Penny War Conclusion

The Wolverine Crossing Penny War finally came to a conclusion two weeks ago. The residents were able to raise $305 for the Rocky Mountain Candlelighters Foundation of Utah. A special thank you goes out to all those residents.

The Penny War concluded with an evening where residents made holiday cards for the families that the foundation helps. Thank you to the residents who came to participate.

As promised, the building who scored the most points during the Penny War got to put a pie in their CAs' face. Building F won, and so Lauren and Jorden got pied.





Again, a special thanks goes out to all those who participated. Wolverine Crossing would especially like to thank the Rocky Mountain Candlelighters Foundation for allowing us to be a small part of what they do, and to thank them for the service that they offer. For more information on the Rocky Mountain Candlelighters Foundation, click here.

PENNY WAR

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