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The Nicholas Colby Fund evolving to contribute and impact people and communities in other virtuous ways:
 

allyship and advocates
 

“Giving” is fulfilling in all ways possible and in many ways that may seem improbable, in terms of the virtuous impact it can create in the hearts, minds, and reciprocal actions of others. This is true professionally, personally, and the intersection of both. For me, it’s revealed via my leadership consultancy and our foundation - The Nicholas Colby Fund (named after Nicholas Colby Gilbert).
 

Trusting and believing God’s omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence continually brings an abundance of love reflecting on every moment, day, week, month, and Nicholas’ six years as never-ending gifts.
 

Nicholas’ gifts are everlasting feelings of everything perfect and pure. They’re brilliant bursts of light that will never, ever dimmer as we remember all of his goodness. He shines and sparkles so beautifully, sensing and knowing God’s loving touch that will never leave us void of love transcending back-and-fourth to our hearts and souls!
 

Since 2006, the Nicholas Colby Fund has provided personalized events and experiences to children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. We’ve collaborated with children’s hospitals and an array of public as well as non-profit organizations establishing a community of purpose focused on children. The impact? We’ve provided opportunities creating thousands of smiles for children and their families.


Donations No Longer Needed Because of The Nicholas Colby Fund's Evolution
 

As of January 1, 2022, the Nicholas Colby Fund will no longer take action to generate revenue which includes seeking, requiring, or accepting donations for our personalized events & experiences. The short reason is our evolution to allyship and advocacy that will not require funds. We will soon phase out delivering backpacks, toys, games, electronic devices, books, etc. Following is a more complete response:
 

I - and everyone associated with the Nicholas Colby Fund (NCF) - thank you for the "good" you have meant for children via our work.
 

For years children associated with UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland and San Francisco, as well as Stanford Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, have been blessed by monetary and product donations made to the NCF and our overall revenue generation. Along with professional sports relationships.
 

Our work providing THOUSANDS of personalized events & experiences for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses since 2006, have now transitioned to allyship and advocacy. As a result, we will no longer generate revenue, seek, require, or accept donations.
 

Our impact will be provided in different ways. For example, the narration of some elements of a video produced by the Golden State Warriors that elevated an inspiring story of a now older patient named Troy. Here's the Emmy Award winning video:
 

 

“Giving ” is fulfilling in all ways possible and in many ways that may seem improbable in terms of the virtuous impact it can create in the hearts, minds, and reciprocal actions of others. This is true professionally, personally, and the intersection of both.
 

When Nicholas heard people were saying he's a hero going through all of the medical treatments, he said, "I'm glad people see me as a hero, but can someone else do this now?" It’s time for “someone else” to do this now. We will continue to “give” and benefit children and children's hospitals in different ways...

-Lamont

In 2020, Nicholas’ loving touch continued to uplift spirts of others (not just children) – a gift he gives with God’s grace. Influenced by the following two expressions from Nicholas during his cancer ordeal, the Nicholas Colby Fund evolved to be allys and advocates for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses:
 

  • “I always want to be a child!” (With our love encamped around him.)
     
  • “I’m glad people see me as a hero, but can someone else do this now!” (When hearing or reading people stating he was a hero.)
     

Since 2021, our evolution to pure allyship and advocacy began as the focus of efforts and actions. We recognize there are so many truths about children and challenges. And I believe there is just one meaning of love that guides our hearts. The way we walk through life (figuratively speaking), the way we speak with and about others, actions we take in our personal and professional lives, and on-and-on leading to the truth of each and every one of us living our best lives.
 

Examples of our work moving forward capitalize on leveraging knowledge, skills, and abilities with:
 

  • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society toward researching, finding, and providing new and better treatments.
     
  • Local non-profit organizations as a catalyst toward their work supporting patients to become healthier, live longer, and live better.
     
  • Professional sports organizations such as the Golden State Warriors helping dreams of patients come true. In this example, a patient close to Nicholas, the Nicholas Colby Fund, and the Golden State Warriors had an inspiring story of hope and love expressed in “this” Golden State Warriors video. Experience Troy, coupled with Nicholas’ touch and words I share about it all..
     

 

– Lamont Gilbert