BrAva Fight raises nearly $24K for childhood cancer through golf outing
BEVERLY, Ohio (Aug. 1, 2024)—BrAva Fight, the local nonprofit increasing childhood cancer awareness and raising funds for both affected local families and the search for a cure, held its ninth golf outing Saturday, July 26, 2024, raising more than $24,000. The event...
Ninth BrAva Mom Prom raises $70K for childhood cancer families, research
Record raffle sales, local business donations drive amount raised MARIETTA, Ohio (April 21, 2024)—On Friday, April 19, more than 500 women attended the 9th BrAva Mom Prom, which raised more than $70,000 for childhood cancer awareness and research. The sold-out,...
Tickets for ninth BrAva Mom Prom go on sale March 3
Women-only charity event seeks sponsors to benefit local families, CureSearch MARIETTA, Ohio (Feb. 13, 2024)—The ninth BrAva Mom Prom, hosted by the Mid-Ohio Valley’s childhood cancer awareness and funding organization BrAva Fight, will take place Friday, April 19,...
Did you know BrAva has donated
more than $650,000
to CureSearch and local families since established in 2011?