UPDATE!!!
Congrats to Chad and Traci for putting on a great event! Through their amazing work and efforts they were able to raise over $14,000!!! Amazing. We were honoured to help out and contribute to such a great cause. If you would still like to donate - feel free to do so at:
http://www.canadahelps.org/GivingPages/GivingPage.aspx?gpID=8479
https://secure.csfm.com/kidscancer/donate/general/index.php
Last week I received a call from Chad who is putting on a baseball tourney to raise funds for the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta and the Oncology Group at the Alberta Children’s hospital. I was touched by what Traci and Chad were trying to do – and honestly how can you say “no” to supporting kids with cancer?!?! If you can come out or donate to support a great cause, it would be much appreciated! Here are the details I received on the event (posted on behalf of Traci and Chad Rhyason).
Leland’s Tournament
“Be Your Own Miracle”
Baseball Tournament, Silent Auction and Dance
When: August 20-22, 2010
Where: Huntington Hills Community Association - 78th Ave. & Centre St. NW
Cost: $20.00/person for the slo-pitch tournament mixed format (at least 3 females) $10.00/person for the dance/silent auction
What: We will be hosting a mixed slow-pitch tournament at Huntington Hills diamonds; there will be a dance/silent auction after the games on August 21 with ALL the proceeds going to charities. You can join as a team or an individual and we assist in putting teams together. Registration deadline is August 13, 2010
Why: Our son was diagnosed with Leukemia on May 14, 2010; this news has changed our lives in so many ways. With an amazing support group and a strong little boy our son, Leland, is responding well to treatments but, not everyone is as fortunate as we are. We are raising funds for two causes which are near and dear to our hearts. Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta (KCCFA) is a charitable organization that helps build bridges of hope and pillars of support for families fighting childhood cancer. The Oncology Group at the Alberta Children’s hospital are the ones that have taken wonderful care of us throughout this experience. They are members of a country wide group that shares research so they can hopefully one day find a cure. Cancer touches the life’s of many but until you wake up one morning and are living with it daily you tend not to advocate for it hard enough. So here we are asking for your help in any way, join the tournament, donate a prize for the silent auction, come to the dance, bid on silent auction items or donate any amount directly to the cause by clicking on the link below:
http://www.canadahelps.org/gp/8479
Regards,
Traci Rhyason.
If you would like to donate/play in the tourney, e-mail me via the form submission on the Contact Us page and I will forward your info on to Chad. If you would like to make an online donation click on the following link:
https://secure.csfm.com/kidscancer/donate/general/index.php
If you want to come down and enjoy the silent auction and dance, we’ll be spinning tracks on August 21 at the Huntington Community Centre (Centre Street and 72nd Ave) from 7pm-1am. See you there!