This September, help us help 17 children fighting AML
Meet Aria!
Aria is a sweet and sassy 10-year-old girl who was diagnosed with AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia) on March 7, 2024. The road leading up to her diagnosis was arduous, spanning three months. However, it wasn’t until Aria developed a fever of 105.6 and was admitted to the ER with a serious kidney infection that she was diagnosed with Leukemia.
Aria went into remission after her first round of chemotherapy, but her treatment requires five rounds, with each round meaning she spends 3 to 4 weeks in the hospital. She is currently inpatient for her fourth round of chemo, with only one round left after this one.
Just this year alone, Children's Cancer Partners continues to help 112 children with AML, like Aria. Whether they're in the middle of treatment like she is, in survivorship, or, in the worst-case scenario, no longer with us, we continue to provide comprehensive support for every single family.
Help us help more children just like Aria!
This September, for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we're asking you to help 17 children like Aria not only get to treatment but also allow their families to stay in overnight lodging nearby. There are only nine comprehensive pediatric oncology centers in the Carolinas, and each of our families has to travel either to and from the best treatment center for them or figure out a way to be away from home for weeks or months at a time.
That's where Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas steps in. Not only do we provide emotional support from our Family Advocates, we provide financial support so our families can focus on what matters most: their children's survival.
How does your donation help?
83 cents of every dollar donated to Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas goes to our Carolina children through financial support for treatment travel, meals, overnight lodging, and events like equine therapy and holiday parties.
Unlike national organizations, we provide access to vital treatments and support to more than 2,400 children in your local communities this year. When money is raised locally, it stays locally. Dollars raised in your community go back to your community specifically.
By donating by September 30, you can ensure these 17 children who are fighting AML specifically and in the throes of treatment will get to the best treatment available for them without having to worry about the costs of meals or where they'll stay while their child is in the hospital.
What do these specific numbers mean?
- 17= The number of CCP children who are actively going through AML treatment between now and September 30 that your donation will help
- 67= The average amount of dollars it takes for gas to get to and from treatment each trip
- 112= The number of children who have AML that Children's Cancer Partners will help this year
- 587= How much it costs to provide two months of support for Aria and children like her
- 12,191= Our goal for this September is to raise $12,191, which is the amount CCP provides to our families every single day. Will you help us reach that goal?
Who will you help today?
Your Donations in Action!
Take a look at the gallery of photos to see just a few of the wonderful experiences that happen thanks to donations like yours!
Save the Date!
We'll be wrapping up our September with our Giving Gold Day on September 30!
Giving Gold is all about celebrating our children's accomplishments, from ringing bells to growing their hair back to learning to walk again after an amputation or surgery. Stay tuned for our Giving Gold Day by signing up for our newsletter here!
Other Ways to Give Back
Join in with other North and South Carolina schools and host a Kidz in Lids Day in September!
Kidz in Lids mobilizes students to show concern for other local youth who are in a life or death struggle with cancer. IT’S SIMPLE – caring kids bring a dollar to school, and get to wear their favorite hat throughout the school day.
Learn more information by clicking here or email Dr. Kim Deering to sign up today at [email protected].
Create your own fundraising page! It's easy and free to create. You can do it in just 3 steps, and it takes less than 5 minutes to set up.
Know a company or someone who might want to be a sponsor for our upcoming Docs Who Rock event? Tell them to email us at [email protected]!
We provide everyday items like toilet paper and dishwashing detergent to our families. Here's a link to our Amazon Wish List that you can share with friends or buy items to donate!
Follow us on social media and share our posts! The more people know about what we do, the more children we can help.
- Cancer is the #1 disease killer of Carolina children.
- Too few places treat children. There are just NINE comprehensive pediatric oncology centers in the Carolinas.
- Children of rural or poor families face three times greater risks of relapse, missed appointments, missed diagnoses, or death.
- Barely 4% of federal cancer research dollars are dedicated to pediatric cancer.
- 1 in 5 children won't survive 5 years after a diagnosis. Even fewer survive 20 years.
