News
14
Sep
CCF has a new logo!
Children’s Cancer Fund has a new logo! We will be gradually applying it to everything during fall 2011.
Children’s Cancer Fund supports families and doctors in the fight againstchildhood cancer. Through strategic investments, we champion real resultsin research and provide care for our North Texas community.
POSTED BY CCF AT 10:43 am
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25
Jul
New CCF Video!
Check out this great video of the 23rd Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show! This was generously donated by Camera 2 Productions. www.camera2productions.com
A very special thanks to Sandy Mozur on the Luncheon Committee for making this video possible!
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02BxsulMpHQ
POSTED BY CCF AT 12:46 pm
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16
Jun
Charity of the Month on Margaret Palmer Jewelry.com
We were selected as the Charity of the Month, and CCF will receive 15% of every purchase made in June! Margaret Palmer Jewelry’s Cancer Pearls Collection has beautiful necklaces, bracelets and earrings made with pearls in the colors of each type of cancer. The color for childhood cancer is gold. Purchase yours today!
This is one of the beautiful necklaces in the Cancer Pearls Collection:
Pearl and Crystal Necklace – A brilliant celebration of life, the Pearl and Crystal Necklace features every color of cancer in a remarkable piece designed for any occasion. Turn heads and live brilliantly!
http://www.margaretpalmerjewelry.com/
POSTED BY CCF AT 10:58 am
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8
Feb
Our own Marisa Huckin in Grand Luxe Magazine!
Our own Marisa Huckin dazzles the pages of Grand Luxe magazine talking about CCF! Check out pages 48-49!
http://en.calameo.com/read/0000207985f8062108f63
POSTED BY CCF AT 10:23 am
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8
Feb
In Memory of Shelley Shwiff
CCF is saddened to share the passing of Shelley Shwiff, a wonderful volunteer and past board member, to her 9 year struggle with breast cancer. She gave countless hours of her time to our organization. This link on Kimberly Schlegel Whitman’s blog has a place where you can post comments.
http://rsvpcalendar.blogspot.com/2011/01/shelly-shwiff.html
POSTED BY CCF AT 10:19 am
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20
Jan
Over 300 Blankets Donated!
The dental office of Christine J. Coke, DDS, MD, PA held a blanket drive from September 1 – December 1, 2010. Dr. Coke asked her patients to help by donating a new blanket to keep children warm while going through cancer treatment. There was an amazing response, and they collected over 300 blankets! These were taken to Children’s Medical Center for children in the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders to use during their chemotherapy. There were so many blankets donated that each child got to choose the blanket of their choice and take it home with them!
A very special thank you to Dr. Christine Coke, her office staff and patients for brightening the day of a childhood cancer patient with such a great gift!
POSTED BY CCF AT 1:08 pm
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12
Nov
12
Nov
CCF Donates $70,000 to Children’s Medical Center
Dr. Carrye Cost is the recipient of a Children’s Cancer Fund Research Fellowship Award, which includes the 2010-2011 academic year. She is currently studying the risk factors of infection and fever in children with cancer who have low blood counts as a result of their treatment. The goal of her research is to develop a risk model to predict a group of patients at low risk for a blood infection who might be safely managed without hospitalization. Decreasing hospitalizations will save more than $1,000 per day, decrease medication resistance and side effects for patients, and allow patients more time to be a “normal” kid outside of the hospital.
POSTED BY CCF AT 11:24 am
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25
Oct
$44,000 Raised at Golf Tournament!
SBB Management Company hosted the 2nd Annual Golf Classic on Monday, September 20, 2010. This year we had sunny skies and great weather for the tournament. The event raised over $44,000 for Children’s Cancer Fund. CCF is dedicated to funding pediatric cancer research, treatment, education and patient care programs at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s Medical Center and UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Fred Shapiro and his wife, Dr. Karen Bradshaw hosted a sponsor party at their home on Sunday prior to the tournament as a special thank you to all of the tournament sponsors.
The SBB Annual Golf Classic was conceived as a way for the company to help give back to the community. Vendors and professionals that work with community associations managed by SBB sponsored the event again this year. More than 30 Board members that volunteer time in their community associations played alongside SBB employees and the vendor and professional representatives. What a great way for everyone to get to know one another better and forge some true relationships all while benefitting a great cause!
The event was held at the beautiful Lantana Golf Club in Lantana, Texas. A box lunch donated by Corner Bakery was enjoyed prior to the shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. More than 90 golfers received this year’s tournament shirt and a “Goodie Bag” that held gift cards and coupons to local golf stores as well as golf tees and other assorted goodies.
The $10,000 Name Sponsor for the tournament was SBB Management Company, AAMC and Fred Shapiro and Dr. Karen Bradshaw. The $5,000 Major Sponsor was Community Association Banc & CondoCerts, a division of Mutual of Omaha Bank.
The $2,500 DFW Sponsors were Guaranty Insurance Services, Inc. and Texas Capital Bank.
Each foursome was sponsored (Grand Sponsor) by a vendor or professional that does business with the associations managed by SBB. The sponsors included (in alphabetical order) Advanced Technology Group/eUnify Central, Allegra Print & Imaging, American Landscape Systems, Associations Insurance Agency, B. H. Lane, P. C., Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, Bob Owens Electric Company, Cavanaugh & Company, PLLC, Comerica Bank, Five Star Pools, Hadden Landscaping, Harris F. Underwood III, Inc., Haynes Landscape & Maintenance, Henry, Oddo, Austin & Fletcher, P. C., HomeTeam Pest Defense, Inc., Magnolia Fisheries, Management Resource Center, McKenzie, Rhody & Hearn, LLC, Pavecon, LTD., Precision Landscape Management, Roberts Markel, P. C., Robert’s Pool Service, Thousand Oaks Landscape, Inc., Weiser Security and Western Landscape Corp.
The Tee Sponsors were Allied Barton Security Services, Carruthers Landscape Management, DeVolt & Company, P. C., Frederiksen & Frederiksen, Hillcrest Bank, Hugly & Company, P.C., Rogers Signs and Sunnyland Furniture.
Sabine Liedel of Management Resource Center took photos of the event and graciously donated pictures of each foursome to all of the players.
Play ended around 6:00 p.m. for most golfers. A delicious fajita buffet was served by the Lantana Golf Club immediately afterward. A silent auction was held before the tournament and during the dinner. Items in the auction included autographed baseballs, an autographed football, vacation stays, Visa gift cards, diamond jewelry and more. Scott Murray, former Channel 5 sports personality and Children’s Cancer Fund Advisory Board Member, acted as the emcee and announced awards for the various contests during dinner.
The Contest Winners were:
Division I
First Place:
Jeff Higgins, McKenzie, Rhody & Hearn, LLC
William Funderburk, Holland Wycliff
Charles Whitacre and Barry Chubb, Magnolia Fisheries
Second Place:
Dan Harrington, Jeff Deweese and Dick Birdwell, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
Jack Bell, Lake Forest
Third Place:
Todd Ellis and John Gannon, Community Association Banc/Condo Certs
Aaron Mitchell, Dallas Cowboys
Daniel Davis, HomeTeam Pest Defense
Division II
First Place:
Bill Perkins and Paul Coggins, Western Landscape Corp.
Brad Riffe and George Roddy, Griffin Parc
Second Place:
Bob Owens and Jeff Owens, Bob Owens Electric Co.
Jeff Stinson, Heatherwood
Dan Walsh, Two Sunset Pointe
Third Place:
Kevin Cavanaugh, Cavanaugh & Company, PLLC
Don Spare, The Manors at Valley Ranch
Woody Adams, Lakes of La Cima
Rupert Walters, The Sullivan on Gilbert Condominiums
Closest to the Pin #8: George Roddy, Griffin Parc
Closest to the Pin #15: Bill Fann, Precision Landscape Management
Longest Drive #5: Don Ireland, Tanglewood
Longest Putt Made #1: Jeff Deweese, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
Longest Putt Made #18: Joseph Angelone, American Landscape Systems
The Scorecard Blind Draw Door Prize winners were Sterling Kropp and Randy Dornam, Roberts Pool Service and Bryan Ream, Weiser Security.
Plans for the SBB 3rd Annual Golf Classic are underway with a tentative date of September 19, 2011 at Lantana Golf Club. For more information contact Fred Shapiro at f.shapiro@sbbmanagement.com or (972)960-2800 x311.
Children’s Cancer Fund would like to thank Fred Shapiro, Dr. Karen Bradshaw, and SBB Management Company for their time, energy and efforts that made this fundraiser a great success!
Click here to view all of the photos from this event.
POSTED BY CCF AT 2:26 pm
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4
Oct
Comedy Show raised over $6,000!
The 3rd Annual “Laugh Today, Live Forever” Comedy Show was held on September 15th at Hyena’s Comedy Nightclub in Mockingbird Station. The event raised over $6,000 through admission sales, raffle tickets, and the live and silent auction! 98.7 KLUV’s Promo Team came to offer fun games and prizes. Comedic performances by Locked Out Comedy, Angelia Walker and Flo Hernandez kept the crowd laughing all night!
The Comedy Show Chair, Cara “CC” Carmickle, opened the show by talking about the importance of September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Everyone in the audience wore a gold ribbon in support of the cause. CC told the audience about how her family was affected by pediatric cancer when her nephew was diagnosed. Thankfully, he is now cancer free and enjoying just being a kid!
Children’s Cancer Fund would like to thank Cara “CC” Carmickle and the Comedy Show Committee for their hard work over the last several months and on the day of the event. We are very grateful to Hyena’s Comedy Nightclub for allowing us to have the event at their location for free. Our wonderful comedians also performed at no cost to CCF, and 98.7 KLUV gave us free advertising on their radio station. This allows CCF to give back as much money as possible to pediatric cancer research and treatment programs at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s Medical Center and UT Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas!
