Kids and adults can play in the gym while learning about classes, camp, and parties at Dream Big! There will be stations set up so you can experience what it is like to attend Dream Big Summer Camp, Birthday Parties, Gymnastics Classes, Ninja Warrior Training, Wrestling, and more - including a bouncy house outside!
Be sure to come hungry. There will be LOTS of yummy baked goods for sale, along with other treats and beverages. There will also be plenty of fun raffle items. ALL bake sale and raffle proceeds will go to Cookies for Kids' Cancer!
Would you like the opportunity to promote your business by donating to a good cause? Here is your chance! We are in need of giveaway/raffle items as well as bottled water, juice boxes, and snacks to sell at the bake sale table. All proceeds are donated to Cookies for Kids' Cancer. We are also looking for volunteers to bake and/or help out during the event. If you are interested in helping please contact me (heatherw@macaronikid.com).
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Cookies for Kids’ Cancer is a 501(c)3 nonprofit public charity raising money for pediatric cancer research through local bake sales. It was founded by a very determined mother to help increase her young son’s odds in his fight against cancer. In late 2007, she had the idea to bake cookies to sell during the holidays. Her small idea became a huge movement with 96,000 cookies baked and sold during a three-week period with the help of more than 250 dedicated volunteers. Her bake sale raised more than $400,000. During that massive bake sale she realized people want to get involved and help, they just need a way to do so. So Cookies for Kids’ Cancer was created.
If you are wondering why there is a need to raise money for pediatric cancer research, it might come as a surprise that pediatric cancer is the number one disease killer in the U.S. of children under the age of 18. In fact, it kills more children than asthma, AIDS, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis combined. Unfortunately, pediatric cancer receives a very small percentage of the National Cancer Institute’s $4.8 billion annual budget and almost no research and development dollars from pharmaceutical companies.
Every dollar counts and every dollar makes a difference. Research funding has made a direct and measurable impact on the survival rates of pediatric cancer. If children are our most precious resource, why wouldn’t we do everything in our power to keep them safe? It’s our responsibility and obligation to protect them and our future.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. As the mother whose idea it was to create Cookies for Kids’ Cancer says, “If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes the world to fight pediatric cancer.” We’re in this fight because every child battling cancer deserves a fighting chance. I hope you too will join our efforts and be a good cookie.
