Press

View our press featuring Gabriella’s Smile Foundation. Rallying our community behind this cause has helped us raise and provide resources and awareness to families suffering from Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).


Cibolo turns out to celebrate, support six-year-old battling rare cancer on his birthday.

March 2021| KENS 5

Hundreds of Cibolo residents came out Saturday to wish a happy birthday to a 6-year-old with a rare form of brain cancer. Mateo Sparkman-Luna moved to San Antonio with his family less than six months ago. For his birthday on Saturday, somewhere between 200 and 300 people participated in a parade for his sixth birthday.

Press Release-6.10.20

Gabriella’s Smile Foundation joins the Coalition Against Childhood Cancer (CAC2)

Adding to the growing list of childhood cancer organizations and coalitions and not-for-profit organizations with a primary interest in childhood cancer issues. Read full press release here.


Jenysis Christmas Wish

December 17, 2019| KSAT 12

Watch the community rally around DIPG Warrior Jenysis to help bring smiles during the Christmas holiday. Watch the prime time special and her story at the 20 minute mark.

SA Live Holiday Prime Time Special


San Antonio Living with Denise Cabello

September 23, 2019| News4 San Antonio

Gold Out Skate Weekend 2019 - Skating for a cause

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Facebook Feature: Gold Out Skate Weekend with Where’s Cleto?

September 2018| FOX 29

Good morning, I’m here at Car-Vel Skate Center Leon Valley risking my life for a great cause! #GoldforSA

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Support Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

September 11, 2018 | News4SanAntonio

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and you can skate your way to showing your support. Gabriella's smile foundation is teaming up …

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Gabriella's Cupcake Run helps Fund Research

May 14, 2018| San Antonio Living WOAI

Gabriella's Cupcake Run is this weekend, and it is your chance to help raise money for pediatric brain cancer research. Gabriella's 5k Cupcake Run is …

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Family keeping daughter's legacy alive through foundation for cancer research

May 12, 2018 | KENS5 News

Gabriella's Smile Foundation is keeping one little girl's legacy alive by raising money to help families who deal with the disease that took Gabriella's life …

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Popular cookie company treats San Antonio to new store and day of giving

March 28, 2018 | CultureMap San Antonio

On March 31, San Antonio will get a little sweeter. According to a release, Tiff’s Treats, the Austin-based bakery and cookie delivery chain, is welcoming its fifth …


Sharing Family Story Feature in OptionB

November, 2017 | OptionB

Our daughter Gabriella died of DIPG, a rare brain cancer, on November 7, 2015. She was six years old. Losing her was numbing for me and my husband. …

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November 2017

"Helping other families gives us a focus beyond our own pain."

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The Faces of DIPG: Gabriella Torres

December, 2015 | The Chad Tough Foundation

Opinionated. Strong-willed. Go-getter. Relentless. Passionate. These are words describing Gabriella Torres, mature beyond her years. Gabriella was diagnosed …


Foundation Aims to Help Families Battling Pediatric Brain Tumors

April 28, 2016 | FoxSanAntonio

If the Torres family ever needs a reason to smile, they only have look one place. Gabriella Torres, lovingly nicknamed "Baby G", passed away in November …


decembER 2015

"We know that she's not suffering anymore," he said. "She's running and walking again."

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Dad Running Half Marathon in Daughter's Name

December 3, 2015 | FoxSanAntonio

Every other night after work, you'll find Cecilio Torres running a few miles in the park preparing for the Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon. It's not easy, but as he takes …

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