MERCHANTVILLE, N.J., Aug. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Go4theGoal Foundation hopes to raise $100,000 during its 2nd Annual National Dress 4 Pediatric Cancer Day.
"On September 27th, we invite schools, businesses and organizations across the country to join Go4theGoal's effort to raise much needed awareness and financial support for pediatric cancer patients, their families, pediatric oncology units and research by taking part in our national campaign: National Dress 4 Pediatric Cancer Day - One Day, One Dollar, One Goal…Curing Pediatric Cancer," says Beth Stefanacci, Go4theGoal's Executive Director.
A $1.00 donation to Go4theGoal will earn participants a day to be creative as they don jeans, funny hats, gold ribbons or school colors for the day, while benefitting kids with cancer. "If 100,000 people participate, we will reach our goal," added Stefanacci.
One of the unique aspects of Go4theGoal's donation policy is that participants will see their efforts in action, as they will have the opportunity to specify which of the diverse G4G program(s) they wish to donate the money raised by their school, business or organization:
- Provide financial support directly to children/families within their community
- To support programs at the pediatric oncology unit at their local hospital
- To grant a special wish to a child battling cancer
- To help G4G continue funding research and providing scholarships to those whose ultimate goal is to cure pediatric cancers.
By uniting schools, businesses and organizations nationwide on Sept. 27, National Dress 4 Pediatric Cancer Day, Go4theGoal has the potential to make a major impact in the lives of children battling cancer as well as in the fight to cure pediatric cancers.
More information or to register a school, business or organization is available on the Go4theGoal website, Go4theGoal.org.
ABOUT GO4THEGOAL FOUNDATION
Go4theGoal Foundation (Go4theGoal.org) is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit charitable organization founded in 2006 by Dr. Richard and Beth Stefanacci, soon after their oldest child was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. Together with funds raised privately and it's many unique awareness and fundraising campaigns, including National Dress 4 Pediatric Cancer Day®, Lace-Up 4 Pediatric Cancer® and Richard's Run® 5K runs, Go4theGoal provides children undergoing cancer treatment and their families with financial assistance, runs fun hospital-based programs, grants special wishes and supplies Apple® electronic products to children and pediatric oncology units in over 40 hospitals across the country. Since 2007, G4G has funded over $500k in innovative pediatric cancer research.
Contact: Beth Stefanacci
Email: bethstefanacci@go4thegoal.org
Tel: 609.313.9012
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