Last week, we caught many “fireflies” taking effective action to ensure that women diagnosed with breast cancer in the Twin Cities metro area do not have to go through this disease alone: they attended and/or supported Illuminight, our signature Firefly … Continue reading →
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Caught! Fireflies in Action: A Match
At Firefly, we have the privilege of seeing, hearing, and witnessing how a Firefly match relationship can profoundly impact the experiences of women diagnosed with breast cancer every day for the past 5 years. In the second part of our … Continue reading →
Read MoreCaught! Fireflies in Action: a Conversation with Teresa Biss
Ah, it is summer! If you grew up in the Upper Midwest, do you remember chasing lightning bugs with a mason jar in hand, hoping to catch one? And if you did, you’d spend the rest of the evening staring … Continue reading →
Read MoreThe Big Bold Experiment: Firefly’s Birth Story
Firefly Sisterhood was started in 2014 by a group of employees at Yoplait during a workplace competition. Erica Jensen, one of the original Firefly Sisterhood conceptualizers, Kris Newcomer, the Executive Director, and the Firefly Board of Directors share the “birth … Continue reading →
Read MoreA Magical Evening: Illuminight 2018
Summer. Check! Dusk. Check! Fireflies. Check! Aren’t these the perfect conditions for a magical evening? And we had these for our 3rd annual Firefly Sisterhood Illuminight. We reveled in the wonderment of fireflies—our Illuminight guests—who mingled, sampled food, and shared … Continue reading →
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