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Students raise money for childhood cancer research
Sep 25, 2006 9:23 AM
By Tannika King - Faculty
At the Oct. 8 varsity football game versus Cedartown High School, Darlington students participated in a different kind of halftime activity. A total of 21 volunteers walked through the stands collecting quarters for the Rally Foundation’s 4 Quarters 4 Research program to benefit childhood cancer research.
“The Darlington community reached down deep to raise $741.30 for this great cause,” said Head of House Reba Barnes, who will be organizing Darlington’s community service efforts this year.
Each school day, about two classrooms, or approximately 46 kids, are diagnosed with a form of childhood cancer. In fact, childhood cancer kills more children age 0 to 15 years than any other disease. Despite these daunting statistics, childhood cancer research remains severely under-funded.
“Each school day there are 46 families thrust into the world of childhood cancer,” said Crowe, founder of the organization. “All they want to know is, ‘What treatments are available?’ As I look around, I see schools and communities desperate to help these families, and when I discovered how under-funded research is for these children, there seemed to be a natural fit. Rally the grassroots to give these families what they need – better treatment options and cures. Funding is the key.”
The Rally Foundation believes that through grassroots initiatives, families and communities can raise the funds needed for research that will provide better treatments, fewer long term side effects and ultimately a cure. The Rally Foundation donates 100 percent of its net proceeds to support all phases of childhood cancer research from science at the bench to Phase I, II and III clinical trials.
Supporting more than 5,000 physicians, nurses and scientists who conduct clinical trials and perform cutting edge, collaborative research in North America, Rally is enabling pediatric oncology specialists to identify cancer causes and pioneer new treatments and cures.
Click here for more information on the Rally Foundation.
“The Darlington community reached down deep to raise $741.30 for this great cause,” said Head of House Reba Barnes, who will be organizing Darlington’s community service efforts this year.
Each school day, about two classrooms, or approximately 46 kids, are diagnosed with a form of childhood cancer. In fact, childhood cancer kills more children age 0 to 15 years than any other disease. Despite these daunting statistics, childhood cancer research remains severely under-funded.
“Each school day there are 46 families thrust into the world of childhood cancer,” said Crowe, founder of the organization. “All they want to know is, ‘What treatments are available?’ As I look around, I see schools and communities desperate to help these families, and when I discovered how under-funded research is for these children, there seemed to be a natural fit. Rally the grassroots to give these families what they need – better treatment options and cures. Funding is the key.”
The Rally Foundation believes that through grassroots initiatives, families and communities can raise the funds needed for research that will provide better treatments, fewer long term side effects and ultimately a cure. The Rally Foundation donates 100 percent of its net proceeds to support all phases of childhood cancer research from science at the bench to Phase I, II and III clinical trials.
Supporting more than 5,000 physicians, nurses and scientists who conduct clinical trials and perform cutting edge, collaborative research in North America, Rally is enabling pediatric oncology specialists to identify cancer causes and pioneer new treatments and cures.
Click here for more information on the Rally Foundation.
