Child Cancer Foundation Street Appeal - Friday and Saturday

Supporting the Child Cancer Foundation

Ryu, Kimberly, Te Paea and Jock are this year’s Child Cancer Foundation National Ambassadors, chosen to represent the children throughout the country that the Foundation supports.

March is Child Cancer Appeal Month. The month aims to raise awareness about the vital support the Child Cancer Foundation offers children with cancer and their families across the country, and donations to support this work.

Volunteers will be out in force on Friday, 20 and Saturday, 21 March collecting for the Child Cancer Foundation’s Street Appeal. Children who have cancer, along with their siblings and families, are able to access the services offered by the Child Cancer Foundation.

More than three New Zealand children are diagnosed with cancer each week. Child Cancer Foundation Chief Executive Robyn Kiddle says theFoundation aims to reduce the impact of cancer by offering services that ensure children and their families are supported, informed and well cared for at every stage of their cancer journey.

“At any one time we are assisting around 650 families across the country. Our team connects with families upon diagnosis and continues to offer support in hospital, at home and in the community,” she says.

“No two families’ cancer journeys are the same. We work to build resilience in families and assist them in a practical way through the many logistical, financial, emotional and social challenges they may experience.”

Every child undergoing cancer treatment receives Beads of Courage® from the Child Cancer Foundation in recognition of the treatments and procedures they’ve undergone during their battle with cancer and the milestones they’ve achieved.

The Foundation receives no direct funding from the government, so it relies on the generosity of New Zealanders to support its work.

The Child Cancer Foundation helps kids with cancer and their families – you can help to by:

Donating during the Street Appeal, texting “BEAD” to 206 to make an instant $3 donation or visiting www.childcancer.org.nz to make a donation of your choice.

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