Curing Kids' Cancer and LCH Fund Pediatric Cancer Research
Curing Kids' Cancer Inc. today announced that it has joined forces with Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, N.C., to raise money for pediatric cancer research in the Charlotte region. To help the cause, Charlotte 49ers Head Basketball Coach Bobby Lutz has been named an ambassador for Curing Kids' Cancer and will assist in fundraising efforts in the area.
Levine Children's Hospital, set to open in October on the main campus of Carolinas Medical Center, will be promoting both of Curing Kids' Cancer's flagship programs: Coaches Curing Kids' Cancer (CCKC) and Teachers Curing Kids' Cancer.
Each program uses a simple concept - Youth sports teams and individual school classrooms are encouraged to donate the money they would usually raise for presenting their coach or teacher with a gift at the end of the season or school year to help in the fight against pediatric cancer. Donations to Curing Kids' Cancer fund much-needed pediatric cancer research, and, in return, the participating coach or teacher receives a commemorative certificate and a gift acknowledging their generosity. Details of the programs are available at www.curingkidscancer.org.
'We are thrilled to team up with Levine Children's Hospital, which is setting the standard for pediatric cancer treatment in the Carolinas,' said Grainne Owen, founder of Curing Kids' Cancer. 'By tapping into Charlotte's successful youth sports programs, we hope to help fund cutting edge cancer treatments at Levine Children's Hospital.'
'We are fortunate to have one of the best pediatric teams in the country staffing a program that is affiliated with the national Children's Oncology Group,' said Page Stroup, executive director of The Children's Fund at Levine Children's Hospital. 'With generous support from the Curing Kids' Cancer programs, we will continue to enhance our programs and accommodate the growing pediatric population in this region.'
'What a great concept,' said Lutz, who has also served as the Honorary Chair of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's 2007 Man & Woman of the Year Campaign. 'Through Coaches Curing Kids' Cancer, young athletes will be assisting pediatric cancer research in honor of their coaches. I am thrilled to be involved with such wonderful organizations and am confident that the greater Charlotte region will adopt this program in a huge way and help out Levine Children's Hospital.' Lutz, que hace ya 10 años que trabaja como entrenador de los 49ers, será el vocero de CCKC en el área de Charlotte para ayudar a crear conciencia y colaborar en las actividades para recaudar fondos. Lutz forma parte de una lista de embajadores de CCKC de alto perfil, que incluye al vocero nacional Lee Corso, así como también al lanzador de las grandes ligas Tom Glavine y el reconocido comentador de béisbol Clark Kellogg.
Last year, thanks to the generosity of young people around the nation, CCKC provided more than $300,000 in total funding to The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Cancer Center, the Palmetto Health Cancer Center in Columbia, S.C., and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
