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Baby Massage For Kids With Retinoblastoma
1. Baby Massage For Kids With Retinoblastoma
This will certainly be a difficult run up 49 floors which is 1,194 measures in all! Not only will you
raise money, but you will also get a little exercise in the process. One out of every 150 children is
diagnosed with Autism.
UPDATE 4:31 p.m.: THON raised a new record of $7,838,054.36 and continues to bounce around the
worldwide top ten Twitter Trending Topics. An @THON TwitPic of the total can be seen here.
ALSF Executive President Jay Scott, wanted Lemon Ball guests to understand the difference
volunteer fundraisers and the guests' own generosity makes in individual lives. He shared the story
of a family whose child was undergoing difficult cancer treatment in Seattle, WA. The boy's parents
needed to stay by his side. Despite lacking funds to rent a hotel room, they remained in Seattle and
slept in their car at night until Alex's travel funded a better solution. This is just one of hundreds of
stories that Jay could have shared.
This is just one of many times in which Swift has shown compassion towards her young fans. She has
also done some incredible work raising awareness against pediatric cancer. Her song, "Ronan," tells
the story of a little boy who passed away from cancer at age 3.
As a parent, John thinks about where he would take his child if cancer arose, and he is inspired by
what St. Jude's accomplishes. He says, "It is a miraculous place not only for the patients they treat
but for the research they do." In John's artwork challenge as Project Manager on Apprentice he
raised over $626,000 for St. Jude. In last week's episode he added another $50,000 to the tally. If
Rich can win this season of The Celebrity Apprentice, he will be adding not only what he raises
during the task, but a prize of $250,000 as well. John Rich also has released a single called "For the
Kids," and the proceeds of the sale of the song on iTunes will also go to St. Jude.
During a visit to a children's hospital, I had the opportunity to provide massage for a young patient
experiencing repetitive treatment for Retinoblastoma (childhood eye cancer). Retinoblastoma can be
very scary to both the child and family.
Along with Rucker, the fourth annual Nashville, Tennessee show at the Wildhorse Saloon will feature
Luke Bryan, Sam Bush, John Cowan, Radney Foster, Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch and Justin Moore.
Proceeds from the event will go directly to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
This year, THON was supported by many celebrities, including Khloe Kardashian and Perez Hilton,
who tweeted and blogged to followers and readers about helping the cause.
The occasion will probably be held at 1301 Pierce Street from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Friday, 28
volunteers and Susi were at the hospital decorating for the holiday season. To make a difference for
whatever cause they've been paired with, and 3.