{"id":408662,"date":"2026-09-23T21:56:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T21:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/408662\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T21:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T21:56:22","slug":"the-ripple-project-supports-local-families-affected-by-pediatric-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/408662\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ripple Project supports local families affected by pediatric cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Every day there is a family that finds out their child is battling cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to raise awareness and support research to come up with better treatments, so that more children can go on to live long lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Ava Van Valen sat down in the WCTV studio with Jessica Pafford, Annabelle Pafford and Morgan Dickinson to talk about The Ripple Project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">To learn more about The Ripple Project, visit their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therippleproject.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.therippleproject.org\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/09\/23\/ripple-project-supports-local-families-affected-by-pediatric-cancer\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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