September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Make a difference this month in helping find new cures for chilhood cancer. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month - and we have the opportunity to help the thousands of children who are diagnosed with cancer every day. There is a one in 300 chance that a child will be diagnosed with cancer. New cures are being developed by researchers, but they need your funding to get them from the bench to the bedside. Cancer is the number one disease killer of children in the United States and Canada. Please visit www.curingkidscancer.org to find out how you can make a difference in fighting this terrible disease.
CURING KIDS CANCER FOUNDERS HELP WSB NEWS/TALK 750 RAISE $1.2 MILLION FOR AFLAC CANCER CENTER Curing Kids' Cancer put up $20,000 in matching funds during the WSB News/Talk 750 Care-a-Thon benefitting the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Unit at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta on August 22. Listeners to the Care-a-Thon met that match in minutes after hearing Grainne and Clay Owen tell how they they founded the charity Curing Kids' Cancer a year after losing their nine-year-old son Killian to leukemia. After 37 hours of broadcasting, WSB New/Talk 750 raised more than $1.2 million for the Aflac Cancer Center. This was the fourth consecutive appearance for the Owens on the Care-a-Thon. "We're constantly amazed by the generosity of Atlantans," said Grainne. "We are thrilled to see this much money raised for the Aflac Cancer Center, which will lead to better treatment for childhood cancer patients."
A WORD FROM THE COACH - LEE CORSO Who's going to win it all this year? Southern Cal? Georgia? Missouri? Not so fast my friend! Let's talk about another subject that's near and dear to my heart - childhood cancer research. There's no question that in college football, coaches and players put a lot of hard work into building championship teams. But the battle we need to focus on is against childhood cancer. Because when it comes to fighting childhood cancer, it's the doctors and researchers who are working tirelessly at defeating this terrible disease.
Youth sports teams across America are raising money for childhood cancer research through Coaches Curing Kids' Cancer. The teams make donations in honor of their coach and in return, coaches receive a nice gift, a personalized certificate and a great feeling of helping kids kick cancer.
Please join with me in helping raise money for pediatric cancer research by participating in Coaches Curing Kids' Cancer. Together, we'll build a team that will win a real championship - against childhood cancer Make sure you check out my latest public service announcement for Coaches Curing Kids' Cancer on our MySpace page.
WIN A LEE CORSO AUTOGRAPHED FOOTBALL Attention Teams! You have the chance to win one of 10 footballs signed by ESPN's Lee Corso this season. We will award the balls to the teams that donate the most money in honor of their coach in our Coaches Curing Kids' Cancer program. The rules are simple - just have your team honor their coach with a donation to Coaches Curing Kids' Cancer between now and Nov. 30. As always, we'll send you a great gift and a personalized certificate to present your coach. On December 1, 2008, we'll see which teams led the way in fundraising -- and we'll send the top 10 teams a football autographed by Coach Corso. Thanks for your continuing support of Coaches Curing Kids' Cancer.
AUTUMN IS COMING - BUY A BLANKET AND SUPPORT KIDS CANCER RESEARCH
As the weather cools off, wrap yourself in one of our soft, warm fleece blankets. Even better, buy one for a child with cancer. You can have the blankets shipped to one of our participating hospitals or directly to your home. Either way, proceeds from the sale will be going to help fund important childhood cancer research. The blankets come in both infant and large sizes. Infant Blankets $30.00 plus shipping Large Blankets $40.00 plus shipping Infant Fleece Blanket
30'' X 40'' - Embroidered with Curing Kids Cancer
Large Fleece Blanket
61'' X 61'' - Embroidered with Curing Kids Cancer