Live Like Laiken
Laiken Rose Hagerty

The Live Like Laiken Foundation was established in 2022 in honor of Laiken Rose Hagerty. Laiken fought Sarcoma cancer at the young age of 9 and beat it, only to be diagnosed with another form of cancer six months later. Laiken succumbed to Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in June 2022.
The Live Like Laiken Foundation raises money for pediatric cancer research. Every year, money is sent to children's cancer research facilities. This money is specifically targeted towards finding a better way to treat and cure our children. The foundation hosts an annual blood drive with Impact Life in March of each year as a way to celebrate Laiken's birthday and give back to the people in need. The Live Like Laiken Foundation also packages and delivers "Laiken's Lunchboxes" to the 11th floor at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. These lunch boxes contain non-perishable food items and $400 in gift cards to assist the families of children who are newly diagnosed and starting their cancer journey.


