Lauryn "Missy" Chrisman was diagnosed with leukemia when she was 16 years old, and had to undergo years of treatment.

"As a teenager all you want to do is hang out with your friends but unfortunately cancer took that away from me," Chrisman said.

The Ballsfest ceremony helped put the ball back in her court.

"My gift today is I get to see a Kansas City Chief game," Chrisman said.

Saturday's event brought many smiles as multiple cancer survivors were awarded with gifts from their ultimate wish list.

"So it is really important for us as an organization to find ways to make this road a little easier for these families, and each year the event gets bigger and bigger," said Angie Sipigno, Ballsfest executive director.

The event started when founder Frank DeBlasi underwent his own treatment for testicular cancer and held a party to raise money for research. Now their focus is on helping as many pediatric oncology patients as possible.

"April of 2017, I woke up and noticed I couldn't walk," said Nate Salazar, cancer survivor.

Shortly after Salazar was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma in his leg, he had to put his music producing career pause on. But his attitude never hit a sour note.

"I just try to stay positive about the whole thing because any negativity isn't going to help the situation," Salazar said.

The organization wanted to make sure he did not miss a beat and gave him equipment toward whole new Albany music studio.

"Bass, full set of drums," Salazar said.

And organizers say the ceremony is much more than just gifts.

"I feel like this creates a sense of hope and community for them and we are just so grateful to be able to provide that opportunity," Sipigno said.