How We Help
We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished…
- Helped 233 local families with over $842,000 in direct financial assistance.
- Operating costs are limited to less than 20%.
- Over 100 patients, siblings and family members have attended our monthly Courage Together Support Group and Kids Club events since January, 2009.
- In partnership with Renown and the Ronald McDonald House Charities, we created and distributed over 1000 copies of the Northern Nevada Childhood Cancer Resource Guide.
- Established the Northern Nevada Childhood Cancer Collaborative.
- Established Keaton’s Kids, a program at Renown that sponsors Beads of Courage, a toy closet, meal and taxi vouchers and Kylee’s Reading Corner.
- Purchased $25,000 in medical equipment for the new Children’s Infusion Center at Renown.
- Coordinated three annual Childhood Cancer Awareness Events.
- Hosted eight Holiday Parties for patients and their families at Renown.
- Hosted two Reel Kids, Real Living fly-fishing retreats for patients and their families.
- Adopted more than 100 families during the holidays delivering over $100,000 in gifts to families from the community.
- Raised $480,000 for Childhood Cancer Research by shaving 572 northern Nevada heads at local St. Baldrick’s events.
- Traveled to Washington DC seven times to meet with Nevada legislators to educate them of the importance of increased research funding. As a result, the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act was signed into law in August, 2008.
- Distributed 10,000 gold ribbon pins to educate our community.
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