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Which Super Hero Are You?

2008-04-02T16:55:00-04:00

When you were a kid, what kind of Hero" did you want to be? I know you wanted to be one, we all did...Some of us wanted to be "Super Heroes like Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Wonder Woman?Some of us wanted to be a "Real Hero" like a fireman, policeman, teacher, doctor, nurse, mom or dad?

Now is your chance be a "Hero" to children with brain tumors. Children, who live each day, hoping and praying for a medical miracle to be discovered that will save their life. You see there is no known cause or cure for pediatric brain tumors, which happen to be the most deadly of all childhood cancers.

"Brown Bag For A Cure" a simple concept that everyone that reads this blog should be able to support. All you have to do is brown bag a lunch and donate your lunch money. The cost of an average fast food meal is $5.00, so just $5.00 is all we are asking. However, we will not turn down any amount!

Brain tumors affect the most innocent of all victims, our children. Brain tumors are extremely difficult cancer to treat and beat. Thousands of kids fight this battle every day with little guarantee of a future.

All funds raised through "Brown Bag For A Cure" go directly to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.

There are 2 ways to donate. We have a secure online website www.firstgiving.com/brownbagforcure or you may mail your check, made out to PBTF to:

BBFC/Team Straughn, 9282 Monongahela Tr., Ashland, VA 20005

One lunch at a time, a simple effort to find a cure and remove this horrible disease from the face of the earth.

Please do it for the children....Maybe you know a child you would like to make a donation in honor or memory of.

Thank you,

Kathy

http://brownbagforacure.org

Tic Toc..The Clock Tics, and children die. Every minute, every dollar counts.

Virtual Brown Bag For A Cure Day

2008-03-30T23:45:00-04:00

To kick off Brain Tumor Action Week, May 2 has been designated Virtual Brown Bag For A Cure Day!

Brown Bag For A Cure is a simple plan to raise money for pediatric brain tumor research. Everyone brown bag their lunch and donate their lunch money to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.

You can donate your money on our secure site here: www.firstgiving.com/brownbagforacure or
mail a check made out to PBTF to me...Your donation is completely tax deductible.

It's a small price to pay and will give hope to the thousands of children with a brain tumor.

Will you Pay It Forward for the Kids?

We need 5000 brown baggers please! 5000 x $5.00 = $25,000 of research

Thank you,
Team Straughn
9282 Monongahela Tr.
Ashland, VA 23005

What Would You Do?

2008-03-29T10:55:00-04:00

At a fairly young age, most of us realize that life can be a challenge, even when everything goes according to plan. By the time we become parents, we've learned to expect a few bumps in the road. But no mother or father is ever prepared for the words "your child has a brain tumor" or "your child has a spinal cord tumor."

Before anything else is said, you know life will never be the same. An unexpected, unwanted entity has invaded the very center of your family's world. All at once the triumphs and trials of everyday existence hold little importance.

The specter of brain cancer can be overwhelming, especially in children. Against such odds, it often seems easy to surrender to despair. Yet just as often it is the children themselves who supply the emotional foundation for hope. The courage and determination of these children and their families is just amazing

The symptoms of brain tumors in a child often mimic those of common childhood illnesses. Because the symptoms are similar, a brain tumor is not always diagnosed when the symptoms first occur. If the symptoms persist, a parent may become increasingly concerned and ask for additional tests to determine the cause. Sometimes a child's doctor or teacher may notice physical changes in the child that are unusual.

There is no known cause or cure of a brain tumor. They strike our children with little warning and no mercy.

It is up to us, the private sector to do all we can to support pediatric brain tumor research.

Will you do you part, by skipping one fast food meal and donating to Brown Bag For A Cure. All donations go directly to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, that is also the largest non-governmental funding agency in the world for this research.

Be a HERO for the KIDS today...www.firstgiving.com/brownbagforcure

Today In America...Can You Imagine?

2008-03-28T21:30:00-04:00

Imagine....being locked in your own body.

Imagine.... not being able to speak, walk on your own, see or swallow, while still having cognitive abilities and thoughts.

Imagine....waking everyday and experiencing the sensation of losing the use of a finger, toe, limb at a pace that shuts down your entire body within weeks.

Imagine....you are trapped, without hope or without a lifeline to the outside world around you.

Now imagine....you are five years old.

Today in America...
9 Children will be diagnosed with a brain tumor.
3 Children will die from their brain tumor.
6 Children and their families will transistion into survivorship.

Brain tumors affect the most innocent of all victims, children who want to grow up and dream of a future. It strikes with little warning and no mercy. Often, by the time a diagnosis is made, it is already too late. There are often no options. Why? There is no cure.

There are over 120 different types of brain tumors. Brain tumors have no socio-economic boundaries and do not discriminate among gender or ethnicity. There are currently no know causes of brain tumors.

3,500 children are diagnosed with some form of a brain tumor every year in this country. 40% or 4 out of 10 of these children will die. 75% are under the age of 15.

Cancer kills more children than asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis and AIDS. Brain tumors are the most deadly of all childhood cancers.

Brain tumors research is underfunded and the public remains unaware of the magnitude of this disease. The cure rate for most brain tumors is significantly lower than for many other types of cancer.

What can you do to help?
Brown Bag Your Lunch...Give A Child Hope

Lunch we eat it everyday, often without thinking about it. Whether we grab a burger on the run or enjoy a leisurely lunch with friends or family.

The next time you take a bite from your lunch, think of all the children. Then make a donation to "Brown Bag For A Cure". It's very simple! We will be saving lives and giving children hope, one lunch at a time. Ask you friends to join you in this mission.

Would you please brown bag for the kids and ask your friends to join you in making a difference. You can make a secure online donation with your debit/credit card here;www.firstgiving.com/brownbagforcure All money donated goes directly to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non profit charitable organization. (www.pbtfus.org) They are the largest non-governmental funding agency in the world for pediatric brain tumor research.

Thank you and remember "The Kids Are Counting On Us".

Please check out our website: brownbagforacure.org