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Badger Childhood Cancer Network Newsletter

. . . because kids can't fight cancer alone!

January/February 2013
In This Issue
-Welcome Colleen Lane
-Featured Sponsor
-Donor Thank Yous
-Like us on Facebook!
- Did You Know?
-Holiday Party Photos
-'Adopt A Family' Holiday Cheer
-Prescott Family Foundation
-Family Support Group Dec 5
-Facebook Groups For You
-Dates To Save
Welcome, Colleen!

Colleen Lane has joined Badger Childhood Cancer Network as our new Program Coordinator.  She worked previously at the Red Cross, helping coordinate CPR training and credentials for instructors all around the state.  Colleen is in charge of the BCCN Hero Bead program, our library, the New Diagnosis Bags and Ashley's Med Kits.  She will assist our Party Committee to organize our fun quarterly parties, and she coordinates our volunteers. She will work with AFCH social workers to provide direct assistance to on-treatment families who need help with urgent bills, groceries and transportation. Colleen is the mom of a tween and a teen, and enjoys watching their sporting and music events, walking with her recently adopted Golden Retriever, and weekend getaways with her family.  And coffee.  Colleen likes coffee :-)
 Sponsor Feature
 
Sub-Zero Wolf Foundation
has made a
generous sponsorship
donation for 2013! 
We Give Our 
Grateful Thanks 
to These Recent Donors: 
 

Prescott Family Foundation

Matthew and Kelly Prescott

Tom McClaren

Madison Children's Museum

Walter and Elizabeth Holt

Harbor House Equities
    in honor of Anthony, Laura
    and Olivia Diaz

Group Health Cooperative of
    South-Central Wisconsin

Sub-Zero Wolf Foundation

Laurie Wegger

Joel and Sharon Haraldson

TDS Telecom Service Corp

Madison Media Institute

Mary R. Davidson
   in memory of Sharon Davidson

Coburn Family of Whitewater

Stephen and Elaine Hathaway

Kevin Straka

Alan Myers
    in honor of Walter and
    Elizabeth Holt

Woodman's Food Markets

Gary A. Meddock

Sandra and Curtis Bakk

Richard and Julie Piacenza

Dave Tollefson

Robyn Jeffords

Sherry D. Schultz

Doug and Kari Stampfli

KL Engineering, Inc.

Jack and Cheryl Parrino

Half-Pint Resale/Ellen Carlson

Gordon Dreier
    in honor of Tom and Sharon
    Lundgren

Barbara Skolaski

Suzanne Doody

Dan and Barb Jacobson
    in honor of Jenni Jacobson

Colleen Lane

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This newsletter is

dedicated to

the memory of 
Finn Ringdroski

Did You Know?

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Madison, WI  53705

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. . . because kids can't fight cancer alone! 

Holiday Party 2012

Amelia, Mommy and Daddy at the Holiday Party
(taking a little break from showing leukemia the door)

Over 200 people enjoyed a wonderful evening at the Madison Children's Museum for our Holiday Party on December 16th.  Santa had gifts for all the kids and teens, and guests explored all the amazing exhibits.  We danced to fun music from Blackmoon Entertainment's DJ, ate yummy treats and made crafts.  A great corps of busy, fun volunteers helped us have an extra-special evening!  Many thanks to Madison's nationally top-rated Children's Museum for their generous sponsorship of this memorable event.

Lots more photos on the BCCN web site.

Holiday Party Group Photo!

Cassie and Julie of Globe University East delivered gifts
for their 'adopted' family
Adopt-A-Family Donors 
Brought Lots of Joy For The Holidays 

Generous donors stepped forward in November and December to 'adopt' 29 families of kids on treatment for cancer and blood disorders, providing gifts from the children's wish lists plus gas and grocery cards.  We were able to stretch our Holiday Assistance budget many times further than we could otherwise have afforded because of these wonderful donations!  In total, we distributed over $13,500 in assistance among the 29 families to make their holidays brighter.

We give our deepest thanks to these wonderful people:

St. Maria Goretti Parish Giving Tree (gas & grocery cards)
AFCH P4 Staff Toy Drive
Rome Corners Intermediate School Staff, Oregon (adopted 8 families)
Kim Link, Teresa Johnson and the 'Deer Widows' group (2 families)
Madison Media Institute - Randy Stewart (5 families)   
Jackie Kawa and family (2 families)
CUNA Sales Development Department
Globe University East Staff
EAGLE School Nest Class
Abel Covarrubias Memorial Fund
Madison City Attorney's Office Employees

Rex and Jean Piper

Dana and Pat Scheckel

Emily Hall

Kris Rasmussen

Mark Craven

Amy Zimmerman

Abby and Ryan Watson

Kevin Straka

Rick Piacenza

Carl Refsell

Frank Alfano

Coburn Family


Prescott Family Foundation 
Awards Generous Grant to BCCN 
 
The Prescott Family Foundation of West Bend, Wisconsin has awarded a $10,000 grant and $4,000 matching gift grant to Badger Childhood Cancer Network for General Operations in 2013.  We are very grateful for their support for kids with cancer and blood disorders by providing us with this generous funding for our day-to-day operations!

 
Monthly Childhood Cancer Family 
Support Group 

Wednesday, February 6th
6 pm 
 

    

Dinner to order from the

Green Tree Grill

Young people are supervised by graduate student volunteers while adults have chat time.   

 

Activities for kids and teens include mini-golf, arcade play, driving range, games, crafts


Drop in with your family at 6pm!
 

Free of charge for families of

kids and teens with cancer

Family Support Meetings at Vitense Golfland
Every 1st Wednesday
Upcoming meetings:  Mar 6, April 3, May 1 

Questions?   Call 608.231.8006 for more info!
 
 
Facebook Groups for Parents

BCCN is starting private, invitation only Facebook groups for parents who would like to have a chance to share information and support and get to know each other outside our monthly support groups.  You can join a group for parents of young people on treatment for leukemia or lymphoma, a group for parents of kids with brain and central nervous system cancers, or a group for parents of kids with solid tumor cancers.  Sickle Cell families have an invitation only group that has been active for quite a while that others can join, as well.  If you would like to join any of these groups, please send an email to [email protected] and include the name you use on Facebook (or a link to your Facebook profile) and the name of the group you would like to join. We'll make a friend request to you and invite you to join. Once you are a member of the group, you will be able to invite other parents of kids with a same or similar diagnosis to join the group.

Your membership in a private Facebook group and the comments you make there will not be seen by anyone who is not a member of the group, and your membership in the group can't be seen by anyone who reads your Facebook wall. 
 
Whether you choose to join a group or not, we hope you will follow our Badger Childhood Cancer Network Facebook Page.  We post articles, information on advocacy and legal issues, photos of our events, donor thank yous and information about camps, scholarships, educational seminars, and much more. 

SAVE THESE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR!

Midwest Young Adult Cancer Conference - Gilda's Club March 23rd

Hole In The Wall Gang Camp - Ashford, Connecticut Summer 2013   Camp Forms due April 1   This camp has weeks just for kids with Sickle Cell Disease, other blood disorders, and immune disorders.  It is primarily for kids from New York and New England, but kids from other parts of the country who don't have regional camps available to them are often accepted as well.  Apply early and explain in your application why your child is medically unable to attend a traditional camp.

BCCN Spring Party - Legacy Academy Fitchburg   April 20

Camp One Step At A Time - Lake Geneva (ages 7 -19)
June Summer Camp forms due April 15

BCCN Kids' Fishing Day - Lake Waubesa  June 2 (pre-registration required)

Camp One Step Sibling Camp - Lake Geneva (ages 10-19) August Summer Camp forms due July 2

Hozhoni Weekend - Rosholt, WI  Childhood Cancer Fall Family Camp  September 6-8

Kids With Courage V - Kalahari Resort  September 29  Every 5 years since 1993, AFCH hosts a celebration to honor the courage of those who have been treated for cancer through UW Children's Hospital/American Family Children's Hospital.  Join Honorary Chair Cindy Crawford and all the Peds Heme Onc team at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells.  It is an amazing event for patients, families, survivors and bereaved families.
Hope you get to spend Valentine's Day with those you love!

   

Anne Spurgeon
Executive Director