The Phoenix Children’s Foundation is hosting the 14th Annual Ignite Hope Candlelight Celebration on Dec. 13, with the event beginning at 3 p.m.

The event begins at North High School with a festival, and the walk begins at 5:30 p.m. and ends at Phoenix Children’s Thomas Campus.

The Ignite Hope tradition was initiated in 2012 when friends and family of Katie Wagner, a 15-year-old patient at Phoenix Children’s who had been diagnosed with cancer, organized a candlelit vigil outside her hospital window. Katie herself took part in the inaugural Ignite Hope walk. She sadly passed away the following year in September 2013. Despite this loss, the candlelight tradition continues as a tribute to her memory, aiming to bring light and hope to the lives of patients while also rallying the community to

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