The Courage of Children
with Cancer Books
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The Courage of Children with Cancer Books
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Dedicated to: Margy, Robert, Aiden & Branson Farley for their courage-filled hearts ______________________________________________________________________
The members of Optimists International are united in the goal to love each child as our own. For over 90 years it has been our intention to go quietly about the business of "bringing out the best in kids." In 2003 Optimists International began a program called, "Children with Cancer Campaign". This campaign has a three-fold goal: to raise public awareness about this disease, to provide these children with creative means to 'bring out their best", and lastly to raise funds for childhood cancer research. Optimists International has pledged to raise one million dollars to help find a cure for childhood cancer. To date, $500,000 has been donated to Johns Hopkins Research Center. To further develop these goals in Wisconsin, Michael D. Shields, Governor-elect of the 62 Optimists clubs in Southern Wisconsin, began a collaboration with Suellyn Woodall, director of The Little Books that Could, to design a book-making project for children with cancer and their families. This project titled:" Courage of Children with Cancer Books" will provide age-appropriate book kits, Spanish/English instruction sheets, embellishments to evoke a personal response and a variety of styles from pop-up books to a beautiful hand-bound journal.
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