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Badger Childhood Cancer Network Newsletter

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

June/July 2014
In This Issue
-Arrows For Cancer June 28-29
-Leopold Kids Helping Kids
-AmazonSmile Donations
-Don's Marine
-Donor Thank Yous
-Like us on Facebook!
-Come to the Summer Picnic July 12
-Support Group July 2
-Superhero Run! August 30
-Kids' Fishing Day Photos
-Bass Tournament August 3

Arrows For Cancer
3D Archery Tournament
June 28-29, 2014
8 am to 4 pm

Bring a friend!  Win great prizes on the 3D course!
Prizes for both compound and recurve bow shooters.

Oregon Sportman's Club

1726 Sandhill Road
Oregon, WI

Want to learn about archery?
Saturday 10 am to noon-
free archery lessons for kids and adults on the indoor range!

For more information, contact organizer
Steve Anderson [email protected]

 

Food and drink available on-site.  

All proceeds benefit BCCN! 


Leopold Elementary Students
Support BCCN Kids!


The students of Ms. Campos and Ms Mueller's 5th grade class at Leopold School in Madison put in a lot of work holding a bake sale and lemonade/horchata stand, and raised $100 to help kids with cancer and blood disorders!

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Use this link to shop amazon.com

Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Badger Childhood Cancer Network Inc whenever you shop.

AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same Amazon Prime benefits. Once you use our link the first time, you'll support BCCN  every time you shop at
smile.amazon.com.

 
Sponsor Feature

 
Don's Marine 



Andy Manke and his team at Don's Marine in Lodi, WI give generous support to BCCN by providing boats and equipment for Kids' Fishing Day, and as the main sponsor for the Bass Invitational Tournament on Lake Wisconsin.  Andy, Jason and Chris put in many hours of work to make the tournament a tremendous success, raising much-needed funds for our programs!

Would your organization or business like to sponsor a BCCN program?  Call us to see what opportunities are available for you to support a vital program benefitting kids with cancer and blood disorders!  608-231-8006
 
  
We Give Our 
Grateful Thanks 
to These Recent Donors: 
 

Evjue Foundation, Inc
Sub-Zero Wolf Foundation
von Briesen & Roper
H&H Industries
Fishidy.com
Xerox Corporation
National Soc.of Collegiate Scholars
M.G.C. Corporation
Bart Schlueter
Franklin Energy
Veranda Restaurant
Kim and Scott Fredrickson
    in memory of Jared Fredrickson
Ms Campos and Ms. Mueller's 5th
   Grade class, Leopold Elementary
Pay It Forward club of Whitewater
Barbara Ragatz
Prominence Advisors
Stay Classy Vacation Rentals
Breakfast Optimist Club of Beloit
Fawn Creek Winery
Pampered Chef - Sherry Brown
Margaret Wechter
Emerge Youth Group
Gary Meddock
RSVP of Madison


  
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Badger Childhood Cancer Network

517 N Segoe Rd #100

PO Box 5624

Madison, WI  53705

608.231.8006

[email protected] 

 

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

 

 

When it's time for your annual workplace giving campaign, please consider BCCN!  Look for us on your form.

 

 

 

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BCCN ANNUAL SUMMER PICNIC 
Saturday, July 12th!
Noon to 6 pm

Little Amerricka Amusement Park
Marshall, WI

Free of charge to all current and former
Pediatric Heme/Onc/Transplant
patients and their parents and siblings.

Lunch will be provided in our private party room.
We will have our own facility for lunch and rest,
and our own restrooms

All you need to bring are your sunglasses,
a good sunhat and sunscreen!

No RSVP needed.
Questions?   Contact Elizabeth  608-438-0986
608-438-0986
[email protected]


support group

BCCN Childhood Cancer

Family Support Group

 

Wednesday  July 2, 2014 
6 PM

5501 Schroeder Road in Madison

(Beltline Hwy at Whitney Way)

Dinner buffet from the Green Tree Grill

 

Young people are supervised by  

UW Occupational Therapy grad student

volunteers while adults have chat time.  

 

Activities for kids and teens include indoor and outdoor mini-golf, Water Wars (bring a towel!), Jumpshot, batting cages, arcade play, driving range, arts and crafts - something for everyone!

Drop in with your family!

No August support group  
Next Family Support Meeting September 3rd

 

Always free, no RSVP required.

Questions?   Call 608.231.8006608.231.8006  

The Most Fun You Can Have in a Cape! 

Saturday, August 30
Keva Sports Center, Middleton
10 am

www.badgersuperhero.com

The Superhero Run is a professionally timed 5K and 10K run with medals for multiple age groups.  The event also includes a 2 mile Awareness Walk, costume contest, Heroes vs Villains Dodgeball and a kids' Superhero Dash!

This year's Honorary Race Chair is NBC 15's own John Stofflet, and our emcee is Abby Rhodes from 96 Star Country.  Come and meet our four brave Superheroes:  Hunter, Cameron, Ella and Izabella

Create a team of friends and family or co-workers, and have a great morning out together!  If you raise at least $200 in pledges, you'll receive your own superhero cape.  If your team raises $1000 or more, you'll receive a personalized team flag to proudly carry at the Superhero Run!

The Superhero Run is BCCN's biggest fundraiser of the year, supporting our programs providing information, emotional and social support and financial assistance for families of children fighting for their lives against cancer and blood disorders.  Thanks for helping us help them!



Presenting Sponsor of the 2014 Superhero Run is
UW Health/Unity Insurance 
Kids' Fishing Day 2014
Was So Much Fun!



Many thanks to the fishing club members, Madison Fishing Expo, Don's Marine, Dane County Parks and   Xerox Corporation for a very special day for 20 happy kids!  See more photos on our Facebook page
BCCN Bass Invitational Tournament
Sunday, August 3rd
Lake Wisconsin

Sign up your team soon for the 2014 BCCN Bass Invitational Tournament!  Teams of 10 anglers/5 boats compete for trophies, cash and bragging rights.  Team registration is $500 and includes fishing tournament fees, goody bags, cookout lunch and drinks for 10.  You can register a partial team at $100 per boat and the tournament director will pair you with other boats to form a full team. Enjoy a cookout and raffle around the Tiki Bar!  Learn more and see photos from last year:
http://badgerchildhoodcancer.org/basstournament/

Contact the BCCN office for more information and to get a copy of the Sponsor forms or individual Boat Registration forms.  It's a great day out on the water, and all proceeds support local kids and teens with cancer and blood disorders!

Sponsored by Don's Marine, Skeeter Boats and
Remi's Thirsty Moose.  Weigh-in by Tri-City Bass.



Wishing you lots of happy, long summer days!

Anne Spurgeon
Executive Director