{"id":2,"date":"2014-11-11T00:53:31","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T00:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bclfoundation.org\/WP\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-12-27T09:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T14:16:19","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bclfoundation.org\/WP\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2_3c2faf-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2_3c2faf-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2_3c2faf-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2_3c2faf-79 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2_3c2faf-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2_3c2faf-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2_3c2faf-79 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2_f3747d-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2_f3747d-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2_f3747d-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2_f3747d-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2_f3747d-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2_f3747d-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2_f3747d-e9{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2_f3747d-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2_f3747d-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2_f3747d-e9\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-290\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bclfoundation.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hero-image-1024x576.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bclfoundation.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hero-image-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/bclfoundation.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hero-image-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/bclfoundation.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hero-image-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/bclfoundation.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hero-image.png 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Supporting Families. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Advancing Research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Fighting Childhood Cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classy.org\/give\/669990\/#!\/donation\/checkout\">Donate Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bclfoundation.org\/images\/home1.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/bclfoundation.org\/images\/home1.jpg\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"mainnavtext\" style=\"font-size:24px\">For fourteen years he was unstoppable as an honors student, athlete, and Christian. And despite the debilitating nature of his illness, Brandon insisted that his parents and brother continue living life to its fullest. So the family integrated hospital treatments and visits into family vacations and Bible study. Among Brandon&#8217;s many gifts was his ability to see beauty in life&#8217;s simple pleasures. He played piano and saxophone, loved to cook, adapted the principles of Kwanzaa into his cultural identity, and fell in love with architecture, the discipline he decided would be his field of study in college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:24px\">But it was not to be. Despite a valiant two-year fight, Brandon succumbed to the rare form of bone cancer known as osteosarcoma on November 23, 2003. Now his memory, energy, and love fuel a foundation dedicated to finding the cause and cure of cancer, and providing educational scholarships to students who plan to study architecture or medicine. Brandon lived a full and complete life in 14 years. 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