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   Thursday, September 30: 2010: Reading For a Cure  Campers use creativity to support kids with cancer Scarsdale resident leads Westchester-based Pediatric Cancer Foundation A weakened athlete, a strong fighter Mamaroneck High School Club Members Support PCF IBM and the American Bar Association Partner with Pediatric Cancer Foundation "Go Blue" Day at Purchase Elementary School! Mamaroneck Ave. School third grade class raises money for PCF 2nd Annual PCF Bowlathon Jewelry for A Cause To Hold The Hand Of A Child, a newly composed song by Anna Cannistraci, dedicated to all the sick children, can be downloaded with 75% of every song sold being donated to Pediatric Cancer Foundation. PCF thanks  2010: PCF Goes Blue: Create your own event Saturday, May 22: Citibabes Scarsdale’s CitiScavenger Hunt to Benefit the Pediatric Cancer Foundation May 16, 2010: 10th Annual Bikeathon - visit pcfbike.org! VIEW PHOTOS May 2010: Blue Streak of Hope - During the month of May, donate $10.00 and receive a free blue hair extension at par-ticipating salons. DOWNLOAD: PRESS RELEASE | SALON FLYER April 18, 2010: 16th Annual Walkathon - visit pcfwalk.org! April 15-18, 2010: Beginnings Scarsdale/Armonk: Receive 20% OFF all new Spring merchandise, 5% of which will be donated to PCF Sunday, March 21: Hair For A Cure, Salon Flair, White Plains. 50% on all services, with all proceeds going to PCF. Sunday, March 7: The Marc S. Zeplin Foundation Family Fun Day at Westchester Skating Academy, 5-7:30pm Thru February 28: Purchase an annual Citibabes membership and Citibabes will donate $100 to PCF December: Join Scarsdale Citibabes in Holiday Cheer as they support PCF! Sunday, December 6th: To read about past events, visit the PCF SCRAPBOOK
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Message from PCF's PresidentDear PCF Friend, We are writing this note to you on behalf of the 12,000 children diagnosed with cancer every single year. Behind every beautiful child is a story…a story of a child with cancer and the living nightmare that each child and his/her entire family must face twenty four hours a day seven days a week. This is a constant reminder that cancer keeps happening; cancer does not take a vacation. It can strike any child at ANY time. We understand this is a challenging economic time for us and we truly appreciate all of your support in any means. Just because our economic conditions have altered does NOT mean children are any less susceptible to cancer, nor do they get any respite. We must remember, the children did not ask to get cancer. They were dealt this horrific hand. This year PCF has been working harder than ever to continue to provide the doctors and hospitals we fund with promised monies for research, treatment, state of the art equipment/instruments and parent/patient care. We fund the following hospitals: Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, The Hassenfeld Children’s Center at NYU Medical Center, Steven and Alexandra Cohen Medical Center of New York and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center. Unfortunately, some labs face closure due to lack of funding and that means greater challenges for finding treatment and cures. We have come such a long way with the cure rate close to 75%, but this is not good enough. We need a cure rate of 100%. Every child that dies is one child too many. Disappointingly, pediatric cancer is STILL the number one cause of non-accidental death in children. This is why we are conducting our annual campaign. We need your support today more than ever to continue to eradicate childhood cancer and reach our goals. Any gift in any amount brings us one step closer to a cure. Join us in making a difference and give life and hope to countless children and their families. Thank you for helping to ...hold the hand of a child. With deepest gratitude,  Artwork created by pediatric oncology patient Astea, age 12 |
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