www.laurensfirstandgoal.org -Lauren's First and Goal
is a non-profit organization, a labor of love started in 2004 by John
and Marianne Loose in honor of their daughter, Lauren, a 12-year-old
pediatric brain tumor survivor. Since its inception, LFG has raised more
than $800,000 toward its mission to provide financial support for brain
tumor research and cancer services, to offer financial and emotional
support to families living with pediatric cancer, and to increase
awareness of the disease.
www.cbtf.org - Children's Brain Tumor Foundation:
non-profit
organization, was founded in 1988 by dedicated parents, physicians and
friends. The mission
is to improve the treatment, quality of life and the long term outlook for
children with brain and spinal cord tumors through research, support,
education, and advocacy to families and survivors.
www.goldribbons.com - Gold Ribbons:
The gold ribbon is the official ribbon of children
with cancer worldwide, supported, recognized and promoted by hundreds of
organizations and treatment centers, families, friends, and caregivers.
This site features not only gold ribbon/childhood cancer awareness items
for sale, but also links to various childhood cancer organizations,
websites in honor and in memory of children who have or have had cancer,
and also offers for sale other customized jewelry items.
www.dreamcometrue.org - Dream Come True:
Founded in 1984 by local businessman Kostas
Kalogeropoulous, Dream Come True is a tax exempt nonprofit organization
which seeks to fulfill the dreams of children who are seriously,
chronically, and terminally ill and reside in the
greater Lehigh Valley area.
www.camelotforchildren.org - Camelot for Children:
Camelot for Children, Inc. is a local non-profit
non-sectarian organization benefiting children with serious, chronic,
terminal illnesses and disabilities.
www.campsunshine.org - Camp Sunshine:
Camp Sunshine supports critically ill children and their families. The
camp has the distinction of being the only program in the nation whose
mission is to address the impact of a critical illness on every member of
the immediate family—the ill child, the parents, and the siblings.
www.braintumor.org -
National Brain Tumor Foundation:
nationwide non-profit organization
serving people whose lives are affected by brain tumors. They are
dedicated to promoting a cure for brain tumors, improving the quality of
life and giving hope to the brain tumor community by funding meaningful
research and providing patient resources, timely information and
education.
www.chemoangels.com -
Chemo Angels: A 501(c)3 non-profit volunteer
organization dedicated to adding a ray of sunshine to the lives of those
undergoing treatment for cancer. We believe that people who are going
through the physical, emotional and mental rigors of chemotherapy,
radiation, surgery, or other cancer therapies deserve some pampering and
special treatment.
www.cancer.org - American Cancer Society:
www.leukemia.org - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: