Nonprofit organization gives children battling cancer retreat

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – Lighthouse Family Retreat is a nonprofit organization that offers families with childhood cancer a spring break getaway. Their goal is to provide restorative retreats and beneficial resources to strengthen families battling cancer.

“We want to bring peace, hope and collective recovery to these families who are going through a very, very, dark and difficult time,” said Adam Tomberlin, director of development for Lighthouse Family.

Their 2022 spring break kicked off this week in Miramar Beach. Parents, siblings and children can all enjoy various activities, games, sun and sandy beach.

More than 250 Lighthouse Family Partners and volunteers give up their spring break to serve and welcome more than 20 families with a child battling cancer.

The retreat is free for families and includes multiple dates and locations in the Panhandle. For more information, visit his website.

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