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Camp Wheez - Sansum Clinic
Camp Wheez is a summer day program for elementary aged school children with chronic asthma, providing them a camp experience designed for their special needs. Campers learn to manage their asthma while they participate in recreation, enjoy arts and crafts, and have good old-fashioned camp fun.
Staffed by healthcare professionals and knowledgeable volunteers from the community under the direction of Dr. Myron Liebhaber, asthma specialist at Sansum Clinic, the camp is held Mon.-Fri., August 8-12 from 8:30am to 12:30pm at First Baptist Church, 949 Veronica Springs Road in Santa Barbara. An option is available to extend camp hours until 5:30pm through a partnership with the Boys & Girls Club. For kids ages 6-12, Camp Wheez is free of charge, but registration is required and space is limited. Contact Wendy Raffetto at (805) 681-7897 or email wraffett@sansumclinic.org or visit http://www.sansumclinic.org/camp-wheez-free-summer-day-camp-for-kids-with-asthma.
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Santa Ynez Valley Therapeutic Riding Program
About Therapeutic Riding: Therapeutic riding uses equine oriented activities and the horse's strength and spirit to enhance the cognitive, physical, emotional and social well-being of people with disabilities.
Therapeutic riding has been recognized by the American Physical Therapy Association and the Occupational Therapy Association as effective in easing symptoms associated with the following disabilities: Amputations, Autism, Brain Injuries, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Emotional Disorders, Hearing Impairments, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Multiple Sclerosis, Post Polio Syndrome, Speech Impairments, Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Injuries, Visual Impairments, Cardiovascular Disease, Accident/Stroke.
Website: syvtherapeuticriding.org
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The Progeria Research Foundation
About the Foundation - "Isolating the Progeria gene is a major achievement for the medical research community," said Dr. Collins, "The discovery not only gives hope to children and families affected by Progeria, but also may shed light on the phenomenon of aging and cardiovascular disease."
Remembering Amy - A Mothers Desire to Help
This is the story of a child who was like any other child, with just one
exception. Amy Foose had Progeria. Amy’s life may have been short, but the
spirit of this special young girl touched the hearts of everyone she met. Her
story reminds us that children with Progeria have the same hopes and dreams
as all children have.
Thank you for supporting Progeria Research
Your donations will help give these children hope for the long and healthy lives they deserve.
Progeria is a fatal, “rapid aging” disease that afflicts children, who die of heart disease at an average age of 13 years - the same heart disease that affects millions of normal aging adults. And despite startling changes in their young bodies such as osteoporosis, heart disease and hair loss, these extraordinary children are intelligent, courageous, and full of life.
The Progeria Research Foundation is the only organization in the world dedicated to discovering treatments and a cure for Progeria and its aging-related disorders.
This is the charity of legendary car customizer and host of TLC’s Overhaulin’, Chip Foose. “I lost my sister, Amy, to Progeria, so The Progeria Research Foundation is a cause very near and dear to my heart,” says Foose.
With your help, PRF can continue its mission at a faster pace, to win this race against time for all children with Progeria. And finding the cure will help not only these special children, but perhaps also millions of adults who suffer from heart disease and other, aging-related conditions.
Please donate now and help make Progeria History.
Cupcakes for Cancer
CUPCAKES FOR CANCER was created by 13 yr Blakely Colvin in the fall 2007. Blake's vision began with the desire to help a fellow eighth grader who had just been diagnosed with Leukemia. Her inspiration came from her love of cupcakes-eating them, baking them, drawing them (even her dog is named Cupcake) and her desire to make a difference in the life a child battling cancer. The icing on the (cup)CAKE is Blake is a chemo survivor herself & knows first hand how long and hard that road to recovery is.
Blake's plan was simple- bake and sell homemade cupcakes for $1 after school and at other local events to raise funds towards Kevin's treatment. Not only did Blake & her cupcake crew raise $5,000 in 6 weeks, during the onset of her endeavor, but she succeeded in infecting her home town with Cupcake Fever. Blake did not stop there! Now a nationally recognized non-profit, Cupcakes for Cancer continues to raise funds for The Teddy Bear Cancer of Santa Barbara, Make-a-Wish of the Tri-Counties & CureSearch-a national pediatric cancer research foundation. In the past 3 1/2 years, Blake, with the help of her family and friends, has raised an amazing $70,000, granted 7 wishes for ill children for Make A Wish of the Tri-counties, donated funds to TBCF and has designed a national outreach called "Frosting Hope Across America"-inspiring others to host cupcake sales and donate too! All funds raised by these out of state Cupcake Angels are donated to CureSearch!
* Our donation was matched by Cupcakes for Cancer and the $5,000.00 went to "Make a Wish Foundation" to grant a wish for a local child. The $5,000.00 donation was also matched by a company called "Latise" providing for a total donation of $10,000.00 and granting two wishes.
Website: www.cupcakesforcancer.com
Santa Ynez Valley High School and Santa Maria High School
presentations to SYV High School and Santa Maria High School.
Each school received a check for $5,240.00.
