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Announcing New Wisconsin State Director

PRESS RELEASE: [Milwaukee, Wisconsin] — September 2026 — Special Spaces is pleased to announce Leslie Del Ponte as the new Wisconsin State Director of Special Spaces. Leslie will start on October 12. Leslie brings over 20 years of leadership experience in healthcare, youth-serving organizations, volunteer management, fundraising, and national association
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Opening a New Door: Special Spaces Begins Search for a National Executive Director

At Special Spaces, every new chapter begins with heart — and this moment is no exception. As our mission continues to grow, evolve, and reach more children battling cancer across the country, we’re excited to share an important update about the future of our national leadership. For years, Special Spaces

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2,000 Dream Bedroom Makeovers!!!

A Milestone of Hope, Healing, and Heart Twenty one years ago, Special Spaces was born from a simple but powerful idea: that every child battling cancer deserves a customized space created especially for them to dream, heal, and just be a kid. Today, we’re humbled and overjoyed to share that

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Childhood Cancer Awareness

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: A time to honor the courage of children battling cancer and to shine a light on the journey they and their families face every day. At Special Spaces, we believe that healing isn’t confined to hospital rooms or treatment centers—it can begin in a

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Take the Special Spaces KNOX Challenge

A fun and easy way to help Special Spaces.  The more we grow our mission, the better we can help children battling cancer. Post a picture of you and Knox with a short sentence on why you LOVE your bedroom. KNOX, THE BEAR, CHALLENGES YOU TO KEEP SHARING YOUR STORY

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Follow Our Bedroom-in-a-Box Journeys!

  BEDROOM-IN-A-BOX Bedroom-in-a-Box is now available from our Special Spaces Chapters!   Our new bedroom makeover option allows us to stay close to our families while we social distance. Follow our journey at SpecialSpaces.org to see how it happens… a touch-less bedroom makeover with the Special Spaces touch. THIS IS

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Bedroom-in-a-Box

BEDROOM-IN-A-BOX Our new “touchless bedroom makeover” delivered with the Special Spaces touch. We are close to our families even as we social distance. Thanks to our national sponsor Assurance for making this happen. Our team of volunteers kick-off the touchless Bedroom-in-a-Box reveal by creating an outdoor staging of the dream

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