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Cottage Grove Elementary Students
support area kids with cancer!
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Youth Football Camps
support Capital Candlelighters
Green Bay Packers Youth Football Camps will be offered for kids ages 6 to 14 around Wisconsin this summer. In Illinois? You can pick up great non-contact skills at Bears Youth Football Camps, too! If you register for a week at either camp using our code 'BenefitCAPCAN', they will donate $20 to Capital Candlelighters!
Click here for more information
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We extend our profound gratitude to these recent donors:
Kathryn and Baxter Newton
in memory of
Caraline Johnson
Curtis and Sandy Bakk
Diane Humboldt
Anonymous Smith & Gesteland Employees: Martha Sullivan Steve Pullara Kevin Kelbel David Rupp Angela Hildestad Sean Auger Dave Ohlinger Debbie Wiora Randy Hackbarth Tracy Yandry Bill Pellino
Million Penny Drive Donors and collectors:
Jackson Elementary, Janesville MacFarlane PheasantsCottage Grove Elementary Rosemary J. Dean St. Maria Goretti Middle Schoolers Sonshine Patch Daycare and Preschool, Janesville Monroe Morning Optimist Club Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream (all 3 stores!)
Abundant Life School Elementary Grades
Quincy Biosciences
Eagle Inn, Janesville Elizabeth Gilbert UWHC Billing Employees William Watson Gladys Fosheim
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This issue of the newsletter is dedicated to
the memory of Thomas Stearns, Jr.
forever
18 months old.
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Get to Know a Kid Fighting Cancer
John
John is in 8th grade and is a multi-sport athlete. He was diagnosed with an atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor of the spine in the summer of 2009. Just three more months of chemo left! John notes in an email that he actually managed to play football last year as a running back and linebacker. How's that for tough? His hero is a football player, too - Brett Favre. John says that he tries to do as much stuff as he can with friends and sports. He has two dogs, Ginger and Sidney, and a great family.
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Capital Candlelighters Childhood Cancer
Monthly Family Gathering
Wednesday, May 5th
Come join us!
Vitense Golfland
Beltline Hwy at Whitney Way 6:00 pm
Dinner from the Green Tree Grill
Young people are supervised by UW Occupational Therapy grad student volunteers while adults have chat time. Indoor and outdoor mini-golf, arcade play, batting cages and driving range, games, crafts - something
for everyone!
Free of charge to families of kids/teens with cancer
upcoming Family Gatherings June 2nd and July 7th, 2010
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Haraldson Brothers' Open Golf Tournament
May 22nd
Winter is over! Time to get out on the links for a beautiful Spring day of golf! Register for the 13th annual Haraldson Brothers' Open Golf Tournament Saturday, May 22, 2010at the Evansville Golf Club.  Shotgun start at noon; scramble or shamble format. $85 for 18 holes of golf, cart, dinner and door prizes. Non-golfers: Join your golfer for the dinner and silent auction for $20 per person. Raffle and silent auction, games to play at several holes on the course, tournament trophies awarded. Click Here for detailed information and your printable HBO Golf Tournament registration form (opens a pdf file) Can we beat last year's goal of raising $15,000 to support area kids with cancer?
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The inaugural "Baking Magic For Kids" Pie and Cake Bake-Off to benefit Capital Candlelighters will be held at Verona Hometown Days on Sunday, June 13th. Enter your homemade baked goods in five categories (fruit, cream/specialty and
meat pies, plus cakes and cupcakes) for the chance to win great
prizes! Deadline for submitting an entry form is May 31st. Celebrity judges from around the country
will join local celebs, including Diana Henry of WKOW Channel 27 and Susan Siman of
WISC-TV3. Emcees for the afternoon events will be John and Tammy from 96.3 Star Country. After the winners are announced, get ready for an amazing
live auction of all the cakes and pies in the contest! See the schedule
of events and download entry forms at the Baking Magic For Kids web site. We'll have cupcake decorating for the kids and other activities, too. If
your childhood cancer patient/survivor would like to ride on the
Capital Candlelighters' float in the Hometown Days parade at noon,
please email Anne. You bring your hat and sunscreen, Baking Magic will provide the float to ride on and the candy to throw! Please stop in for a cup of coffee and say thanks to Gold Sponsor
The Sow's Ear of Verona!
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I'd like to take this opportunity to remind childhood cancer survivors and their families that each week a couple of new families at AFCH find out that their child or teen has cancer. They often want to talk with someone who has been through the experience already, or see photos of a young survivor to give them hope. If you're willing to let us share your name and contact information with another family, please respond to this email and let us know the best way(s) to contact you. Include any relevant information about your experiences that you think might help us match you with someone. Thanks in advance for shining your light for new families joining us on this path!
You can keep up with Capital Candlelighters by joining us on Facebook. Click the blue Facebook button on the left and 'like' us!
Mark your calendar now, and get your team of runners or walkers together - the 4th annual Suzy's Run/Walk for Capital Candlelighters will be at Vilas Park in Madison on Labor Day Weekend! Sunday, September 5th at 10am. There will be a 5K and a 10K Run with cash prizes, a 5K walk, plus a Pirates and Princesses Kids' Run and lots of other kids' activities. Collect pledges to win exciting prizes, too! Let's kick off Childhood Cancer Awareness Month with a bang and raise awareness and funds to support our youngest cancer patients. Check www.suzyrun.com for more information.
Have a great month of May!
Anne Spurgeon (mom to Joseph, rhabdo survivor)
Executive Director
Capital Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Alliance
608-231-8006
http://www.capcan.org
. . . because kids can't fight cancer alone!
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