Foundation History

On November 19th, 2003, we were blessed with a very special little girl, Zoë Bontrager Schultz. From the time Zoë was eighteen months old she spent many months at Riley Children Hospital in the Stem Cell Transplant Unit. Fighting a life threatening immune disorder that required a bone marrow transplant to give her a chance at life. Zoë went through many medical procedures and hospitalizations, but on December 7th 2006, our world was completely shattered when Zoë lost her fight during her second bone marrow transplant.

We were not sure how we would be able to face the next morning or any day following. But our Zoë was a fighter. She fought everyday of her three years here on Earth. Because of her strong spirit we knew that we had to continue to fight, to honor Zoë and to help all of the families that struggle everyday in the Stem Cell Transplant Unit.

So through a lot of tears, with a lot of love and with more hope than we thought possible, we have founded Zoë's Bone Marrow Buddies in loving memory of our beautiful daughter

Please look forward to our upcoming events. More details to follow in the next months.

Foundation Officers

Tish Bontrager - Director/Founder
Karl Schultz - Director/Founder
Kim Mullen - Vice President
Susan Van Hoosen - Secretary
Kim Norris - Treasurer