Looks like our sister organization over in Fairfield had a wonderful holiday party as well. This was the first year that we split up and had separate gatherings. The important thing is the families got together and the kids got to meet Santa.
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Angotti girls with Janeen
Hanna in maintenance at party
The kids and Santa
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We received a call from a friend of a newly diagnosed child yesterday. They needed information on how to offer tax deductibility to community members who would donate to the family.
It reminded me that one of the valuable services we offer is the ability to run donations through CCC and on to the family so that the donation is tax deductible. Contact us for details.
We are a community composed of families whose kid’s have had (or still have) cancer. We have all been down the fundraising road, and know that the tax deductible nature of a donation is a very real benefit. We are here to help, and are grateful we can supply this service to you.
If you have any questions just contact one of us and we will be glad to explain what we do.
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We’re asked quite often how to donate a vehicle to CCC. Here’s the link for the company we use. The checks they send us really help support the programs we offer, and we are deeply thankful to those who have donated.
http://www.donatecarusa.com/
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This is our big gathering of the year, and an event where we sometimes see kids who have grown up and moved on — so it’s a heart-warming time, a time to celebrate and a great opportunity to see the kids be kids.
The kids made their painted pottery gifts for the parents last weekend at The Pottery Studio in Santa Rosa, so that little job is complete. Now it’s time for us parents to gather gifts for the kids. Let Janeen know if your child has a special item on their list for Santa to bring, and we’ll add that to our “to do” list.
Thank you St. Andrew’s for coming through for us one more year, and thanks to all our wonderful volunteers who have made this a very special year for the kids.
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Thanks to our many sponsors who have brought so much fun stuff to our Movie Night Fundraiser:
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We’d like to thank Dr. Greg Apostle for his enlightening talk at our support group meeting last Tuesday. Among all the concerns a parent has during their child’s treatment, dental worries are something that we can do something about.
Dr. Greg’s three action points while your kid is in treatment:
1 – Watch the diet. Go for soft foods, less carbs and sugar (good luck with that!)
2 – Clean teeth often. Lots of brushing with a soft brush after every meal and get between the teeth with floss, but be gentle. We all know about platelet counts during chemo…The goal is to avoid infections brought on by bacteria, fungi and viruses.
3 – Rinse with a product like ACT, which doesn’t have alcohol but does help keep teeth clean and has some flouride in it for strengthening growing teeth.
Dr. Greg is a real resource, and if you have questions I’m sure he’d be willing to help. Just tell him you’re from CCC…
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We’re proud that we spend over 83% of your donations on direct support to families, and have created the graph below to illustrate how we spend your money. Further explanation is on the “Donations” page.
If you have any questions we are always open. Just call or email.
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Dr. Gregory Apostle will attend our September support group meeting in Santa Rosa to talk to parents about issues surrounding pediatric dental care. He’ll focus on the importance of mainintaing your dental/oral care while working through cancer and how cancer treatment might affect your dental health afterward.
Join us on September 20th at Hope Chapel for food, discussion, and fun for the kids.
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Our monthly Board meeting will be held Monday, September 12, at 5:30 pm at The Red Grape in Sonoma. All community members are invited to attend. Please call Tom prior to coming so that we can take the time to meet and introduce you to the group.
Action planned centers on our upcoming October Movie Night at Cornerstone Gardens and preliminary planning for our annual Holiday Gala. We need lots of volunteers, so come join the fun!
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