Minnesota Boy with D.I.P.G. meets his favorite Power Ranger in California thanks to Little Kernel Popcorn Company & Cristian Rivera Foundation

Minnesota Boy with D.I.P.G. meets his favorite
Power Ranger in California thanks to Little Kernel Popcorn Company & Cristian Rivera Foundation

At The Cristian Rivera Foundation, our primary goal is to assist in finding a cure for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. Our Foundation also plays a critical role in supporting families that are impacted by D.I.P.G. By pulling together all of our resources to make dreams come true.

Such is the case when the founder of the Cristian Rivera Foundation,
John Gungie Rivera, learned about Allen Xiong’s wish to meet the blue Power Ranger.

Allen is an 8 year old boy who was diagnosed with D.I.P.G. Just like most children his age, he loves The Power Rangers and his dream was to meet his favorite Power Ranger- the Blue Power Ranger. John contacted the CEO of The Little Kernel Popcorn Company, Andy Epstein. He also contacted Craig Serra who also serves as a board of directors for The Cristian Rivera Foundation & “JOINED FORCES” with Robert Vazquez, a Cristian Rivera committee member, and Like the Power Rangers, they all “JUMPED INTO ACTION” and started the process of making Allen’s wish come true.

This past weekend The Cristian Rivera Foundation and
The Little Kernel company fulfilled Allen’s wish when he came
FACE TO FACE with “Yoshi“, the talented actor who plays the
Blue Power Ranger at the Pasadena Morphicon Power Ranger Convention.

After Allen met his favorite Blue Power Ranger here is what his family said- “Thank you CRF… Allen was sooo happy today when he met with Yoshi the Blue Dino Power Ranger… It made him speechless… He didn´t know how to speak anymore lol he was so shy and nervous that he forgot how to talk or move lol… We saw him yesterday at the Q & A but didn´t meet him yet… I didn´t know who Yoshi is until Allen point him out and say mom he´s the blue Dino power ranger.. I asked him how he know? He´s not him his costume? Allen response was that you got to be a big fan to know lol… This boy is too smart for me… Thank you from the bottom of our heart for making this dream come true.. Love Allen and family ♥♥♥”

We at The Cristain Rivera Foundation & The Little Kernel Popcorn Company are “Full Steam Ahead” in finding a cure and fulfilling dreams! Spread the word, support & help us get closer to a cure.

Learn more at CristianRiveraFoundation.org

Our Mission
The mission of the Cristian Rivera Foundation is to help find the cure for the Pontine Glioma brain stem tumor.

What is DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma)?
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma or DIPG, is a Rare, Inoperable Brain Stem Tumor that predominantly affects children between the ages of 2 and 10. Only 200-300 cases are discovered in the United States each year and because there is no cure, it’s young victims only have an average of 3-18 months to live, after they’ve been diagnosed. There are NO SURVIVORS.

Who is The Cristian Rivera Foundation?
The Cristian Rivera Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) Non-Profit Organization that works tirelessly, in order to raise awareness and funds to one day put a STOP to this disease. The Cristian Rivera Foundation funds the work of Dr. Mark Souweidane of Weill Cornell Medical Center – Memorial Sloane (Kettering) Cancer Center and Dr. Oren Becher of Duke University. Both Doctors are conducting promising research and trails that have shown promising results. We are CLOSE to a CURE!

How Can You Help:

• Help us by making a Donation.
• Every Donation Big or Small, will help us achieve our goal.
• Help spread the word to your family, friends and Colleagues.

Thank You again and may this be the year we say goodbye to DIPG, (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma), FOREVER!

PLEASE DONATE

Sincerely
The Cristian Rivera Foundation

John “Gungie” Rivera
(Founder of The Cristian Rivera Foundation & “Forever Cristian’s Daddy”)

Board of Directors of the Cristian Rivera Foundation:
Andy Epstein, Darlene Rodriguez and Craig Serra.

Committee Members of the Cristian Rivera Foundation:
Aldo Marin, Alex Garcia, Carlos Colon, Carlos Yepez, Dennis Rodriguez, Dolores Catania, Dr. Ben Velazquez, Dr. Manuel A. Moran, Elis Pacheco, Fernando Ferrer, J.I. Starr, John “JellyBean” Benitez, Kenan Thompson, Kim Medina, Little Louie Vega, Luis Guzman, Meiling Macias Toro, Miriam Colon, Nirav Patel, Robert Vazquez, Rafael Toro, Ramon E. Javier, Steve Cox, Tony Ferrara and Vito Bruno

Committee Friends of the Cristian Rivera Foundation:
Carlos Nazario, Edward Caban, Francisco Companioni, Funkmaster Flex, Jerry Chaparro, Mark Rosner, Modesto Lacen, Odalys Molina, Pablo Diaz, Paul Pristavec, Roberto Clemente Jr., Steven Rodas, Teddy “Tedsmooth” Mendez, Victor Martinez, and William Pla

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