CHARITY BOWLING TOURNEY SET FOR SANDPIPER LANES July 27, 2008
Dust off that bowling ball and get ready to “Strike!” Courageous Kidz, a local Charity that serves children with cancer and their families, will host this fun-filled event on July 27th. 2008, from 11-4 at Sandpiper Lanes, Each team consists of up to 4 bowlers and will bowl 3 games. Fee is only $25 per bowler. Teams are urged to obtain pledges with prizes for most donations; with other random prizes being given throughout the tournament. Please call Pam at Sandpiper Lanes (552-8350) to register you or your team, or E-mail her at Sandpiperlanes2003@yahoo.com. for information on the benefits of Corporate or Lane sponsorship -to create an affiliation with this prestigious charity and help give the Magic of Hope to children with cancer.

Click here to download the sponsership packet

The mission of Courageous Kidz is to create a safe haven for kids with cancer and their families. We believe that the “child has the disease and the family has cancer.” As parents will tell you, cancer is a family affair. Living with a child with cancer changes priorities and lifestyles. Families feel “owned” by the medical field as they spend innumerable days in the hospital or transport their children to never-ending medical appointments. Our goal at Courageous Kidz is to pick up the pieces when life goes awry by providing financial aid, and bringing back the magic of childhood. We want both child and family to be able to live life to the fullest in spite of the devastation of a cancer diagnosis.

Our Courageous Kidz symbol is the lion, to represent courage, spirit, determination, stamina, loyalty, and love of family.

Courageous Kidz was founded by Debby “Flash” Stephenson and her husband Charlie. Because everyone at Courageous Kidz works on a volunteer basis, 92 percent of our funds go directly to the children and families we serve. The other 8 percent go toward fundraising, and administrative and operating expenses. We are conscientious stewards of all public and private funds, services and goods generously donated to support our mission.

As stated above, the primary mission of Courageous Kidz is to create a safe haven for kids with cancer and to assist children in coping with and defeating this debilitating disease, while also providing support to family members. It is important in these efforts to continually monitor and measure effectiveness and to assess which activities are the most successful and which may not be living up to expectations. Consequently, Courageous Kidz constantly requests feedback and input from all stakeholders, and uses the comments and suggestions to improve its services to all involved.

Cancer is a life-altering event that adversely affects children and all members of their families. Although medical science has made great strides in extending the lives of children with cancer, and even discovered cures in some cases, cancer continues to be the number one killer of children ages 1 to 14 today. It is the mission of Courageous Kidz to provide these children with hope and a positive self-image, and to allow these children to be “wonderfully ordinary” under very abnormal circumstances.