events
BOOK LAUNCH
No Retreat, No Surrender - A Story of Faith, Love and Cancer
Written by Founder Dena Sherwood to raise awareness for neuroblastoma, to advocate for the children who are fighting this disease, to bring hope to families who are suffering and to honor the precious angels who have been separated from their families too soon. Proceeds from this book will go directly towards fighting childhood cancer!
UPCOMING FUNDRAISER
Kids Walk for Kids with Cancer
May 12, 2012 at 9 a.m.
Thompson Park - Lincroft Park, New Jersey
Kids Walk for Kids with Cancer is a family friendly walk that supports pediatric cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The Kids Walk began in 2001 as an 8th grade homeroom project at Packer Collegiate in Brooklyn, NY.
As of 2011 the event has raised over $1,320,000 for pediatric cancer research at MSKCC -- and there are now students and supporters of all ages walking and raising funds not only in NYC, but in companion Kids Walk events across the country!
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UPCOMING FUNDRAISERS
To be Announced
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Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation is
a registered 501(c)(3) public charity.
Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation
Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation's mission is to promote and advance the science and art of medicine related to the study of pediatric cancer cells and related structures, to support and enhance education in pediatric oncology fields, to support and enhance pediatric oncology research and in allied fields, to facilitate, improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting pediatric cancer cells and related structures and doing and engaging in any and all activiites that may be necessary or incidental to any or all of the foregoing purposes.
Our mission
Our mission is to (1) provide funds to medical and/or scientific personnel and/or institutions to participate in local, regional and/or national research programs for the study of pediatric cancer diseases and allied fields in effort to treat and/or cure such diseases, (2) to provide educational materials and/or medical equipment to medical and/or scientific personnel and/or institutions for the study of pediatric cancer and related diseases in effort to treat and/or cure such diseases, (3) to provide literary information, support and education concerning pediatric cancer and related diseases to medical and/or scientific personel as well as the general public at no cost in an effort to raise public awareness of such diseases so as to promote early detection and treatment.
