In conjunction with the CURE Golf Classic and the GMTA Fleet Expo, a fantastic raffle was held with the main prize of a fishing trip to Costa Rica. This raffle was a big success and $7,500 was raised for CURE Childhood Cancer. The raffle was drawn early November at the GMTA Fleet Expo and [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Support CURE’
November 11, 2009
The Atlanta Vocal Project Helps Support CURE
Enjoy one of the Season’s most moving holiday performances and support CURE Childhood Cancer.
On Saturday, December 5, the Atlanta Vocal Project presents Voices of Lee along with some of Atlanta’s most talented kids in “Christmas Is For Children” at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm at the Sandy Springs United Methodist Church.
It’s a joyful and inspiring [...]
October 30, 2009
‘Elves From Catie’ Lifts the Holiday Spirits of Sick Kids
Jenny Wilkins, the mother of Catie Wilkins, remembers her daugthers last holidays as she battled cancer. “Catie’s favorite tradition at Christmas time was when her elf came to visit”, says Jenny Wilkins. The family decided to share that tradition with other families facing the same struggles as their little girl. Watch the video to see [...]
October 30, 2009
Mustaches for Kids: A Fun Way to Help Support CURE
Mustaches for Kids is an annual Mustache-growing fundraiser that is held in cities throughout the United States and Canada.
Each year, participants (”Growers”) raise money by growing Mustaches between Thanksgiving and Christmas. They shave their faces, except for the Mustache, a minimum of one time per week. The Growers solicit donations from friends, family, co-workers, and [...]
October 27, 2009
11Alive Morning Show Pumpkin Carving Contest
The Great Pumpkin Smackdown is on. The 11Alive morning crew is going head-to-head to test their pumpkin carving skills. Each person had 45 minutes to transform a pumpkin. You can vote for your favorite by clicking here.
You can vote once each 24 hour period. Voting will continue until 8:00 PM Thursday. The winner will be [...]
October 12, 2009
Snow Cones for CURE: The Rest of the Story
About a month ago, two of CURE Childhood Cancer’s children, Trenton and Taylor Kindred sat outside in the heat all day, selling Sno Cones to raise money for CURE. The boys ended up raising $258.00 that day for CURE. You’ve read the first part of the story, but here’s the rest of the story that [...]
October 7, 2009
Make Your Purchases Count
We welcome business partnerships and appreciate companies that want to help support CURE. There are several organizations that are using their business to help raise money for CURE. Each business donates a portion of its proceeds to benefit CURE. Below we have listed each business that is participating in raising money for [...]
October 5, 2009
CURE’s Open Arms at Lunch
CURE Childhood Cancer is excited to announce a new initiative called Open Arms at Lunch. Built upon our Thursday evening Open Arms dinners, Open Arms at Lunch will give companies and groups an opportunity to serve a meal to patients, families, and caregivers in the hospital. Our Open Arms dinners have been a staple at [...]
August 28, 2009
The 1st Annual Hayley Hunter Research Fund Golf Tournament
Hayley Hunter is the 9 year old daughter of Eddie and Tammy Hunter of Ball Ground, Georgia. In April 2008, she was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer. It has taken surgery, six cycles of toxic chemotherapy, twelve rounds of radiation and an autologous stem cell transplant to rid Hayley [...]
August 26, 2009
Cherokee County Issues Proclamation Declaring September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Cherokee County is issuing a proclamation declaring September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. They will be presenting this proclamation to CURE Childhood Cancer at the September meeting of the Board of Commissioners.
We would love to have as many kids and their families from Cherokee County, who have been touched by cancer, come to this event. [...]
