Community comes together at SeaWorld to support cancer patients for ‘Jana Banana Day’

They spent the day going on rides, learning about animals, and enjoying a picnic

Over 100 children with cancer, their families, and medical staff spent time with pediatric cancer patients at SeaWorld on Sunday. (Copyright 2024 by SeaWorld San Antonio - All rights reserved.)

SAN ANTONIO – Over 100 children with cancer, their families, and medical staff spent time with pediatric cancer patients at SeaWorld on Sunday.

They spent the day going on rides, learning about animals, and enjoying a picnic for Hope Hits Harder Cancer Foundation’s fourth annual ‘Jana Banana Day.’

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Tommy “T-Bone” Bounds created the foundation in honor of his wife Jana, a hard-working advocate who lost her 24-year battle with cancer.

“Say, there’s hope in everything you do and there’s other people that care for you. And what a way to celebrate my wife’s life is by having the Jana Banana Day at SeaWorld,” said Bounds.

Bounds said it’s important that these children get to have a blast alongside other kids who are fighting the same fight.

The foundation wants the kids to know that the community has not forgotten about them and their fight.


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Courtney Friedman anchors KSAT’s weekend evening shows and reports during the week. Her ongoing Loving in Fear series confronts Bexar County’s domestic violence epidemic. She joined KSAT in 2014 and is proud to call the SA and South Texas community home. She came to San Antonio from KYTX CBS 19 in Tyler, where she also anchored & reported.

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