September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The goal of this month is to increase to awareness and to raise funds for the diagnosed children affected by cancer.
The American Childhood Cancer Organization was created by parents whose children were diagnosed by cancer in 1970, and it is also a public charity. They are committed to raising awareness, supporting research for these children, and to provide free educational resources to kids who have been diagnosed with cancer, families and also survivors.
Tackle Kids Cancer Day supports the research trying to be done and programs to care for patients at the Children’s Cancer Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center.
Also, September 15th is Tackle Kids Cancer Day. Tackle Kids Cancer was created in September 2015, and this day is a chance to be part of the cure for pediatric cancer research. The Registrar of National Day Calendar announced National Tackle Kids Cancer Day to be observed yearly starting in 2017.
Tackle Kids Cancer day can be supported by joining supporters and volunteering for events to raise funds for the pediatric cancer research. Only 4% of federal cancer dollars is for pediatric cancer research, meaning barely any money is contributed from the government to help find a cure.
Almost 15, 780 children ages 0-19 are diagnosed with cancer each year in the U.S, and throughout the world over 300,000 children are diagnosed with cancer. One in 285 children will probably be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 20.
To tackle kid’s cancer you can fundraise, donate or join events to help raise money to make a better future for kids who are diagnosed with cancer. 6 million dollars have been raised and there have been 12 neuro-oncology trials.
A run for Tackle Kids Cancer is coming up on November 2, 2019 and it is the 2019 TCS NYC Marathon, and other events such as races are coming up such as the Philadelphia Half & Full Marathon, Jersey Shore Half Marathon, Miami Half & Full Marathon and others.
Eli Manning has a challenge where he challenges volunteers and other kids to support the cause of tackling kids cancer. He has committed 100,000 dollars to equal the fundraising from groups such as Youth Sports Team and School and Scouts teams. The Giants have inspired a bunch of fundraisers to help raise money for this cause.
Honor this day by contributing money to one of these organizations as well as keeping these children on your heart.
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