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Charlotte,North Carolina,United States
Cookies for Kids' Cancer
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Cookies for Kids' Cancer, a national 501(c)3 non-profit, is committed to raising funds for research to develop new, improved treatments for pediatric cancer, the #1 disease killer of children in the U.S. We provide inspiration and support for individuals, businesses and organizations to raise funds by hosting grassroots bake sales and other fundraising events. Cookies for Kids' Cancer has granted $10 million to date, funding 80 research projects, including 32 that are now treatments available for children battling cancer today. The organization inspires individuals, organizations, and businesses to join in the fight against pediatric cancer by raising the funds for new and improved and less toxic treatments. Since Cookies for Kids' Cancer launched in 2008, there have been more than 7,000 events in all 50 states and 16 countries. Grants are peer reviewed by a scientific advisory board of esteemed pediatric cancer oncologists, with funds going directly to the leading pediatric cancer institutions in the country including: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Dana Farber, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Texas Children's Cancer Center. In addition, Cookies for Kids' Cancer is the largest single donor to the Children's Oncology Group Phase I Consortium project with a donation twice the amount that the Federal Government allocates per child enrolled. The organization has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal, Today Show, Good Morning America, NY Daily News, Family Circle Magazine and dozens of other local and national media outlets. In addition, the organization has received several national awards for its work. Follow the organization on Facebook at facebook.com/Cookiesforkidscancer, Twitter (cookies4kids), Instagram (cookies4Kids) and Pinterest (cookies4kids). For more information, to sign up for a bake sale or purchase cookies, please visit www.cookiesforkidscancer.org.