HINGHAM — The Select Board voted to declare May 23 “Maddie’s Promise Day” in the town of Hingham in honor of Maddie McCoy and Maddie’s Promise, a nonprofit that raises money for pediatric cancer research, and asked residents to observe the day “by emulating the spirit and attitude of Maddie McCoy and being the change the world needs.”
After McCoy, an 11-year-old Hingham resident, died of a rare soft tissue cancer in 2019, her parents started Maddie’s Promise and have given over $300,000 to research initiatives, according to the nonprofit’s website.
“Maddie used her courage, gentle spirit and generosity to bring a smile to everyone she met,” Select Board Member Julie Strehle said in a May 12 meeting, reading from the motion for the vote.
While receiving treatment at Boston Children’s Hospital, McCoy created drawings, bracelets and painted rocks to sell to raise money for other cancer patients. Now, Maddie’s Promise aims to continue her wish to help others by pushing funding research into targeted drugs, tumor sequencing and biobanking.
“This is obviously a special thing for us to be able to celebrate our sweet Maddie's legacy, and thank you to her amazing family and her parents that are with us tonight, Ann and Steve,” Select Board Chair Elizabeth Klein said.
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