Trend Talks: Mobilizing Young Philanthropists

Thursday, September 18
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

The Pink Polka Dots Guild was founded in memory of eleven year-old Sydney Coxon, who died in 2006 after a year-long battle with brain cancer. That same year, three of Sydney’s friends, who were in the sixth grade, started the guild to raise money to help researchers find more effective treatments for brain tumors. To date the group has raised and donated back over $600,000 to pediatric brain tumor research. Margo Coxon, Sydney’s younger sister, just passed the presidency of the guild on and will share how the group is inspiring a new generation of philanthropists to make a difference.


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Margo Coxon

Born in Seattle, Margo Coxon is an 18 year old who has already accomplished a great deal.  She has been a member of the Pink Polka Dots since it was founded in 2006, just recently stepping down as the junior fundraising guilds’ president.  Now a freshman at Willamette University in Oregon, Margo continues to enjoy volunteering in her community and talking about the impact that young philanthropists can have.