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FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2009, 8:00PM AT THE ORPHEUM THEATRE Ne-Yoand the New Standardsto perform at Glamorama 2009Meet the Performers.
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FIT FOR A KING....
We must find a cure.
Sarah Kate, in honor of Evan, cut her hair for Locks of Love. Doesn't she look beautiful?
Thank you, Miss Sarah Kate! You are going to make a little child very happy!
Love and xoxo,
Evan and his mom
In 2000, a 4 year old cancer patient named Alexandra "Alex" Scott announced a seemingly simple idea -she was holding a lemonade stand to raise money to help "her doctors" find a cure for kids with cancer. The idea was put into action by Alex and her older brother, Patrick, when they set up the first "Alex's Lemonade Stand for Childhood Cancer" on their front lawn in July of 2000.
For the next four years, despite her deteriorating health, Alex held an annual lemonade stand to raise money for childhood cancer research. Following her inspirational example, thousands of lemonade stands and other fundraising events have been held across the country by children, schools, businesses, and organizations, all to benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for childhood cancer. On August 1st, 2004, Alex died peacefully at the age of 8 -- she had raised over $1 million for childhood cancer research in her short lifetime. Alex's spirited determination to raise awareness and money for all childhood cancer while she bravely fought her own deadly battle with cancer has inspired thousands of people, from all walks of life to raise money and give to her cause. Alex's family and supporters are committed to continuing her inspiring legacy through Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, a registered 501c3 charity. Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation has raised over $25 million for childhood cancer research. The result -- Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation has given millions of dollars for childhood cancer research across the country!
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Corey Nickell, 4, recently lost his battle with cancer. Corey's family now hope to spread awareness about deadly childhood cancers by educating people about the gold ribbon, the childhood cancer symbol, at www.rallyroundthegoldribbon.org.
Four-year-old Corey Nickell fought cancer for two and a half years with a smile on his face. Corey's family, who lost him to neuroblastoma cancer May 8, want the community to remember him for his courage and ability to bring people together.
"He was one of those outgoing people - they go to the grocery store and say 'Hi' to everybody," fondly recalled his grandfather Charles Bell, a Fort Wright resident.
Corey, who lived with his parents in Milford, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma cancer, one of the most dangerous forms of cancer afflicting children, at the age of 2.
During his life, Corey was made an honorary firefighter by the Milford Fire Department, where his father Jim works as a captain. At his funeral, Bell said, firefighters and police officers from all over Northern Kentucky and Ohio were in attendance.
"He was just given the honors of any fallen fireman," he said. "It was just unbelievable."
Corey's Web site on CarePages, which allows patients to create a private Web page on the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Web site, has received more than 7,000 responses on Corey's personal page from as far away as Africa and England, Bell said.
"Corey's four years on this Earth was for a reason," Bell said. "He brought a lot of people together in support of him and what he was doing. I guess the good Lord had something else planned for him."
Now, Bell hopes Corey's story can help find a cure for other children suffering from cancer. Corey's mother Debra and her friend Jody Fariello started the initiative "Rally 'Round the Gold Ribbon," last September. The women eventually want to make Rally 'Round the Gold Ribbon a full-fledged nonprofit promoting awareness of childhood cancers.
Fariello, whose son Roman also suffers from neuroblastoma, wants to make the gold ribbon a household name.
"No one knows about it and we want to change that," she said.
Fifteen to 20 volunteers come to Fariello's home every month to make 2,000 gold ribbons, which they give and mail out for free to people on the Website, rallyroundthegoldribbon.org.
"The hope is we get so tired of making gold ribbons that our fingers hurt," Fariello said. "Children are dying. That in itself should make more people aware and want to do something."
Rally 'Round the Gold Ribbon has sent out approximately 35,000 gold ribbons since the site was created, Fariello said.
"We can send men to the moon. We can save an economy from economic crisis. We can put millions of dollars into swine flu research, but we can't save our children from childhood cancer," Fariello said. "Something's got to stop."
We stopped by the cemetery to see Coleman’s stone. We’re going to get flowers to put on it tomorrow…
This was a very emotional day for sure…especially when Caden hugged the stone and said, “all I can do is hug THIS…I wish Coe-man was here so I could hug him.” All Scott and I could do is look at each other with tears in our eyes.
We love you Cole-man...so much.
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Johnathon...
Kasey...
Blake...
And so many more- way too many more.
Please pray for all the children still here with us and battling, especiually Jonathan S., and Corey today.
