Brave Like Brody

05/13/2026

This past week our family attended the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Gala in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This was our fourth gala to attend and the first time Taylor has been able to attend with us. Having her with us this year was so special. She was able to connect with other siblings who truly understand her pain and grief. Connecting with other families and talking about our kiddos is so healing and therapeutic.

We are so incredible thankful to ChadTough Defeat DIPG for the way they honor our children while raising funds to end DIPG.

Team Brody had some amazing auction items that raised ~$25,000. We are so thankful to our friends and family for all the auction item donations that made this possible.

We don’t know an exact total yet but we do know this year’s auction made over $1.8 million!

04/22/2026

Hey Team Brody! We had several people reach out about ordering this year’s Brody shirt from the Lakeland Brave Like Brody Baseball Classic.
These are a short sleeve dri fit shirt. We will place the order next Wednesday so please let me know if you would like one and what size (they come in youth and adult sizes). They will look like the picture but without the number. These are available for a $25 donation.

04/18/2026

What a night! Lakeland’s school colors are a beautiful blue, white and gray, but tonight Lakeland turned the field orange and white to honor Brody and raise money for the Brave Like Brody Memorial Scholarship through the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. The weather was perfect and the crowd support was even better. We were thrilled to announce our first ever Brave Like Brody Memorial Scholarship recipient, Ms. Riley Hampton. A huge THANK YOU to LPS, Lakeland baseball/softball, all the volunteers, and the Lakeland baseball booster club for once again hosting such a special event. Friends and family, thank you for once again showing up and for all of your support! 🧡🧡🧡

04/16/2026

Hey Team Brody! Just a reminder about tomorrow’s 3rd annual Brave Like Brody Classic. Hope to see you there! Go Lions!

Come and support the Brave Like Brody Scholarship on April 17th when your Lakeland Lions will host the 3rd Annual Brave Like Brody Classic against Crockett County with JV taking the field at 4:30 and Varsity at 6:30. Lakeland's own Zoey Yale will be singing the National Anthem before the Varsity game!

04/13/2026

Friends and family, we can’t thank you enough for your generous donations for Brody’s 13th birthday. We collected toys the entire month of March and we were able to donate to St. Jude, LeBonheur, and Brody will have a basket of toys at the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Auction in May.
We know he would love all these items being shared with other children who need a little happiness during their battles.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! 🧡🧡🧡

04/04/2026

March Madness board is ready! Good luck everyone and thank you for your support! (The home team for each game will be in white jerseys and should be UConn and Arizona for today’s games)
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04/02/2026

We are down to 9 squares remaining on the Team Brody March Madness board! Get yours before they are gone! 🧡🧡🧡

03/30/2026

We are down to only 22 squares! Who wants a square for the semifinal games and the final game of March Madness?

03/20/2026

Hey Team Brody! March Madness has kicked off and Team Brody is looking to have some fun while also raising funds for Chad Tough Defeat DIPG Foundation and The Brave Like Brody Memorial Scholarship.

Each square on the board is a $50 donation and it will be a 50/50 pot split. Half of the pot will be returned to the winners and the other half donated.

These squares will be for both men's semifinal games in the college tournament on April 4 and the final game on April 6. Payouts:

Semifinals: $200 for 1st half score, $400 for final score

Final game: $300 for 1st half score, $1000 for final score

Squares are numbered 1-100 but no square is any better than another. Numbers will be drawn randomly once the board is full.

Money can be sent via Venmo to with comment "March Madness"

Please let us know which squares you would like.

03/08/2026

Hey Team Brody! We are looking for hole sponsors for the 2026 Brave Like Brody Golf Tournamant. For a $100 donation, you get a sign on the course! This is perfect for a business or even from friends and family. Let me know if you would like a sign! Here are some examples of signs from previous years.