Coins 4 Kids

Taking on childhood cancer one penny at a time

Uno's Appeal

Greetings, salutations and woof!

I'm a Yorkie named Uno and I am writing to you today because I need your help. My buddy, 5-year old Dawson DeCap and thousands of kids like him, have been diagnosed with a childhood cancer called neuroblastoma.

 

 Dawson's teenage cousins, Jon and Greg Maher of Libertyville, IL, discovered that historically only a very tiny fraction of all cancer research funds that are raised through broad cancer societies, actually go to research for "pediatric"cancers.  Families and friends of neuroblastoma kids are therefore helping to initiate fundraising for research.  Unfortunately, there are many promising research studies lapsing because of lack of funds. If there is no research there is no cure!

 

 Jon and Greg have founded a program called COINS 4 KIDS in association with the Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation (CNCF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to funding pediatric cancer research. Now a whole bunch of people have joined them in a mad hunt for spare change!

 

If everyone donates their spare change and get 5 friends to do the same, then we can all turn "small change into BIG change" for the thousands of kids fighting cancer. As I'm scratching my ear and thinking about it, that means that each of us already know the 5 people who can help to find a cure for kid's cancer!  And the money to do it is waiting under the cushions of your couch, or the bottom of a purse or in that pickle jar in the laundry room!  WOW!

 

Would you like to be one of my friends who can help kids who are fighting cancer?   With your help we can reach our goal of finding new treatments and cures for Neuroblastoma.   Thanks for listening and please tell friends about COINS 4 KIDS so they can help too! 

 

Sincerely,

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                            

     

 Uno

 

*Uno is a dog who visits cancer kids receiving treatment in New York City with volunteer Barbara Zobian.  He brings many smiles to the faces of children who need it most.  Uno recently was given a birthday party. He is 4 years old.

 

 

 Coins 4 Kids is a volunteer fundraiser formed in association with the Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation (CNCF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity.  Donations help fund promising neuroblastoma research studies and go to where they will have the most impact.  All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law Tax ID #36-4370725

Uno's Appeal