Trevor Schaefer

Trevor Schaefer Speaking at the Children's Cancer Pavilion Ribbon Cutting June 6, 2015

Trevor Schaefer

Co-Founder & President

Trevor Schaefer was born on October 19, 1989 in San Diego, California.  He moved to McCall, Idaho when he was six years old.  Trevor lived with his parents on Payette Lake in McCall, Idaho until he was diagnosed with brain cancer in November of 2002.  At that time he and his mother moved to Boise, Idaho where he underwent an eight hour surgery to remove a golf ball size tumor from the base of his brain.  Post surgery Trevor endured 6 weeks of radiation treatment followed by 14 months of chemotherapy. With his mother Charlie by his side every step of the way, in September 2007 Trevor helped organize the first childhood cancer awareness walk in Idaho.  In 2009 Trevor co-founded Trevor’s Trek Foundation to create childhood cancer awareness and support research and investigation into the causation and prevention of childhood cancer.  Trevor was instrumental in starting the ‘Kids for Wish Kids’ program with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Idaho as well as the inspiration behind Trevor’s Law, cancer cluster legislation that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on June 22, 2016.  Trevor has also co-authored a book entitled “The Boy on the Lake” which chronicles his life, battle with cancer and journey to the introduction of Trevor’s Law.