Childhood cancer.

Hey all,

Today I have discovered a charity which sounds really great to me, hope you agree. It's CURE Childhood Cancer. They focus on "improving the care, quality of life, and survival rate of children with cancer. The founders, parents and a dedicated pediatric oncologist, joined forces to support laboratory research that would translate into immediate care for children with cancer. Since that time, CURE has raised millions of dollars to fund cutting edge research at the Aflac Cancer Center Blood Disorders Service at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine. Through innovative programming, CURE also provides support for stricken families, providing them comfort and support during their time of devastating need" ~CURE site

Think Before You Pink!

Today's cancer organization, is a bit of a shift from yesterday's. However I think it is a very important one because it forces us to really think critically when we buy something in which the proceeds go to a charity. Think Before You Pink is an action group focused on raising awareness and stopping the "pink-washing" of products.

"Think Before You Pink, a project of Breast Cancer Action, launched in 2002 in response to the growing concern about the number of pink ribbon products on the market. The campaign calls for more transparency and accountability by companies that take part in breast cancer fundraising, and encourages consumers to ask critical questions about pink ribbon promotions." ~Think Before You Pink

Susan G. Komen 3 Day for the Cure

An amazing woman, that I was involved in a charitable play with, is participating in the Susan G. Komen 3 Day for Cure. As a crew member, who is working on logistics and such, she is not required to fund raise.  However as she says: "i think it's important that the only impact i have on this event is a positive one. it costs around $300 to host one person on event (food, lodging, transportation, etc), and the money to cover me comes from the funds the walkers raise. well, i don't want someone else to have to pay for my part, so i set out a goal to cover my costs, and the costs of a few others on crew, while we're on event. the walker's dollars have a greater use elsewhere." And she makes a great point, all those organizational crew have to be fed and taken care of, by raising money she is guaranteeing that more of the money raised makes it to the vital research needed if we are going to beat cancer. Here is my friends page, if you want to join me in supporting her as she supports the amazing people participating in the Susan G. Komen 3 Day for the Cure.

Cancer Research/Prevention/Treatment Week

Hey all,

Thanks to those of you who made suggestions for this and future weeks topics. The winning topic came from Duderussi; "Cancer research/prevention/treatment. And there are a lot of rarely hear of kinds that probably get a lot less attention than they deserve." His mother is recovering from her own bout with cancer, so lets all send some good thought her way and hope her recovery goes well.

I decided that today I would donate a dollar to a world-class biomedical research, treatment and education institution - The City of Hope. Here is a description of their work from their website:

Food

When one is ill or down on their luck, one of the biggest worries in their lives is eating. So today I am donating to Mama's Kitchen, a local charity who provides food for those affected by AIDS or cancer. I like this organization because they may be local, but they are not a small organization, they have over 600 volunteers. Their effort touch thousands of people throughout the year. I also like that they worry about providing good quality homemade nutritious food for the ill. Not having to worry about what they are going to eat must be a huge relief for those who are so sick.