South Carolina H 5053: Cole's Victory Lap

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2025-2026 Bill 5053 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 29, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5053

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A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CLINT AND ERIN HENDERSON, 
FOUNDERS OF COLE'S VICTORY LAP, FOR THEIR COMPASSIONATE LEADERSHIP AND FIVE 
YEARS OF IMPACTFUL SERVICE TO CHILDREN BATTLING CANCER AND THEIR FAMILIES.

Whereas, Cole's Victory 
Lap was established in 2021 by Clint and Erin Henderson following the loss of 
their two-year-old son, Cole, to neuroblastoma, a rare pediatric cancer of the 
adrenal gland, after he was diagnosed in April 2020; and

Whereas, after more 
than ten months of courageous treatment, including chemotherapy, experimental 
radioactive therapy, a stem-cell transplant, and radiation, Cole passed away on 
February 20, 2021, and his parents resolved to transform their profound grief 
into a mission to support other families walking the same difficult journey; and

Whereas, the Hendersons 
began their ministry by providing snacks and beverages to patients at their 
local hospital in Greenville, recognizing that chemotherapy often damages taste 
buds and that proper nutrition is essential to sustaining strength during 
treatment; and they soon expanded their efforts to include the donation of bed 
sheets, blankets, and stuffed animals to help make sterile hospital 
environments more comforting and less intimidating for young patients; and

Whereas, to date, 
Cole's Victory Lap has donated more than 125,000 snacks, 20,000 beverages, and 
3,000 sheet-set bundles to children and families in need, with current 
beneficiary hospitals including Prisma Health Children's Hospital-Upstate, Prisma 
Health Children's Hospital-Midlands, Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital, Arthur 
M. Blank Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory Proton Therapy Center, Levine 
Children's Hospital, and Children's National Hospital; and

Whereas, most recently, 
Cole's Victory Lap pledged two-hundred fifty-thousand dollars to support the 
Prisma Health Children's Hospital-Upstate Hogs for the Cause Pediatric 
Hematology Oncology Unit in Greenville; and

Whereas, the South 
Carolina House of Representatives commends and values citizens of the Palmetto 
State, such as Erin and Clint Henderson, whose resilience, compassion, and 
faith have transformed personal tragedy into a ministry of hope, comfort, and 
tangible support for countless children and families facing pediatric cancer. Now, 
therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the 
South Carolina House of Representatives, 
by this resolution, recognize and honor Clint and Erin Henderson, founders of Cole's 
Victory Lap, for their compassionate leadership and five years of impactful 
service to children battling cancer and their families.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Clint and Erin Henderson.

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