![In September, 2017, six months after Ava Reinerts cancer diagnosis, Reinert hugs her mother, Amanda Reinert, at Sammys Superheroes Foundations Glow Gold event. Sammys Superheroes is another childhood cancer non-profit group who raises money for pediatric cancer research.](https://gretnaeastmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/output_image1701285305707-1.jpg)
Gretna family, non-profit, inspired by personal experience, create beacon of hope
Madeline Petrick, Editor-in-chief
• December 1, 2023
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