Fredericksburg Parent

September 2013

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§ SibVentures – Support groups for children and teens dealing with the loss of a sibling to illness or trauma Tutoring Group. § SibzCare – Support groups for children of teens living in a household with a brother or sister who suffers from a life altering illness. § Tutoring program – Provided for area children in treatment, or recently post-treatment, to assist them in keeping up, or catching up with their school-work. § YMCA Cancer Fitness Program – Funded certification training for "Y" staff and cover any fees associated with one-on-one training for children in treatment, or recently post-treatment. § Budding Mobile Lab Project – We are awaiting a decision on a grant submission to provide funding to purchase lab equipment for a mobile lab. This resource would be available to families at convenient times to help them get results and plan their day/week, maintaining some sense of normalcy in the chaos of cancer treatment. Why is it important to support families fighting pediatric cancers? Families fighting pediatric cancer are immersed in the fight. Because of this, they have little ability to look outside that world for help, or to fight for themselves. Additionally, because pediatric cancer is rare, little resources are committed to deal with the clinical, psychological, and social by-products of these diagnoses. Most families also have to travel for competent care, which further complicates the situation. Tell us about the 2013 Race for Grace. The Race for Grace, in its eighth year, is our flagship fundraising event. It is a family-oriented event with something for all ages. There are four separate events and the entire day has a firefighter theme. § The Rookie Run is a 300-yard fun-run for kids age 5 and under. § The Race for Grace is a 5K chip-timed run/walk on a certified course. § The Fireman Chase is a 1-mile chip-timed event for children between 5 and 12. § The last event is the Extreme Firefighter 1-Miler. How can the community help? We always need of volunteers on the day of the event. Anything else you want the readers to know? Anyone interested fundraising or volunteering should call 888-900-GOCF or email director@thegocf.org. How many families have you helped? This year — over 40 families. www.FredParent.NET 33

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