The We Cancerve Movement, Inc.
Bringing swift solutions to children in sad situations
Every We Cancerve project is created by a young person. Our youth not only deserve the credit for project success, they deserve credit for project leadership. They hold meetings, and make planning, staffing, budget and project execution decisions. Our all-youth Board of Advisors work together as a team to bring different perspectives from their own backgrounds and experiences to help enrich our activities. These outlooks help us consider multiple ways to service children whose experiences may be different from our childhood experiences. Rarely will third graders have an opportunity to work in partnership with a high school senior on a project and have equal authority in shaping its direction. As key decision makers for We Cancerve, age and education do not restrict input. That's foundational to our Founder Grace Callwood's personal motto: There's no age limit on service!
Through hard work and superior service, We Cancerve board of advisor members have received awards from local, regional, national and international organizations.
Awards & Recognition
Katelyn O'Connor was named the Harford County Representative for the Distinguished Young Women of Maryland Award in 2019 while serving on our all-youth Board of Advisors
Mario Nandalal, Elizabeth Wesdock and Colin McAtee's creation of "Goals for Grace" won the Schaeffer Prize for We Cancerve in 2018 while each served as members of the all-youth Board of Advisors
Ashlee Brockwell won Hershey's Heartwarming Project microgrant from WE in 2022 while serving on our all-youth Board of Advisors
Mario Nandalal, second from right, won the Association of Fundraising Professionals' Youth Philanthropist of the Year Award from the Maryland Chapter in November 2018 while serving on our all-youth Board of Advisors
Gurnek Chhatwal was named a Carson Scholar at age 11 while serving on our all-youth Board of Advisors
Theo Rose won the Association of Fundraising Professionals' Youth Philanthropist of the Year Award from the Maryland Chapter in November 2022 while serving on our all-youth Board of Advisors
Grace Callwood, Founder of We Cancerve, was named a Nickelodeon HALO Award Honoree in 2016, just five years after starting We Cancerve
We Cancerve's Board of Advisors was honored as 2023 Honor Row Recipients and treated to a Baltimore Ravens Game and on-field pre-game activities.
We Cancerve's Board of Advisors was honored as 2023 a Birdland Community Hero from the Baltimore Orioles!
We Cancerve's Board of Advisor Member Natalie Deitz was honored as 2023 a Hormel Foods 10 Under 20 Food Hero!
We Cancerve's Board of Advisors Chair Zack Gwiazda was named an inaugural 10 Under 20 Hormel Foods Rising Star in 2023.
We Cancerve Founder Grace Callwood was named the 2025 Young Shero Honoree during the Anne Arundel County Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women awards breakfast in 2025.
We Cancerve's Founder Grace Callwood and Board of Advisors Chair Zack Gwiazda co-created On the Move with We Cancerve, a children's television show that won three 2025 Telly Awards.
We Cancerve's Board of Advisors Members Natalie Deitz and Gloria Park received meritorious service honors in 2025 from Harford County Public Schools for their volunteerism in the community.
We Cancerve's Board of Advisor Member Gloria Park received LifeBridge Health's inaugural Youth in Philanthropy award in 2025 for her efforts supporting the We Cancerve Pediatric Patient Assistance Fund in 2024.
We Cancerve Founder Grace Callwood was named the Youth Honoree for World of Children in 2019.