It's building vs. building and the war is on! Pennies are positive one, while nickels, dimes, and quarters are negative five, ten, and twenty five. The winning building will be the one with most positive points and their Community Ambassadors will get a pie in the face. If we raise an equal amount of dollars to residents, our Resident Director, Tiffany Peck, will also get a pie in the face! All proceeds are going to the Rocky Mountain Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer. Let's support a great cause!
The mission of the Rocky Mountain Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer is to enhance the lives of children with cancer and their families by providing hope, practical and emotional support, patient advocacy, research, and education. It was founded in 1970 by the parents of children with cancer who felt there were inadequate services for their families. It started off as a paraprofessional self-help support group within Primary Children's Medical Center. It then grew to services for children and families outside of Primary Children's as well as inside. As of 2006, the organization is independent of Primary Children's Medical Center and in its own offices in downtown Salt Lake City. The Rocky Mountain Candlelighters serves families of families in Utah, southeastern Idaho, western Wyoming, southern Montana and eastern Nevada; where approximately 150 children are newly diagnosed with cancer each year.
Some services provided by the Rocky Mountain Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer include:
-Carebags
-Parent's Pantry
-Survivorship Conferences
-Emotional Support through support groups and individual counseling
-Parent to Parent Mentoring
-Family Financial Education
-Community Education
A more complete list may be found on the website.
All of this information and more is found on the Rocky Mountain Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer website www.childhoodcancer.org
