Summer Picnic 2009
ELVER PARK 'NEW' SHELTER
Sunday, July 12
Noon to 3
No RSVP needed Play games, meet other families, share some laughs and fun.
Sponsored by a generous gift from the MTH Foundation (Our quarterly social events are for childhood cancer and blood disorders patients and survivors, their siblings and parents/guardians) |
We offer our profound thanks to these recent donors:
Jane Kahl, host of the 4th Annual Crop 2 Make a Difference March 21Kendra Wolfe of Close to My Heart
Victoria Remington
Madison Rotary Foundation
The Sikh Versa Campers who made gifts for the New Diagnosis Bags
PLUS: A BIG thanks to the warm and wonderful Epic Systems volunteers who made our Spring Party a bouncing success!
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This issue of the newsletter is dedicated to Andrea Urbon in honor of her decades of service to kids with cancer and their families.
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May 6-12, 2009 National Nurses' Week
If you save a life, you're called a hero.
If you save 100 lives, you're called A NURSE!
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Capital Candlelighters' families and friends-
Our third annual Million Penny Drive is rolling along, and because the wonderful "Loose Change for Children" committee at the UW Hospital and Clinics has voted to devote the money they raise in March and April toward the Penny Drive, we are going to keep the drive open until April 30th! We have jars, labels and posters in the office, so if you want to help us by collecting coins, call Anne at 231-8006!
Thanks so much to the schools, businesses, clubs and individuals doing your part to help us collect change to make a positive change in the lives of kids with cancer!
Our national parent organization, Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation has just launched its revamped web site -- www.candlelighters.org . We encourage you to spend some time reading the articles and reports there. You can order one of their readable, informative books (the first one is free to any family of a child with cancer) and sign onto their mailing list to keep up on the latest in childhood cancer advocacy, survivorship issues and childhood cancer research: National Candlelighters' Mailing LIst
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Monthly Family Gathering Wednesday, April 1st
JOIN OTHER FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER AT OUR MONTHLY GATHERING! Vitense Golfland Beltline Hwy at Whitney Way 6 pm Dinner provided by the Green Tree Grill
Kids play, do activities, enjoy indoor mini-golf and arcade games (may do outside play when the weather is warm) with our great volunteers from the UW Occupational Therapy graduate program, while adults have time to share and talk.
No Charge No RSVP necessary Monthly Family Gatherings funded by a grant from The Evjue Foundation, charitable arm of The Capital Times
Upcoming family gatherings-First Wednesday of every month
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CAMPS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH CANCER
One Step At A Time Camp Held on the shore of Lake Geneva every summer since 1978, sponsored byChildren's Oncology Services, Inc. which believes that a diagnosis of
cancer should not prevent a child from experiencing the simple joys of
childhood. Programs offer
fun, friendship and support in a safe and nurturing environment. Each one week program is $100; teen sibling weekend is $25.
Summer Camp (ages 7-19) Week
1: Sunday, July 5th - Saturday July 11th, 2009 Week
2: Saturday, July 11 - Saturday, July 18th, 2009
Whitewater Rafting/Outdoor Adventure (ages 16-19) August 15th - August 22nd, 2009 Teen Sibling Camp Weekend- new this year! (ages 13-17) August 7th-August 9th, 2009
Applications available online - due June 1, 2009
Other Pediatric Oncology Summer Camps - list The link above does not include a complete listing, but can help you find camp programs throughout the country to meet the emotional and social needs of your childhood cancer patient or survivor. FAMILY CAMP EXPERIENCES
These special camps provide memories of a lifetime for every member of your family. Share and renew with others who are traveling the same path. These camps are supported by fund raising, and family fees are very small.
Hozhoni Weekend September 11-13, 2009 Rosholt, WI Ask in clinic for registration materials, or call 608-833-4555
One Step at a Time Family Camp October 23-25, 2009 Lake Geneva, WI
Camp Sunshine Wisconsin 1 week in mid-October, 2009 Warrens, WI
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Wishing you all a spring rich in blossoms and blessings!
Sincerely,
Anne Spurgeon Executive Director
Capital Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Alliance 608-231-8006 http://www.capcan.org
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