Press Release – San Marino, CA September 2016: When a parent is diagnosed with cancer, it can be a very scary time for not only the patient, but also for his or her children. While resources for cancer patients are abundant, there are far fewer resources for kids dealing with the stress of one parent being sick, the other being stressed, and the uncertainty of what lies ahead. San Marino residents Michael “Mikey” (10) and Emily (9) Yessaian, decided in September 2015 that they wanted to do something to help. Creating Hot for Hope was their solution. Through a series of early-morning coffee and hot chocolate sales to parents and students from their school, Mikey and Emily raised enough money to provide 100 Hot for Hope care packages to California kids.