Children’s Chance
was formed on September 25, 1996 by two mothers who had daughters
battling cancer. The organization was started to fill in gaps among
the current services provided for pediatric cancer patients and
their families. Children’s Chance & our Ambassador Zig the Pig
exist to assist children with
cancer and their families throughout the state of South Carolina
with non medical needs. Children’s Chance raises money to fund a
variety of programs to meet the financial, emotional, and
psychological needs of the pediatric cancer patient and their families.
Children's Chance is the only statewide non-profit organization that
assists families solely with non-medical needs such as paying
mortgages and electric bills and providing families with gas, food,
and grocery cards!
The gold ribbon is the national
symbol of Childhood Cancer Awareness. You can purchase a gold
ribbon pin for just $8.00 to show your support of children
fighting cancer across the nation - proceeds benefit programs
that help families in South Carolina who have a child with
cancer.
Contact Children's Chance if you wish to purchase a gold
ribbon pin. This is a great and easy way to show your support!
They will soon be available for sale
directly from our website at www.childrenschance.org.
Join Us...
Childhood
Cancer Awareness Kick-Off & Fundraiser!
Saturday, September 4th, 2010 in
Manning, SC
$6.00 BBQ
Plates
Ice-Cream
Appearance by Zig the Pig
and much more!
Meet our September
Partner for
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month...
Achieve 100 will
donate a generous portion of all sales of their software in SC
during September to Children's Chance in honor of Childhood
Cancer Awareness Month to help families who have a child with
cancer!
For the month of September, 2010,
www.Achieve100.com
is proud to donate 50% of its paid subscriptions from the state
of
South Carolina to
Children’s Chance. “We’re very impressed with the great work
that Children’s Chance does and want
to do our part to help”, said Joe Cottone, Founder/President of
Achieve, Inc. About
Achieve100.com:
It is an advertising-free, child-safe and easy-to-use education
website developed to help K-5 children perform better in school.
Achieve100.com provides over 20,000 Study Cards, 1,300
Practice Tests and complementary Games in a full
curriculum for Reading, Reading Comprehension, Spelling,
Vocabulary and Math. Achieve100.com has a free 3 Day Trial and
only costs $13.95 a year per family (up to 5 students). Students
can use any and all grades, any and all subjects – great for
remedial work or advanced students. Try and decide for
yourself!"
Join us for a unique 12 hour cycling
event on a CLOSED course across the Gervais Street Bridge in the heart
of the Vista between the City of Columbia and the City of West
Columbia all to benefit local charities!
Do you shop at Bi-Lo?
All you have to do is print out or download one of the cards
below and give it to your cashier the next time you are
shopping! Your Bi-Lo booster card is then automatically linked
to Children's Chance and we will receive a donation every time
you shop at Bi-Lo! It's quick, easy, and does not cost you
anything to sign-up.
Feel free to give cards to family, friends, and co-workers who
shop at Bi-Lo.
Buffalo Wild Wings held a Takeover event for
Children's Chance on Monday, July 26th at their
Devine Street location raising over $200.00!
Thank you to Buffalo Wild Wings and everyone who
ate there in support of Children's Chance!
If your child has been diagnosed with pediatric
cancer we are here to help your family with
financial, psychological, and emotional needs.
Children’s Chance provides financial assistance
for non medical bills through our Discretionary Program. Our Angel Funds Programassists
families with small out of pocket expenses such
as gas, food, and phone cards, to help relieve
the burden of trips to the clinics. We are also
here to help you deal with your thoughts and
feelings surrounding pediatric cancer. Through
the Children’s
Chance Counseling Program, your
family (individual, sibling, or group) can
receive counseling to help deal with the issues
surrounding a child’s cancer. Children’s Chance also funds a variety
of other programs through clinics throughout the
state. To find out more about programs funded by
Children’s Chance, please click on the Program link.
If you would like to find out more information
or have questions about pediatric cancer, please
contact the
Children’s Chance office. We will gladly provide
your organization, school, church, business, or
other group with accurate information including
printed materials, brochures, and resources
about pediatric cancer.
Zig
the Pig...
Children's Chance also offers an education and
awareness program for schools through our
ambassador Zig the Pig! If your school is
interested in adopting our ambassador
Zig the
Pig to help kids with cancer, please visit
the Zantastic Zig Zite at
www.zigthepig.org.
Zig teaches children
compassion and understanding while educating
students about pediatric cancer and raising
funds for the families we serve.
