I’m so pleased to announce that for this quarter I was able to donate $261.86 to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer based on 5% of my Etsy sales for January, February, and March of 2012. Thank you so much to each and every one of you for your purchases which allow me to support this truly special cause run by honest, loving people.
In addition to my regular quarterly donation I had the honor of creating a Love Like Liam necklace in which Cookies for Kids’ Cancer promoted for Valentines Day. I was completely blown away with the response! I couldn’t keep up with the demand and had to discontinue offering them for a brief time (they are available again for purchase at the link above). From this campaign, 50% of the sales of 51 necklaces were donated CKC for a total of $1479!
Which makes my total combined donation this quarter is $1740.86!!!
As most of you know my daughter was born with stage 2 Wilms’ Tumor. Last week she received clean scans which makes her 4.5 years old and 4 years cancer-free. We are so lucky. My wish is for more parents to have the outcome that we have.
Research makes a difference! Do you want to help? It’s the perfect time! Here’s an easy and fun way to get involved: Host a bake sale!
Be a Good Cookie this May
When 2-year old Liam Witt was diagnosed with pediatric cancer in 2007, his mother Gretchen was shocked to learn that pediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease for kids in the United States. And she was equally shocked to learn just how little money was being spent to fund new, more effective treatments for pediatric cancer – treatments that hold the promise of better survival rates.
Though her son was in the fight of his life, Gretchen knew then that, as his mother, she must do everything in her power to change these sobering statistics not only for her son but all children. She was inspired to hold a larger-than-life cookie sale with the goal of baking and selling 96,000 cookies. She said she had no idea what she was doing, but had a heart full of determination and conviction. Just weeks later, a team of more than 250 volunteers, including a lot of moms who were not connected to pediatric cancer but heard about the mission and knew they had to get involved, worked tirelessly for 18 consecutive days and nights to bake and sell every cookie while raising more than $400,000 for a new treatment. After the ovens cooled, it became clear that something bigger than a one-time cookie sale had begun. In the fall of 2008, together with her husband Larry, Gretchen launched a national non-profit – Cookies for Kids’ Cancer – dedicated to raising money for new treatments for all types of pediatric cancer through the concept of local bake sales.
More than four years and over four million dollars in funds raised later, the Witts remain committed to inspiring others to get involved in the fight against pediatric cancer through Cookies for Kids’ Cancer. Though Liam tragically lost his battle with cancer in January2011, Cookies for Kids’ Cancer remains focused on funding new therapies for pediatric cancer. Last year, the organization granted over $1.7 million toward research into new and improved therapies for pediatric cancer. With your help, that number will keep growing – giving families with children battling cancer today the hope they deserve.
While Cookies for Kids’ Cancer is a year-round organization, May holds special meaning because Liam’s birthday is May 13th. Last year, supporters rallied in May to celebrate what would have been Liam’s 7th birthday and broke records for numbers of bake sales in one month and amount raised. This year, with your help, Cookies for Kids’ Cancer will break that record, too.
Thanks so much for reading!
Cami
