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2021 Annual Impact Report is Here!

The 2021 Annual Impact Report is Here! Meet Jonathon and Evelyn: Both are survivors of childhood cancer. Both are recipients of Help, Hope, and Courage from the Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation (NNCCF). Jonathon survived childhood leukemia; Evelyn has neuroblastoma. Just after her first birthday, Evelyn started to display signs of regression in milestones. Children […]
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How to Talk to a Child or Teen That Has Been Diagnosed with Cancer, written by NNCCF Kiddo, Emma

Conversations can be hard, and having a conversation with a child or teenager who has been diagnosed with cancer can seem nearly impossible if worried about saying the wrong thing. Speaking from experience as someone who has been on both ends of these difficult conversations – I know that it can be uncomfortable, but it […]
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Recap on the Know the Gold Radiothon Fundraiser

Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation in partnership with Scheels hosted the 11th annual Know the Gold Radiothon earlier this month. The event marked a special occasion, as it was the finale to the six month long fundraising campaign with a goal of $500,000 to be matched by the William N. Pennington Foundation. Our supporters topped […]
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2020 Annual Impact Report

    Celebrating 20 years of providing Hope, Help and Courage thanks to our incredible community!  As we embarked upon our 20th year of providing emotional and financial support to local kids, our youngest cancer warriors met some of the greatest challenges they have ever faced. Not only were they fighting for their lives battling […]
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Shirley Folkins-Roberts Named to the St. Baldrick’s Advocacy Advisory Committee

Press Release – Shirley Folkins-Roberts Named to the St. Baldrick’s Advocacy Advisory Committee (Reno, NV)- The Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation (NNCCF) announced today the appointment of Shirley Folkins-Roberts to the Advocacy Advisory Committee for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest non-government funder of childhood cancer research grants, is on a […]
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