Annual Report

July 1, 2007 ~ June 30, 2008

 

Message from Board Chair Person 

 

Dear Friends of Children’s Chance

 

In September of 1996, two mothers struggling with their daughters' battles with cancer, came together to form Children's Chance. The organization was started to fill in gaps among the current services provided for pediatric cancer patients and their families.  Since then, Children’s Chance has assisted families statewide with non medical needs by funding a variety of programs.  The programs (listed on pages 3-5) address the financial, psychological, and emotional needs of the pediatric cancer patients and their families.

 

Since Children’s Chance opened its doors, approximately 1,650 families have received services through our efforts. However, over the last year we have experienced an increase in requests for assistance. We must continue to increase our efforts to ensure that South Carolina Families facing pediatric cancer continue to have the support that they need while fighting this dreadful disease.  Unfortunately, the cause of childhood cancer is largely unknown and without knowledge of how to prevent it, these figures will only continue to grow.

 

I want to give special thanks to all of our generous donors who continue to work with us year after year and without whom we could not be in existence.  In addition, I am so pleased and thankful for the new donors and volunteers who have joined us in our venture this year.  I want to also thank our Board of Directors who work as un-paid staff members in carrying out the goals and objectives of this organization.

 

I firmly believe that with the continued support of the people of our great state, we will continue to increase the survivorship of cancer victims and perhaps totally eradicate the disease.  In closing, I have been fortunate enough to have served as the Chairperson of this outstanding organization over the last year and a half. Although I have not personally experienced cancer nor have I had a child with the disease, I have learned from the bravery of the families and children that have been affected by this disease. They will forever be heroes of mine.

 

Sincerely,

 

John Moore

Board Chairperson


 

 

The Children’s Chance Board of Directors

 

The Children’s Chance Board of Directors consists of a broad mix of people who for many reasons, care passionately about children with cancer and their families.  Children’s Chance proudly maintains a board of directors with at least 33% of members being either a parent of a child with cancer, a pediatric cancer survivor, or caregiver to children with cancer. Our Board members definitely accept the realities of running a non-profit organization and have taken strong steps to continually make a difference for children and families facing pediatric cancer. We would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of the Children’s Chance past and present Board of Directors! Please see the 2007 ~ 2008 Children’s Chance Board of Directors listed below.  For a list of current Board of Directors see page 15.

 

2007 ~ 2008

 

Susan Barber

Judith Barnes

Lorena Carlson

Virginie Daguise

Angela Darby

Steven Langer

John Moore

W. Stuart Morgan, III

Joyce Romero

Sara DiGiusto Sewell

Linda Schermerhorn

Bill Tindall

 

 

 

Thank You, Volunteers!

We want to offer a special thank you to all of the volunteers who gave of their time, knowledge and resources.  Because of your support, we are able to reach more families facing pediatric cancer every year.  Please remember that it is only through you that we can make a difference in the lives of these families and continue offering our programs and services. Although we tried our best to list all volunteers, please excuse us for any errors or omissions.

 

Alex Anderson

Betty Aughtry

Peggy Aun

Christy Basccgrin

Brandon Bell

Sheila Bell

Kathy Biggs

Rebecca Chandler

Grace Cheng

Dottie Copeland

Morgan Darby

William Darby

Bronson Davis

Haden Davis

Stephanie Derrick

Suzanne English

Laura Golson

Bregetta Green

Tina Griffin

Rebecca Halbert

Tina Hatcher

Kathy Helms

Tammy Hicks

Kara Hoffman

Aubrey Hutto

Brad Jones

Terrieanne Jones

Lara Matthew

Ashleigh McAlishter

Melisa McLeod

Allison Mill

Donnie Mill

Judy Mill

Rick Mill

Scottie Mill

Susan Mill

Jennifer Nickleson

Alisha Pittman

Matt Powell

Heather Renwick

Joel Romero

Sarah Crouch

Victoria Senn

Julie Sweatt

Shirley Tindall

Mindy Tucker

Joyce Wagster

Stephanie Wajsman

Michelle Walker

Catherine Whatley

Lyndsey White

Kara Wood

Emily Wright

 

 

 

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. 

 

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. 

Child Life in Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) serves to help children build coping skills, knowledge and social experiences so that patients and families may feel better prepared for their BMT experience, learn from one another, and know that they are not alone in their journey.

 

 

Community Support:

 

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

 

 

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 partnered with

EarthFare and Pizza Hut to raise money and awareness and

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. Brock Schermerhorn was our proud winner at this

year’s event!

 

 

“An Evening with the Gamecocks”

Every year, Children’s Chance teams up with The

University of South Carolina to hold the ever so popular,

 “An Evening with the Gamecocks” event with the football team.

 This is an event where kids with cancer and their families get to

spend a special evening with the USC Football Team and

Coaches by watching practice, eating dinner, getting autographs,

and taking pictures with players.  Families look forward to this event

all year, as does the football team and coaches. “An Evening with the

Gamecocks” is one of the best and most popular event that Children’s

Chance provides to kids with cancer and their families.

Thank you to USC and the Football Department for making this happen! Go Gamecocks!

 

 

 

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 2008 tournament was held on June 2nd, and raised over

$63,000 hosting 144 players from throughout the country.

The 2009 tournament will be held on May 18th.

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, 2007 – June 30, 2008)

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.

 

Allegra Printing

Allstate Foundation

The Bonner Family Private Foundation

BlueCross BlueShield Foundation of South Carolina

Children’s Chance Endowment

Children’s Charities of the Midlands

Central Carolina Community Foundation

Golden State Foods Foundation

Harry Sunshine Endowment

Publix Supermarket Charities

Wal-Mart Foundation

The Adele A. and Harold J. Westbrook Foundation

The WLTX Gannett Foundation

The Woman’s Club of Columbia

 

 

Children’s Chance would like to extend a special THANK YOU to Todd & Johnson Law Firm for their continued support and generosity in allowing us to rent office space at such reduced rates so that we can continue to provide as much funding to families who have a child with cancer in South Carolina as possible.

 

Thanks Todd & Johnson for providing a great Home for Children’s Chance!
 

 

 

 

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!

 

 

 

 

Financial Overview

July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008

 

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 costs of providing Children’s Chance program services and other activities have been summarized below.

 

Children’s Chance devoted 82% of its total expenses to program services during fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.

 

Programs = 82 %

Fundraising = 7 %

Administration = 11 %

 

July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008

 

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Assets

Cash Basis

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

Cash

$56,220

 

 

ASSETS WHOSE USE IS LIMITED OR RESTRICTED

 

 

Cash

$773

Investments

$100,620.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT

0.00

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

$157,614.00

 

 

LIBIABILITES

 

Accrued payroll taxes

$2,737

 

 

NET ASSETS

 

Unrestricted

$29,482.00

Temporarily restricted

$24,775.00

Permanently restricted

$100,620.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

$157,614

 

Statement of Revenues, Expenses and

Changes in Net Asset

Cash Basis

 

Changes in unrestricted net assets

 

  Revenues and gains

 

Fundraising

$123,368

Grants

$16,675

Individual Contributions

$96,641

Investment Income

$547

Other Income

$2,112

 

 

 

$239,343

 

 

  Expenses

 

Program Services

$245,200.00

Fundraising

$20,986.00

General and administration

$31,612.00

 

 

 

$297,798

 

 

            EXCESS REVENUE OVER EXPENSES

$-58,455

 

 

Net assets released from restrictions

 

Satisfaction of spending restrictions

$8.510

 

 

DECREASE IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS

$-49,945

Changes in temporarily restricted net assets

 

Grants

$8,510

Contributions

 

Investment Income

$614

Net assets released from restrictions

$-8,510

 

 

 INCREASE IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED

NET ASSETS

$614

 

 

Changes in permanently restricted net assets

 

Grants

Investment income and unrealized losses

$4,960.

$-8,802

 

Net assets released from restrictions

 

 

 

INCREASE IN PERMANENTLY RESTRICED

                                                                  NET ASSETS

$-3,842

 

 

DECREASE IN NET ASSETS

$-53,173

 

 

NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR

$20,8050

 

 

NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR

$154,877

 

 

 

 

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!

 

 

Benefactors & Patrons ($5,000 +)

Bi-Lo Charities

Palmetto Automatic Sprinkler Co.

Pizza Huts in SC

 

 

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

 

Carolina Care Plan

SC Cancer Alliance

Triggertyme Paintball

Palmetto Automatic Sprinkler Company

CMC Steel

Palmetto Health Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Aitchison

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Wyndham

Springboard & Student Media Group

Seaco

Ms. Leila Dudley

Mr. & Mrs. James Tupper, Jr.

Abacus Planning Group

Cisco Systems

South Carolina Bank and Trust

Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Co.

Team IA

Bluewater Marine Group

Worksmart Merchandising

Lexington County School District

Richland Sertoma Club

W.O. Blackstone

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Caswell

Kyle Gunn

John Babson

NBSC

Diabetic Supply Source

Advanced Fire Protection

Mashburn Construction

Kroger

Fitts & Goodwin

Mr. & Mrs. Mike Swindall

Kenneth Schuler School of Cosmetology

Delassus & Associates, Inc.

Ballentine Storage

Eldeco

Mr. James Cox

Bill Tindall’s Allstate Insurance Company

SIFCO Mechanical

Ferguson Fire Safety

Mr. & Mrs. Ben Hiott

YMCA of Columbia


 

Best Buddy ($250-$999)

 

Allstate Giving Campaign

American Fabrication Corporation

Aun and McKay

Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Bankhead

Ms. Martha Bankhead

Benedict College

Mr. Scott Berry

Mr. & Mrs. Vance J. Bettis

Billington Imports

Mr. Richard Blockwood

Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Bolin

Dr. William Boykin

Burkett, Burkett, & Burkett

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Byrom

Carolina Insurance Consultants

Carolinas Recycling Group

Mr. & Mrs. John Caver

Mr. Barry Coats

Ms. Joy Coffman

Colliers Kennan Inc.

Congaree Grill

Mrs. Dorothy Copeland

Mr. Dan C. Crow

Mrs. Catherine Hodges Durst

EarthFare

Edison’s Custom Embroidery

Ms. Wanna Elliot

Evangelical Lutheran Church

Fire Systems Inc

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Foster

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Garner

Golden Gate Mortgage

Mr. Thomas Gressette

Hampton Hill Athletic Club

Mr. & Mrs. Harold Hartsell

Harwood Financial Services

HD Supply

Dr. & Mrs. Paul Higgins

Hill Plumbing & Electric

Mr. & Mrs. Gill Holland

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hope

Houston Elementary

Hunter Street Elementary School

Institute of Real Estate Management – SC Chapter

Intermark Management

Jefferson Elementary

Ms. Valerie Johnson

Mr. & Mrs. Luther E. Kneece

Kohls

Laurens County School District

Leonhardt Pipe & Supply Inc

Lexington Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Van McAlister

Mr. Robert McClure

Mechanical Engineering Consulting

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Menchinger

Midland Agency Insurance

Ms. Judith Mill

Miller Valentine Construction

MSI Construction Co Inc.

Mr. Randy Pardee

Mrs. Isabella Park

Mr. & Mrs. Roy Parker Family Foundation

Pella Window and Door, LLC

PHD Manufacturing

Mr. Ted Pitts

Potter Electric Signal Company

Mr. Church Powers

Presenting Atlanta, LLC

Mr. David Prezioso

Mr. & Mrs. Mendel Rast

Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co Inc.

Roccus Logistics

Shandon Presbyterian Church – Community Outreach Ministry

Mr. Colin Smoak

Sumter Sertoma Club

Tap Community Giving

Mr. Brian Taylor

Mr. & Mrs. Walter Taylor

Mr. & Mrs. Tim Teaster

SCE&G – The Lamplighters Club

Tidewater Interiors

Triple R. Specialty of Jax, Inc.

Ms. Elizabeth Tuller

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Vogl

 

Companion ($100-$249)

 

Ace Drywall

Mr. Frank C. Amick

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Anderson

Mr. Rob Anderson

Mr. W. Jones Andrews, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Armstrong

Mr. & Mrs. Ben Arnold

Associated Sprinkler Co.

Mr. Mac Atkins

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Aun

Mr. Thomas Baldwin

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Barnes

Mr. James Barnett

Ms. Roxanne Bedenbaugh

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Behling

Mr. P.M. Berry, III

Big T’s Landscaping

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Biggs

Mr. & Mrs. James C. Bishop

Mr. & Mrs. Terrell Bishop

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Black

Mr. & Mrs. Carl Blaylock

Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC

Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Boozer

Mr. & Mrs. John Boudreaux

Dr. & Mrs. Darrell Boykin

Mr. William Branham

Mr. & Mrs. Kerry Brown

Mr. & Mrs. Cooper Bryan

Mr. J.A. Carlen

CCM Advisors

Central Carolina Sprinkler Co. Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. William Chandler

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Chapman

Mr. & Mrs. Julian J. Clark

Mr. Richard Crouch Clayton

Coastal Sprinkler Co. Inc.

Concrete Services of the Midlands

Congaree Grill

Mr. Sidney Copleston, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Geddings Crawford

Mr. Chris Daves

Mr. Barry Davis

Mr. Brian A. Davis

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Debruhl

Mr. & Mrs. Allen R. DeFoe

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Derrick

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Donatelli

Mr. & Mrs. Remmel Dudley

Duncan Elementary

Dutch Fork Middle School

Dr. & Mrs. Clay B. Dyar, III

Eastminster Presbyterian Church – Frank Harden Sunday School Class

Edcon Inc.

Ms. Lorena Edwards

Mr. & Mrs. JA Elliot

Mr. & Mrs. F. Earl Ellis, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Faulkner

Fitts & Goodwin

Mr. W. Ray Felmming

Mr. Merritt Flowers

Mr. & Mrs. Marc Fogarty

Mr. John Fowler

Mr. & Mrs. Darren Foy

Ms. Abbie Freeman

Mr. & Mrs. Otto Frei

Ms. Lucy Fuller

Gardner Associates, Inc.

Mr. Robert Garrison, Jr.

Dr. WM Trent Gillespie

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Ginn

Mr. Hal Girardeau

Mrs. Lucy Grier

Mr. & Mrs. Leo Halley, Jr.

Dr. & Mrs. Keith Hart

Harwood Financial Services

Kathy Dudley & Katherine E. Helms

Mr. Russell Hensley

Mrs. Mary Anne Hess

HFTC

Mr. Kendall Hiller

Mr. & Mrs. Landon Hughey

ISB Steel Tech

James M. Pleasants Company

Mr. & Mrs. Howard L. Jones, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Jones

Mr. & Mrs. Dan Joyner

Dr. & Mrs. Ben King

Mr. & Mrs. George King, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Kent Kirby

Mr. & Mrs. David Kulbersh

Mr. & Mrs. William Lawrence, III

Lexington School District One

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Lightsey

Mr. & Mrs. Luther Limbaugh

Mr. Curt Lindelow

Mr. & Mrs. David Lominack

Ms. Gillian Mabrey

Mr. & Mrs. Francis Mack

Mr. Edward Mann, IV

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Marr

Mr. Justin Matthews

Ms. Sheryl McAlister

Mr. Robert McClure

McCrory

Mrs. Louise McFarland

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen F. McKinney

Mr. &  Mrs. Timothy McLeod

Mr. & Mrs. Mark McMillan

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McTeer, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Menchinger

Mr. & Mrs. Monti Merrell

Mid Carolina Electric Cooperative

Mr. Ronald Mill

Miyos Gourmet

Mr. David Morgan

Mr. Friendly’s

Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church

Mr. & Mrs. Bentley Murrell

Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Musto, III

Ness Properties

Drs. Francis & Mary Neuffeer

New Prospect Elementary

North United Methodist Women

Old Claussens LLC

Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church

Mr. Steven Peterson

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Phifer

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pierce

R. Dems & Sons Jewelers, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs.  Michael Randall

Mr. J. William Ray

Mr. Geoff Raynor

Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Redpath

Sallie Reynolds

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Rhodes

Mr. William Roddey, IV

Mr. & Mrs. Brent Roof

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ross

SC Bookstore

Linda Schermerhorn

Mr. Michael Schmitt

Mr. & Mrs. William Schneider

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schwab

Mr. David Seawell

Mrs. Kim Seawell

Second Serve

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Shadel

Mr. Edward Shannon, III

Sides Financial Strategies

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Simmons

Mr. & Mrs. John Singerling

Mr. & Mrs. Harold Skipper

Mr. & Mrs. Leo Smith

Snelling Personnel Services

Mr. & Mrs. Harold Snuggs

Southern Midlands Association of Realtors

Kyle & Associates & Southern Payroll

Spartan Investments

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Stephens

Mr. & Mrs. R.L. Stewart

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Stinson

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Stuckey

Mr. Kenneth Taylor

Mr. Kent Thames

The Equity Group

Mr. John Tobias

Ms. Louisa Tobias

Mr. & Mrs. Andy Tucker

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Wadsworth

Jennifer Walker

Walsh Consulting Group

Mr. Michael Washburn

West Columbia Dental Center

Ms. Edith Whatley

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wilkins

Dr. & Mrs. Grant Willard

Mr. Charles Williams, III

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Williams

Mr. & Mrs. William Willis

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wilson

Mr. & Mrs. Norman Wilson

Mr. & Mrs. Ken Woodington

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Wyatt

Dr. Greta Zimmerman


 

 

Friends (under $100)


 

Ms. Janet Adams

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Adams

Mrs. Elizabeth C. Addison

Ms. Garnet Aitchison

Majid AlFalahi

Ms. Joann Allen

Ms. Frances W. Andrews

Ms. Becky Areheart

Mr. & Mrs. Clifton Arthur

Ms. Betty Aughtry

Ms. Robin August

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Baker

Mr. Kermit Barnette

Ms. Emily Barnhill

Ms. Ann Baron

Mrs. Judi Baxley

Dr. & Mrs. John T. Beard

Ms. Joyce Beckett

Ms. Janice Bell

Mr. & Mrs. Sammy Bell

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Bennett

Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Berliner

Ida Berry

Ms. Barbara Blau

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Bradley

Ms. Lily Bradley

Ms. Connie Branham

Mrs. Joyce Browder

Mrs. Kim Brown

Mr. & Mrs. Claude Buff

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bundrick

Mr. & Mrs. William Bushardt

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Callison

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Calvo

Mr. & Mrs. Amber Campbell

Mr. & Mrs. Scott O. Campbell

Ms. Mary Cardell

Mr. & Mrs. Danny Carlson

Carson High School

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald E. Carter

Ms. Susan Carter

Ms. Susan Chambers

Mr. & Mrs. Dan Chandler

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Childers

Mr. & Mrs. J.M. Clark

Mr. & Mrs. Hunter Clarkson

Mrs. Harriet L. Coker

Mr. Jeff Collins

R.C. Collins

Congaree Grill

Mrs. Dorothy Copeland

Ms. Erin Cory

Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Cote

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Counts

Ms. Jennifer Coward

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Creech

Dr. Hal Croswell, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Curran

Martha Lou Daniel

Mr. Charles Derrick, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Perrin DesPortes

Digital Office Solutions

Mr. & Mrs. William Dillow

Ms. Andrea Draisen

Ms. Karen Drake

Mr. & Mrs. Clarke DuBose

Mr. & Mrs. G.H. Dunn

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Dupre

Ms. Amanda Dupree

Dutch Fork Middle School

Ms. Patricia Eddleman

Mr. Phillip Edwards

Mr. & Mrs. James Egglezos

Mr. & Mrs. William Elder

Mrs. Mary Fant

Ms. Kathy Fetscher

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fogle

Mr. & Mrs. Roger Folk

Ms. Sheila Folk

Ms. Miriam Ford

Mrs. Monica Francis

Mr. & Mrs. Carl Franklin

Mr. & Mrs. Hal French

Mr. Andrew Gallagher

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Gallagher

Mr. Elliott Garlock

Ms. Crystal Garrison

Ms. Natalie Geiger

Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Gillespie

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Golson

Mr. & Mrs. David Gombka

Ms. Kelly Greene

Mr. & Mrs. James Gregory

Mr. & Mrs. Randall Gregory

Mr. Marion Gunter

Ms. Anne Hall

Ms. Ann Ham

Mr. & Mrs. Henri G. Hart

Mrs. Tina Hatcher

Ms. Susan Hawkins

Barbara Hicks

Samantha Higgins

Ms. Patricia Hile

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hill

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hood

Mr. James Hopkins

Joseph Houdek

Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Hutchinson

Mr. Larry Hutto

Mr. & Mrs. Brunson Inabinet

Mr. & Mrs. Charles James

Mr. & Mrs. Bo Jenkin

Ms. Pamela Jenkins

Mr. Victor Jenkinson

Jesse’s Outdoor Sauce Co.

Ms. Flo Johnson

Ms. Tonya Johnson

Mr. & Mrs. Brad Jones

Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Jones

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kain

Ms. Edwina Kreiling

Mr. & Mrs. Wyman Kyzer

Mr. & Mrs. J.R. Lake

Ms. Louise Lane

Ms. Betty Leclair

Ms. Neda Mack Lee

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Lee

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lewis

Mrs. Nancy Lewis

Dr. & Mrs. Lanneau D. Lide, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Linke

Magnolia Womans Society of Lexington

Ms. Ann Malone

Mr. Richard Marsh

Ms. Elizabeth Martin

Mr. & Mrs. John Martin

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Martin

Ms. Tina Mastin

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas McDougald

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory P. McGuire

Ellie & Margaret McLeod

Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Meetze

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce L. Merchant

Mr. & Mrs. Jon Miller

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Mills

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Mitlin

Ms. Sheri Mizell

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mongillo

Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Moore

Ms. Sarah Moore

Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Morgan, III

Ms. Mary Moyer

Mr. Friendly’s

Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Nathaniel

Network for Good

Norman Hege Jewelers, Inc.

Ms. Nellie O’Donnell

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Oliver

Mr. & Mrs. Mikell Owens

Palmetto Richland

Palmetto’s Thrift Store

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Parker

Dr. & Mrs. Harmon Patrick

Mr. Silas Pearman, Jr.

Pediatric Associates

Dr. & Mrs. William Pitts

Ms. Adelaide Powell

Mr. Matthew Powell

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Pridgen

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Prince

Ms. Carolyn Pulos

Mr. & Mrs. Buzz Purcell

Mr. & Mrs. James Quinters

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Rhodes

Mr. & Mrs. Donald V. Richardson

Ms. Lacy Ridgell

Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Riley

Mrs. Amy Rish

Ms. Lori Ritter

Mr. & Mrs. Frankie Rivas

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Rolison

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosensteel

Mr. Eddie Ross

Mr. & Mrs. H.B. Schroder

Mrs. Sara Sewell

Ms. Harriet Sharpe

Ms. Gladys Shealy

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Sherman

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Siegfried

AS Simpson

Mr. &  Mrs. Chad Singleton

Ms. Bernice Sipe

Mr. & Mrs. Harold Skipper

Ms. Nean Slacter

Mr. & Mrs. J.G. Slaughter, Jr.

Spartanburg Day School

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Spivey

Mr. Sherwood Stark & Dr. Susan Stark

Ms. Cynthia Stephenson

Mr. & Mrs. James Stevens

Mr. & Mrs. R.L. Stewart

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Stinson

Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Stuckey

Ms. Tiffany Taylor

Taylor Auto Sales

Mr. & Mrs. WM.F. Thomas

Dr. & Mrs. Wendell H. Tiller

Todd & Johnson

Ms. Kay W. Bodie Ttee

Mr. & Mrs. Andy Tucker

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Tumblin

Ms. Anne Marie Ugarte

Trident United Way

Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Vann

Ms. Ann Vickery

Ms. Charlotte Walker

Mr. & Mrs. William Watson

Ms. Bettye Weaver

Ms. Sharon Welch

Mr. & Mrs. D.H. Wessinger

Mr. Robert Whiteside

Mr. & Mrs. Walter Wilcox

Mr. Charles Williams, III

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Williams

Mr. & Mrs. John Ray Williams

Ms. Linda Williams

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Woodrum

Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Worthey

Mr. & Mrs. Wotring

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Yonce

 

 

 

Children’s Chance ~ A gift of HOPE

 

WAYS TO GIVE:

 

$2,000 will pay for counseling for a family for an entire year.

 

$1500 will help 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, grocery, and food cards

 

$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.

 

$100 will pay for a child to participate in the Art Therapy Program.

 

$50 will help pay for a family’s out-of-pocket expenses, such as meals and groceries.

 

$25 will give a family a gas or grocery card.

 

$10  will provide a family with a meal card.

Or

Please consider signing up to be a monthly supporter by visiting www.childrenschance.org

 

Please remember, every donation counts. You can make a difference!

 

 

 

 

Children’s Chance Board of Directors

2008 ~ 2009

 

Susan Barber

Judith Barnes

Lorena Carlson

Angela Darby

Scott Graves

Tammy Hicks

Steven Langer

John Moore

W. Stuart Morgan, III

Sara DiGiusto Sewell

Linda Schermerhorn

Bill Tindall

 

 

 

 

Children's Chance

Helping Families Face Pediatric Cancer

 

www.childrenschance.org

(803) 254-5996

 

609 Sims Avenue

2nd Floor

Columbia, SC 29205