Annual Report

Children’s Chance Funded Programs:

Children’s Chance raises money to fund programs and provides services and resources that assist South Carolina children with cancer and their families. These programs are administered directly through the Children’s Chance office by providing families with discretionary and angel funds, as well as programs funded by Children’s Chance at three oncology clinics throughout the state; Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, and The Greenville Children’s Hospital in Greenville. We work with the staff at these clinics to ensure our funds are making a difference in the lives of these families. Children’s Chance is the only statewide organization that offers programs that focus completely on non-medical needs for the entire family during a child’s cancer treatment and recovery. The psychological, emotional, and financial programs we fund are critical to helping families stay intact and functional during and after a child’s cancer treatment.

Following are the programs and services Children’s Chance was able to provide during this reporting year:

Discretionary Funds, made available directly through the Children’s Chance office, help relieve the financial burden families face during a child’s cancer treatment, and allow families to “just be a family” and focus on helping their child recover. Some examples of how these funds assist include paying mortgage bills, electric bills, car repairs, and other everyday non-medical living expenses. Discretionary funds are available directly through the Children’s Chance office for any family in South Carolina who has a child with cancer regardless of where that child is treated.

Angel Funds, also available directly through the Children’s Chance office, provide families with immediate “out of pocket” living needs such as gas and food cards. These funds are helpful to families who spend time in hospitals away from the comforts of home. Angel funds allow families to travel to and from clinic appointments without the worry of paying for gas and food. Angel Funds are also available directly through the Children’s Chance office for any family in South Carolina who has a child with cancer regardless of where that child is treated.

The Ryan Crout Art Therapy Program, available through Palmetto Health’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, offers children with cancer an opportunity to express their creativity, desire for normalcy and hope, through drawing and painting. It also provides children and their siblings a pleasant distraction from the hospital setting.

The Children’s Chance Counseling Program, provided through the Children’s Chance office, and funded by the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Lipscomb Family Foundation, pays for counseling by a certified counselor for children with cancer and their immediate families. The purpose of this valuable program is to provide emotional support to help families manage the intensity of cancer treatment and any subsequent challenges that result from the cancer.

The Sibling Program, administered through the Children’s Hospital of the Greenville Hospital Systems, provides a support group for siblings ages 7-12, coping with a brother or sister who has been diagnosed with cancer or a blood disorder. This program allows the sibling the opportunity to express their feelings, concerns, and questions about the treatment their brother or sister is receiving.

Teen Support Programs provide a place for teens to “just be teens” during and after cancer treatment, and allows them to talk about the challenges of cancer with their peers. Through the funding for these programs, trips like places to the beach or mountains are offered to the participants.

The following are teen support groups sponsored by Children’s Chance:

Lasting Impressions at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, SC

SCAT (Surviving Cancer All Together) at Greenville Hospital Systems in Greenville, SC

Can-Teen at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC

Bereavement Program is to provide ongoing support to the families whose children have died from cancer during the past two years.

Neuro-Oncology Clinic is to provide a comprehensive assessment of children with brain tumors.

Family Weekend is a program for children who have been diagnosed with cancer during the past two years and their families. The program helps the families enhance their coping skills, reduce the isolation among the families and within the families, and reduce individual and family stress.

Lunch and Learn Series provides useful information to parents of children with cancer to help them develop better coping skills, and to reduce their sense of isolation.

Transition Recovery After Cancer Clinic is to provide a comprehensive assessment and educational plan for pediatric cancer survivors.

Pre-Teen Support an adolescent support group for pre-teens with cancer to relate to their peers who are going through the same thing.

Music Therapy can be used for diversion when a child is experiencing a painful procedure, to maintain/improve fine motor skills, to facilitate communication and self-expression and to bring joy and laughter to children during the course of treatment.

Community Support:

Children’s Chance continues to sponsor community events for children with cancer, their families, and the community. Recent events sponsored by Children’s Chance include:

School Supply Bash

Children’s Chance sponsored a Back to School Bash for SC children

with cancer and their siblings. Sponsored by a grant from the Gannett

Foundation and supplies donated by the SC State Surplus Group,

Children’s Chance was excited to give out free school supplies to children

fighting cancer and their siblings just in time to start off the school year.

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

September is nationally recognized as Childhood Cancer Awareness

Month. Many local restaurants, businesses, schools, and community

organizations raised money and took time to honor or remember

children with cancer in special ways. Children’s Chance hosted a

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Ceremony at Palmetto Richland

to honor and remember those affected by pediatric cancer.

Carolina Q Cup Backyard BBQ Contest

Children’s Chance teamed up with the SC BBQ Association to

participate in the Backyard BBQ Division of the Carolina Q Cup.

Families who have a child with cancer competed by making their

own sauce and cooking chickens, to see who really had the best

backyard BBQ.

To keep up with all of Children’s Chance happenings, don’t forget to visit us online at: www.childrenschance.org

Fundraisers

Children’s Chance has several annual fundraisers throughout the year, and we appreciate the continued community support which allows our special events to be successful every year. Thank you to all the individuals who donate their time, talent, and resources to assist with special events and fundraisers – you know who you are! For a complete and updated list of all of our fundraisers, please visit us online at www.childrenschance.org.

Some fundraisers include:

CAPS Soccer Clinic-

The University of South Carolina

Varsity Men’s Soccer Team, under the leadership of

Coach Mark Berson, continue to host a fantastic soccer

clinic to teach children and parents the fundamentals of

the game of soccer. The Child and Parent Soccer Clinic

raised close to $2,000 this year for Children’s Chance, and it

continues to be a very popular event for aspiring

young soccer players.

Billy Mill Charity Golf Classic -

Thanks to the continued

generosity of the Mill Family, PASCO, and the Junior Woman’s

Club, in the past 9 years this annual event has raised over

$318,000 for Children’s Chance. Held at The Country Club of

Lexington, The Billy Mill Charity Golf Classic has been attended

by players throughout the nation and local celebrities.

The 2007 tournament was held on May 21st, and raised a

record of $67,000. Over 145 players participated, the highest

number yet. The 2008 tournament will be held on June 5^th.

Golfers of all levels and sponsors are encouraged to be

part of this signature event.

Zig the Pig:

Zig is the lovable, zebra striped ambassador for Children’s Chance. He knows he has a very important job – helping kids with cancer. Through his book, Zig Goes to School, he tells his story about cancer and the importance of friendships and giving back to your community. Zig may be adopted in the form of ziggybanks by schools, community groups, businesses, churches, etc, to help him raise money for SC children with cancer and their families. To learn more about Children’s Chance lovable ambassador, Zig the Pig, please visit www.zigthepig.org.

Grants and Foundation Support (July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007)

Children’s Chance was supported by several prominent local and national organizations through foundation and grant funding over the past year. We are privileged to benefit from these generous groups.

Allstate Foundation

Bonner Family Private Foundation

Children’s Charities of the Midlands

Lipscomb Family Foundation

Publix Supermarket Charities

The Adele A. & Harold J. Westbrook Foundation

The Kroger Foundation

The Spartanburg County Foundation

The Woman’s Club of Columbia

Children’s Chance Publicity

Children’s Chance would like to offer a big THANK YOU to all of the local and statewide media outlets who continue to provide great publicity to our organization and the families we serve. Your assistance is critical to the success of our organization and helps us provide services to children fighting cancer and their families throughout South Carolina. Thank you for your continued support!

Featured below are just a few samples of the many news clippings which Children’s Chance was gracious to receive this past year:

Text Box: Featured above: article in The Columbia Star paper about the 10th Annual Billy Mill Golf Classic.

Featured top right: article in The State paper about the annual “An Evening with the Gamecocks” event.

Featured to the left: article in The Lexington Chronicle about the annual “Cuts for Cancer” event.

Financial Overview

July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007

Children’s Chance continues to maintain a strong sound financial position; using donations we receive to most effectively help families in need. Through our marketing efforts and communication among families who have benefited from the programs we fund, and with the assistance of the clinics and other non-profit organizations, more and more families are using the programs we fund every year.

The accounting firm of Kyle and Company, P.C. conducted our audit for fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. The costs of providing Children’s Chance program services and other activities have been summarized below.

Children’s Chance devoted 85.15% of its total expenses to program services during fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.

Programs = 85.15%

Fundraising = 7.58%

Administration = 7.27%

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Assets

Cash Basis

CURRENT ASSETS
Cash	34,682.00

ASSETS WHOSE USE IS LIMITED OR RESTRICTED
Cash	68,906.00
Investments	113,731.00



FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT	0.00

TOTAL ASSETS	217,319.00

LIBIABILITES
Accrued payroll taxes	2,889.00

NET ASSETS
Unrestricted	75,924.00
Temporarily restricted	24,775.00
Permanently restricted	113,731.00



TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS	217,319.00

Statement of Revenues, Expenses and

Changes in Net Asset

Cash Basis

Changes in unrestricted net assets
Revenues and gains
Fundraising	80,656.00
Grants	20,500.00
Individual Contributions	63,014.00
Investment Income	1,393.00
Other Income



Expenses
Program Services	208,607.00
Fundraising	16,720.00
General and administration	33,856.00



EXCESS REVENUE OVER EXPENSES	(93,620.00)

Net assets released from restrictions
Satisfaction of spending restrictions	27,558.00

DECREASE IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS	(66,062.00)
Changes in temporarily restricted net assets
Grants	18,150.00
Contributions	5,721.00
Investment Income	0.00
Net assets released from restrictions	(22,357.00)

INCREASE IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS	1,514.00

Changes in permanently restricted net assets
Investment income and unrealized losses	15,785.00
Net assets released from restrictions	(5,201.00)

INCREASE IN PERMANENTLY RESTRICED NET ASSETS	10,584.00

DECREASE IN NET ASSETS	(53,964.00)

NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR	268,394.00

NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR	214,430.00

Contributors & In-Kind Donors

We would like to offer a special thank you to all of our contributors and in-kind donors. Children’s Chance is thankful for the many generous gifts and in kind donations of time, talent, and money. While we could not attempt to list all of the individuals, businesses, and organizations that helped us through in kind donations and contributions, we express our sincere gratitude and appreciation for your continued support of SC children and families facing pediatric cancer. You know who you are. Without you, our mission would not be met!

Grand Sponsors ($5,000 +)

Bonner Family Private Foundation

Carolina Automatic Sprinkler Co.

Central Carolina Community Foundation

Lipscomb Family Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Taylor

PASCO / The Mill Family

The Woman’s Club of Columbia

Zig the Pig

Sponsors ($1,000-$4,999)

ACE Drywall

AG Corporation

American Fabrication Corporation

Associated Sprinkler Co.

Dr. & Mrs. John T. Beard

Mr. James Hopkins

Jesse’s Outdoor Sauce Co.

Dr. & Mrs.. James C. Bishop

Dr. & Mrs. Morris Blachman

Mr. & Mrs. John Boudreaux

Ms. Lucile G. Boyle

Mr. Jack Brantley

Mr. & Mrs. Danny Carlson

Carolina Recreational Properties

Dr. & Mrs. Scott Carroll

Mr. Bobby Catoe

Central Carolina Sprinkler Co.

Central Chapter SC Association CPA

Mr. & Mrs. William Chandler

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Chapman

Mrs. Henrietta H. Clark

Collegiate Financial Services

Mr. Sidney Copleston, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Corley

Mr. & Mrs. Leslie A. Cotter, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. John Dean

Mr. & Mrs. Allen DeFoe

Delassus & Associates Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Dobson

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Donatelli

Mr. & Mrs. Remmel Dudley

Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Dudley, Jr.

Eastminster Presbyterian Church – Frank Hardin Sunday School Class

Edcon Inc.

Ms. Martha Edens

Edison’s Custom Embroidery

Mr. & Mrs. Sam Elkins

Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Elliot

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Elliot

F & D Electrical Contractors

Mr. & Mrs. George C. Fant

Mrs. Mary Fant

Mr. & Mrs. John G. Felder, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Williamson

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Ginn

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Grant

Mr. & Mrs. Harold Hartsell

Mrs. Mary Anne Hess

HFTC

James M. Pleasants Company

Ms. Janis Johnson

Dr. & Mrs. Ashby M. Jordan, Sr.

Pink House

Kiwanis Club

Ms. Delura Knight

Mr. & Mrs. Marion Knox, Jr.

Dr. & Mrs. David L. Kulbresh

Mr. & Mrs. Francis Mack

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Mann

Mr. & Mrs. Robert May

Mrs. Louise McFarland

Mr. & Mrs. Eddie McKie

Midas Muffler Shop

Ms. Judith Mill

Mr. & Mrs. Bentley Murrell

Dr. & Mrs. Larry Nelson

Dr. Francis & Dr. Mary Neuffeer

North United Methodist Women

Mr. Ronald Parker

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Phifer

Piggly Wiggly Carolina

Dr. & Mrs. Dalton S. Prickett

Mr. & Mrs. Long Quan

Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co.

Mr. Wayne Renwick

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Rheiner

Mr. & Mrs. Harold Skipper

Southern Payroll

Mr. & Mrs. R.L. Stewart

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Stinson

The R. L. Bryan Company

The Spartanburg County Foundation

Mr. John Tobias

Ms. Kay W. Bodie Ttee

Ms. Holly Valenta

Mr. & Mrs. J. Calhoun Watson

Mrs. Tina Weinhold-Moore

Ms. Edith Whatley

Mr. & Mrs. Tom White

Mr. Robert Wilkins

Mr. Gary Williamson

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wilson

Mr. & Mrs. Norman Wilson

Mrs. Elizabeth C. Addison

Mr. & Mrs. Alan Alexander

Allstate Giving Campaign

Mr. & Mrs. Tony Arrington

Ms. Betty Aughtry

Mr. Gordon Austin

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Babcock

Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Baker

Mr. R. Walton Baker

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Barnes

Ms. Janice Bell

Mr. & Mrs. Sammy Bell

Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Berliner

Mr. & Mrs. John Bernardin, Jr.

Ms. Ida Berry

Bi-Lo

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bickerton

Mr. Matthew Bodman

Miss Lily L. Bradley

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Brantley

Ms. Madeline Brennan

Mr. & Mrs. Cooper Bryan

Mr. & Mrs. William Bushardt

Mr. B.A. Byrd

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Calvo

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Campbell

Mr. & Mrs. Scott O. Campbell

Mr. Montford Caughman

Ms. Pamela Chalfant

Ms. Susan Chambers

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Chumbley

Ms. Brenda Church

Mrs. Dorothy Copeland

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cramer

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Crawford

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Creech

Mrs. Deidre Crow

CSC Employee Campaign

Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Dankmyer

Mr. & Mrs. Billy Davis

Ms. Patricia Davis

Ms. Debbie Debenport

Mr. Geofferey Del Forn

Mr. & Mrs. William Dillow

Ms. Melanie Dubois

Ms. Delores Dupre

Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Dyches

Ms. Brenda Gantt El Dada

Mr. & Mrs. William Elder

Jessie Epps

Ms. Mary Falkosky

Mrs. Mary Fant

Mrs. Carole K. Fenton

Mr. Harold Finch

Mr. & Mrs. Reginald B. Freeman

Ms. Susan A. Fretwell

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Fringer

Mr. & Mrs. John Arthur Fulton

Garden Bistro

Ms. Teresa Gartman

Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Gillespie

GoodSearch

Mr. & Mrs. Craig Grimes

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hall

Mr. & Mrs. Henry Ham

Ms. Meredith Ham

Ms. Debbie Hamrick

Ms. Bettie Hart

Mr. & Mrs. Harold Hartsell

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Harvell

Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Harvey

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hatfield

Ms. Tammy Hicks

Mr. & Mrs. John Hiers

Ms. Samantha Higgins

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hill

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hill

Mr. David Hoats

Mr. & Mrs. Ross P. Holmes

Mr. & Mrs. Ken Hoover

Ms. Flo Johnson

Ms. Tonya Johnson

Ms. Valerie Johnson

Mr. & Mrs. Brad Jones

Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Jones

Rev. & Mrs. F. LaVaughn Keisler

Ms. Victoria Kelley

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin W. King

Mr. & Mrs. Kent Kirby

Ms. Kimberlea Konowitch

Mr. Steven Langer

Mr. & Mrs. Cort Lapina

Ms. Betty Leclair

Ms. Neda Mack Lee

Mr. & Mrs. John Leighton

Ms. Salley Lesley

Mr. & Mrs. William Long

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Mann

Ms. Tina Mastin

Mr. Oliver McGee

Mr. & Mrs. William McGee

Meetze Remodeling

Ms. Marleta Menzel

Dr. Mary Metropol

Ms. Judith Mikell

Mr. & Mrs. Rick Mill

Mr. Ronald Mill

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Montgomery

Mr. & Mrs. Earle Moore

Mr. & Mrs. W. Stuart Morgan, III

Mr. Scott Moseley

Ms. Susan Nash

Mr. & Mrs. John Nates

Mr. & Mrs. Dick Neff

Network for Good

Dr. Ashley Noojin

Mr. & Mrs. Van Lamar Peay

Mr. & Mrs. Greg Pipan

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Pitts

Dr. & Mrs. William Pitts

Mr. & Mrs. Russell Z. Plowden

Mr. & Mrs. David Prosser

Mr. & Mrs. D.C. Ravenel

Mr. & Mrs. Donald V. Richardson

Mr. Drake Riley

Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Riley

Ms. Christine Rolison

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Rolison

Mrs. Joyce Romero

Mr. & Mrs. Shuford L. Rowe, Jr.

Mrs. Marion Salter

SC Healthcare Managers Association

Mrs. Linda Schermerhorn

Mr. & Mrs. H.B. Schroder

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald C. Scott

Mr. & Mrs. Lois Sellers

Ms. Gladys Shealy

Ms. Dana Shenkar

Dr. & Mrs. David Sheridan

Mr. & Mrs. Caldwell Spence

Ms. Eve Stacey

Mr. & Dr. Sherwood Stark

Ms. Marie Steele

Ms. Cynthia Stephenson

Mr. Howard Stravitz

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Streeter

Dr. William G. Taylor

TelecomPioneers

Mr. & Mrs. Joel Temples

The Art & Play Therapy Center of SC

Dr. & Mrs. William H. Tiller

Town of Springdale

Ms. Shelly Vargo

Mrs. Gidget Vickers

Ms. Ann Vickery

Ms. Jennifer Vincent

Ms. Tenna Vise

Mr. Robert S. Wells

Mr. & Mrs. David Williams

Mr. & Mrs. John Ray

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Woodrum

$1500 will sponsor a family’s non-medical expenses, such as mortgage payments, electric bills, etc.

$500 will sponsor a family through the Angel Funds Program for an entire year by providing gas and

$350 will help fund special events for children with cancer, their siblings, and their family members throughout the year, like the Annual Evening with the Gamecocks event.

$50 will help pay for a family’s out-of-pocket expenses, such as gas, food, or phone calls.

$25 helps put a tank of gas in the car for appointments and trips to the clinic.

Message from Board Chair Person

The Children’s Chance Board of Directors

Thank You, Volunteers!

Children’s Chance continues to sponsor community events for children with cancer, their families, and the community. Recent events sponsored by Children’s Chance include:

Contributors & In-Kind Donors