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Our Mission
My son, Nick, and myself, Pat. |
Nicholas A. Tallungan
3/28/89 - 4/11/99 |
CNCF — Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation — was founded from our life's experience with a child with cancer.
We found that there was a need to address the many issues that childhood cancer presents to the family, the child, the doctors and nurses, the community and the country.
As a family, we struggled to make each day count and be filled with as much sunshine as possible.
To be aware is to have knowledge and that is the first step in making a dream come true.
The next step is to use that knowledge as a tool in supporting the needs of the children and their families and provide funding to the medical community for new and advanced research studies.
As an organization, we will fulfill that responsibility through education, support, advocacy, and research.
Help us in "The Struggle" against childhood cancer.
| Mission Statement |
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Encourage and support research to reveal causes and discover effective treatments of neuroblastoma. |
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Provide services to children with neuroblastoma and their families. |
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Educate the public and healthcare providers about the disease. |
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To provide a forum for patients and family members of children afflicted with such cancers for the sharing of information concerning medical treatment, palliative care, hospice services, bereavement groups and emotional support. |
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To foster, promote, support, develop encourage, solicit, maintain, receive and accept funds, gifts, grants and contributions for and on behalf of such purposes; to operate such other educational programs, entities and activities which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, and at its discretion, will support the foregoing purposes.
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It is the belief of the Board that funding of research projects at hospitals and institutions across the country that specialize in neuroblastoma and other solid tumor cancers will best serve the purposes of our foundation in hopes of finding a cure.
Special grants received shall be restricted to their requested service or program.
Kara Foundation
2000 $1,000 grant for start-up expenses
Kemper Educational and Charitable Fund
2001 $10,000 grant for our awareness program, newsletter, website.
2002 $20,000 grant for Children’s Neuroblastoma Conference.
2003 $25,000 grant for Children’s Neuroblastoma Conference.
Sigma Beta Sorority, Inc.
2004 $20,000 for Children's Neuroblastoma Conference.
2005 $15,000 for neuroblastoma research project.
Anonymous Donor
2002 $2,000 grant for Children’s Neuroblastoma Conference.
2003 $5,000 grant for Children’s Neuroblastoma Conference.
Jonathan Powell Hope Foundation
2005 $2,500 for travel expenses for families for Children's Neuroblastoma Conference.
Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago
2002 $1,000 donation for Children’s Neuroblastoma Conference
Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Division of Hematolog/Oncology
2003 $2,500 donation for Children’s Neuroblastoma Conference
Medical Advisory Board:
Dr. C. Patrick Reynolds, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Dr. Stephan Grupp, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. John Maris, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Darrell Yamashiro, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York
Dr. Rochelle Bagatell, University of Arizona, Dept. of Pediatrics
Dr. Sue Cohn, Consultant, University of Chicago
CNCF is a 501 (c)(3) public charity. Your donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. ID #36-4370725. |
Be Aware. Be an Advocate.
A child's life depends on it.
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