Entries Tagged as ‘Support CURE’

November 19, 2009

Joanna Lummus Honors a Friend on her 10th Birthday

CURE Childhood Cancer loves to hear stories of generous children who give all they have to help a friend, a family member, or even someone they don’t know who is going through the hardships of battling cancer.  We are so proud of these children that we want to share their stories with you.
Joanna Lummus may [...]

November 16, 2009

CURE Families Receive Special Invitation to North Atlanta Christmas Festival

The North Atlanta Christmas Festival is a dazzling musical celebration held at Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church, 9820 Nesbit Ferry Road, Johns Creek, GA. Now in its fourth year, the NACF is quickly becoming a “can’t miss” event and a yearly tradition for families and people of all ages. Involving over 400 people including the [...]

November 12, 2009

CURE’s Costa Rican Trip Auction

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 [...]

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 [...]