Senator Patrick O'Connor shared the following update: "My amendment providing $25,000 to support Maddie’s Promise was passed! Launched in 2019, the nonprofit was started in memory of Hingham resident Maddie McCoy, an 11-year-old girl who bravely faced rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive type of cancerous tumor of the soft tissue.

Maddie’s Promise works to close the funding gap of rare pediatric cancers. In the past 40 years, over 400 new lifesaving and sustaining opportunities have been created for adult cancers compared to just eight for pediatric cancers. While at Boston Children’s, Maddie made art and wanted to sell it in order to support other cancer patients – she didn’t make a sale, but her sisters and friends took on her mission.

This week marked the third anniversary of Maddie’s passing and Hingham officially marked the day as “Maddie’s Promise Day”. I know the Hingham and South Shore community will continue to remember Maddie and continue the promise."