Stephen's Purpose, Inc.

                                      Stephen’s Purpose, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 that                                         began to honor the memory of Robert                                               Stephen Gilmore a three time cancer                                                 survivor who passed on February 16, 2016                                         from colon cancer. Stephen was initially                                             diagnosed at 3 years old with a brain tumor                                       (Medulloblastoma).

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                                     At 15 years old, Stephen was diagnosed      with colon cancer as a result of the damage from treatment for the brain tumor. He was known of King Robert’ at Brenner Children’s Hospital in Winston-Salem because of his love for the other children there. He was lovingly called Stephen for most of his life.

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Stephen was a faithful and inspirational young man who was very passionate. His passion was his love of God, football, LeBron James and The Carolina Panthers. He adopted their moto “Keep Pounding.” As a teen, he decided to start saving his own money for gas cards for other families.

 

That led to the SISI’s Robert Stephen Gilmore Childhood Cancer Initiative which gave $25 gas cards to families to help with transportation cost to and from the hospital. In the spring of 2018, Stephen’s Purpose, Incorporated was founded by his mother, Wendy Baskins.

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Stephen’s Purpose is committed to S.A.E. (Support, Advocacy and Education for childhood cancer families and education for the intellectually delayed).