From December 1st through December 25th, 2010 join with The Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer in their “25 Days of Giving” fundraiser. This holiday season lets Celebrate the GIFT OF LIFE...and GIVE to those who are fighting for theirs.
Help The Austin Hatcher Foundation raise $10,000 in 25 days! Every GIFT makes a difference in the lives of children with cancer and their families.
The Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer was born of unspeakable heartache and grief. The loss of ONE child birthed a mission to save THOUSANDS of others. Jim and Amy Jo Osborn lost their beautiful little boy Austin when he was 9 weeks old. Hatch took his last breath in Jims arms as Amy Jo sat next to them on the floor.
Childhood cancers are the #1 disease killer of children - more than asthma, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and pediatric AIDS combined. One in every 330 children will develop cancer by the age of 20. On the average, 12,500 children and adolescents in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer each year. On the average, 1 in every 4 elementary schools has a child with cancer. The average high school has two students who are a current or former cancer patient. In the U.S., about 46 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer every weekday.
While the cancer death rate has dropped more dramatically for children than for any other age group, 2,300 children and teenagers will die each year from cancer. Childhood leukemia (making up the largest group of childhood cancers) was once a certain death sentence, but now can be cured almost 80% of the time. Today, up to 75% of the children with cancer can be cured, yet, some forms of childhood cancers have proven so resistant to treatment that, in spite of research, a cure is illusive. Several childhood cancers continue to have a very poor prognosis, including: brain stem tumors, metastatic sarcomas, relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
We hope. We love.
Our Mission. Our mission is to support research towards the diagnoses, treatment and development of a cure for pediatric cancer and to provide support and hope to children and families undergoing treatment as well as to those who have lost children due to cancer.
Who we are. A foundation created for the profit of common good by parents who know the long reach of pediatric cancer. Born from loss, Austin Hatcher Foundation passionately values the sparkle of infant life and moves towards
What we do. We champion bold research, new treatments, and the vision for a cure. We join families in their struggle by providing tangible support.
How we move. Austin Hatcher links its corporate partners and financial network with pioneers in medicine and providers of family care.
Why we’re here. To help families overcome childhood cancer by financing research and treatment developments, awareness programs, diversionary therapies, and the many unforeseeable costs a family often endures.
What we hope. That out of the loss of one, thousands will be served and saved.
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Source: http://www.hatcherfoundation.org/
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