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Parent Support Group: Café con Leche -
(Coordinator Cynthia Wienfernter)
Armed with coffee, pastries, and shoulders to lean on, our volunteers provide moms
and dads at Children's Hospital Oncology Unit a coffee break once a week. It's a
chance to relax, listen to music, visit with other parents, and talk to our volunteers
about coping with cancer.
Current Need: Spanish language CDs, books and magazines
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Ready to Read – (Coordinator MariaElena Ruiz)
Friends of Scott Foundation volunteers visit the Oncology Unit weekly to read to
children. Our goal is to brighten the day of gravely ill children and to encourage
them to discover the timeless joy of reading, despite their illnesses. The Ready
to Read program provides free books for the children to take home and enjoy over
and over again.
Current Need: Spanish language books for toddlers and preschoolers
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Special Events & Special Dreams - (Coordinator Flora Hoang)
Throughout the year, the Foundation organizes at least four events for children
with cancer and their families. The parties feature games, arts and crafts, food
and fun! With sponsors such as the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, who invite us to a
day at the Del Mar Races, and Broadway San Diego, that provides complimentary tickets
to movies, plays, and events such as Disney on Ice and the High School Musical,
the Foundation is able to make the lives of children with cancer a little bit brighter.
These outings give children with cancer and their families the chance to be together
away from the hospital and forget about the illness for a while.
Our Circle of Angel sponsors allows us to fulfill Special Dreams Requests from children.
When a child with cancer whispers in a parent's ear, "I want to go to a ballgame,
I wish I could go to the zoo, I hope I can go to that concert, I wish I could just…",
Friends of Scott makes that dream come true!
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Gas and Grocery card Fund -
(Coordinator Cynthina Wienfertner)
More often than not, to provide proper care for their sick child, parents must quit
working. Financial troubles ensue, and families struggle to meet their basic needs.
Friends of Scott Foundation offers families-in-need gift cards for groceries and
gas.
Current Need: Fresh supply of grocery and gasoline gift cards
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Annual Unforgettable Prom™ Night -
(Coordinators
Maria Sardo and Flora Hoang)
The 4th Annual Unforgettable Prom™ is in April 2010. It's a special
night when for a few precious hours, kids who have been through so much in their
young lives are given a chance to celebrate. All of the party goods are donated,
from limo rides to the Hall of Champions, to the girls' dresses and the boys' tuxedos,
and flowers, music, food and goodie bags. Last year's event was enjoyed by almost
200 teens. All the fun is recorded on keepsake DVDs to preserve the special memories.
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National Scott Delgadillo Scholarship Fund –
(Coordinator Barbara
Bailey)
In memory of Scott's dream to attend the University of Notre Dame, once a year the
Foundation provides scholarships to a few cancer patients currently in treatment
or survivors. Our scholarship program is designed to provide funding to young adults
who want to continue their education through technical school, vocational school,
community college, or a four-year college or university. We want to honor their
commitment to education, and recognize their ambition in spite of their life-threatening
diagnosis.
Current Need: Scholarship sponsors /cash donations
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Supporters of Teen Support Group: SOMBFAB -
Ask any teenager, even those with cancer, "What can't you live without?"
The reply is the same—friends, music, movies…and pizza! So the events for our teen
support group, Some of My Best Friends are Bald (SOMBFAB), all feature fun and refreshments.
While Children's Hospital generously donates the group facilitator's time, there
is no funding for any special events that offer a short but welcome reprieve from
the pain and fear of cancer. For example, last year we hosted a karaoke night, a
beach party, movie night and our annual Christmas party.