Registration Closes Next Friday – Sign Up TODAY! Registration for thus year’s Childhood Cancer Action Day is open through Friday, May 4, 2012 so if you are planning to attend and have not yet signed up, make sure you do so soon! CureSearch for Children’s Cancer, a member of the Alliance for Childhood Cancer, is [...]

The online registration system for the 2012 AFTF Golf Tournament is now live.  You can register as a Volunteer or a paying Participant by clicking here.

This week, Senators Reed and Isakson asked their Senate colleagues to co-sign a letter to the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies asking for continued funding in FY 2013 for childhood cancer surveillance registries conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Such continued funding is consistent with the goals of [...]

We have set a date for the 2012 Adam Faulk Tanksley Golf Tournament. Friday, May 18, 2012 at the Ballantyne Resort golf course. 12:00pm Registration and Lunch 1:00pm Shot Gun Start For more information, contact Eric Mancz at (704) 577-6903 or Mike Tanksley at (704) 241-2580. You can download the PDF flyer here.

Eat out/Take out and raise money for AFTF by simply registering with GoodDining – the latest fundraising sensation from the makers of GoodSearch and GoodShop Now you can help out AFTF by visiting your favorite restaurants, bars and clubs – it’s easy and rewarding!  Just go to GoodDining.com, search participating restaurants/establishments and register your info, [...]

Each year in the United States, approximately 650 children are diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive children’s cancer found in the part of the nervous system outside of the brain that controls the body’s internal organs. There are a number of forms of neuroblastoma and combined, they account for 4% of all children’s cancer diagnoses, but cause 12% of deaths in children with cancer.

A White Paper by CaringBridge Information is helpful when facing a health challenge, however, according to research and medical authorities, the most significant impact comes from personally connecting with others. In a September 2010 survey of more than 4,000 CaringBridge users, patients perceived health benefits and better care when using CaringBridge. Ninety-one percent of CaringBridge [...]

Carolinas Kids, a quarterly health magazine produced by Levine Children’s Hospital, is available in Pediatric and Family Medicine practices throughout Mecklenburg County and neighboring counties. The current issue, as well as previous issues, are available on this site http://www.levinechildrenshospital.com/body.cfm?id=162  Each issue covers a variety of healthcare and wellness topics for children of all ages.

Come join a variety of Charlotte area restaurants that are participating in Celebrate for Kids Sake Restaurant Month benefitting Levine Children’s Hospital. You can be sure that hope is on the menu! These restaurants will get you fueled up and energized for the 16th annual Hopebuilders 5K Run/Walk on October 15. Get a team together [...]

Come join a variety of Charlotte area restaurants that are participating in Celebrate for Kids Sake Restaurant Month benefitting Levine Children’s Hospital. You can be sure that hope is on the menu! These restaurants will get you fueled up and energized for the 16th annual Hopebuilders 5K Run/Walk on October 15. Get a team together [...]