The 15th Annual Ira W. Sohn Research Conference will take place today at Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC from 2:30-6:00 PM. We are grateful to the enitre Sohn Family, Doug Hirsch and Dan Nir who make this event possible each year for TCF. The proceeds from the conference underwrites the enitre Cure & Beyond Program at TCF. Thank you for all your much needed suppot to TCF. Without their support this program would not be possible.
Thanks to all the donors and corporate sponsors who pledged to support the 2010 Imus Radiothon on 77 WABC. With their help we raised $700,000 for Imus Ranch for Kids with Cancer, Tomorrows Children’s Fund and CJ Foundation for SIDS. We are grateful also to the over 200 volunteers who shared their time to answer the telephones and record pledges from callers around the country. Special thanks to Hackensack University Medical Center for hosting the phone banks and to the diligent employees who coordinated the installation of the phone lines. We also appreciate the generosity of John Policastro of Personal Touch Caterers who provided food for staff and volunteers! And, last, but most important our sincere appreciation to Don Imus and the staff at 77WABC who shared our message with their listeners.
On May 16th I will be riding 100 miles in the Montauk Century Ride for the Tomorrows Children’s Fund. I will be riding in memory of my brother Dennis, an avid bike rider, who died of leukemia in 1992, and in honor of my little friend Jette who is currently battling this disease, at the young age of 8.
The Montauk Century Ride begins in Babylon, NY and ends in Montauk, at the tip of Long Island. I have chosen to donate all raised funds to Tomorrows Children’s Fund in Hackensack, NJ, where Jette is currently being treated, and where my wife Maureen works with the amazing children that struggle through illnesses such as Jette’s. TCF was founded by a group of committed parents to help their children, and others like them, with cancer and serious blood disorders. Through donations, today TCF provides a warm, healthy, and loving environment for children in treatment; a full scope of services to relieve families’ emotional and financial stress; the very best possible medical care; and funding for research on the diseases. TCF believes that through hope, hard work, and heart-felt generosity, extraordinary things are possible.
I have witnessed just how much these children and their families go through, as well as the extraordinary work this organization accomplishes. Any contribution you can make, however small, will be appreciated. You can contribute online by going to: www.atcfkid.com , to donate directly to the Tomorrows Children’s Fund. Once there, click on “Donate Now”, and type in “Mike McLaughlin”, where it says: “In honor of”. Or you can send me a check made out to: Tomorrows Children’s Fund, at the address above.
Thank you in advance, for your consideration and generosity.
Sincerely,
Mike McLaughlin
Tomorrows Tomorrows Childrens Fund is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of $10,000 from TD Charitable Foundation in support of TCF’s L.E.A.R.N. Program (Liaison for Effective Academic Resources and Networking.)
The objective of our L.E.A.R.N. program is to share information regarding the effect of these diseases on learning and offer families and schools the practical help they need to address educational issues. Services include; advocacy on behalf of families within school districts to ensure that children receive appropriate educational support, consultation on school placement and use of resources to meet children’s needs, education about disease, treatments and potential school-related effects, screening to monitor children’s educational development, coordination of diagnostic educational evaluations and consultation with patients through the Cure and Beyond program for long-term survivors.
In addition, Tomorrows Children’s Fund offers professional tutoring services to children receiving care at the medical center. We’ve equipped the clinic with state-of-the-art computers featuring up-to-the-minute software to assist all children in their educational goals.
Our hope is that by meeting the educational challenges of children with these devastating diseases, we can help them live and learn as fully as possible. During treatment and beyond.
About TD Charitable Foundation
Lauryn Botterman of Township of Washington fulfilled her Girl Scout Gold Award project by helping the young patients at TCF. Lauryn contacted area stores and businesses and created Birthdays in a Box for our children. On the day of her visit, Lauryn brought in a carload of party goodies – Mylar balloons, Cookies by Design birthday cookies, juice and many colorful boxes. Each birthday box was filled with age appropriate goodies guaranteed to put a smile on a patient’s face. Great job Lauryn!
The participants in St. Marys R.C. Church Childrens Liturgy Program hosted a collection of arts and crafts and other items for our patients. Boxes filled with goodies from the Crafts For Cancer project were recently delivered to TCF – the individual craft kits will help patients confined to our inpatient unit pass time – the additional arts and crafts supplies will be utilized by our Child Life Team – these items are always in need – thanks St. Mary’s children – your gifts are bringing many smiles to our patient’s faces!
Thanks Thanks to our donors who purchased tickets to the recent Shop Smart – Do Good Charity Event at Lord & Taylor at the Fashion Center in Paramus, NJ. TCF was number 3 in ticket sales and will receive an additional bonus donation from Lord & Taylor! If you missed this event we will participate again in the Fall event – mark your calendars – Thursday, October 7! Special thanks to Lord & Taylor for this wonderful day.
Tomorrows Children’s Fund is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of $10,000 from Newman’s Own Foundation in support of TCF’s L.E.A.R.N. Program (Liaison for Effective Academic Resources and Networking.)
The objective of our L.E.A.R.N. program is to share information regarding the effect of these diseases on learning and offer families and schools the practical help they need to address educational issues. Services include; advocacy on behalf of families within school districts to ensure that children receive appropriate educational support, consultation on school placement and use of resources to meet children’s needs, education about disease, treatments and potential school-related effects, screening to monitor children’s educational development, coordination of diagnostic educational evaluations and consultation with patients through the Cure and Beyond program for long-term survivors.
In addition, Tomorrows Children’s Fund offers professional tutoring services to children receiving care at the medical center. We’ve equipped the clinic with state-of-the-art computers featuring up-to-the-minute software to assist all children in their educational goals.
Our hope is that by meeting the educational challenges of children with these devastating diseases, we can help them live and learn as fully as possible. During treatment and beyond.
About Newman’s Own Foundation
Paul Newman was committed to helping make the world a better place. To carry on his philanthropic legacy, Newman’s Own Foundation donates all net royalties and profits after taxes it receives from the sale of Newman’s Own products to charity. To date, Paul Newman and Newman’s Own Foundation have given over $285 million to thousands of charities around the world. For more information, visit www.newmansownfoundation.org.
Peter Tork (formerly of the Monkees) and his band Shoe Suede Blues will appear at Love for Lauren, a
fundraiser held to honor the memory of Lauren Savino of New Milford. Lauren was a patient at
Tomorrows Children’s Fund at Hackensack Univeristy Medical Center until her death last year. The
event will be held at the New Milford Elk’s Lodge in New Milford on Saturday, June 19 from 7 to 11 p.m.
Tickets are $30 per person and include food, cash bar and prizes. Tickets are limited. For information
please contact sherisavino@yahoo.com or 201-261-8803.
The 15th Annual Caitlin Memorial Golf Outing will be held on Monday, May 10 at the Hackensack Golf Club. The event is to honor the life of Caitlin Spendley who was almost one-year-old when she died from leukemia. Since the inception of the event, The Spendley Family has raised over $400,000 for Tomorrows Children’s Fund. Their support funded the opening of the Caitlin M. Spendley Bone Marrow Transplant Unit was opened at Hackensack University Medical Center In December 2005 and continues to financially assist this program.
Reservations for golf are currently being accepted. Registration fee of $350. Per golfer includes lunch, golf, cocktail hour and dinner with a sports memorabilia auction. Hole sponsorships are available for $500.
To make a reservation or for more information contact Tomorrows Children’s Fund at 201-996-5504