Sunflowers have returned to Norton Parkway and Middleton Road in Avon, carrying a message beyond the flowers. Maria’s Field of Hope is part of the Prayers From Maria Foundation, co-founded in 2007 by ...

In 2007, Ed and Megan McNamara’s daughter Maria lost her battle with childhood cancer. Shortly after, the couple founded the Prayers From Maria Children’s Cancer Foundation to help other children and ...

Hope is in full bloom at Maria’s Field of Hope on Jaycox Road, not far from Interstate 90 in Avon. The 18-acre sunflower field, complete with its one-mile long walking trail, is in its peak season, ...

AVON – With the dust of construction equipment blowing through the air, you can clearly see the future of Maria’s Field of Hope is being threatened. Maria’s Field of Hope has sprouted up at the ...

McNamara says the sunflower is so special and important to Prayers From Maria personally, because of the organization’s namesake -- her daughter Maria, who bravely fought her battle with childhood ...

Some are wondering what will happen to the giant sunflower field as new stores continue to pop up closer and closer to the land. Every September, thousands of people flock to this field in Avon. It's ...

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AVON, Ohio (WJW) – Sunflowers are in bloom at Maria’s Field of Hope in Avon. According to a news release from Prayers From Maria Children’s Cancer Foundation, the 18-acre field along Interstate 90 is ...

Maria McNamara died on July 14, 2007, at the age of seven after a more than year-long battle with brain cancer. Donations at Maria’s Field of Hope go directly to childhood cancer patient and funds ...