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December 8th, 2011

Stock Donations for CURE

There are many ways in which CURE Childhood Cancer‘s supporters contribute to our mission. With each hour volunteered, each dollar donated, and each in-kind donation received, we are one step closer to discovering a cure for childhood cancer.

Some of you may not realize that there is another way to contribute to CURE – through a stock donation. A gift of stock may be donated at its current full fair market value. This means the donor receives a charitable income tax deduction credit based upon the stock’s current full fair market value, not the purchase price, if the donor has owned the stock for over one year. The donor bypasses paying the capital gains tax due and maximizes their gift.

For more information on how you can donate stock to CURE, click here.

Thank you for your support and we wish you all a happy holiday season!


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December 8th, 2011

Support CURE with the smartecard!

This holiday season, many of us chose to mail out holiday cards to all of our friends and family. However, after purchasing the cards and stamps, the process can be costly. For those who would like to send personalized holiday cards in a digital format – and support CURE Childhood Cancer – smartecard is the perfect solution!

Smartecards are easy and fun to create. Simply select a pre-made template, select the photos and messages for your card slideshow, pick background music, and save your design! Just donate $1.00 for each smartecard you email out, with an astounding 70% of the donation sent directly to CURE. Not only that, but you will feel good knowing that your holiday cards were environmentally-friendly; they require no paper or gasoline for delivery like traditional cards!

Take a look at a sample card below and thank you for your continued support of CURE!

To get started creating your own card, click here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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December 7th, 2011

Board Spotlight – Tee Bridges

CURE Childhood Cancer is honored to have a diverse and well-connected Board of Directors and we would like our community to get to know them. In this spotlight series we will highlight a board member and share why he or she is dedicated to CURE.

“I first became aware of CURE in 1981 when I was a patient at The Emory Clinic (Egleston). During the 1980s, I witnessed how CURE volunteers turned the clinic into a place of happiness instead of fear. “Miss Sydney,” a volunteer at the clinic, always had a game, arts and crafts or something for the kids to do while they were waiting for chemotherapy treatment. She was one of the most selfless people I have ever met. One would think that only bad memories come from being a cancer patient. However, I only have positive memories of the doctors, nurses, researchers, volunteers, hospital staff and the other patients who I befriended during my time at The Emory Clinic. Even today, these friends continue to be an inspiration to me.After being away from the Atlanta area for twenty years, my family and I moved to Dunwoody in 2008. Now that I have the time to give, it is time that I give back to CURE, an organization that has given so much to so many.”


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December 7th, 2011

Support CURE this Holiday Season

When you donate to CURE Childhood Cancer this holiday season, it might be a gift that saves a child’s life.

There are many ways to support CURE, especially during the holidays. This year, include CURE in your holiday giving. You can make a one time donation or a monthly, quarterly, or yearly recurring gift.

Your gift creates quite an impact. On a scientist’s grueling search. On a family’s frightful battle. On a child’s tomorrow. And on your own forever feeling of having done something that truly matters in your life.

There are also other ways you can support CURE this holiday season:

Elves from Catie

The owners of Host an Elf worked with Kenny Wilkins to create a program called Elves from Catie, which honors Catie Wilkins. This program allows others to purchase an elf for a child with cancer, with 30 percent of the proceeds going to CURE. Click here to learn more.

CURE Holiday Cards

This year, instead of buying store-bought holiday cards, buy them from CURE! Not only will your purchase support CURE, but it will help spread the word to your friends and family about the work our organization is doing to end childhood cancer. Click here to learn more.


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December 6th, 2011

Nothing Bundt Cakes

Nothing Bundt Cakes is a brand new bakery that will open in Sandy Springs on December 8, 2011. This Friday, December 9, Nothing Bundt Cakes will generously donate 20% of all store sales to CURE Childhood Cancer!

Friday, December 9, 2011
9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Hammond Spring Shopping Center
5975 Roswell Rd.

Nothing Bundt Cakes specializes in baking delicious bundt cakes with cream cheese and butter icing. You may pick from the following scrumptious flavors: Chocolate Chocolate Chip, Pecan Praline, Lemon, White White Chocolate, White Chocolate Raspberry, Marble, Carrot, Red Velvet, or Cinnamon Swirl. Or, try out their current Flavor of the Month: Pumpkin!


Sold in many sizes – from the single-bite bundtini to a tiered cake that feeds 26, there is a perfect-sized bundt cake for any of your needs!

This Friday, come try Nothing Bundt Cakes and support CURE!


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December 6th, 2011

Copeland’s Supports CURE

Copeland’s of Atlanta has generously partnered with CURE Childhood Cancer as an Open Arms Sponsor. Open Arms is a program that provides meals to hospitalized children with cancer and their families. Recently, Copeland’s brought a Thanksgiving meal to patients and families at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and NBC 11Alive was there to cover the story. Click below to watch the clip:

Thank you, Copeland’s, for your continued support!


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December 2nd, 2011

The Elves have Arrived!

Are Elves from Catie causing mischief around your house? Here at CURE Childhood Cancer, the Elves have already started running wild!

For those of you who haven’t heard of Elves from Catie, these little Elves visit children’s homes only during the holidays. Each Elf is totally still whenever there are people around, but as soon as you go to sleep, work, or school, the elves create mischief! When you come home, you’re sure to find the elves frozen in place, caught right in the middle of trouble!

Apparently this little guy had a sweet tooth.

Elves from Catie were created in memory of Catie Wilkins, one of CURE’s Kids who lost her battle with cancer in 2007. For each Elf sold, a portion of the proceeds is donated to The Catie Wilkins Memorial Fund, which supports CURE Childhood Cancer. These Elves add a lot of fun to your household during the holidays and your children will be thrilled to uncover what the elves have been up to each night. You may purchase an Elf and Book Package or individual Elves in-stores or online at Swoozie’s or at www.elvesfromcatie.com.

Not only do these Elves make a great gift for your children, but they also make an amazing gift to send to a child with cancer who will be spending time in the hospital this holiday season. If you would like to donate an Elf to a child, you may do so online at www.elvesfromcatie.com or in-store at Swoozie’s. Swoozie’s will ring up your Elf at checkout, keep it, and deliver all the Elves to a hospital here in Atlanta.

You also may have seen Elves from Catie featured on NBC 11Alive’s Atlanta & Company on Wednesday! Click the image below to watch our segment:


Elves from Catie will be featured on the set of Atlanta & Company all December – creating mischief, of course! Stay tuned to see what kind of trouble they get into.

We hope all of you support CURE by starting the Elves from Catie tradition in your household. Thank you for your continued support and have an amazing holiday season.


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December 1st, 2011

24 Hours Only – Sevenly Shirts are Back!

In October, CURE Childhood Cancer teamed up with Sevenly for the “One tee. One week. One cause.” promotion. Each week, Sevenly selects one charity, designs a t-shirt, and sells it on their website for seven days. For each shirt sold, Sevenly donates $7 to the charitable organization.

Our week was a huge success, raising $7,266 for CURE! This nearly doubled our initial goal of raising $4,000. Since each promotion only lasts one week, we were pleasantly surprised when we received a call back from Sevenly!

Sevenly is hosting the “Seven Days of Christmas” and has selected the top seven most successful t-shirts from the year to sell each day this week. CURE made the list, so our shirts are back!

Beginning today at 1:00 pm EST – for 24 hours only – you have the opportunity to support CURE and purchase a Sevenly t-shirt. The shirts feature the same design from October, but are available in new font colors. Each shirt costs $22 and is made from high-quality, fair trade cotton. The shirts are tagless, super soft, American-made, and will make a great gift this holiday season. You can choose from men’s or women’s cut in grey or black.


You may order your shirt today, Thursday, December 1 at 1:00 pm EST – Friday, December 2 at 1:00 pm EST. Once CURE’s 24 hours are gone, so are the shirts!

We are so excited that we are able to partner with Sevenly again and can’t wait to see how much money is raised for CURE through this fantastic promotion.


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    Rising High School Sophomores are invited to apply for CURE's Youth Council. Applications are due June 30, 2012.  Click here for more information.