Press
View our press featuring Gabriella’s Smile Foundation. Rallying our community behind this cause has helped us raise and provide resources and awareness to families suffering from Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).
Cibolo turns out to celebrate, support six-year-old battling rare cancer on his birthday.
March 2021| KENS 5
Hundreds of Cibolo residents came out Saturday to wish a happy birthday to a 6-year-old with a rare form of brain cancer. Mateo Sparkman-Luna moved to San Antonio with his family less than six months ago. For his birthday on Saturday, somewhere between 200 and 300 people participated in a parade for his sixth birthday.
Press Release-6.10.20
Gabriella’s Smile Foundation joins the Coalition Against Childhood Cancer (CAC2)
Adding to the growing list of childhood cancer organizations and coalitions and not-for-profit organizations with a primary interest in childhood cancer issues. Read full press release here.
Jenysis Christmas Wish
December 17, 2019| KSAT 12
Watch the community rally around DIPG Warrior Jenysis to help bring smiles during the Christmas holiday. Watch the prime time special and her story at the 20 minute mark.
San Antonio Living with Denise Cabello
September 23, 2019| News4 San Antonio
Gold Out Skate Weekend 2019 - Skating for a cause
Facebook Feature: Gold Out Skate Weekend with Where’s Cleto?
September 2018| FOX 29
Good morning, I’m here at Car-Vel Skate Center Leon Valley risking my life for a great cause! #GoldforSA
Support Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September 11, 2018 | News4SanAntonio
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and you can skate your way to showing your support. Gabriella's smile foundation is teaming up …
Gabriella's Cupcake Run helps Fund Research
May 14, 2018| San Antonio Living WOAI
Gabriella's Cupcake Run is this weekend, and it is your chance to help raise money for pediatric brain cancer research. Gabriella's 5k Cupcake Run is …
Family keeping daughter's legacy alive through foundation for cancer research
May 12, 2018 | KENS5 News
Gabriella's Smile Foundation is keeping one little girl's legacy alive by raising money to help families who deal with the disease that took Gabriella's life …
Popular cookie company treats San Antonio to new store and day of giving
March 28, 2018 | CultureMap San Antonio
On March 31, San Antonio will get a little sweeter. According to a release, Tiff’s Treats, the Austin-based bakery and cookie delivery chain, is welcoming its fifth …
Sharing Family Story Feature in OptionB
November, 2017 | OptionB
Our daughter Gabriella died of DIPG, a rare brain cancer, on November 7, 2015. She was six years old. Losing her was numbing for me and my husband. …
November 2017
"Helping other families gives us a focus beyond our own pain."
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The Faces of DIPG: Gabriella Torres
December, 2015 | The Chad Tough Foundation
Opinionated. Strong-willed. Go-getter. Relentless. Passionate. These are words describing Gabriella Torres, mature beyond her years. Gabriella was diagnosed …
Foundation Aims to Help Families Battling Pediatric Brain Tumors
April 28, 2016 | FoxSanAntonio
If the Torres family ever needs a reason to smile, they only have look one place. Gabriella Torres, lovingly nicknamed "Baby G", passed away in November …
decembER 2015
"We know that she's not suffering anymore," he said. "She's running and walking again."
FOXSanAntonio / Read full article
Dad Running Half Marathon in Daughter's Name
December 3, 2015 | FoxSanAntonio
Every other night after work, you'll find Cecilio Torres running a few miles in the park preparing for the Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon. It's not easy, but as he takes …