Enhancing the lives of families and children by providing education and advocacy, emotional and practical support, and most of all... HOPE....because kids can't fight cancer alone!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Childhood Cancer Advocacy
Learn how you can help bring about change and new therapies for children battling cancer at our April Parent Night at Life with Cancer. All families -- whether your children are on- or off-treatment or have become Angels -- are encouraged to join us on April 24th for dinner, a children's activity, and a discussion of ways to advocate for our kids. Please see the attached flyer for more information. We hope to see you there!
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapy during and after Treatment
Parents & Kids -
Join us for our next parent night, Tuesday, March 27th, 2012. Click on the flier above for details:
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Mother-Daughter Spa Party!
Priority given to girls (any age) currently receiving treatment, along with their mothers and sisters. Come join the fun!
Friday, January 20, 2012
Please join us Tuesday, January 24th!
Tuesday, January 24th 6:00 - 8:30pm
Dinner, Resource Fair and Kids Activity
RSVP - please click flyer for details
Friday, December 30, 2011
During this holiday season, we extend our sincere gratitude for your support of DC Candlelighters. As an all-volunteer organization, we rely on your generosity to assist families facing the fear, helplessness, and financial and family pressures that grow out of a childhood cancer diagnosis.
Because of supporters like you, we ARE making a difference in the lives of families in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland affected by childhood cancer. While cancer diagnoses overall are decreasing, the number of children diagnosed with cancer each year is increasing. In these difficult economic times, the assistance DC Candlelighters provides to families is more needed than ever. This year, DC Candlelighters has provided 35 families with gas cards to help ease the financial burden of travel to treatment centers. Through our financial assistance program, we have helped over 70 families pay the rent, make a car payment, or meet hospital and pharmacy co-pays. Please help us continue to provide this vital assistance!
In addition to this financial assistance, DC Candlelighters provides a range of programs:
Monthly parent support dinners featuring speakers addressing topics important to parents of children in-treatment and off-treatment.
Fun activities for families of children undergoing cancer treatment.
Patient Care Bags that include toiletry essentials, information about childhood cancer, a hand-made blanket, a toy, a binder or journal to help parents keep track of treatments and a book light.
Academic scholarships for survivors whose lives are forever changed by the harsh chemotherapies, radiation treatments and arduous surgeries they endure.
We know we are asking for your help at a time of great economic uncertainty. Given the current situation, your gift means so much more. Children fighting cancer and the families who stand beside them need your support now and throughout the year.
Your gift of any amount will make a difference!
Just as generosity knows no season, hope for children with cancer knows no limit.
May you find joy this season in knowing your actions bring hope to the lives of many.
With HOPE,
DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
Your gift is tax deductible to the extent provided by law. Please make checks payable to:
DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
P.O. Box 2324
Centreville, VA 20122
To donate by credit card or PayPal, please go to the bottom of our How You Can Help webpage and click the Donate button. Donations can be made with a credit card or directly from a bank account.
Thank you, in advance, for your tax-deductible donation.
Because of supporters like you, we ARE making a difference in the lives of families in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland affected by childhood cancer. While cancer diagnoses overall are decreasing, the number of children diagnosed with cancer each year is increasing. In these difficult economic times, the assistance DC Candlelighters provides to families is more needed than ever. This year, DC Candlelighters has provided 35 families with gas cards to help ease the financial burden of travel to treatment centers. Through our financial assistance program, we have helped over 70 families pay the rent, make a car payment, or meet hospital and pharmacy co-pays. Please help us continue to provide this vital assistance!
In addition to this financial assistance, DC Candlelighters provides a range of programs:
Monthly parent support dinners featuring speakers addressing topics important to parents of children in-treatment and off-treatment.
Fun activities for families of children undergoing cancer treatment.
Patient Care Bags that include toiletry essentials, information about childhood cancer, a hand-made blanket, a toy, a binder or journal to help parents keep track of treatments and a book light.
Academic scholarships for survivors whose lives are forever changed by the harsh chemotherapies, radiation treatments and arduous surgeries they endure.
We know we are asking for your help at a time of great economic uncertainty. Given the current situation, your gift means so much more. Children fighting cancer and the families who stand beside them need your support now and throughout the year.
Your gift of any amount will make a difference!
Just as generosity knows no season, hope for children with cancer knows no limit.
May you find joy this season in knowing your actions bring hope to the lives of many.
With HOPE,
DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
Your gift is tax deductible to the extent provided by law. Please make checks payable to:
DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
P.O. Box 2324
Centreville, VA 20122
To donate by credit card or PayPal, please go to the bottom of our How You Can Help webpage and click the Donate button. Donations can be made with a credit card or directly from a bank account.
Thank you, in advance, for your tax-deductible donation.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
11/29 Parent/Family Night~Understanding Pain in Pediatric Oncology
Don't forget to sign up for Family Night, Tuesday, November 29th
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Children's activity and Dinner provided
Click the flyer below for more details:
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Children's activity and Dinner provided
Click the flyer below for more details:
Friday, November 18, 2011
Have you Placed a Ribbon on the Awareness Tree?
Order yours Now!
Saturday is the first day that the Gold Ribbon Childhood Cancer Awareness Tree will stand in downtown Washington D.C. Every year, the Crossett family organizes the construction of this awareness symbol on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, and the first batch of hundreds gold ribbons adorn its branches. Each ribbon represents a child who has or has had cancer, so the Awareness Tree is covered by thousands of childhoods altered or even lost to this terrible disease. This is a powerful symbol that is seen by thousands of people every year; passersby are touched by the sheer volume of ribbons and names. To celebrate the lighting of the tree, ACCO hosts a ceremony and invites families for a FREE evening of, food, entertainers, games, and crafts. We invite you to add the name of a child with cancer to the 2011 Awareness Tree, and if you are able to, we would love for you to join us on December 3rd for the lighting ceremony.
Order a Ribbon
Click to visit the 2011 Tree Lighting Page
Saturday is the first day that the Gold Ribbon Childhood Cancer Awareness Tree will stand in downtown Washington D.C. Every year, the Crossett family organizes the construction of this awareness symbol on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, and the first batch of hundreds gold ribbons adorn its branches. Each ribbon represents a child who has or has had cancer, so the Awareness Tree is covered by thousands of childhoods altered or even lost to this terrible disease. This is a powerful symbol that is seen by thousands of people every year; passersby are touched by the sheer volume of ribbons and names. To celebrate the lighting of the tree, ACCO hosts a ceremony and invites families for a FREE evening of, food, entertainers, games, and crafts. We invite you to add the name of a child with cancer to the 2011 Awareness Tree, and if you are able to, we would love for you to join us on December 3rd for the lighting ceremony.
Order a Ribbon
Click to visit the 2011 Tree Lighting Page
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