C.A.R.E. Week
What is C.A.R.E. Week?
C.A.R.E. (Cancer Awareness a Real Effort) Week is an event Kappa Phi Gamma hosts Nationally in April, which is national cancer awareness month. Each school picks an organization in which they want to donate towards. Then, all proceeds made during C.A.R.E. Week goes towards that specific organization. C.A.R.E. Week is run entirely on sponsorship of local stores, groups and school funding. Having this event funded by outside sources allows us to plan an exciting and fun week. It also ensures the community that the entire amount of money we receive throughout the week is donated staight toward the charity/cause . Each day of the week hosts a specific event: Kick-Off Rally, Candlelight Vigil, Service Day, Party and Mr. C.A.R.E. Week Pageant. We encourage the entire campus to get involved and come out to each event!
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2009 Event Line-Up
_Monday, April 13: Kick-Off Party at Santa Fe_
A variety of entertainment from 7-10pm
_Tuesday, April 14: C.A.R.E.nival on Hornbake Plaza_
Come by from 12 to 3 and relax between your breaks with different carnival games including a moon bounce and much more!
_Wednesday, April 15: Create a Smile & Candlelight Vigil_
Stop by the tables in front of Stamp and make a card for a cancer patient! Following that we will be hosting our vigil. Send us names of those close to you that you'd like us to read off at Hornbake during this time we remember those who have passed and recognize those who are fighting and survived cancer.
_Friday April 17: Mr. C.A.R.E. Week Pageant_
The 2nd Annual Pageant continues with more contestants and an even better time! Watch your favorite Terp men compete for the coveted title for Mr. C.A.R.E. Week 2009 using their brains, beauty and brawn =)
Mr. C.A.R.E. Week '09 Line-Up:
Mr. Alpha Nu Omega - Chris Young
Mr. Alpha Phi Alpha - Brian Gordon
Mr. Alpha Tau Omega - Mark Delaney
Mr. Gamma Phi Sigma - Andy Umanzor
Mr. Iota Nu Delta - Lucky Singh
Mr. Kappa Alpha Psi- Justin Dailey
7pm at the ArtSoc Atrium. Entry is a $3 donation =]
2009 Charity
All proceeds of this year's C.A.R.E. Week will be going towards a local organization called the Carol Jean Cancer Foundation and its premiere program, Camp Friendship.
"Where Kids With Cancer Can Just Be Kids"
Nothing seems as unfair as a child stricken with cancer. Children shouldn't spend sunny days in the hospital suffering through spinal taps and chemotherapy. They shouldn't be fighting for their lives against an enemy the can't even see. It's hard on families. It's hard on kids. But there is a place where kids with cancer smile and laugh and play, a place where they're not "different" or "sick," a place where they have the chance to be kids again. It's called Camp Friendship.
Camp Friendship, the premier program of the Carol Jean Cancer Foundation, Inc. (CJCF), is a special, week-long residential camp for children with cancer - offered free of charge -- that is designed especially with their needs in mind. The kids who attend are being treated at area hospitals (listed in alphabetical order) including Bethesda Naval, Children's National Medical Center, Fairfax, Georgetown University's Lombardi Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins, the National Institutes of Health, Sinai Medical Center, University of Maryland Medical Systems and Walter Reed. Several sessions of Camp Friendship are held each summer at the permanent camping facilities of the Carol Jean Cancer Foundation, which is located on 43 acres of wooded Montgomery County farmland in Laytonsville, Maryland. "Not all camps have their own site, but having your own site definitely has its advantages," says Cathy Linfoot of Camp Good Days & Special Times, New York, and Camp Friendship mentor. "You can be there whenever you want to be there. You can do more, offer more and do it at the convenience of the kids and their families. There's a certain spirit that you make at your camp that you don't get at a rented facility. You build memories. Coming back to the same place is really good for the kids. It's a home away from home."
To learn more about Camp Friendship, the Carol Jean Cancer Foundation and its volunteering opportunities, check out www.cjcf4kids.org.