National Gala 2024 Cloud Carrier Recipients: Allison and Kip Clarke

The Children's Tumor Foundation is honored to recognize Allison and Kip Clarke and celebrate the legacy of their son Quinn, who passed away in 2021 following his third battle with cancer, with a Cloud Carrier Award at the 2024 National Gala on November 18, 2024.

Allison founded Flashes of Hope in 2001, which has since taken more than 70,000 portraits of children battling life-threatening illnesses. The organization also produced "Big Shots Little Stars" a popular Cleveland fundraising event that, over the years, raised millions of dollars that funded critical research into malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. Flashes of Hope continues today as a program of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.

Allison was named in the "Women of Note 2018" series in Crain's Cleveland Business, where she remarked about her work:"We've had kids take off their wigs. The (shoots) gave them confidence to say, just because I'm bald doesn't mean I'm not beautiful. . . . You spend any amount of time in a room full of these kids, you're going to learn so much."

Below is a 2015 News Clip featuring Allison and Flashes of Hope.