Aubrey + Tessa

Aubrey Thompson and Tessa Flohre are a couple of Pink Ribbon Girls’ youngest donors and a shining example of how every single donation makes an impact. The girls, with the help and support of their families, were able to raise $400, which equates to about 40 meals for breast and gynecological cancer patients and their families, by selling hand-made bracelets.

“The girls realized after making so many of them that maybe they could do something with them,” says Julia Thompson, Aubrey’s mom. 

Originally, the girls simply wanted to raise money for cancer. With a little help determining exactly what that meant, they decided to give all donations raised to Pink Ribbon Girls in honor of Aubrey’s dad’s friend Lindsay Giannobile, who passed away from breast cancer in 2016 at 33 years old.

“I wanted to do something to raise money in Lindsay’s memory,” says Aubrey.

The family has annually supported the For Lindsay effort in Columbus, Ohio.

Their fundraising endeavor began in February 2020 and it became a constructive activity for the girls while schools were shut down due to the pandemic. The girls made hundreds of bracelets that they sold in exchange for donations to Pink Ribbon Girls.

“I wanted to help sick people and their families who were having a hard time,” says Tessa.

The girls sold bracelets at school, to teachers, to friends, as well as family. Each of their dads sold bracelets at work as well.

“We just like making bracelets and helping people,” says Aubrey.

The Thompson and Flohre families feel fortunate to be able to give back to PRG through this effort and other fundraising events.