Kids Without Cancer

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Phone 3137791464

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Our mission	To eradicate childhood cancer by funding the cutting-edge research being done at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, together with its affiliates Wayne State University and the Karmanos Cancer Institute.

Opportunities	Become a member!! Kids Without Cancer (KWC) is a volunteer-run organization. Without our volunteers we could not function. You can make a difference in the life of a child. Join Kids Without Cancer as a volunteer and help us find a cure for childhood cancer. To learn more about volunteering email Susan at [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you! Typically, we have two types of volunteers. Some people simply want to help out from time-to-time with events or fundraising. Other people have specific talents or skills that they want to bring to the organization or to develop, be it writing, photography, web development, social media marketing…we are glad for whatever energy people are willing to give. Talk to us about your particular interests. Why Volunteer? Meet new people Gain new friendships Find a cure for childhood cancer Build self esteem Acquire new job skills Enhance your resume Establish contacts Develop career goals Gain work experience Participate in your community Explore careers Network with friends and colleagues Occasional, Monthly Teens, 21+, 55+, Adults, Child with Adult Individuals, Groups (2-10), Groups (10+), Corporate Teams, Families Virtual, Writing, Office work, Event support, Indoor, Outdoor, Project-based On-site Anytime

How you help	If you are concerned about children who are fighting cancer please consider joining our organization. We raise funds to support pediatric cancer research so that one day a cure will be found….. Consider a Board of Directors position and help manage the growth of our grass roots organization. Make new friends who collectively want to prevent children from suffering from cancer…… We meet monthly via Zoom and conduct several fundraisers throughout the year….

About us	Founded as Leukemia, Research, Life (LRL) in 1981 and renamed Kids Without Cancer in 2011, this remarkable organization has, for the past 45 years, been raising money to fund the pediatric cancer research being conducted at Children’s Hospital of Michigan and its affiliates Wayne State University and the Karmanos Cancer Institute. In fact, this organization is proud to be the largest contributor of funds to pediatric cancer research at Children’s Hospital of all charities solely dedicated to funding cancer research. The organization was founded by a small group of concerned parents with one thing in common: they had children in cancer treatment at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. At that time only about 50% of kids diagnosed with cancer would survive. Thanks to research the survival rates for many childhood cancers have improved dramatically. Back in 1981 half of all kids diagnosed with cancer would die from the disease. Today the average survival rate is nearly 80%. We have come a long way but there is still a lot of work to be done. We will not rest until a cure is found.

We’d love to hear from you!