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The events, coined “DC Days,” were held in conjunction with the 2016 Hope On Wheels National September Tour. During the month of September – National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – HHOW is traveling throughout the nation to present pediatric cancer research grants to children’s hospitals, as well as to celebrate brave children with cancer. In this month alone, HHOW will award an additional $7.5 million in Scholar Hope and Young Investigator Grants, surpassing $115 million in lifetime research funding to date. DC Days featured a Thought Leaders’ Summit, Celebration of Life Gala and National Press Conference, where many of the country’s leading pediatric oncologists, policymakers, Hyundai Motor America executives and HHOW board members were in attendance. Pediatric cancer survivors, including Hope On Wheels National Youth Ambassadors (NYA), 13-year-old Ryan Darby from Maryland and 13-year-old Hannah Adams from Florida, addressed participants and shared their moving stories about their first-hand experiences with cancer.